Monday, March 25, 2019

B2.2 25/3/19

That I know

Have a trick /an ace up his sleeve.

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Although the yogurt had passed its expiry date you could still eat it.
He must go ahead with his promises.
Go ahead

Sweet, savoury/salty, bitter, spicy, umami…

u‧ma‧mi /uːˈmɑːmi/ adjective   
having a strong pleasant taste that is not sweet, sour, salty, or bitter, especially like the tastes found in meat, strong cheeses, tomatoes etc

chicken out phrasal verb informal
to decide at the last moment not to do something you said you would do, because you are afraid
- You’re not chickening out, are you?

mush‧y /ˈmʌʃi/ adjective   
1 soft, wet, and unpleasant
- Cook for two minutes until soft but not mushy.
► see thesaurus at soft
2 expressing or describing love in a silly way
- mushy romance novels


Relative sentences
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In everyday spoken or written English, people usually use who rather than whom:
Who did you send it to?
Whom is usually used only in the phrases one of whom, none of whom, some of whom etc.

The man (who) you love is a liar. (omitting the subject->defining relative sentences followed by a subject).
The man who is sitting next to you is a liar.

I saw the man (whom/who) you were talking to and he is my cousin
I saw the man to whom you were talking and he is my cousin

This girl, who is so pretty, is our new CEO.
CEO /ˌsiː iː ˈəʊ $ -ˈoʊ/ noun [countable]   
(Chief Executive Officer) the person with the most authority in a large company
This girl who is speaking is our new CEO.
Apples(, which I love,) are very expensive.
The apples (which/that) I love are very expensive.


Homework: p. 83 - grammar

Non- defining = commas & no THAT + can’t omit the particle or the subject.

Kick me
You’re kidding me
Don’t fool me
Prank

fall victim to somebody/something
written
a) to be attacked, killed etc by someone, or to get a particular illness, especially one that kills
- One theory is that the hostages fell victim to bandits.
b) to be badly affected or destroyed by a situation
- Many small businesses have fallen victim to the recession.

Key to reading, p. 85
C)
1d, 2g, 3a, 4c, 5b

D)

1d, 2i, 3a, 4h, 5g, 6c, 7g

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