Bim 1 Eng Flashcards
What does “conform” mean?
behave in the way that most other people behave
What does “conformist” mean?
someone who conforms
What does “do your own thing” mean?
to do what you want without worrying about what anyone else thinks of you
What does “follow the crowd” mean?
to do what most other people do
What does “ have in common” mean?
to share the same interests or have similar characteristics
What does “outsider” mean?
a person who is not involved with a particular group of people
What does “peer pressure” mean?
the strong influence of a group
What does “rebel” (v) mean?
to oppose or disobey one in authority or control
What does “rebel” (n) mean?
a person who does not like rules or authority
What does “stand out in a crowd” mean?
to be unusual in a good way
The suffixes that exist are…
-ance, -ice, -ing, -ment, -sion, -tion
We use “used to + infinitive” to…
talk about past states that are no longer true or to talk about repeated past actions that no longer happen, or repeated current actions that didn’t happen in the past
We use “would + infinitive”…
to talk about repeated actions that no longer happen ,but not states , it means the same as used to
We use “be used to + ing form or noun”…
to talk abou things or situations in our lifes that are normal for us because we are accustomed to them or not normal because they´r new
We use “get used to + ing form or a noun”…
to talk about process of the new things becoming normal to us