Tuesday, December 10, 2019

B1 10/12/19


A pass for a month (a card)
Shared biked
Docking station

p. 189
a black cab
go sightseeing
double decker
re‧fur‧bish /ˌriːˈfɜːbɪʃ $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive] especially British English   
1 to decorate and repair something such as a building or office in order to improve its appearance → renovate
- The Grand Hotel has been completely refurbished.

Homework: p. 189, writing activity, ex. 3d (for Xmas)
Christmas

Put money
Top it up – recargarlo

commuter /kəˈmjuːtə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]   
someone who travels a long distance to work every day

Car types

Saloon
Toyota Prius, VW Passat or similar

Estate
VW Passat, Hyundai or similar

MPV
Ford Galaxy, VW Sharan or similar

Executive
E class Mercedes, BMW 5 series or similar

8 seater
Mercedes Viano, Renault Traffic or similar


2On, 3off, 4on, 5 with, 6in, 7at

Get on a bus, a tram, train… (You can stand)
Get in a taxi…

You get in / get out of a car/taxi - so to describe where you are: "I'm in the car"
You get on / get off a plane/train/boat/bus/ferry/horse/motorbike - so to describe where you are: "I'm on the plane"


p. 46

on the whole
used to say that something is generally true
- On the whole, I thought the film was pretty good.

generally speaking
used to introduce a statement that is true in most cases but not always
- Generally speaking, the more expensive the stereo, the better it is.

In general
Usually

I think it’s true
I don’t think it’s true
I think it’s not true

Worry about

vain /veɪn/ ●○○ adjective   
1 someone who is vain is too proud of their good looks, abilities, or position – used to show disapproval SYN conceited

ˌfive-a-ˈside adjective [only before noun] British English   
five-a-side football is played with five players on each side, usually indoors

ˌmale ˈchauvinist noun [countable]   
a man who believes that men are better than women and has fixed traditional ideas about the way men and women should behave – used to show disapproval
- I’m afraid Bill’s a bit of a male chauvinist.
male chauvinist pig (=an insulting name for a male chauvinist)

I agree in disagree

I got ill
Symptoms
Emergency room
Cautious
A pain in my back

Every now and then- de vez en cuando
headache /ˈhedeɪk/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable]   
1 a pain in your head
- If you have a headache, you should take some painkillers (analgésicos).

Stereotypes

Asked /t/
Find the / a way
Maze  /meɪz/– laberinto
Along the way – a lo largo del camino

Norway /ˈnɔːweɪ $ ˈnɔːr-/   
—Norwegian /nɔːˈwiːdʒən $ nɔːr-/ noun, adjective

Separated /id/
Speech – habla

Grammar
• You call someone on the phone:
Call me tomorrow.
Don’t say: Call to me tomorrow.
• If you call to someone, you shout at them to get their attention:
He called to the driver to stop.

Aus‧tra‧li‧an /ɒˈstreɪliən/

Researchers- investigadores
Unemotional- insensibles
When it comes- en lo relativo a 
While- mientras
It turned out- resultó
At once- a la vez
knowledge /ˈnɒlɪdʒ $ ˈnɑː-/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [uncountable]   
1 the information, skills, and understanding that you have gained through learning or experience
knowledge of
- He did not have much knowledge of American history

performance /pəˈfɔːməns $ pərˈfɔːr-/ ●●● S2 W1 noun   
1 [countable]
when someone performs a play or a piece of music
performance of
- Their performance of Mozart’s Concerto in E flat was finely controlled and dramatic.
- This evening’s performance will begin at 8.00 pm.
2 [countable, uncountable] how well or badly a person, company etc does a particular job or activity
- Sean’s performance at school has greatly improved.
- I was impressed by the team’s performance.

It seems that- parece que
cli‧ché /ˈkliːʃeɪ/
asked /t/
cap‧tion /ˈkæpʃən/ noun [countable]   
words printed above or below a picture in a book or newspaper or on a television screen to explain what the picture is showing → subtitle
argued- argumentar
in turn – a su vez
hu‧mour1 British English, humor American English /ˈhjuːmə /
attracted /id/
turn out-resultar
just as… as- tanto…como
in‧se‧cure /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə/
make worse bosses- son peores jefes


Homework: ex. 1C, p. 46 and ex. 2c, p. 47 (p. 209) (for Thursday)

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