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LESSON 78
P. 415
SITUATION- (n.)
e.g. I saw someone taking something from a shop without paying it, it was a dangerous
situation because the police might catch them.
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SUPPOSE – (v.)
e.g. I think the world would be a better place in 10 years time.
I suppose the word would be a better place in 10 years time.
e.g. If today were Sunday, I'd be at home cleaning my clothes.
Supposing today were Sunday, I'd be at home cleaning my clothes.
THIRST – (n.)
e.g. When we run a hundred miles, we feel thirsty.
Thirsty is the adjective, THIRST is the noun of thirsty.
e.g. I suppose we'd all die of thirst if there were suddenly no water in the world.
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READY – (adj.)
e.g. I get up at 6 in the morning because my work starts at 8. It takes me about 1 hour
to get ready to go out to work in the morning.
MARRIAGE- (n.)- The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife.
e.g. I think most people are ready for marriage when they are eighteen years old.
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WHEREABOUTS – (adv.)
It means “where?”
e.g. Where does he live?
Whereabouts does he live?
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P. 417
DESCRIBE – (v.)
e.g. I will describe my sister. She is tall, thin and has a fair skin. She has long and black
hair.
DESCRIPTION – (n.)
e.g. Her description of her sister is: her sister is tall, thin and has a fair skin.
JUST – (adv.)
e.g. There are factories just outside the school. There are factories near the school.
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AS SOON AS – (conj.)
e.g. I sat down as soon as I came into the classroom.
I opened my book as soon as I came into the classroom.
OVER – (adj.)
e.g. The lesson starts at 8 o'clock and finishes at 9 o'clock.
At 8 o'clock the lesson starts and at 9 o'clock the lesson's over.
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SHUT / SHUT UP / BE QUIET / (Please read the book explanation)
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P. 419
CHOOSE – (v.)
e.g. There are three pencils on the chart; black, white and green. I have to get one. I
need to choose one. I will choose the green pen.
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LESSON 79
P.420
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RATHER – (adv.)
Rather is a synonym of “quite”.
e.g. I'd say you spoke English rather well now.
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P. 421
FAITH – (n.)
e.g I believe everything my mother tells me. I believe she tells me the truth.
I have a belief in everything my mother tells me.
The noun of the verb “to believe” is belief.
The synonym of the word “belief” is Faith.
e.g. I have faith in everything my mother tells me.
CHRISTIAN – (n.)
People here in the Philippines are Christians. We believe in Christ. We pray and go to
church every Sunday.
The Christian faith is about two thousand years old.
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“Will and “to be going to” (Note: Please read the book explanation)
predict/ prediction/ just this moment ( Note: Please read the book explanation)
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P. 423
STAIRS– (n.) In a house if we had to get to a room that was on the 2 nd floor, we'd take the
stairs.
UPSTAIRS – (adv.) it is the part of the building or house above the ground.
e.g. In a house the bedroom is usually upstairs.
LIVING ROOM – (noun) a place in the house where we can talk and sit and relax.
LIFT – (noun)-
e.g. If we had to get to the room that was on the 10th floor of the building,we'd take the
lift.
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LIPSTICK – (n.) (Note: Mime as if you are putting lipstick on your lip)
e.g. I'm putting lipstick on.
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P.424
SYSTEM – (n.)
e.g. Here in the Philippines, we have a Democratic system of government.
In China, they have a Communist system of government.
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SAIL – (v.)
e.g. When we travel on water by means of a ship or boat, we sail.
There were some ships used for sailing a long time ago. They are called sailing
ships.
SAILOR – (n.)
e.g. A person who sails by means of a sailing ship is called a sailor.
LESSON 80
P.425
DENY – (v.)
e.g. She said learning Chinese was easy. But I said, “No, learning Chinese isn't easy.”
So, I denied what she said.
e.g. My friend said the movie was not a good one. But I said, “No, the movie was
good!” So, I denied what my friend said.
e.g. She said I have a pen. But I said, “No, I don't have a pen.”
