New vocab and structures from class 27/11/15

New vocab and structures

Apart from = except for = save (formal)

To make a living = to scrape a living (just survive) = to get by (to just survive)

To make ends meet = to have enough to reach the end of the month

To take up residence = to live in a new place/to reside in a new place

To be capable of doing something

On this basis = consequently = therefore = as a result

In as much as = in so much as

E.g. Ana is crazy, in so much as she wears different coloured shoes.

Victor is weird, in as much as he screams and shouts whenever strangers pass.

Alluring = attractive

Hurdle = obstacle/difficulty

Pressing (adjective) = urgent

Avowal = statement/assertion/claim

Stint = period

To redress something = to correct something

Forebear = ancestor/forefather

To eptiomise = to be the best example of something

To undermine = to take somebody’s authority away from them

Answers to reading from class (27/11/15)

Reading part 5

31 C 32 A 33 D 34 B 35 D 36 C

Reading part 6

37 C 38 F 39 H 40 D 41 G 42 A 43 E

Reading part 7

44 C 45 B 46 D 47 B 48 E 49 C 50 D 51 A 52 C 53 B

Interesting article about the evolution of English

https://aeon.co/essays/why-is-english-so-weirdly-different-from-other-languages

Vocabulary week 5 20/11

To put forward = to suggest

To become clear

Make sense

To back something up = To give evidence for something

To be widely read in the subject/field/area of something = To be an expert on something

In view of the fact = bearing in mind/taking into account

Regardless of = despite/in spite of

To be a great read/watch= To be enjoyable to read (a book) / watch (a film)

Zealous

Stolid

Talking in the short term

As I see it it’s essential/fundamental/paramount to

If we look at_____

When it comes to _______ = Talking of… / Regarding

Living standards are going to get a bit down = are going to get worse/are going to suffer/are going to decrease/are going to go down

The price of water will raise = rise

E.g Companies will raise the price of water. The price of water will rise.

That’s a very good question because…

Let’s look at ______ for instance.

Cultural heritage

To pedestrianize = To remove cars from a street

It’s common to see…

It can affect your relationship with your children

As a result..

It is often said that…

It leads to…

It all stems from…

All in all…

To be used to + gerund – used to do something

To be at an age

To end up + gerund e.g. Everyone will end up having to live far from the coast

To “live” a situation – To experience a situation

To care ABOUT what is happening

Answers to previous use of English exercises

http://www.englishaula.com/en/cpe-use-of-english-part-3-word-formation-exercise-exam-3.html

https://www.englishforums.com/English/Conjunctions/mnrnw/post.htm
(Scroll down to find the full text in one of the posts)

Use of English class activities

Food for a FutureTop of Form

Jon Wynne-Tyson was an original thinker whose best-known book ‚Food for a Future‘ was published in 1975, In this classic work, a case was forward for  can only be described as a more responsible and humane attitude towards the world’s food resources. It had gradually  clear to Wynne-Tyson that the economics and ecology of meat production did not sense. What justification was  , he argued, for using seven tonnes of cereal to produce one tonne of meat? Even today, the book's succinct style makes it compulsively readable. his approach is basically an emotional one, Wynne-Tyson goes to great lengths to back  every statement with considerable supporting evidence and statistical data. Thus, even of us who are widely read the subject of vegetarianism will gain fresh insights from this book. It is generally agreed that his most skilful achievement is the slow revelation of his main thesis the arguments unfold. The book concludes that a move away from an animal-based diet to  which is based on plant sources is inevitable in the long-term, in  of the fact that there is no sound nutritional, medical or social justification for meat eating. of whether you agree with  a conclusion or not, the book certainly makes fascinating read.

 

The Desire to Know

Curiosity goes back to the dawn of human existence (EXIST). This irrepressible desire to know is not a  (CHARACTER) of inanimate objects. Nor does it seem to be attributable to some forms of living organism which, for that very reason, we can scarcely bring ourselves to consider alive. A tree, for example, does not display  (RECOGNISE) curiosity, nor does a sponge or even an oyster. If chance events bring them poison, predators or parasites, they die as  (CEREMONIOUS) as they lived.

Early in the scheme of life,  (DEPEND) motion was developed by some organisms. It meant an (ORDINARY) advance in their control of the environment. A moving organism no longer waited in stolid  (RIGID) for food to come its way, but went out after it. The individual that hesitated in the (ZEAL) search for food, or that was overly  (CONSERVE) in its investigation, starved.

As organisms grew more complex, more messages of greater variety were received from and about the  (ROUND) environment. At the same time, the nervous system, the living instrument that interprets and stores the data collected by the sense organs, became  (INCREASE) complexBottom of FormBottom of Form

Speaking frames for part 2

Introducing yourself

I'm speaking English for my own satisfaction / my job / in order to improve my employment prospects / so that I can study a degree/course in …

If you want to get ahead these days, you need to have a good command of English

I’ve always loved (the sea).

I'd love to visit places untouched by man.

However, there's no place like home.

That's a big question!

I want to be a useful member of society.

I'm keen on ...

I'm an avid (traveler, reader) ...

I haven't given it much thought until now.

Analysing pictures

What strikes me about the first picture is the fact that...

This picture reminds me of...

Judging from the photograph, the children...

The man appears to be...

From what we can see here, he must...

There are many similarities...

Both pictures depict...

Both pictures are quite similar in that they show...

When you give it a closer look it reveals...

The first picture ... whereas the other picture ...

Another important difference is...

Picture ... doesn't show ... as clearly as ...

Picture ... attempts to ... but I think picture ... does this more effectively...

All pictures are interesting, but ... gives a stronger idea of...

It's difficult to tell from a photograph but this picture could have been taken in ...

I might be wrong, but I'd say that this picture ...

I would imagine/guess that this picture comes from ...

…picture ... is by far the best to show … because ...

To me, picture ... is essential for this kind of publication.

I'm surprised there is no picture showing...

A picture of ... would get the message across more effectively.

The cover would be so much better if we had a picture of ...

So let's look at the alternatives ...

The name for this escapes me at present, but it's for/it's like ...

The name for it is on the tip of my tongue ...

Expressing Opinions

As far as the problem in question is concerned ...

The main problem centres around ...

It's my belief ...

For my part ...

As I see it ...

As I was saying ...

I forgot to mention ...

I'm of the opinion that ...

To my mind ...

To my way of thinking ...

I am convinced that ...

I am inclined to believe that ...

Don't get me wrong but shouldn't we ... ?

Judging by ... they must be ...

... is a separate issue.

Moving on to ...

Taking everything into account ...

I couldn't agree more.

I agree up to a point.

I think I see what you mean, but ...

I'm in two minds about it. / I'm ambivalent about ...

I don't see eye to eye with you here ...

That's true in a way, I suppose, but ...

I don't feel convinced ...

That's one way of looking at it. On the other hand ...

It brings us to the question / idea / problem of whether ...

Perhaps we should put ... first? What do you think?

A strong point in favour of ... is that ...

What do you think should go next?

Are you happy with this order then?

Would you go along with that?

Adding to what your partner has said…

Just following from what X was saying, I also feel ...

While generally agreeing with X, I must say that ...

Adding to what X has just said, I think ...

I can sympathise with what X said but ...

One thing X didn't mention is ...

Surprising, as it may seem, I don't support X's view on ...

Perhaps it should be also emphasized that ... / it should be pointed out that ...