Intermediate Advanced

Compounds Session 3
English punctuation Unit 4
Appearance Unit 5
Word Example

Thank you, Sam.' He said, with heavy irony. In fact, Sam hardly had
helped at all.
ironic(adj)
irony(n) He was being ironic - he didn't mean any harm
sarcastic(adj)
sarcasm (n) It was a very sarcastic reply
figurative (adj) It's being used in a figurative scene.
literary (adj) he uses a lot of literary language
disapproving (adj) It labels disapproving in dictionary
slang (n) You hear more slang in spoken english

Pejorative (adj) His pejorative comments abt my essay upset me

insulting (adj) He called Mark an old woman. How insulting he is!
Meaning

the use of word to say the opposite of what you mean, often humorously (a trace/hint irony = a little irony)

the use of word to say the opposite of what you mean in order to be unpleasant to sb or make fun of sb
(of words) not used with their literal scene
uses of the kind of language which is found in poems and stories
(often used in dictionaries) showing that sth is bad or wrong
very informal words

expressing disapproval or crisism

rude or offensive
Word Example
crawl As I crawled along the motorway,
have second thoughts about st I was having second thoughts about staying with Marcus
be in two minds about st I've been in two minds about going in the first place
be sweet of sb's It was sweet of him to invite me
Tie up and I wasn't tied up, so I said "Yes"
Now, it dawned on me that he may have had an ulterior motive that
dawn he wanted to go out with me
ulterior motive
thick How could I be so thick?
Marcus was very nice, but romantic relationship was the last thing
be the last thing on sb's mind on my mind.

st go into the back of me Something went into back of me and sent the car flying off the road
send st flying off the road
dazed Dazed but OK.

You're not gonna believe this, but.. Is that you, Marcus? Listen, You're not gonna believe this, but..

Finally I got my car to start.

get sb/sth to do sth I couldn't get him to leave the party
keep We must eat the grapes - they won't keep
keep sb going I'll have a sandwich. That will keep me going until lunchtime
It's hard to put your feeling into words.
put sth I think he put it very well in his essay.
push sb Some parents push their kid really hard
We need to book a table. I'll leave it to you.
leave sth to/with sb Leave it to/with me. I'll do it.
My watch says 10.20. What time do you make it?
make sth sth He bought ten more. I make that 25 now
It was the war that brought him to power.
bring sb somewhere What brings you here? I've got a meeting
come with I'm sure the radio comes with batteries.
come in The chairs come in 4 different colours.
I peeled 6 potatoes. Will that do?
do (for sb/sth) Will these shoes do for the wedding?

A: Hello. What brings you to this part of the building?

B: I can't get this new clock to work, and it didn't come with instructions.
A: Ok, leave it with me.
B: thanks. Oh, one other thing, we're run out of paper for the photocopier.
A: Er, there's some over there. Will that do?
B: Yeah, that'll keep us going for now.

C: What are the bookings like for this evening?

D: We had two more this morning, so I make that 36 now.
C: OK. We'll need more tables, then. Can I leave that with you?
D: I'll see how things go, but I may have to get Mario to do it.
C: OK, but don't push him too hard; he's had a very tough week.
Meaning
(of vehicles) move very slowly
start having doubts about decision you have made
be unable to decide what to do
kind (of sb)
be busy and unable to do other things

If sth dawn on you, you begin to realise it for the first time
a reason for sth that you keep hidden
stupid (informal)

be sth that sb's least likely to think about

accident in the road when one vehicle go into another

make sb/sth move quickly and without control
very confused and unable to think clearly

used to introduce surprising and often unwelcome news

make sth/ persuade sb to do sth

remain fresh
be enough for sb until a later time

say or write sth in a particular way

make sb work harder

allow sb to take care of sth

think or calculate sth to be a particular time or number

cause sb to reach a particular condition or place

be sold or produced with a particular feature

be enough or be acceptable in a particular situation.

Session 3 I can use compounds

A) Nouns

Word Example
drawing pin I stepped on a drawing pin. It really hurt.
paper clip I need some paper clip to put these notes together.
barbed wine
nail polish
driving license
birth certificate
spare part
passer-by
long weekend
life expectancy
short cut/shortcut
fancy dress

B) Adjectives Most compound adjs are hyphenated.

Word Example
last-minute
built-up
panic-stricken
thick-skinned
off-putting
tongue-tied

worn-out
hard-wearing
never-ending
bad-tempered
Meaning

an official document that shows you are qualified to drive

an official document showing when and where you were born
a part for a car or a machine to replace an old or broken part
a person who walking past a place by chance
a short holiday from Sat to Mon, or Fri to Sun
the number of years that a person is likely to live
a path or route that is quicker than a normal way
clothes that you wear to a party that makes you appear a different character

Meaning
happening at the last possible moment
(of area) a lot of houses and not many open spaces
extremely anxious abt sth
not easily upset by unkind or critical comments
(of behavior) irritating or unattractive
unable to speak easily because of nerves or shyness
1 (of a thing) no longer useful because it has been used so much
2 (of a person)
Unit 4
I can talk about English punctuation

Full stop . full stop

Comma Pause in speech, separate of a sentences , comma
A colon before explaination or a list : colon
A semicolon ; semicolon
A slash ' apostrophe
? question mark
/ slash
"" quotation mark
- hyphen
long - dash long hyphen
() bracket
! exclamtion mark
Unit 5
I can talk about appearance