I denied what she said.
EXCLAMATION – (n)
Examples of exclamations are:
I do speak English!
I do like this book!
She does write beautifully!
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P. 427
HIT – (v.) (Note: Please mime when you hit the wall.)
e.g. I'm hitting the wall.
I'm hitting the table with my hand.
ARREST- (v.)
e.g. If you hit a policeman, he'd arrest you.
e.g. The policeman arrested the criminals.
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FAIR – (adj.)
The five meanings of fair are:
1.) FAIR HAIR – If you have a light colored hair, or, a blond hair, that's fair hair.
e.g. Agricultural Fair – there are small stalls or stores like in a market where they
sell agricultural products such as plants, seeds for planting, fertilizers etc.
3.) JUST – means equal
e.g. I gave her candies and I also gave him candies. I gave both of them
candies. What I did was equal, it's fair.
4.) MODERATE – means not very good and not very bad. Moderate. Average.
e.g. Before, I couldn't speak English well. Now, I'm studying English but I can't
speak it really, really well. I only speak English moderately well. I speak English fairly
well.
FAIRLY – (adv.)
e.g. She speaks English fairly well now.
UNFAIR – (adj.)
Unfair is the opposite of FAIR which means NOT just, not equal, not fair..
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P. 428
PLEASURE – (n.)
e.g. I feel happy on Saturdays and Sundays because I don't need to wake up early.
I like waking up late on Saturdays and Sundays, it makes me happy. It gives me
pleasure.
e.g. It's a great pleasure for me to get up in the morning.
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EXPERIMENT – (n.)
e.g. Some animals, like frogs, for example, are used for experiments in a Science
class. The students opens the frog and study what's inside it.
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P. 429
DISCOVER – (v.)
e.g. Christopher Columbus found America in 1492. He discovered America in 1492.
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LESSON 81
P. 430
SCIENTIST – (n.)
e.g. Albert Einstein was a famous scientist.
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TISSUE – (n.) We call a paper handkerchief a tissue.
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DIVISION - (n.)
Division is the noun of the verb “to divide”.
e.g. There are five football divisions in my country; the 1 st division, the 2nd division, the
3rd division etc. My town's in the 2nd division.
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IN – (Please read the book explanation.)
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P. 431
SHOPPING – (n.)
e.g. Shibuya and Shinjuku are shopping streets in Tokyo.
MAIN – (adj.)
e.g. The largest shopping streets in Tokyo are Shibuya and Shinjuku.
The main shopping streets in Tokyo are Shibuya and Shinjuku.
MAINLY – (adv.)
e.g. Shibuya and Shinjuku are mainly the shopping streets in Tokyo.
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P. 432
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BUSINESS- (noun) the activity of making, buying, or selling goods or providing services in
exchange for money.
e.g Japan does business with foreign countries.
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• FUTURE PERFECT
• I will have eaten – (Note: Please read the book explanation)
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P. 433
COIN – (noun)
ex. I've got some coins in my pocket. (Note: Please show a coin to the student)
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CHEERS!– (verb) We say Cheers! To express good wishes when we have a drink with
somebody, to say “thank yo”, and to say “goodbye”.
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LESSON 82
P. 435
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P. 436
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• HERE YOU ARE
• THERE HE IS
(Note: Please read the book explanation)
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P. 437
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DOWNLOAD – (n.) to download is to transfer (as data or files) from a usually large computer
to the memory of another device (as a smaller computer) .
e.g We can download songs, films, pictures etc. from the internet.
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CHANGE ONE'S MIND - (idiom.) - to decide differently that one had decided before.
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P. 439
CRIMINAL – (noun) – someone who has committed a crime or has been legally proven guilty
to the crime
ex. The police catch criminals and throw them into prison.
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LESSON 83
P.440
• YES, I CAN
• YES, I WOULD
• YES, I AM
• YES, I HAVE
• YES, I DO
(Note: Please read the book explanation)
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P. 441
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P. 443
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SICK / UNWELL– (adjective) – The two other words for “ill: are “sick” and unwell
ex. I feel sick when I eat too much.
