UNIT 14

PHRASES WITH LIVE

LIVE IT UP: have a good time
LEARN TO LIVE WITH: get used to
LIVE UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS: to be everything you wanted
LIVE DOWN: forget
LIVE THROUGH: experience
LIVE BY YOUR WITS: manage to survive through his ingenuity

PREPOSITIONS
SPECIALISE IN AGREE ON
PAY ATTENTION TO RELY ON
LAUGH AT TAKE PRIDE IN
SHOUT TO LOOK FORWARD TO
THINK ABOUT PROHIBIT FROM
THROW IN CONSIST OF
OBJECT TO INTERFERE IN/WITH
APPROACH OF ADMIRE ABOUT/FOR
VOTE ON APOLOGISE TO/FOR
INSIST ON ACCUSE OF
CARE FOR BELIEVE IN

WORD FORMATION
AGREEABLE (adjective) - disagreeable, agree, disagree, agreement, agreeably
IMAGINARY (adjective) - imagine, imagination, unimaginable, unimaginably, image, imaginable
EXPECTATIONS (plural noun) - expect, unexpected, expected, unexpectedly, expectant
REALITY (noun) - real, realise, realism, unreality, unreal, realistic, realistically, unrealistically, surreal,
surrealism
ENTHUSIASM (noun) - enthusiastic, enthusiastically, unenthusiastic, unenthusiastically, enthuse
MEASURE (verb) - immeasurable, measurement, measurable, measureless, measured
DISMISSIVE (adjective) - dismiss, dismissal, dismissively
CLEARLY (adverb) - clear, clarity, clarify, unclear, unclearly
TRANSFORM (verb) - transformer, transformation, transformed, untransformed
INTRODUCTORY (adjective) - introduce, introduction
EXCUSES (noun) - excusable, inexcusable

WORDS WITH MORE THAN ONE MEANING

I freQUENted the same places as Hemingway did in the 50s.
He’s a FREquent visitor to the club.

The ENtrance to the hall is via the side door.

She was enTRANcing in the part of Ophelia.

I was inCENsed to find my car had been vandalised.

I can’t stand the smell of INcense.

Your visa is inVALid, I’m afraid.

Her aunt has been an INvalid for over ten years.
Is everyone PREsent?
I bought a PREsent for my father.
Can I preSENT Mr Delgado to you?

Students receive a DIScount on entry prices.

Don’t disCOUNT everything she says just because she’s a child.

The stall was covered in local PROduce.

The factory proDUCes 5,000 components every year.

I can see you on alTERnate mornings only.

You will have to ALternate with Fred over who uses the room.

PHRASES
IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ANIMAL FROM: Describes a significant difference between two things
IT’S A MOOT POINT: Refers to a matter or issue that is considered irrelevant or debatable
TAKE A BATTERING: To endure severe criticism, physical punishment, or events that cause damage
MUSCLE BULK: Refers to the overall size and mass of muscles on a person's body
CEASES TO BE EFFECTIVE IF: Highlights a situation where something stops being useful
A HIGHLY REPETITIVE MOTION: Describes an action that is performed over and over again
OVER-EXERTING YOURSELF: Occurs when one expends too much energy or effort
I’TS SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS: used to convey that a situation has both positive and negative
aspects

SYNONYMS
SHIRK - AVOID
STRIVE - TRY
PLEAD - ASK
SHUN - IGNORE
RESIGN FROM - LEAVE
RESOLVE - DECIDE
CONFRONT- ASK
CLUTCH - HOLD
TRAWL - LOOK THROUGH
RELISH - ENJOY
TROUNCE - BEAT
BID - TRY
PLEDGE - PROMISE
ADRESS - SPEAK OUT
ELIMINATE- GET RID OF
COMPROMISE - AFFECT
ADVOCATE - SUPPORT
ALLEGE - CLAIM
DISCLOSE - REVEAL
BOAST - HAVE
COMBAT - FIGHT
CONCEIVE - IMAGINE
EXPRESSIONS WITH PARTS OF THE BODY
GET IT OF MY CHEST: To express one's feelings or thoughts
UP TO MY EARS: Completely immersed or overwhelmed by something
MAKES MY HAIR STAND ON EDGE: Something that causes extreme discomfort, fear, or anxiety
TO BE HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE: To be significantly better or superior in a particular aspect
ALL FINGERS AND THUMBS: Clumsy or awkward in handling things
PULL MY LEG: To tease or joke with someone
KEEP ME ON MY TOES: To keep someone alert, attentive, or mentally sharp
GET MY HEAD AROUND: To understand or comprehend something that is complex or difficult
LIFT A FINGER: To make an effort or take action

GRAMMAR: THE ARTICLE

- Plural, abstract and uncountable nouns do not need an article if they are used to talk about things
in general. To limit these nouns a definite article is required: Sport is good for you.

- Singular, concrete nouns require an article, except for some idioms. The definite article is precise
and refers to something, while the indefinite article is vague and more general, or is used when
something is mentioned for the first time: The runner in first place came from Kenya.

- No article is used with: certain countries; names of mountains; meals, unless they are formal ones;
bed, school, hospital, prison if they are being used for their intended purpose: I intend to visit
Australia.

- The definite article is used with: rivers, seas, oceans, chains of mountains, gulfs and bays;
newspapers; before musical instruments; before a superlative adjective; when we know there is only
one of something: Tessa plays the violin.

- The indefinite article is used when we mean one of something unless we want to emphasise the
amount: I'd like a cup of coffee. Just one cup, not two.