Homework: reading
p. 48 (1, 2, 3 and 4)
p.45
be spoilt for choice›
to be unable to choose because there are so many
possible good choices:
There's so much good theatre in New York City - one
is spoilt for choice.
feasible
adjective /ˈfiːzəbl/
› able to be done
factible, viable
a feasible solution to the problem.
stunt
1 /stʌnt/
noun [ C ]
1 DANGER when someone does something dangerous
that needs great skill, usually in a film
He always does his
own stunts .
2 ATTENTION something that is done to get
people's attention
Their marriage was
just a cheap publicity stunt .
There are better possibilities other than this one.
feasible /ˈfiːzəbl/ adjective
possible to do
a feasible plan
[ + to do sth ] It may be feasible to clone human
beings, but is it ethical?
feasibility /ˌfiːzəˈbɪləti/ noun [ U ]
no pun intended (=used to show you do not mean to make a joke about
something)
The clergy prey (no pun intended) on bereaved
families.
propel /prəˈpel/ verb [ T ] present participle propelling
, past propelled
1 propel sb into/to sth
to cause someone to do an activity or be in a
situation
The film propelled
him to international stardom.
2 to push or move something somewhere, often with a
lot of force
a
rocket propelled through space
rail
smooth‧ly
1 in a steady way, without stopping and starting again:
Traffic flowed smoothly.
2 if a planned event, piece of work etc goes smoothly,
there are no problems to spoil it:
It'll take about three hours if everything goes
smoothly.
Donna keeps the office running smoothly.
3 if you say something smoothly, you say it in a calm
and confident way:
'All taken care of,' he said smoothly.
4 in a way that produces a smooth surface:
The jacket fit smoothly over her hips.
Amusement
Pedal
Above
Breakthrough [countable]
an important new discovery in something you are
studying, especially one made after trying for a long time
breakthrough in
Scientists have made a major breakthrough
in the treatment of cancer.
con‧trap‧tion [countable]
a piece of equipment or machinery that looks funny,
strange, and unlikely to work well:
a
bizarre contraption
sewing /ˈsəʊɪŋ/ noun [ U ]
1 ACTIVITY the activity of joining pieces of
cloth together or repairing them with a needle and thread
2 CLOTH the pieces of cloth that you are
joining together or repairing with a needle and thread
ec‧cen‧tric
1 behaving in a way that is unusual and different from
most people:
His eccentric behaviour lost him his job.
Aunt Nessy was always a bit eccentric.
off-the-wall informal
very strange or unusual, often in an amusing way:
an off-the-wall concept
preposterous /prɪˈpɒst ə rəs/ adjective
extremely stupid
That's a
preposterous idea!
ex‧hil‧a‧rat‧ing
making you feel happy, excited, and full of energy:
an exhilarating experience
an exhilarating walk
bizarre /bɪˈzɑː r / adjective
very strange and surprising
bizarre
behaviour
bizarrely
adverb
wack‧y informal
silly in an exciting or amusing way [= crazy]:
a
wonderfully wacky idea
ob‧nox‧ious
very offensive, unpleasant, or rude:
She's really obnoxious.
an obnoxious idea
obnoxious
odours
nifty /ˈnɪfti/ adjective
informal well-designed and effective
a nifty piece of
software
litter 2 /ˈlɪtə r / verb [ T ]
If things litter an area, they cover parts of it in an
untidy way.
Clothes littered
the floor.
be littered with
sth phrasal verb
to contain a lot of something
The whole book is
littered with errors.
a case in point
a good example of something
Supermarkets often charge too much for goods. Bananas
are a case in point.
Come about
phrasal verb
1 to happen, especially in a way that is not planned:
The opportunity to get into computing came about quite
by accident.
How did this situation come about?
Come with sth phrasal verb
To think of a plan, an idea, or a solution to a
problem
We need to come up with a good scheme to make money.
Come down to sth/doing sth phrasal verb
If a situation, problem, decision, etc comes down to
something, then that is the thing that will influence it most.
Come across sb/sth phrasal verb
To meet someone or discover something by chance
I came across a lovely little restaurant in the
village.
Finding and discovering
Meeting people ▶ See also Official meetings
Come across SEEM phrasal verb
1 to seem to be a particular type of person
He came across as shy.
Seeming and purporting to be ▶ See also Faking and
pretending
Come across CLEAR verb2 If an idea or emotion comes across, it is
expressed clearly and people understand it.
His bitterness comes across in his poetry.
Come off
phrasal verb1
To happen successfully
His attempt to impress us all didn't quite come off.
Come up against sb/sth phrasal verb
To have to deal with a problem or difficulty
She came up against a lot of sexism in her first
engineering job.
