C2 27/4/20

27/4/20

1)

Mock job interview with Kris

2)

Use of English: Moroccan Markets

get away with something phrasal verb

1 to not be caught or punished when you have done something wrong

 Watch Frank – he’ll cheat if he thinks he can get away with it.

- No one insults my family and gets away with it!

2 get away with murder informal to not be punished for doing something wrong

- Some of those children get away with murder!

3 to receive only a small punishment for something

- The charge was reduced to manslaughter, and she got away with three years in prison.

pet peeve

noun [ C ]

US/ˈpet ˈpiv/

something that especially annoys you:

Weak coffee is one of my pet peeves

https://ed.ted.com/on/CR99vrM1

New Ted Ed lesson

1
Traumatic

fleeting

treasured

blow out

hackneyed

eccentric

unconvincing

atrocious

mundane

2

 1 B make a din is a fixed expression meaning: make a loud, unpleasant noise for a long time 

2 D get through means: drive through and refers to the streets; along is possible but only in combination with drive (not get) 

3 C smell combines with the preposition of to mean: to have a particular smell 

4 B rancid is used to described food containing fat/oil which is no longer fresh; stale is wrong because it is usually used to describe food which doesn’t contain fat/oil which is no longer fresh, e.g. bread 

stale /steɪl/ ●●○ adjective    

1 bread or cake that is stale is no longer fresh or good to eat OPP fresh

 French bread goes stale (=becomes stale) very quickly.

 stale cake 

5 D if you listen intently, you show strong interest or attention; listen fully would seem to suggest you listen to everything that somebody has to say, but it is not a common or fixed expression 

Listen thoroughly

6 A give off (a scent) means: to produce a scent 

7 C steer clear (of) is a fixed expression meaning: to avoid a person or thing because it may cause problems; stay clear is also possible but it is not as strong a collocation

8 C if food is washed down with a drink, the drink is consumed after, or at the same time as the food