Thursday, November 26, 2009

COUNTDOWN TO FCE - UNIT 11

Phrasal verbs with come and go:
- come across: to discover something by chance, or to meet someone by chance
- come up: 1- to move towards someone or something so that you are near them or next to them; 2- if a question or a subject - comes up in an exam, that question is asked or questions about that subject are asked in the exam
- come up with sth: to think of or to suggest a plan or idea, a solution to a problem, or an answer to a question
come around/round: 1- to move around a group of people in order to talk to them, give them something, or take something from them; 2- to become conscious again
come out: 1- to leave a room, building, or covered place; 2- if flowers or plants come out, the flowers grow and open
- go off: 1- to leave a place and go somewhere else; 2- (British & Australian) if food or drink goes off, it is not good to eat or drink any more because it is too old
- go through sth: to experience an unpleasant or difficult situation or event
- go over sth: to talk or think about something in order to explain it or make sure that it is correct
- go with sth: if one thing goes with another, they suit each other or they look or taste good together
- frown: /fraʊn/ (v) to bring your eyebrows together so that there are lines on your face above your eyes to show that you are annoyed or worried
FUN AND FUNNY

- fun: (n) pleasure, enjoyment, entertainment
- fun: (adj) [before noun] enjoyable - There are lots of fun things to do here.
- for fun: for pleasure
- have fun: enjoy yourself
- make fun of sb/sth: to make a joke about someone or something in a way that is not kind

- funny: (adj) humorous; causing laughter; [after verb] informal slightly ill; strange, surprising, unexpected or difficult to explain or understand
- funnily enoguh: strangely, in a way that is surprising

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- disapprove: (i v) to feel that something or someone is bad, wrong, etc.; to not approve - The survey showed that 32% of respondents approve, 54% disapprove and the rest are undecided. I strongly disapprove of under-age drinking.
- light-hearted: (adj) happy and not serious
- turn out: (ph v) - to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result – In the end, things turn out well for everyone.
- underworld: (n) the part of society consisting of criminal organizations and activities

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