BBC Listening Flashcards
numerous
many:
We have discussed these plans on numerous occasions.
Retailers of this type, once rare, are now numerous.
neither … nor
used when you want to say that two or more things are not true.
they have neither the time nor the knowledge to do so.
either
used in negative sentences instead of “also” or “too”:
I don’t eat meat and my husband doesn’t either.
“I’ve never been to the States.” “I haven’t either.”
neither
not either of two things or people:
We’ve got two TVs, but neither works properly.
Neither of my parents likes my boyfriend.
Neither one of us is interested in gardening.
tutor
a teacher who teaches a child outside of school, especially in order to give the child extra help with a subject he or she finds difficult:
His parents got him a tutor to help with his maths.
During my illness I was taught by a series of home tutors
pre-approved
already officially recognised and accepted
predicament
an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of:
She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial predicament.
I’m in a bit of a
come up with something
to suggest or think of an idea or plan:
He came up with a great idea for the ad campaign
funding
money given by a government or organization for an event or activity:
Alisha is trying to get funding for her research.
They received state funding for the project.