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LESSON 84
P.446
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PICNIC – (noun) – a meal that is eaten outdoors especially during a trip away from home
ex. We decided to have a picnic on the beach.
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P.450
BLOW – BLEW – BLOWN – is the complete paradigm of the verb “to blow”
ex. I blow some candles on my birthday. (Note: Please read the book
explanation)
ex. I've been blown off my feet by the wind because at that time the wind was
very strong.
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LESSON 85
P. 451
DECISION- (n.) is a choice that you make about something after thinking about it.
CONSIDER – (verb) – means to think carefully about something before making a decision ;
ex. We must consider carefully before making a decision because if we don't, we
might make a big mistake.
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• WHATEVER
• WHENEVER
• WHEREVER
• WHOEVER
(Note: Please read the book explanation)
MOST OF – “most”
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P. 452
LIE – (noun) – something that is not true.
− is the opposite of “truth”
HONEST – (adjective)
e.g. When someone is not lying, someone is honest and he's telling the truth.
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P. 453
UNION – (noun) – is the noun form of “unite” which means “to join”
ex. I don't think that a union of all the countries of the world will ever be possible.
ORGANIZATION – a group of people with one purpose especially in business and society.
ex. World Health Organization (WHO)
PAY(WAGES) – (noun) – is a synonym of “salary” ; which means, the money you earn for
working
ex. The work is hard, but the pay is good.
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ROPE – (noun) – We can use rope for pulling things etc. (Note: Mime the action of pulling a
rope.)
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P.454
COURT – (noun)
ex. If a criminal kill someone, he is taken to the court.
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JUDGE – (noun) – is a person who decides the results of cases in a court law.
− I wouldn't like the job of a judge.
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• DARK – DARKEN
• SHORT – SHORTEN
• WIDE – WIDEN – WIDTH
• LENGTH – LENGTHEN
• STRENGTH – STRENGTHEN
• FRIENDSHIP
(Note: Please read the book explanation)
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LESSON 86
P. 456
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P. 493
ACHE – (noun)
• TOOTHACHE
• STOMACH – ACHE
• EARACHE
• HEADACHE
(Note: Please read the book explanation)
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RULE-
1.) verb-to have control and power over a country, area, group, etc.
e.g. Some countries are ruled by a queen.
2.) In a game of football we need to understand and follow the rules in the
game.
3.) a statement that tells you what is allowed or what will happen within a
particular system (such as a language, the rules of grammar, etc.)
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P.458
ROUGH – (adjective)
1. is the opposite of smooth, uneven surface
ex. The surface of the stone is rough.
7. tough, violent
ex. Rugby is one of the roughest sport that one can play
8. incomplete, unfinished
ex. By a rough piece of work, we mean that it is not yet finished, or is not
complete.
SEA-SICK – (adjective) – a feeling sick or to vomit because of the movement of a boat or ship
that you are traveling on.
ex. Rough sea make some people feel seasick.
ROUGHLY – (adverb) – not exactly but close in number, quality, meaning, etc.
ex. Roughly 20 percent of our land is farmland.
− Roughly 20 percent of our land is farmland.
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P. 459
− (noun) – a system of trains that run below the ground in a large city
ex. New York subway, Paris Metro, and the London Underground.
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P.460
P. 498
IMPERATIVE (COMPLETE)
ORDER
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LESSON 87
P. 462
• OVEREAT
• OVERSLEEP
• OVERWORK
• OVERLOOK
• OVERCOOK – UNDERCOOK
• OVERPAY – UNDERPAY
(Note: Please read the book explanation)
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BATTERY – (noun)
ex. A cellphone needs a battery in order to work.
CHARGE – (verb)
1. to accuse someone
ex. People who are charged by the police with committing crimes are first taken
to court, and then, if they are found guilty, they are put in prison.
2. “to attack”
ex. In battles, soldiers charge their enemies.
