collocations Flashcards

Question

عمیقا متاسف

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deeply regret

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deeply hurt (of feeling)

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deeply affected

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deeply moved

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deeply committed professor McDellvit was always deeply committed to her students.

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deeply shocked

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deeply concerned

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deeply ashamed collocates mainly with words associated with feelings; used slightly more in writing than in conversation

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bitterly weep

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bitterly cry

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bitterly complain

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bitterly regret

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bitterly criticise

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bitterly resent

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bitterly disappointing bitterly disappointed I was bitterly disappointed when I failed the exam.

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absolutely(utterly) miserable

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absolutely(utterly) devastated the whole area was utterly devastated after the earthquake.

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absolutely(utterly) convinced

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absolutely(utterly) appalled

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absolutely(utterly) alone

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absolutely(utterly) wrong

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absolutely(utterly) impossible

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absolutely(utterly) stupid

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absolutely(utterly) ridiculous absolutely is slightly more formal they combine with very extreme meanings we can't use very.

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absolutely(utterly) exhausted not very exhausted whereas we can say very tired not absolutely(utterly) tired.

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highly-extremely unlikely highly-extremely likely it is highly unlikely that i'll finish my work on time.

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highly-extremely unusual Julia's highly unusual behaviour began to worry her parents.

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highly-extremely successful

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highly-extremely competitive

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highly-extremely profitable

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highly-extremely effective

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highly-extremely controversial highly is used with some probability words. they usually combine with very positive words.

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submit a tender

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to raise capital

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to go into partnership with

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start up a business

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شیوع انقولانزا به جنوب اروپا رسید

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outbreak hits

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police crack down

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police quiz

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airline slashes prices

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cyclists must dismount here

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alight the bus

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trespassers will be prosecuted

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dispose of 1unwanted items in the receptacle2 provided

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make arrangements for the school can make arrangements puplis with special needs the basic meaning of make is about producing something

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make change or changes the new manager is planing to make some changes

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make a choice Amelia had to make a choice between her career and her family

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make a comment / comments would anyone like to make any comments on the talk?

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make a contribution to she made a useful contribution to the discussion

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make a decision I'm glad it's you who has to make the decision, not me.

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make an effort Micheal is realy making an effort with his maths this term.

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make an excuse I'm too tired to go out tonight. let's make an excuse and stay at home

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make friends caroline is very good at making friends

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make an improvement repainting the room has realy make an improvement

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make a mistake they've made a mistake in our bill

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make a phone call I've got to make some phone calls before dinner

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make progress Holly is making progress with all her school work

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do your best All that matters in the exam is to do your best the basic meaning of do is about performing an action

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do damage the storm did some damage to our roof

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do an experiment we are doing an experiment to test how the metal reacts with water

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do someone a good turn do someone a favour could you do me a favour and pick me up some milk from the supermarket? jess did me a good turn by lending me her car while mine was in the garage

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do harm changing the rules may do more harm than good

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do your hair no, i'm not ready. I haven't done my hair yet.

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do your homework my son has to do his homework straight after school

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do the ironing/shopping/washing I'll do the washing if you do the ironing

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do some work we'll do some work on our project and then we'll go to the cinama

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peaple go mad/bald/grey/blind/deaf go is used for changes in peaple's personality, apearance and physical abilities

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he was very embarrassed and his face went red suddenly the sky went very dark and it started ro rain go is often used for sudden/usually/negative changes

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the pages of the book had gone yellow over the years

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the sky turned gold as the sun set when the tomatoes turn red, the farmers pick them and sell them the news gave his mother such a shock that her hair turned white overnight

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she gave up smoking when she became pregnant I would like to become involved in raising money for charity

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become angry become is true for collocations with adj

