Lecture 3 'cos= because

19th October, 2015 to let you know= to inform you

to get the message= to receive the message
Listening part 3 (p.16) to go home= to return home
Sorry! = I do appologize!
to make a note of smth. Your sincerely/ Yours faithfully/ Best wishes /
bringing up children/ to bring up children/ to raise Regards
children/ to look after the kids
a bond (between parents and children)/ to bond More phrasal verbs
From experience, ...
the day-to-day care of the children to back down = to refuse to admit he's wrong
the main breadwinner to split up = to separate
It works perfectly well. to go on= to continue
to create an emotional tie / relationship to put up with smth. = to tolerate
a substitute for to put smb. down = to criticize
on my/ your/ their own to bump into = to meet by chance
to help out right from the start to call off= to cancel
to be good at/ worse at childcare (to raise children on a very low income)
It is just a question of familiarity. to calculate = to work out
to be familiar with
to make an effort to do something Sentence transformations
to dedicate all their time to ...
to be involved with the kids .... our take-off was delayed/ to take off
to be (in)capable of / (in)capability to adjust to
to take on the role of smb. to look fitter
To get less practice at smth. flooding
To be assocciated with/ association / an associate to go on a training course
to express an opinion
Listening (p.18)
Phrasal verbs with bring
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/ Generally speaking
phrasal-verb-bring academic subjects: Art and Design, Business
English, History, Information Technology, Foreign
to bring up children = to raise children Languages, mathematics, Music, Politics, Scince,
to bring smb. round = to make smb. conscious Sociology
again electrical repairs
to bring about smth = to cause map reading
to bring up a subject = to mention a subject to acquire a skill
to bring in a new law= to introduce a new law a typical male attitude
to bring back (memories)= to remember to multitask/ multitasking
to bring down (the price) = to reduce (the price) a clear provable explanation
superiority/ superior
a damage to the house apparent
an embarassing subject reluctunt
to ban smoking on public transport to pressure smb.
Natural/learned skills and abilities

Vocabulary: Formal and informal language edition of

the supposed differences
the most common form of communication contributor
The thing is ... male/female stereotypes
I was held up at work = I was delayed at work simultaneously
I got in = to come home to comprehend/ comprehension
I got changed = I changed to be poor at multitasking
I dad a bite to eat = I had a snack to openly admit
I tied to get you on your mobile phone = I attempted to multitask efficiently
to contact you on your mobile phone to overhear smb
I texted you= I sent you a text message 30-something-year-old man
so =therefore to boast/ boastful
to welcome smb home from work
to come up with a similar story
to hold a conversation
without a sign of panic
For their part, ...
to take smth for granted
a curse/ to curse
to take smb. on
genetic difference
on average
to be under pressure
partly
to quote/ a quote