4. to give an amount of electricity into a battery so that a machine or device will run.
ex. I'm charging the battery of my cellphone.
6. to load a gun (or other fire arm) or fill the gun with a bullet
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CLEAR – (adjective)
1. not having any clouds, fog, etc.
ex. It was a beautifully clear, sunny day.
2. easily understood
ex. I can make myself clearly understood in English.
3. empty or vacant
ex. The streets are at their clearest as regards people and cars etc. are usually
in the evening.
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P. 465
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EMPLOYER /EMPLOYEE
A person who gives work to another person is called
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P. 466
MACHINE- (noun)
e.g. We use a cash machine for taking money out of the bank.
e.g. In factories, the
y use a machine to operate the work quickly and easily.
Some other examples of machines are washing machine,cash machine, etc.
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LESSON 88
P.468
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
IF... THEN
(Note: Please read the book explanation)
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS : I have been working
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P. 470
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ASTRONOMICAL – (adjective) – a science that studies about the space and the physical
universe as a whole
ex. The earth is about 93,000,000 miles from the sun or 150,000,000 kilometers
GEOGRAPHICAL – (adjective) – the study of the physical features of the earth and its
atmosphere
ex. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. The Nile's the longest
river in the world.
− Generally speaking,the difference between “earth” and “world” is that we use the
word “earth” in the astronomical sense, and “world” in the geographical sense.
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P. 471
FIGURE – (noun)
1. a person's bodily shape (Note: Please mime)
ex. I think that men and women had better figures in the old days that they have
today.
3. a number
ex. My cellphone number has 11 figures.
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COUPLE- (noun) – Mr and Mrs Brown are couple. They are husband and wife. (Note: Show
the picture of the Mr. and Mrs. Brown.)
ex. If I went to live in another country I think I would quickly adopt the way of
living in that country.
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CRUEL – (adjective) – used to describe people who hurt others and do not feel sorry about it
ex. I think Hitler was the cruelest character in History.
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TAKE A BATH – when we take a bath we wash our body with soap and water.
ex. I always take a bath everyday.
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LESSON 89
P.473
RUN – (verb) – (Note: Please mime)
ex. I'm running.
− The complete paradigm of the verb “to run” is run – ran – run.
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GROW – GREW – GROWN – is the complete paradigm of the verb “to grow”
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• TAIL QUESTIONS
TAIL/ CONFIRM – (Note: Please read the book explanation)
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P. 477
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ELECT – (verb) – to choose someone to hold public office or some other position by voting
ex. In the Philippines, the people are the one who elects the leader of the
country.
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LESSON 90
P.478
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P. 479
• SAVE = (verb)
• PROTECT – (verb)
• RESCUE – (verb)
• SPEND – (verb)
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BUILDER – (noun) – a person or company that builds or repairs things (such as houses,
ships, bridges, etc.)
ex. We will have to get the builders to repair the wall.
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P. 480
CLOSE
− The difference between the words “close” (cloz) and “close” (clos) is that “close”
(cloz) is a verb whilst “close” is an adjective meaning “near”.
ex. The closest I've ever been to real danger was when I drowned in the
swimming pool.
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SCREEN- (noun) - the part of a television or computer that you look at when you are using it
CD – (noun)
ex. These days we sometimes listen music to cd's
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BOAST – (verb) – to talk with too much pride about one's achievement or possession or
ability.
ex. My friend boasts her new car.
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NECESSITY- (noun) - something that you must have or do/ something that is necessary
e,g. Wearing a tie is necessity for some occupations these days.
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LESSON 91
p.483
• TELL – (verb)
• SAY – (verb)
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RISEN – (verb) – is the past participle of the verb “to rise”
ex. I've never risen before the sun has risen.
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• GAIN – (verb)
• TRANSACTION – (noun)
• DEGREE – (noun)
(Note: Please read the book explanation)
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P. 485
1. a stain
ex. There are some marks on my walls.
3. a number or a letter that indicates how a student has performed in a class or test
ex. I got 179 marks on my test out of 200.