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become bored

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become excited

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become depressed

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become upset

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become impatient

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become violent

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become famous

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fall silent become silent

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grow older

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grow louder

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had/suffered a heart attack

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have a child

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going crazy

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become extinct

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become involve

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become homeless

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grow older

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run a bath

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making demands on

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getting divorced

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desperately jealous

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made her way

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giving lift

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تلاش کردن

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had a rest

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do some shopping

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making good progress

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having a party

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giving a lecture

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duing her duty

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university entry

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make a good impression

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lead the expedition

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lead the discussion

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leading the injury

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desperately want/need

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desperately tired/ill/poor

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desperately unhappy/lonely/worried

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physical pain

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have a pain

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a slight pain

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a sharp pain

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terrible/awful pain

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several intense pain

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wise decision

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wise action

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wise sensible

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wise based

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be wise get wise

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run across sth/sb

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run after sb/sth

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run around after sb/sth

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run around with sb/sth

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run through

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he risked his life risk life

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was brave of him was brave of somebody

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threatening and imposing sanctions against other countries

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the new world order

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proof of thier poor judgment

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give up your seat to someone else

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was considerate of her/him considerate of someone

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تصادف کردن

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have an argument/ a row

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have a break

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have a conversation / a chat

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have difficulty

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have a dream or nightmare

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have an experience I had a deightening experience the other day

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have a feeling I have a feeling that sth in wrong

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have fun/ a good time I'm sure you'll have fun on the school trip

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have a look the manager wanted to have a look at what we were doing

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have a party Let's have a party at the end of term

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have a problem/problems Ask the teacher if you have problems with the exercise

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have a try/ a go I'll explain what to do and then you can have a go/try

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take a holiday we decided to take a holiday here

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take a trip we took a trip to the mountains yesterday

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take a train take a bus first we took a train to a little town and then we took a bus going to various villages

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کسی را دیدم که ان را دوست میداشتیم take a liking to

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take a risk we were taking a risk as we didn't know what we'd find there

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take an interest in

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take photo we took a lot of photos

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take a chance I'd take a chance and leave if I were you

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take a dislike to the boss has taken a dislike to you!

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take advantage of take advantage of being in london

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take action

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pay attention you must pay attention to the teacher

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pay a compliment I was trying to pay her a compliment but she misunderstood

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pay your (last) respect at a funeral peaple pay their last respects to the person who has died

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pay tribute (formal) when Jack retired, his boss made a speech paying tribute to all he had done for the company

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used for batteries and electrical items

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کامیون را بارگیری کرد

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افراد مجروح

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مبل اسیب دیده

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رشد محصولات collocates with crops, plants

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پرورش دام collocate with animals, children

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به دست اوردن قدرت/کنترل/دسترسی gain is often used with abstract nouns relating to political authority The socialist party gained control of the national assembly

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کسب شهرت به دست اوردن تبلیغات به رسمیت شناخته شود کسب مزیت gain is often used with abstract nouns that suggest benefit to the "gainer" Her paintings gained recognition thanks to a major exhibition in New York

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برنده شدن جایزه برنده شدن جایزه برنده شدن مدال(قهرمانی) برنده شدن مسابقه win is often used in contexts associated with competition He won a medal in the 2016 Olympic Games

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برنده شدن(پیروز شدن) در یک نبرد برنده شدن یک جنگ برنده شدن یک انتخابات The conservative party won the 2015 general election

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حقوق بگیر کسب پول I earn $2110 a month you earn money by working for it

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کسب سود پول دراوردن The company made a profit last year you can make money by investing,etc.., not just by working

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دستیابی به موفقیت دستیابی به اهداف دستیابی به اهداف It's difficult to achieve success in international sport

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یک‌ تیم را شکست دهد حریف را شکست دهد He defeated his opponent in the tennis final You win a match but beat/defeat an opponent defeat is more formal than beat

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we spent three days in the mountains (not passed) if you buy a big car you'll have to soend more money on petrol (not use) last night i spent two hours watching tv (not stayed) I spent an hour looking for the keys before i found them in my bag (not passed)

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استعاره کلماتی که بعنوان استعاره استفاده میشوند در اصل در‌معنای به نسبت و تقریبا متفاوتی نسبت به معنی اصلی خود ان میباشد

