NI2 13/3/18

ˈguinea pig noun [countable] 

1 a small furry animal with short ears and no tail, which is often kept as a pet

2 someone who is used in a scientific test to see how successful or safe a new product, system etc is

Homework: reading activity p. 48 and p. 53, ex. 7 and 8

up‧grade /ʌpˈɡreɪd/ ●●○ verb 

1 [intransitive, transitive] to make a computer, machine, or piece of software better and able to do more things

upgrade (something) to something

- You’ll need to upgrade your hard drive to 120Mb before running this software.

2 [transitive] to improve something and make it more modern, especially in order to provide a better service

- The hotel has recently been refurbished and upgraded.

tap ●●○ verb (tapped, tapping) 

1 HIT LIGHTLY [intransitive, transitive] to hit your fingers lightly on something, for example to get someone’s attention

tap somebody on the shoulder/arm/chest etc

- He turned as someone tapped him on the shoulder.

tap on

- I went up and tapped on the window.

tap something on/against/from etc something

- Mark tapped his fingers on the tabletop impatiently.

 She tapped ash from her cigarette.

► see thesaurus at hit

2 MUSIC [transitive] to make a regular pattern of sounds with your fingers or feet, especially when you are listening to music

- She tapped her feet in time to the music.

 a toe-tapping tune

swipe /swaɪp/ verb 

1 [intransitive, transitive] to hit or to try to hit someone or something by swinging your arm or an object very quickly

- She swiped me across the face.

swipe at

- He jumped forward, intending to swipe at her.

2 [transitive] informal to steal something SYN pinch British English

- The photos were probably swiped by an employee.

3 [transitive] to pull a plastic card through a machine that can read the electronic information on it

- Swipe your card to open the door

p. 52

ex. 1

upgrade, lasts, takes, swipe sign, charge, tap, navigate, stores, offers

ex. 4

The screen fold out

Twice the size

Lithium-ium – polymer battery

10 hours - lasts12 hours longer

32 – 15

6000 three times the capacity of the other (2000)

Twice as big as the one you currently have

45 pounds 700 free minutes and 400 texts

800 -600 we can match that

That’s quite a lot less

She is far more intelligent than me (add a big difference)

She is a bit more intelligent than me (add a small difference)

She is not as tall as me

She is faster / less fast then me

It’s  twice / three times as expensive as my car

It’s twice / half the price (of you bike).