ENGLISH FILE 7C - SWITCH IT OFF

- a Cola Cola advertisement - advert (v); advertisement (n) = ad (n) = advert (n); advertising (n); advertorial (n): noun [C]an advertisement in a newspaper or magazine that is designed to look like an article by the writers of the magazine

PHRASAL VERBS

- LOOK FORWARD TO sth: phrasal verb 1 to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen: I'm really looking forward to my holiday. [+ ing form of verb] She was looking forward to seeing the grandchildren again. I'm not looking forward to Christmas this year. 2 [+ ing form of verb] FORMAL used at the end of a formal letter to say you hope to hear from or see someone soon, or that you expect something from them: I look forward to hearing from you.In the circumstances, I look forward to receiving your client's cheque for the sum of £570 within the next seven days.

- LOOK OUT = WATCH OUT: 1 to watch what is happening and be careful: The police have warned shopkeepers to look out for forged notes. 2 said or shouted in order to tell someone that they are in danger: Look out! There's a car coming!

- PASS AWAY/ON: phrasal verb - polite expression for die: She's terribly upset because her father passed away last week.

- PICK sth UP (LEARN): phrasal verb [M]1 to learn a new skill or language by practising it rather than being taught it: Don't bother with the computer manual - you'll pick it up as you go along. When you live in a country you soon pick up the language. 2 to learn interesting or useful information from someone or something: The nurse had picked up the information from a conversation she overheard.

- SEEL OUT: (SELL ALL) phrasal verb1 to sell all of the supply that you have of something: We sold out of the T-shirts in the first couple of hours. 2 If a supply of something sells out, there is no more of that thing to buy: The first issue of the magazine sold out within two days. 3 [often passive] When a show or film sells out, all of the tickets for it are sold: We couldn't get seats - the concert was sold out.

- SEEL-OUT: noun [C usually singular] a performance or sports event for which no more tickets are available, because it is so popular:The concert was a sell-out.

- SELL (sb) OUT: (BREAK PROMISE) phrasal verb [M] INFORMAL to not do what you have promised someone you will do or what you should do because you will get more advantages for yourself if you do something else: French farmers feel they've been sold out by their government in the negotiations. They've sold out to the road transport lobby (= done what these people wanted).

- SEEL OUT: (SELL BUSINESS) phrasal verbto sell your business or part of your business: They decided to sell out to their competitors.

- TURN sth OVER (TELEVISION): phrasal verb UK - to change to a different television station: This programme's boring - shall I turn over to BBC?

WORDS CONNECTED WITH CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

arrest
- the police do this to someone suspected of a crime
The murderer was arrested as he was trying to cross the border into Switzerland.

arson
- the crime of setting fire to a building
A very serious crime is arson. Not only are buildings destroyed but often the people inside them are killed too.

assault
- to attack someone
Muggers are criminals who assault people in the street and take their money or clothes.

cell
- a prisoner's room in a jail
Some prisons are very overcrowded with more than 4 or 5 prisoners to every cell.

death penalty
- the most terrible and final punishment
In many countries, like Germany for example, the death penalty has been abolished.

evidence
- fingerprints, blood samples, witnesses' statements etc.
The jury didn't think that there was enough evidence that the woman had murdered her husband, and so they found her "Not guilty".

fine
- a money punishment
The punishment for small misdemeanors is usually a fine. For example, you will be fined if you are caught driving above the speed limit.

guard
- person in a jail making sure that prisoners do not escape
Some guards are friendly to the prisoners, while others think it is better to keep their distance.

innocent
- not guilty; not having committed the crime you are accused of
The great problem with the death penalty is the danger that an innocent man will be executed.

investigate
- to find out what has happened or why something has happened
I'm going to investigate what happened at lunch time. Someone broke the window in my room but everyone claims to have seen nothing.

judge
- s/he decides on the punishment of the guilty criminal
The judge sentenced the woman to twenty years in prison after she was found guilty of murdering her husband.

kidnap
- to "steal" a person in order to get a ransom
The children of rich and famous people are in danger of being kidnapped. The kidnappers hope that the parents will pay a large ransom to buy their child free again.

lawyer
- a person who helps someone accused of a crime
If the police suspect you of a serious crime, you had better get yourself a good lawyer!

probation
- giving someone who has committed a crime a second chance
Most young criminals are given a second chance, called probation, to avoid crime in future. If they fail, they are put into prison..

sentence
- the punishment decided on by the judge
The judge sentenced the thief to 6 months in prison and warned him not to steal again.

shoplifter
- someone who steals from a shop
A big problem in many stores are shoplifters . That's why you'll often see cameras on the ceiling that spy on the customers while they are shopping.

smuggling
- bringing tobacco, alcohol or drugs secretly into a country without paying tax
The mafia makes a huge amount of money each year by smuggling drugs into America or Europe from poorer parts of the world like Asia or South America.

statement
- information given by a witness about what he has seen
The police took statements from all those people who had witnessed the accident.

trial
- the process that takes place in court
The trial lasted two months. At the end of it the man was found guilty of murdering his boss and sentenced by the judge to life imprisonment.

witness
- someone who sees a crime or accident
The police interviewed witnesses of the accident to find out exactly how it had happened.

http://esl.fis.edu/vocab/q1/crime.htm (QUIZZES AVAILABLE)

THE LONESOME SEA

TO THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED

Marcelo Maciel de Almeida

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No shells upon the warm sands

An aircrat in the deep wide sea

A prayer for some comfort

Lives beginning without an end

***

Hues of indigo and blue

There's a spot I cannot see

A water string flows away

Sail away, sail away, sail away

***

Dreams have fallen apart

By the seashore,

Cast a spell on me

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Life has begun

To the faithful departed

And goes on and on and on

On 3rd June

LOOSENING MY GRIPS

Marcelo Maciel de Almeida

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A dismantled brain

Fears deep inside

Lonely cold rain

God will always be by my side

***

Lost in shadows of dark night

On a chess board, a lonely knight

Tears are wiped out on my face

Writings on the sands, no holy trace

***

Knowledge lost in dark shadows

No holly carols

A grammar task unfinished

***

Knowledge from theoretical books

Please, God, be my only guide

Loosening my grips, the Morning Glory

ENGLISH FILE 7B - MURDER MYSTERIES

train carriages

- as if/though: used to describe how a situation seems to be: She looked as if she'd had some bad news. I felt as though I'd been lying in the sun for hours. They stared at me as if I was crazy.

- carriage: noun [C]1 a vehicle with four wheels, which is usually pulled by horses and was used especially in the past: a horse-drawn carriage 2 UK any of the separate parts of a train in which the passengers sit: a railway carriage

- come up (HAPPEN): phrasal verb - 1 to happen, usually unexpectedly

- engrossing: adjective - very interesting and needing all your attention

- leap (MOVEMENT): verb [I + adverb or preposition] leapt or leaped, leapt or leaped to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another

- look up to sb: phrasal verb - to admire and respect someone

- nod: verb [I or T] -dd- to move your head down and then up, sometimes repeatedly, especially to show agreement, approval or greeting or to show something by doing this

- rub: verb [I or T] -bb- to press or be pressed against something with a circular or up and down repeated movement

- sharply: suddenly

- volition: noun [U] FORMALthe power to make your own decisions