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to mean happy (metaphors) in these collocations sunny is used in a petaphorical way

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petaphors light in english is associated with happiness

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they suddenly feel happy

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it becomes more relaxed or cheerful than it was

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darkness is associated with unhappiness and negative feelings

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it was a very successful meeting. The idea flowed flow suggests that things progress easily, without effort

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the little girl was in floods of tears. tears were streaming down her face both of these metaphors about tears suggest the girl is crying a lot

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peaple poured out of the hall at the end of the lecture pour and stream suggest lots of peaple moving smoothly

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peaple trickled into the concert hall trickle suggests a few peaple moving slowly

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there was a stream of traffic outside our room all night stream suggests continuos movement

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is one in which peaple disagree in an angry way with each other

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you mean that they often get suddenly angry

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you mean that peaple became angry with each other flare means show a bright light in the dark

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means thay problems which in the past suddenly become serious again

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there is a lot of it and it is spectacular

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he's the one who suggested i beacame a teacher my father is the one that tought me to play the piano that hous is the one where i grew up

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we were in a situation where there were no easy solutions I'm almost at the stage where I'm ready to quit my job and go into business for myself I've reached the point where I feel I should just give up

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a future that is looking happy and successful

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an intelligent child

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a friendly welcom

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a friendly smile

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unfriendly eyes

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an unfriendly stare

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have had unbroken sunshine ever since we arrived افتاب ناگسستنی

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though in the middle of the day it's just too scorching hot to do anything گرمای سوزان

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lie on the beach soaking up the sunshine در ساحل دراز بکشید و نور خورشید را جذب کنید

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تمام روز با باران می بارید. در واقع من هرگز چنین باران سیل آسا را ندیده بودم! در چادر هوا سرد است - همه ما خیس شدیم. هر نیم ساعت به امید استراحت در ابرها از چادر به بیرون نگاه می کنیم.

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دیروز تمام روز باران شدیدی بارید اما در حال حاضر هوا خشک است. با این حال، ابر غلیظی وجود دارد و مطمئناً شبیه باران است باد نسبتاً شدیدی نیز می وزد

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the weather is likely to deteriorate later on today wether deteriorates ( opposite: improves) deteriorate is quite formal the weather is getting worse is more informal

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there is thick fog on the motorway. there are patches of fog on the east coast but this should lift by modday. thick/dense fog patches of fog/mist a blanket of fog(literally) fog/mist comes down (opposite: lifts) مه پایین میاد بیشتر میشه بالا بره کمتر میشه(از بین میره) a blanket of fog/mist is thicker and more extensive. patches of fog/mist are small areas

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avoid going on the beach at midday when the sun is strongest strong sun (opposite: weak)

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road conditions are difficult because of the driving rain driving rain= rain falling fast and heavily heavy rain(not string rain) driving rain light rain a downpour of rain a shower of rain to rain hard rain fell heavily

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the snow is lovely and crisp this morning crisp snow= snow that is fresh and hard heavy/fresh/crisp/thick/driving snow snow falls snow melts a blanket of snow

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there will be a hard frost tonight hard frost opposite : light frost ( not a soft frost)

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the wind was light this morning but it's picking up now and will be very strong by the evening. the wind was whistling through the trees. biting winds=very cold winds if the wind picks up, it gets stronger not a breath of wind a gust of wind high/strong/light/biting winds بادهای شدید/قوی/سبک/گزنده the winds picks up(opposite: dies down) the wind blows/whistles

Answer 214

طوفان های عجیب و غریب ویران می کند دیروز شرایط آب و هوایی عجیب در جنوب غربی انگلیس رخ داد. 1very unusual or unexpected بادهای تندباد خسارات زیادی به اموال وارد کرد. 2stuck,badly affected 3 extremely strong wind تعدادی از ساختمان ها ویران شده، سقف ها کنده شده و نرده ها منفجر شده اند. چندین رودخانه از سواحل خود خارج شدند. 4 rivers flooded

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Have you made your travel arrangements for the sales conference yet? if you want a good travel agent, I can recommend Atlas world. they specilise in business travel travel arrangements travel agent business travel

