Objectives
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Dictionary race – practice using dictionaries quickly
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Regrets & conditionals
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Giving advice
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Discoursive essay about homelessness
Today’s words:
illegible adjective
› (of writing or print) impossible or almost impossible to readbecause of being very untidy or not clear:His writing is almost illegible.
insipid adjective
› not having a strong taste or character, or having no interestor energy:a pale insipid wineHe’s an insipid old bore.Why anyone buys music with such insipid lyrics is a mystery.
peckish adjective
› slightly hungry:By ten o’clock I was feeling peckish, even though I’d had a largebreakfast.
stingy adjective
› unwilling to spend money:He’s really stingy and never buys anyone a drink when we go out.The landlords are so stingy – they refused to pay for new carpets.
Scrooge:
hovel noun [C]
› a small home that is dirty and in bad condition
chance noun
chance noun (OPPORTUNITY)
B1 [C] an occasion that allows something to be done:I didn’t get/have a chance to speak to her.[+ to infinitive] If you give me a chance to speak, I’ll explain.Society has to give prisoners a second chance when they come out of jail.He left and I missed my chance to say goodbye to him.I’d go now given half a chance (= if I had the slightestopportunity).
Synonym
opportunity
exacerbate verb [T]
› to make something that is already bad even worse:This attack will exacerbate the already tense relations between the two communities.
partially adverb
C1 not completely:The meat was only partially cooked.
More examples
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He’s been partially deaf since birth.
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The books with large print are meant for our partially sighted readers.
acquiesce verb [I]
› to accept or agree to something, often unwillingly:Reluctantly, he acquiesced to/in the plans.
debris noun [U]
› broken or torn pieces of something larger:Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a large area.
able adjective
able adjective (CAN DO)
be able to do sth
More examples
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I’ve never been able to do crosswords.
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Dr Jones is very busy but I’m sure she’ll be able to see you tomorrow.
bold adjective (BRAVE)
B2 not frightened of danger:She was a bold and fearless climber.The newspaper made the bold move/took the bold step of publishing the names of the men involved.
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bold adjective (NOTICEABLE)
B1 strong in colour or shape, and very noticeable to the eye:They painted the kitchen in bold colours.in bold (type/print)› printed in thick dark letters:This sentence is printed in bold.
weary adjective
C2 very tired, especially after working hard for a long time:I think he’s a little weary after his long journey.Here, sit down and rest your weary legs.weary ofC2 bored with something because you have experienced too much of it:I’ve been going out with the same people to the same places for years and I’ve just grown weary of it.
miser noun [C]
› someone who has a strong wish to have money and hates to spend it
hovel noun [C]
› a small home that is dirty and in bad condition
stingy adjective
› unwilling to spend money:He’s really stingy and never buys anyone a drink when we go out.The landlords are so stingy – they refused to pay for new carpets.
peckish adjective
› slightly hungry:By ten o’clock I was feeling peckish, even though I’d had a largebreakfast.
insipid adjective
› not having a strong taste or character, or having no interestor energy:a pale insipid wineHe’s an insipid old bore.
illegible adjective
› (of writing or print) impossible or almost impossible to readbecause of being very untidy or not clear:His writing is almost illegible.
idiom:
take someone for a ride 2. Fig. to deceive someone. You really took those people for a ride. They really believed you. I was taken fora ride on this matter.
a hammock:
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