7 // English vocabulary
7 // voc, phrasal verbs, collocations CAE// 30/01/17 - 02/02/17
7 // voc, phrasal verbs, collocations CAE// 30/01/17 - 02/02/17
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faszinierend, verblüffend
These discoveries raise intriguing questions.
Hingabe
Her devotion to the job left her with very little free time.
beharrlich // ignoring her on purpose (beginning with d)
she is doggedly ignoring them.
Sezieren, Zerteilung
Your enjoyment of a novel can suffer from too much analysis and dissection.
nicht überzeugend
He laughed unconvincingly.
present simple: They repaint the school every five years.
The school is repainted every five years.
present continuous: They are repainting the school at the moment.
The school is being repainted at the moment.
past simple: They repainted the school last month.
The school was repainted last month.
past continuous: They were repainting the school when I went there last week.
The school was being repainted when I went there last week.
present perfect simple: They have just repainted the school.
The school has just been repainted.
past perfect simple: They had already repainted the school before the cold weather set in.
The school had already been repainted before the cold weather set in.
future with will: I hope they will repaint the school before the beginning of next term.
I hope the school will be repainted before the beginning of the next term.
future with going to: They are going to repaint the school next month.
The school is going to be repainted next month.
future perfect simple: They will have repainted the school by the end of the month.
The school will have been repainted by the end of the month.
in all perfect tenses "____" is required
in all perfect tenses "been" is required
pronunciation: landed, wanted -> ded/ted ending like?
/əd/ (öd) other words with ed ending sounds like still "d" or like a "t"
pronunciation: aunt & aren't like?
homophone = exactly the same pronunciation like ant ( ungefähr Deutsche aussprache)
3 reasons for passive? and passive is formal
- not important
- obvious
- we don't know
I know nothing about Botswana // with anything
I know hardly anything about Botswana.
almost none
hardly anyone
I never go to the beach // form sentence like almost never
I hardly ever go to the beach.
much and any are similar in negative / question sentences
much and any are similar in negative / question sentences. or much with "too" in positive sentences.
you can use no followed by _____
no different or better (like similar)
Global warming is believed to be a serious issue // more formal?
It is believed that global warming is a serious issue. with "it" it will get more formal
Fahrlässigkeit
The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.
coc: ________ of rain became more and more frequent...
outbreaks of rain became more and more frequent...
überschreiten, übertreffen
She was exceeding the speed limit (= driving faster than is allowed).
falls from the sky to the ground
...a thunderstorm deposited 99 mm of rain in just six hours
formal / informal // Additionally / Also
Also = informal // Additionaly = formal
Kompetenz, Fachkenntnis
We have the expertise to help you run your business.
Ehrenwort // a serious promise, syn commitment
Management has given a pledge that there will be no job losses this year.
other word: very good chance // highly ___
highly likely
Sprichwort
proverb
start a long journey begins with s
... will set out for Paris...
extremely bad or serious // ernst, heftig, streng
a severe handicap
rate collocates with?
drop out rate, birth rate, fail rate, pass rate...
coc: with dream //unerfüllter
impossible dream
uoE5 KNOWING: If he doesn't get that job, ________________ what he'll do!
If he doesn't get that job, there is no knowing what he'll do!
einfallsreich // mutig
These women were strong, resourceful and courageous.
beruhigen
They tried to reassure her, but she still felt anxious.
