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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uoE5 took: David _____________ the accident.
uoE5: David took the blame/responsibility for the accident.
uoE5 how: No______________ , my older sister and I never got on.
No matter how much/hard we tried, my older sister and I never got on.
after "worth" always ______?
after "worth" always "+ing"?, It's probably worth taking gloves.....
after "case" always _____ tense?
after "case" always present tense? ... in case it gets cold when you're out this evening.
after "regret" always followed by _____?
after "regret" always followed by "+ing"? I regret not being able to get/have my biology project finished on time.
uoE5 meant: John didn't know ________________ his teacher a call if he was going to miss a class.
John didn't know he was meant to give his teacher a call if he was going to miss a class.
after drop ____ ?
drop in
eoE5 bitter: To __________________ given a part in the school play.
To my bitter disappointment I was not given a part in the school play.
Zu meiner angenehmen Überraschung...
to my pleasant surprise
a person who can speak two languages equally well
bilingual
so (that) // He always dresses smartly so (that) people will notice him.
Express: purpose // followed by: a clause // Position: between clauses
for the purpose of // ...in the event of cash equity issuesparticularly for the purpose of acquiring companies,
Express: purpose // followed by: verb+ ing // Position: after the main clause
with the intention of // Teresa got up early with the intention of studying before going in to university.
Express: purpose // followed by: verb+ ing // Position: after the main clause
so as to // Carla came home early so as not to have an argument with her parents.
Express: purpose // followed by: infinitive // Position: after the main clause
in order to // In order to get a complete picture, further information is needed.
Express: purpose // followed by: infinitive // Position: after the main clause
to // Dieter goes to the gym every day to keep fit.
Express: purpose // followed by: infinitive // Position: after the main clause
because / since / as // We'd better postpone the meeting because Eva has been delayed. As he was feeling ill, he spent the day in bed. Since when did he ever listen to me?
Express: reason // followed by: a clause // Position: between clauses or at the beginning of the sentence (more emphatic)
in case // Take your mobile with you in case you need to call me.
Express: reason // followed by: a clause // Position: after the main clause
otherwise // Candice always writes things down, otherwise (=because if she doesn't) she forgets them.
Express: reason // followed by: a clause // Position: after the main clause
because of / due to / owing to // All flights have been cancelled because of / due to / owing to the bad weather.
Express: reason // followed by: noun or verb+ing // Position: at the beginning of the sentence or after the main clause
For this/that reason // Someone called me unexpectedly. For this reason I was late for the meeting.
Express: reason // followed by: a sentence // Position: at the beginning of the sentence and referring to the previous one
so / with the result that // The brdige was damaged, so we couldn't get across the river. Children are no longer learning their tribal language, with the result that fewer and fewer people speak it.
Express: result // followed by: a clause // Position: between clauses
Consequently / Therefore / As a consequence / As a result // Ranjit injured himself in training yesterday. As a consequence, he won't be taking part in the match today. Keiko didn't write a very good letter of application. She was rejected as a result.
Express: result // followed by: a sentence// Position: at the beginning of a sentence and referring to the previous one. // AND As a consequence and as a result can also be used at the end of the sentence.
meinen, glauben, vermuten (informal)
I reckon (that) I’m going to get that job. // like think or believe
Grate, Kämme (geo)
the north-east ridge of the Matterhorn
(especially US English) a lawyer, especially
Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general, after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban.
teuflisch // violent and cruel
She has a vicious temper.
trotzig, frech, aufsässig
The terrorists sent a defiant message to the government.
entlassen werden
Her work was so poor that she was given the sack.
beginning to develop or become successful // angehend, aufkeimend
The budding young star is now hot property in Hollywood.
willkürlich, beliebig
The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary.
to speak or write the exact words from a book, an author, etc. // zitieren
She cited a passage from the President’s speech. // to cite
to control the direction in which a boat, car, etc. moves // steuern
He steered the boat into the harbour.
word with o... to happen (formal) // vorfallen, auftreten
When exactly did the incident occur?
to get onto a ship; to put something onto a ship // einsteigen (Schiff,Boot, Flugzeug)
We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked.
behindern
Our efforts were severely hampered by a lack of money.
word with d.... to become worse // verschlechtern
Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards.
offensichtlich word with a....
Then, for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped.
physics: Schub
thrust
verewigt
this system perpetuated itself for several centuries.