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I know next week is a business trip. I suggest we take a day trip to canamuca we can take a boat trip to the island safe journey business trip day trip boat trip safe journey

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من بالاخره بعد از یک سفر بسیار خسته کننده اینجا هستم! پرواز سه ساعت تاخیر داشت، چمدانم را گم کردند، بعد در فرودگاه تاکسی نبود. امیدوارم سفر برگشتم بهتر باشه tiring journey return journey (opposite: outward jurney)

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چند بروشور مسافرتی با جزئیات سفرهای کمپینگ دریافت کردم. برای رسیدن به آنجا از پایتخت یک شبه طولانی سفر است. travell brochures overnight journey camping trips

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in-flight entertainment in-flight magazine fasten your seatbelts boarded the plane connecting flight Domestic flights window seat aisle seat charter flight(flight on the plane rented for special use) schedule flight(regular flight organised by the company which owns the plane) The weather en route is fine, and we anticipate a smooth flight to stockholm today. (the opposite is a bumpy flight) palair با جدیدترین فیلم ها و موسیقی، سرگرمی های پرواز عالی را ارائه می دهد. مجله حین پرواز شامل نقشه ها و اطلاعات مربوط به فرودگاه های اصلی است. (اعلام توسط مهماندار کابین) خانم ها و آقایان، به زودی در فرودگاه دوبلین فرود خواهیم آمد. لطفا کمربندهای ایمنی خود را ببندید مسافر به موقع سوار هواپیما شد، اما پرواز با تاخیر انجام شد و او پرواز اتصال خود را در آمستردام از دست داد. پروازهای داخلی اغلب گرانتر از پروازهای خارجی هستند. (پروازهای داخل یک کشور) آیا هنگام پرواز معمولاً صندلی پنجره را ترجیح می دهید یا صندلی راهرو؟ ما موفق شدیم یک پرواز چارتر بگیریم. نصف قیمت پرواز برنامه ریزی شده بود.

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family-run hotel run-down hotel luxury hotel smart hotels budget accommodation make a reservation fully booked ما در یک خانه کوچک خانوادگی نشستیم پانوراما یک هتل نسبتاً فرسوده در خیابان پشتی در مرکز شهر است محل هتل های لوکس است. من همیشه باید به دنبال اقامتگاه مقرون به صرفه باشم. (خیلی ارزان) من به شما توصیه می کنم قبل از رفتن رزرو کنید. هتل های نزدیک ساحل بسیار محبوب هستند و در طول تابستان به طور کامل رزرو می شوند.

Answer 221

از اتاقم به حومه اطراف نگاه می کنم. با منظره آشنایی که از پنجره خانه می بینم بسیار متفاوت است. در خانه، منظره ای ملایم با زمین های باز است. اینجا منظره ای تاریک با کوه های سنگی در دوردست است surrounding countryside familiar landscape gentle landscape open field bleak landscape rocky mountains

Answer 222

دیروز مسیری را به سمت دریاچه دنبال کردیم. وقتی به گوشه ای پیچیدیم، نگاهی اجمالی به ماهی شاهی که در آب ایستاده بود را دیدیم. جان سعی کرد از آن عکس بگیرد اما دید ما را گرفت و پرواز کرد. کمی جلوتر، یک پیچ را گرد کردیم و کلیسای سنت جان نمایان شد. ابی در حدود سیصد سال پیش خراب شد. اگرچه در ویرانه‌ای قرار دارد، اما ارزش دیدن آن را دارد زیرا در یک محیط دراماتیک در شیب تند در کنار رودخانه‌ای پرآب با کوه‌هایی که بر فراز آن سر به فلک کشیده‌اند قرار دارد. followed a path turned a corner caught a glimpse of take a picture caught sight of rounded a bend came into view fell into ruin lies in ruins well worth seeing dramatic setting steep slope fast-flowing river mountains towering

