Tuesday, January 07, 2020

ALB1 7/1/20

Parts of the body

thumb

wrist /rɪst/ ●●● W3 noun [countable]   
the part of your body where your hand joins your arm
on/around your wrist
waist
toes
shoulder
mouth
stomach – tommy
stressed
elbow
go ON a diet
ear
lips/ cheeks / eyes
medicine
ankle
cheeks
knee
eyebrows
eyelashes
eyelids
thighs

chicken wings / thighs / breasts
steak

painkillers

What type of person?

avoid doing something 
The refugees left to avoid getting bombed.
Lazy
Procrastination
House chores

do/ wash the dishes 
I’ll just do the dishes before we go.

compulsory

offer help to your brother
offer your brother help

offer somebody something 
Can I offer you something to drink? 
They offered him a very good job, but he turned it down.
offer something to somebody 
Maureen lit a cigarette and offered one to Lucy.

Stick

Artichoke

Consider is followed by an -ing form, not an infinitive. You consider doing something:
I considered asking for my money back.
Don’t say: I considered to ask for my money back.

Afraid of flying

Grant

We’ll see

Pay cuts

be/go on the dole (=be unemployed and receiving money from the government)

imagine being

keys

promise to do something
- She’s promised to do all she can to help.

She keeps her room in good order.

expect to do something 
I expect to be back within a week.

Challenges

make an effort (=try)
She made an effort to change the subject of the conversation.

afford (to do) something 

We can’t afford to go on vacation this year.

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