New vocab and expressions

Week 12/02/16

Up turn = improvement

Outbreak = an small epidemic

Kinship = family relationship

Arguably = It could be argued that

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Answers to test 2 Use of English and Reading

Part 1

1C 2B 3B 4A 5A 6C 7A 8B

Part 2

9 mind  10 according  11 for  12 without  13 part/aspect  14 not  15 into  16 little

Part 3

17 complexities  18 misled  19 politicians  20 incredibly  21 assumptions  22 impair  23 repeatedly  24 infinite

Part 4

25 make it/mean (that) it is difficult to reach
26 to the exhibition is restricted to visitors/people/those who OR is restricted to the exhibition to/for visitors/people/those who
27 for Stevie's prompt action in putting
28 is every chance/likelihood/probability/possibility (that) taxes will rise/are (going) to rise / of taxes rising/increasing/going up
29 had/was left with no choice but/other than to accept
30 have got into/developed/acquired the habit of

Part 5 31B 32B 33A 34C 35B 36D

Part 6 37C 38H 39B 40D 41A 42E 43G

Part 7 44C 45A 46D 47D 48B 49D 50A 51C 52A 53B

Answers to test 3 Reading and Use of English

Part 1
1C 2B 3B 4A 5A 6C 7A 8B

Part 2
9 mind  10According 11for 12without 13part/aspect 14not 15into 16little

Part 3
17complexities 18misled 19politicians 20incredibly 21assumptions 22impair 23repeatedly 24infinite

Part 4
25 make it/mean (that) it is difficult to reach
26 to the exhibition is restricted to visitors/people/those who OR is restricted to the exhibition to/for visitors/people/those who
27 for Stevie's prompt action in putting
28 is every chance/likelihood/probability/possibility (that) taxes will rise/are (going) to rise of taxes rising/increasing/going up
29 had/was left with no choice but/other than to accept
30 have got into/developed/acquired the habit of

New vocab and expressions

Week 05/02/16

Rebranding exercise = change company image

To give somebody free rein to do something = to give somebody total freedom to do what they want

As a result = therefore/consequently

Easy on the eye = attractive

To come up with = to have a new idea

To devise a campaign = To design/plan/come up with

“dusty” = old fashioned

A new lease of life = A fresh start

Soaked = really wet

Puzzled = confused

To negate = to contradict

Clutching at straws = to try to understand a situation with difficulty

Vested interest = You have an interest in something because it affects you greatly

To leave somebody high and dry

To go through thick and thin

To look for fame and fortune

To be touch and go

First and foremost,…

Time and again

Give and take

Life and soul (of the party)

To be your own flesh and blood

To be black and white

Mr Humphris is a shining example of what a teacher should be like; time and again helping his students through thick and thin.

We all have a vested interest in giving a new lease of life to the dusty old premises.

As a result of the boss’s vested interest in investing in construction firms, we had to devise a campaign to change the business’s image, coming up with some great ideas and advertisements that were easy on the eye.

I am puzzled by how my brother, my own flesh and blood, is the life and soul of every party while I am always bored whenever I’m out.

The designer achieved fame and fortune quickly as he came up with a new structural model which was really easy on the eye.

I felt like I had a new lease of life when I moved out but it was touch and go for a time; leaving your own flesh and blood is difficult.

To see something with your own eyes

Sarcophagus

Latin/Jewish/Muslim quarter

We tried to do as many missions as we could

To DO your best

Disheartening / discouraging

Like = for instance, say

What’s more (speaking) = moreover/furthermore (writing)

A lot = enormously (more intellectual)

Masterpieces

Renaissance 

New vocabulary and expressions from class

Week 29/01/16

To perform a feat = to do an impressive act

Merely = simply

To bring about = cause

He closed the pub on the ground of too much noise being made/there being too much noise made

On behalf of

To some extent

On the brink of = on the verge of.  E.g. I was about to leave my house / I was on the verge of leaving my house.

COMMON PHRASE = She was on the verge of tears

In the region of

In vain

In conjunction with

With the exception of

I have no alternative/choice/option BUT to stay at home this year rather than going away.

I have no intention OF ever going to Disneyland.

I have no time to look at lots of travel brochures.

To get my goat = to get on my nerves

To get carried away = To go over the top

To fork out = To spend a lot of money

Hefty = big

Tight budget = small

To let your imagination run wild = To be really imaginative

To be dead set on something = To be really sure about doing something

To be in line with something = To be similar to something

To face the music = To deal with your problems directly

To elbow people aside = To move people out of the way

To foot the bill = To pay for something

To shoulder the burden = To share the responsibility/problem

To stomach the idea = To tolerate an idea you do not like

To toe the line = To conform/to do exactly what people say