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DO AND MAKE - VOCABULARY

Lists of useful expressions:

Click here: list1

and here: list2

THE BAD OLD DAYS

Support sb

It was the boy who was at fault

Give out terrible punishments

Carry on + VP-ing = go on / continue

Cheeky

Were quite happy to…

Threaten sb

The law’s gone too far

Push sb to the limit

Outlaw sth

Unsurprisingly,

Bring the subject alive

Avoid

Break the rules

blame

 

VOCABULARY: SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION 2

VOCABULARY: SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION 2

• A vocational course/ vocational college
• I got three As and a B
• I didn’t get in
• Did you pass?
• I hated school
• What do you call A-levels in your country?
• You swot!
• He always pays attention to what we say
• He was caught hitting a pupil
• She’s the top of the class
• She’s very encouraging
• He was caught cheating/ copying in an exam
• She’s the teacher’s pet
• EXAMS
• I failed
• I managed to pass
• I messed up one question
• I had to re-take it
• I did a lot of revision for the exam
• I got the results of my re-take
• I messed up on one of the questions
• All of the questions I was expecting came up
• It was really easy
• I should’ve revised harder
• I just scraped through it

VOCAB: SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION

·        Have a nickname

·        Overcrowding in classrooms

·        Maths was not my cup of tea

·        I got a grant.

·        I’ve got my finals next term.

·        I’m going to take a year off and go travelling

·        She dropped out of the course

·        When’s the deadline?

·        It’s good a very good reputation

·        I’d like to do a Master’s

·        She’s got a PhD

·        What did you do at University?

·        I dropped out

·        I’m doing French at Nottingham

·        I’m having a gap year

·        I’m in my second year

·        What was your degree in again?

·        I’ve got my results

·        My mind went blank.

·        I used to get bullied a lot

·        Do you mind if I sit here? No, of course not. Go ahead./ Feel free.

·        Is it OK if I smoke in here?

BOARD 11/1/11

Burst (3) = explode

 

Sympathetic to

 

I can’t stand + VP-ing

I can’t stand losing you

 

Turn down an offer = refuse, reject

Hurt (3)

 

 

 

Turn up = come, appear

 

Console sb

 

Cry over/about sb/sth the worst news of life

 

Sympathetic to sb

 

I couldn’t stand it any longer/ I could no longer stand it

 

I didn’t understand anything / I understood nothing

 

I should think = in my opinion

 

I have absolutely no sympathy for those…

 

I was deeply hurt at the time / at that time / at that moment

 

At the moment = at present

 

 

 

LANGUAGE SWAPS

Hi everyone:

 

I’ve just started the proceedings to have a language swap Spanish-English/English-Spanish via Skype (something like a chat, but hearing the voice). I’ve registered in the website:

http://www.language-exchanges.org/

 

And my user name is ALFEOISJAVIER. I’ve told them that I teach around 60 students and that they may be interested in practicing their English.

You may as well log in and try to find contacts!!

Thanks

Did you have a good Christmas? What did you do?

SPEAKING ACTIVITY- Did you have a good Christmas? What did you do?

 

Useful phrases – some may be true for you-

 

 

• I got the chance to see most of my friends.
• I didn’t do anything in special.
• I loved/hated all the shopping
• On Christmas’ Eve all my family got together round the table and… it was great!
• I had a proper binge.
• I had a get-together with some cousins of mine.
• On New Year’s Eve I wore an evening suit/tuxedo  / an evening dress
• I wore a suit and a tie for…
• I got merry/ I got more than merry, so to say.
• I got a bit tipsy.
• For Father Christmas I got a new …
• For Father Christmas I got an awful lot of presents.
• The 3 Wise Men didn’t bring me what I expected.