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UNIT 10 WORKBOOK 5.- REVISION : WORDS TO DO WITH BODY 1.

- FRISK- to pass your hands over sbs body to search them for hidden weapons, drugs etc. 2.- SCATCHED. to rub your skin with your nails, usually because it is itching. 3.- WINKING. To close one eye and open it again quickly, especially as a private signal to sb or to show sth is a joke. 4.- CLAPPED.- to hit your open hands together several times. 5.- SHOVING.- to push sb/sth in a rough way. 6.- HUG.- to put your arms around sb. and hold them tightly. 7.-SPIT.- to force liquid , food etc. out of your mouth. 8.- RUB.. to move your hand or sth such as a cloth backwards and forwards over a surface while pressing firmly.

VERBS OF MOVEMENT 1.- CREEP.- to move slowly , quietly and carefully because you dont want to be seen or heard. Ex. I crept up the stairs trying not to wake my parents. 2. MARCH.- to walk with stiff regular steps like a soldier. Ex.- Soldiers were marching up and down outside the government building. 3.- SWAY.. to move slowly from side to side. Ex.. The branches were swaying in the wind. 4. HOP.- to move by jumping on one foot . Ex.. Kids hopping over puddles. 5.- STROLL.- to walk somewhere in a slow relaxing way . Ex. People were strolling along the beach. 6.- TIP TOE.- To walk using the front parts of your feet only, so other people cant hear you. 7. CRAWL.- to move forward on your hands and knees with your body close to the ground.

Ex.- Our baby is just starting to crawl. 8.- LIMP-. To walk slowly or with difficult because one leg is injured. 9.. STUMBLE.- To hit your foot against sth while walking or running and almost all. 10.- SPRINT.- to run a short distance very fast. Ex. She jumped out of the car and sprinted for the front door.

P. VERBS BRUSH UP .- To improve a skill. Ex.. I must brush up on my Spanish before going to Seville . TURN DOWN .- To reduce the noise , heat , etc . ex. Please turn the volume down. WORK OUT.- to calculate DO UP .- (Br.E) to repair and decorate a house. Ex.- He makes money by buying old houses and doing them up. LOG OFF .- To perform the actions that allow you to finish using a computer systems. COOL DOWN.- to make sth cool or cooler. CUT DOWN.- To reduce the sixe, amount or number of sth. Ex. We need to cut the article down to 1000 words. CALL OFF.- to cancel sth. Ex. To call off a trip because of an emergency. FIND OUT.- To get some information about sth by asking, reading etc. CUT OFF. To interrupt sb and stop them from speaking. Ex. My explanation was cut off by local protest. LOOK UP .- To become better (business, situation etc) BREAK OFF. To end sth suddenly. Ex. Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations. SORT OUT .- To deal with a problem in a satisfactory way. FIGURE OUT/WORK OUT .- To think about sth /sb until you understand them /it. Ex. Weve never been able to figure her out.

CHEER UP.- To become more cheerful BREAK UP .- To come to an end. Ex.- He did nothing to stop the break up of their marriage. SET OFF.- To begin a journey. Ex.- We set off to London just after ten. WEAR OUT .- to make sth or become thin or no longer able to used ex. He wore out two pairs of shoes last year. GET SB DOWN.- to make sb feel sad or depressed.

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