Week 13 vocabulary

Vocabulary from class

to take sth at face value
to get your foot in the door
approach (noun)
setback
shortcomings
get your money's worth
a probing question
to master
to get up to speed
to be fired up
wary (adjective)

Week 13 - Use of English HOMEWORK and reading part 8 tips

Carlos really should get someone to mend his bike.
HIGH
It's______________________________________ his bike mended.

Do you think Noelia is likely to win the competition?
CHANCE
Do you think Noelia is in_________________________________ the competition?

I've been greatly impressed by the way Jasper deals with problems.
MADE
Jasper's way of dealing with problems has _______________________________ me.

The reduction in the price of the magazine led to growth in sales.
RESULT
Sales of the magazines___________________________________ the reduction in the price.

I think the weather will improve next week.
CHANGE
I think there'll be_____________________________________better in the weather next week.

Phoebe was surprised to be offered a place on the course.
CAME
The offer of a place on the course__________________________________________ Phoebe.


•Look at the title and pictures to get an idea of the subject and style. Don’t read the text until you have analysed the questions.

•Read the questions carefully and underline the key expressions in each one to help focus your mind on what you are reading for.

•Remember these key expressions as you read the text at a reasonably fast pace.  Some of the answers will be obvious as you read, fill in your answer sheet as you go along.

•Be careful that your answers match all of the information in the question. Sometimes the question will be looking for more than just one criteria so you need to be careful.

•Go back to the unanswered questions, look at the key expressions you underlined and try to remember which area of the text had material related to them. When you scan the text, keep several questions in mind at once to make more efficient use of your time.

Week 11 - informal writing language and task

Writing task in 220 to 260 words.

You have received a letter from an English friend:...

My new job is great, and next month I get to travel on business. Guess what – I’m actually coming to your town for a week! I’ll be free some evenings and one weekend. I want to make the most of this opportunity, so I’d like your advice please: where to go, what to do, and why?

Cheers,

Chris

Write your letter in reply. You do not need to include postal addresses.

Useful language

Beginning

Great/Lovely to hear from you (after so long)

Thanks (a lot) for the letter / It was great to get your letter

Sorry to hear about your

Sorry for not writing for so long/I haven’t written/I haven’t been in touch for so long

Persuading

You’d get so much out of it

It’d be a wonderful/marvellous opportunity for you to..

Just think of (all the people you’d meet)

Just imagine how it would (improve your cv), not to mention (the money you could earn)

Advising

Whatever you do, make sure you..

It’s (not) worth/There’s no/little point + gerund

I’d/I wouldn’t…if I were you.

You’d be much better off + gerund

Ending

I must go now

Phone me as soon as possible.

Write back soon and let me know how it goes

(I’m) Looking forward to hearing from you

Please reply quickly

I’ll finish now as I’m running out of space

Bye for now

I’d better get going

Can’t wait to see you again

(Give my) love/regards to

Signing off

Friends: All the best/Best wishes/Bye for now

Relatives: Lots of love/All my love/Love

Week 10 Vocab

•Bland (adj)

•Soothing (adj)

•To run out of steam

•To eat one´s words

•Exhilerated (adj)

•Stunned (adj)

•To be wiped out

•To be able to hack it

•To not be up to a job

•Watertight (adj)