McCarthy, M., O’Dell, F. (2006), English Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 31.
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“A friend in need is a friend indeed”. – English proverb
Example sentences from the web:
- When I was sick you certainly proved the old saying, “A friend in need is a friend indeed“.
- When Bill helped me with geometry, I really learned the meaning of “A friend in need is a friend indeed”.
“To cope with something/somebody” – What does it mean?
Example sentences from the web:
- The car industry cannot cope with the regulations that we have enforced.
- How can the unemployed cope with the astronomical cost of electricity?
- To help Slovakia in coping with this demanding task, the European Union promised to provide adequate financial assistance.
Words you may not know:
REGULATION => an official rule or law that says how something should be done.
UNEMPLOYED => not employed; without a job; out of work.
ADEQUATE => enough for some need or requirement.
“To chill out” – English slang
Example sentences from the web:
- Mummy will be back in just a minute, so just chill out.
- I chill out after a long, hard day’s work.
- Sunday, before bed, light a few candles with the scent to chill out for the week ahead.
“Education is the movement from darkness to light”. – Allan Bloom
Test (Intermediate-level English students)
Match the adjectives in the box with their opposites. Then complete the sentences A) =>D) with one of the adjectives of the first part of the test.
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“It’s a piece of cake” – English Idiom
Example sentences from the web:
- I thought it was gonna be a piece of cake coming back here, but this is hard.
- It should not be too painful for the Member States to meet each other half way under these circumstances; on the contrary it should be a piece of cake.
- Climbing that mountain was a piece of cake.
- With your experience, it should be a piece of cake.
Old bones are found – News in levels (level 3)
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DIFFICULT WORDS:
CRYPT => An underground room for burying people.
TO STUMBLE => To find something by chance.
SCATTER => Things that are placed randomly over an area.
TEMPLE => A building for religious practice.
DISTURBANCE => A situation when people behave violently.
DISTINCT => Special; different in a way that you can see, hear, smell, feel, etc.
DESECRATION => The act of desecrating something or treating a place with violent disrespect.
MURAL => A painting on a wall.
NATIVITY SCENE => A model which represents the birth of Jesus Christ.
To go – Phrasal verbs
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB:
- GO FOR
1) To be attracted to; to have an interest in.
– You and me … We go for the bad boys.
– He tends to go for girls like her.
2) To attack.
– The neighbour’s dog went for the postman and bit him.
– He is known to go for the jugular in arguments.
3) To seek to obtain; to choose.
– I think they would go for that kind of centralization.
– I could really go for some hot wings. - GO THROUGH
1) To bear; to experience a difficult/unpleasant situation.
– Nobody would want to go through something like that.
– In Malta, my fellow workers are going through disastrous changes.
2) To examine the contents of something carefully.
– We need to go through every message and assess the damage.
– That subpoena gives us the right to go through your files. - GO IN FOR
1) To occupy oneself with; to engage in
– She goes in for volleyball.
– We have responded more to the will of our citizens and have been that much less inclined to go in for big events.
– This will enable our students to go in for a three-year degree, in Italian, directly from Cairo and also take the exams in Egypt.
2) To have or show an interest in or liking for.
– I thought you didn’t go in for those kinds of shenanigans.
– I don’t go in for those modern things.
3) To enter a competition or to take an examination.
– My brother decided to cheer himself up by going in for a competition. The prize was a luxury holiday in the Caribbean.
– He went in for the photography prize but didn’t win.
– His school had suggested he go in for the Young Musician of the Year competition. - GO WITHOUT
To be denied or deprived of something
– If you don’t like your tea, you can go without.
– She has had to go without a holiday for several years now.
– There were days I knew he went without food to buy music paper. - GO ABOUT
1) To occupy oneself with; to perform
– Meanwhile, the unsuspecting citizens of Coruscant go about their daily lives.
– The shoemaker goes about his work with a smile.
2) To begin to do
– We went about getting evidence of what was going on.
– How can I go about getting a good idea? - GO THROUGH WITH
To stay with (something) to the end even if it’s something unpleasant or difficult.
– She went through with the divorce.
– We’re going to use him to go through with the transaction.
– Now you won’t have to go through with all that mess. - GO OFF
1) To explode, or to make a loud noise.
– The bomb could go off at any moment.
– The Hulk is a bomb waiting to go off.
2) To leave suddenly.
– John went off with the money.
– Brian is going off to Milan and we’re throwing him a farewell party.
3) To become angry quickly.
– He went off in a flash when he heard the news. I’ve never seen him so upset.
4) To cease to be available, running, or functioning (of a light, electricity, or heating); to stop.
– The generator went off and we can’t get it started again.
– The lights go off every six minutes, you know, to save electricity and stuff.
5) To begin (with alarms, or signals).
– My alarm clock didn’t go off today and that’s why I was late.
– My alarm clock went off at 7:00 a.m.
– It’s programmed to go off before you do.
6) To follow the expected or desired course; to occur specified.
– The party went off well.
7) To go bad; to decay.
– Something has gone off in the fridge, there’s a horrible smell.
– The food went off very quickly, we had to throw it all. - GO ON
1) To happen or take place.
– What’s going on at school?
– What’s going on outside? All your friends are out in the street carrying placards.
2) To continue; to proceed; to keep on.
– Please, go on. Don’t let me interrupt you.
– Go on, tell me what happened next.
3) To start running or functioning (of power, water supply, etc.)
– The alarm goes on when you close the front door.
4) To act or behave.
– Don’t go on like that; stop kicking the dog. - GO ALONG WITH
To agree with someone’s opinion/decision; to support an idea.
– I said it wouldn’t work. I didn’t go along with it from the beginning.
– She’s still angry with me for going along with your idea. - GO TOGETHER
1) To have a romantic relationship (informal).
– Are Mark and Mary still going together?
– They had been going together for years.
2) To look or taste good when experienced at the same time (items of clothing, furniture or food).
– Fish and red wine don’t go together.
– Drinking and driving don’t go together.
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