Week 28th – 30th
Hello again!
You must hate me!
Well, hatred
is a strong emotion. But I’m sure this week I’m not very popular with you. And
it’s not my fault. It’s that “Multiple Choice” exercise I gave
you.
Yes, I know it must
have driven
you nuts (crazy)! Anyway, what did you expect? You’re advanced
students now!
Do you remember the meaning of these near
synonyms?
Staff- crew- team – gang?
Circulation – flow – current – stream
View – purpose – goal - reason
What about these words related to light?
Sparkling- glowing – twinkling – shining
And these ways of walking?
Swaggered – paced – strolled – trudged
Finally, how about these kinds of noise?
Squeaked- creaked- clicked – rustled
Tip:relate the words to concepts or put them
in context.
e.g. What creaks? ( a hinge,a
wheel or a mouse)
squeak (hinge / wood / shoe)
click (tongue / heels/ a
camera)
rustle ( leaves / wind / silk
/ paper)
Lie off / Lay off?
To lay off = dismiss from work, past and past participle = laid
The car factory will lay off 100 workers next week.
The shoe factory laid off 100 workers last week.
So far this month 200 workers have been laid off.
There is another verb to lie = to be or stay at rest, past lay, past participle lain
They lie in bed all day.
They lay in bed from midnight until dawn.
They have lain in bed since Monday.
This form of lie can also be used with off.
to lie off in this case means to be positioned.
Many wrecked ships lie off the coast of King Island.
The wreck lay off the coast of King Island until it was salvaged by Captain Nemo.
That wreck has lain off the coast of King Island for 400 years.
And yet another verb to lie = not tell the truth, past and past participle lied
The Bloggs never tell the truth, they always lie.
Billy Blogg lied to me yesterday.
Every time Mary Blogg has opened her mouth, she has lied.
The car factory will lay off 100 workers next week.
The shoe factory laid off 100 workers last week.
So far this month 200 workers have been laid off.
There is another verb to lie = to be or stay at rest, past lay, past participle lain
They lie in bed all day.
They lay in bed from midnight until dawn.
They have lain in bed since Monday.
This form of lie can also be used with off.
to lie off in this case means to be positioned.
Many wrecked ships lie off the coast of King Island.
The wreck lay off the coast of King Island until it was salvaged by Captain Nemo.
That wreck has lain off the coast of King Island for 400 years.
And yet another verb to lie = not tell the truth, past and past participle lied
The Bloggs never tell the truth, they always lie.
Billy Blogg lied to me yesterday.
Every time Mary Blogg has opened her mouth, she has lied.
Do you want
more on this subject? Try this link and do the test.
We discussed the topic of “The Earliest Memories”
from the point of view of a psychologist.
And we worked on abstract nouns.
What are your fears?
What stage in life brings you the sweetest memories: childhood or
adulthood?
What do you do to fight boredom?
Do you have strong believes?(sing.
belief)
Is poverty an illness?
Is there still kindness in this world?
Can hatred triumph over love?
See you on Tuesday!
I promise not to torture you on the first week of
February!
Memories are less reliable than you think!
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