OUT OF – (adverb) – used to show the direction or movement of a person or thing from the
inside to the outside of something
ex. I'm taking my pen out of my pocket.
TRADE – MARK – (noun) – something (such as a word) that identifies a particular company's
product
ex. Honda cars' trade-mark are the words: “The Power of Dreams”.
ex. Toyota's trademark is : “Moving forward”.
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P.487
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WEDDING- (noun) – a ceremony at which two people get married to each other.
VIDEO- (noun)- movie, television show, event, etc., that has been recorded onto a
videocassette, DVD, etc.,
ex. People make videos of special occasions like weddings so that they can remember
them better.
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− (noun) – a drawing that shows the parts or details of something (such as a building,
town, machine, etc.)
ex. By a street plan of a town, we mean a map showing the streets of the town
and their names.
INTERFERE – (verb) – to become involved in the activities and concerns of other people
when your involvement is not wanted
ex. We shouldn't interfere in the affairs of other countries.
INTERFERENCE – (noun) - involvement in the activities and concerns of other people when
your involvement is not wanted
ex. I think a child should not be allowed to plan his own future without the
interference of his parents because a child still needs assistance from their parents.
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LESSON 92
P. 489
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P.491
SET – (verb)
1. to cause (a clock) to show a particular time
ex. The time set for a game of football is an hour and a half.
2. to cause the action of (a film, story, etc.) to happen in a certain place or during a
certain time
ex. I think a life where one has a set time for doing everything such as eating,
sleeping etc. is better than a life where one does these things when one please.
3. to put (something) in a place or position
ex. I'm setting my book down on the table.
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DRIVER – (noun)
ex. The driver controls the car.
FINE – (noun) – an amount of money that you pay as a punishment for breaking a law or rule
ex. When I smoke inside the restaurant,I break the rules. So I have to pay a fine.
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WEIGHT – (noun)
ex. My pen is lighter than my book.
− The weight of my pen is less than my book.
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LESSON 93
P. 494
• BY
• BY THE TIME
(Note: Please read the book explanation)
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P. 495
• ELDER
• ELDEST
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LET – (verb) – allow someone to have the use of (a room) in return for regular payment.
ex. If this house is for “let”, it is for “rent”.
RENT – (verb / noun)
− (noun) – money that you pay in return for being able to use property and especially
to live in an apartment, house, etc., that belongs to someone else
ex. The average monthly rent for a three-roomed flat in this town is about 3000
pesos.
• Let (years duration)
• rent (month by month)
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P.497
PROVIDING – (conjunction)
(Note: Please read the Book Explanation)
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P. 498
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ACADEMIC- (noun) - the time during a year when a school has classes
ex.In the U.S., the academic year usually begins in September and ends in May or
June.
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COLONY – (noun) - an area that is controlled by or belongs to a country and is usually far
away from it.
ex. The colonies in America later developed into a large nation.
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LESSON 94
P. 499
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TAKE THE TROUBLE-( idiom.) - to make an effort to do something (that one might not
otherwise do) .
ex. When I am reading a book in my own language and I see a word I don't
know. I take the trouble to look it up in the dictionary.
LOOK UP- (phrasal verb)- to check a fact or get information about something.
ex. If you don't know the meaning of the word, look it up in your DICTIONARY.
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P. 500
SPELLING – (noun)
(Note: Please read the book explanation)
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P. 501
THOUGH – (conjunction) - used when you are saying something that is different from or
contrasts with a previous statement or “however”
ex. She was happy. Not for long, though.
DELAY – (noun) – make someone or something late or slow
ex. When I have something unpleasant to do, I do it at once without delay.
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CHECK OUT- after checking in the hotel, you need to check out at settle your bills.
RECEPTION- (noun) - a desk or area in a hotel, office building, etc., where visitors first go
after entering
RECEPTIONIST- (noun) a person whose job is to deal with the people who call or enter an
office, hotel, etc.
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CONGRATULATIONS -
We say congratulations to people when they pass an exam, get married, have a baby,
etc.