Fwd: [eoi-english-2013-ni2c:126] Class summary for March 19th.

Thanks, Ana. Very neat.

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From: Ana Belén Belmonte Ruiz 
Date: Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 9:41 PM
Subject: [eoi-english-2013-ni2c:126] Class summary for March 19th.
To: eoi-english-2013-ni2c@googlegroups.com

Hi Guys!

Here´s the summary for March 19th.

 We started the class by correcting exercise 4 on page 48.  We found some new vocabulary in the text on pages 48 and 49.

• WITHIN - (prep)  En el plazo de, dentro de.  
•   She will return within an hour / There is some disagreement within the medical profession.
• WITHIN REACH - Al alcance.  
•  He could sense that his goal was within reach.
• DRIP - Goteo.     DRIP-DRIP- Goteo continuo.  
•  I have a constant drip-drip of information for my friends.
  
• LONG-STANDING - (Adj) De hace mucho tiempo. 
•  A long-standing agreement.
• OUTSTANDING - (Adj)  Destacado, excepcional. 
•   An outstanding novel.
  
• STAND UP - Destacar.  
• She really stands out in a crowd.
• FAR FROM  -ing - Lejos de ... 
•  Far from being embarrased, he enjoyed himself.
  
• TO PRISE - Separar, quitar algo haciendo presión/palanca.  
•  She prised off the lid with a coin.
• IDLE  sth AWAY -  Pasar el tiempo haciendo "poca cosa".  
•  She idled away the hours playing cards.
• BASK IN sth - Disfrutar de algo. 
•  I will bask in the sunshine on my summer holydays.
• THUMBING -  Poner   en las diferentes redes sociales.  
• I´ll still be sitting on my bed thumbing online.

 Then we continued by doing exercises 1, 2 and 3 on page 49. They were about colloquial language and we found new vocabulary too.

•  MATES -  Friends (UK)    =    DUDE, BUDDY (US)  (We can form different words with this word such as housemate, playmate, classmate, flatmate, workmate)
•  TA  -  Thanks   (This expression is very +much used by José Luis in his e-mails. I think  I was not alone in discovering its meaning)
•  BOOZE -  Alcoholic drinks.
• A FIVER - A 5 pounds note
• A TENNER - A 10 pounds note

• COLD TURKEY - Dejar de hacer algo de repente, "cortar por lo sano". 
•   I quit smoking cold turkey.
• ALL RIGHT YOU? - ¿Qué tal estás?
• WHAT´S UP? - ¿Qué te pasa?
• TO BE STRESSED OUT -  Estar agobiadísimo
• GRAB A CHAIR - Pilla una silla
• HE´S DOING MY HEAD IN - Me está mareando/ volviendo loco
• WATH´S GOING ON? - ¿Qué pasa?.
• CHILL OUT - Relájate
• HE WAS LIKE ... - Estaba como... 
• I CAN´T HELP IT - No puedo evitarlo
• HELP YOURSELF - Sírvete tú mismo.
• TO TAKE/HAVE SEVERAL HELPINGS - Tomar varias porciones/raciones

 To finish the summary, I will say that we had +a grammar explanation.

                            

               "DUMMY IT"  - They found it difficult to make friends "in real life"

                  

              In this sentence "it" is used to "anticipate" something +wich +which appears later in the sentence.

 Other example:  I think it would be fun to play cards all night.

                STRUCTURE "THE + ADJETIVE"  - The rich are becoming richer, the poor, poorer.

         

              This structure is used with plural nouns, but not all +nouns. It is used when referring to groups of people

 Finally, we ended the class by recalling the different meanings and expressions with "mind"  (They can be found .[on page 39])

 That´s all.

 Remember!  Tomorrow´s class!

  See you.

   Ana

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