Homework: grammar p. 46-47
prefer /prɪˈfɜː r / verb [ T ] present participle preferring
, past preferred
1 to like someone or something more than another
person or thing
I prefer dogs to cats.
[ + doing sth ] She prefers watching tennis to
playing.
2 would prefer
used to say what you want or ask someone what they
want
[ + to do sth ] I'd prefer to go alone.
Would you prefer red or white
wine?
think 1 /θɪŋk/ verb past thought
1 OPINION [ I , T ] to have an opinion about
something or someone
Do you think it's going to rain?
[ + (that) ] I don't think that Emma will get the
job (= I believe she will not get it) .
What did you think of the
film?
What do you think about modern
art?
2 CONSIDER [ I ] to consider an idea or a
problem
He thought for a few seconds
before answering.
You should think about where
you want to live.
3 EXPECT [ I , T ] to believe that something is
true, or to expect that something will happen, although you are not sure
I think she's called Joanna.
"Does this train stop at Oxford?" "Yes, I think
so ."
[ + (that) ] I never thought that I would see Steven
again.
4
think about/of doing sth
to
consider doing something
I'm thinking of moving to Sydney.
We thought about getting
married, but decided not to.
5 think about/of sb/sth
to use your mind to imagine a situation
I'm sorry I can't be at the
wedding, but I'll be thinking of you.
refund 1 /ˈriːfʌnd/ noun [ C ]
Word partners for refund
claim / give sb / get a refund • a full refund
• a refund of sth
[ FINANCE ] an amount of money that is given back to you,
especially because you are not happy with something you have bought
The holiday company apologized
and gave us a full refund.
Take a close look at
I avoid queues
If only I could have all the designer clothes in the
world!
I wish I could have all the designer clothes in the
world.
Wish and If only
Wish and ‘If only’ are both used to talk about
regrets – things that we would like to change either about the past or the
present.
Talking about the present
- If only I didn’t have so much homework I could go
to the concert tonight. (She has a lot of homework and she can’t go to the
concert.)
- I wish you didn’t live so far away.
- I wish I knew what to do.
When we talk about present regrets, both wish and if
only are followed by the past simple tense. The past tense
emphasises that we are talking about something ‘unreal’.
Talking
about the past
- I wish I’d studied harder when I was at school. (He
didn’t study harder when he was at school.)
- I wish I hadn’t eaten all that chocolate. I feel sick.
- If only I’d known you were coming.
Both wish and if only are
followed by the past perfect tense when we talk about past
regrets.
Wish/if only and would
We use wish + would to talk about something in the present
that we would like to change – usually something that we find annoying.
- I wish you wouldn’t borrow my clothes without
asking.
- I wish it would rain. The garden really needs
some water.
- I wish you’d give up smoking. it’s really bad for
you.
NB We can only use wish + would to talk
about things we can’t change.
So I wish I wouldn’t eat so much chocolate is not possible
although we can say I wish I didn’t eat so much chocolate.
box office
1 [countable] the place in a theatre, cinema etc where tickets are
sold[↪ ticket office]
at the box office
Collect your tickets at the box
office.
tout /taʊt/ UK
( US
scalper ) noun [ C ]
someone who unofficially sells tickets outside
theatres, sporting events, etc
auction /ˈɔːkʃ ə n/ noun [ C , U ]
[ FINANCE ] a sale in which things are sold to the person who
offers the most money
auction ( also auction off ) verb [ T ]
to sell something at an auction
fake 1 /feɪk/ adjective
not real, but made to look or seem real
fake
fur
a
fake passport
venue /ˈvenjuː/ noun [ C ]
a place where a sports game, musical performance, or
special event happens
spare 1 /speə r / adjective
1 If something is spare, it is available to use,
because it is extra and not being used.
a spare bedroom
spare cash
spare parts
2 spare time
time when you are not working
I enjoy gardening in my spare
time .
deliver /dɪˈlɪvə r / verb
1 TAKE [ I , T ] to take things such as
letters, parcels, or goods to a person or place
They can deliver the sofa on
Wednesday.
2 PROMISE [ I , T ] to achieve or do something
that you have promised to do, or that people expect you to do
The company failed to deliver
the high quality service that we expect.
3 deliver a speech/talk, etc
to speak formally to a group of people
She delivered the speech on
national TV.
4 deliver a baby
to help take a baby out of its mother when it is being
born
I’m afraid I’m a bit of a shopaholic.
wrap /ræp/ verb [ T ] present participle wrapping
, past wrapped
1 (also wrap up ) to cover something or someone
with paper, cloth, etc
to
wrap a present
They wrapped him in a blanket.
The opposite is unwrap
rid 1 /rɪd/ adjective
1 get rid of sth
a to throw something away or give something to someone
because you do not want it now
We must get rid of some of those
old books.
b
to end something unpleasant
I can't seem to get rid of this
headache.
2 get rid of sb
to make someone leave
She was useless at her job so we
had to get rid of her.
riddance /ˈrɪd ə ns/ noun
Good riddance!
used to express pleasure when you have got rid of
something or someone that you do not want
run out phrasal
verb1 USE to use all of something so that there is
none left.
I've nearly run out of money.
To make ends meet
sleep on it
spoken to not make a decision about something important
until the next day.
I can really afford
Of leather
Actually
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