Wednesday, August 5, 2009

FCE KNOCKOUT - UNIT 9 - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS

- metal springy puzzle


- high heeled shows






- Bride boob grab


- Ferrari black fleece lined



- examples of hooves
- the film crew


- Liza yelling




- a bunch of carrots
TEXT: WOOLY WILMA (pages 86 and 87)
- awkward (DIFFICULT): adjectivedifficult to use, do, or deal with
- axe: (v) reduce
- coax: verb [T]to persuade someone gently to do something or go somewhere, by being kind and patient, or by appearing to be: Perhaps you could coax your father into taking you to the station. He has some information I want, so I'm going to try to coax it out of him over a drink. A mother was coaxing her reluctant child into the water. a coaxing voice
- come to a hault: stop, either permanently or temporarily. For example, The sergeant ordered the men to come to a halt, or With the strike, construction came to a standstill. Both terms employ come to in the sense of "arrive at" or "reach," a usage dating from the 10th century.
- dislodge: verb [T] to remove something or someone, especially by force, from a fixed position
- dodge: (v) to avoid being hit by something by moving quickly to one side
- eager: adjective wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable: the children's eager faces She sounded very eager to meet you.They crowded round the spokesperson, eager for any news. eagerness (n)
- fleece (SHEEP): noun [C or U]1 the thick covering of wool on a sheep, or this covering used to make a piece of clothing: My jacket is lined with fleece/is fleece-lined. 2 a type of warm soft material, or a jacket made from this
- glint: (v) When someone's eyes glint, they look bright, expressing a lively emotion
- grab: (v) take with hand
- 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: He leapt out of his car and ran towards the house. I leaped up to answer the phone The dog leapt over the gate into the field.
- light (sth) up (light - lit - lit)(EXPRESSION) phrasal verb [M]If your face or eyes light up, or if a smile lights up your face, you suddenly look happy:
Rosie's whole face lit up with excitement when she saw the presents.
- neat: (adj) tidy, organised
- nibble: verb 1 [I or T] to eat something by taking a lot of small bites:
- scramble: (v) move quickly
- settle (sb) down (CALM): phrasal verb - to become quiet and calm, or to make someone become quiet and calm
- springy: adjective returning quickly to the usual shape, after being pulled, pushed, crushed, etc:
- tear: tore - tore (v) move quicky
- tempt: verb [T] to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong: The offer of a free car stereo tempted her into buying a new car.[+ to infinitive] They tempted him to join the company by offering him a large salary and a company car.
- toss: (v) to throw something carelessly
- whirl round: verb [I or T] to (cause something to) spin round: She saw a mass of bodies whirling round on the dance floor. He stepped out into the night and the whirling snow. He whirled her round until she felt quite sick.

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