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این کلبه در یک حومه شهر دست نخورده فوق العاده در لبه یک جنگل انبوه است. متأسفانه درختان دید کوه های پوشیده از برف را مسدود می کنند. یک باغ کوچک با نهر در انتهای آن دارد. جریان در میان جنگل می پیچد. آنها می خواستند یک کارخانه چوب در اینجا بسازند اما مردم محلی گفتند که این کار باعث نابودی حومه شهر می شود و خوشبختانه تلاش آنها برای حفاظت از محیط زیست موفق شد. unspoilt countryside dense forest block the view snow-covered mountains stream winds destroy the countryside protect the environment

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nothing blocks the view of the castle

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view over the very wide area

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very dramatic view

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the area has some breathtaking scenary- mountains, cliffs, lakes. streamly striking and beautiful views

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can be seen from a long way away

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without many peaple

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you can wander for miles along the golden sands

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you can quickly go from the hustle of the town to the tranquil countryside

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خط افق شهر ترکیبی فوق العاده از قدیم و جدید است و خود شهر خیابان های سنگفرش شده و باریک زیادی دارد. شهر قدیمی یک منطقه حفاظت شده است و دارای بسیاری از ساختمان های قدیمی عجیب و غریب است که قدمت آن به پایه گذاری شهر در دهه 1500 برمی گردد. city skyline cobbled streets conservation area quaint old buildings

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خیابان Doradella دارای بسیاری از مغازه‌های لوکس و رستوران‌های نسبتاً گران‌قیمت، گاهی اوقات گران‌قیمت است، اما نه چندان دور منطقه Genasia است، جایی که رستوران‌هایی را خواهید یافت که ارزش مناسب و فضای آرام‌تری دارند. upmarket shops pricey(expensive, in a negative sense) overpriced good value relaxed atmosphere

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خیابان سلطنتی از شمال به جنوب امتداد دارد و مملو از مغازه‌ها است. پشت آن، خیابان ها پر از بارهای پرجنب و جوش و کلوب های مد روز است. کافه های پیاده رو و مغازه های میدان لونا دلپذیر اما بسیار گران هستند royal avenue runs lined with shops lively bars fashionable clubs pavement cafes

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همانطور که وارد شهر می شوید، خیابان های درختکاری شده در مناطق مسکونی به زودی با آپارتمان های مرتفع در داخل شهر جایگزین می شوند. سپس ساختمان های باشکوه پارلمان و ادارات دولتی می آیند tree-lined avenue residential areas high-rise flats inner city imposing buildings

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some of the inner-city areas are an urban wasteland and are somewhat dangerous for visitors. In fact some streets have become no-go areas, with high crime. many streets are strewn with litter and there are numerous run-down buildings. there are some deprived areas round the city centre with huge social problems. the industrial zones which lie on the edge of the city are grey and polluted inner-city areas are urban wasteland no-go areas strewn with litter run-down buildings deprived areas industrial zones

Answer 237

تریوپه شهری گسترده با ترافیک سپر به سپر در تمام طول روز است. دود اگزوز می تواند یک کابوس باشد. حجم ترافیک در سال های اخیر افزایش یافته است و غرش بی وقفه کامیون ها و اتوبوس ها مرکز شهر را به مکانی بسیار پر سر و صدا تبدیل کرده است. حومه های راحت دور از مرکز شهر به شدت با شهرک های فقیر نشینی که در مسیر فرودگاه می بینید تضاد دارد. sprawling city bumper-to-bumper traffic exhaust fumes volume of traffic incessant roar comfortable suburbs shanty towns

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1 peaple enjoy being with you 2 you sometimes act in a selfish way رگه هایی از خودخواهی

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you have an outgoing personality and a good sense of humor

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you have a vivid imagination, but you tend to lose your temper too easily

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you are highly intelligent with a razor-sharp mind

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شما استانداردهای بالایی برای خود تعیین می کنید و به شدت به دوستان خود وفادار هستید 1 stronger than extremely

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the best aspect of your personality is the way you always put others first

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.although you can be painfully shy in social situations, at work you give the impression of being supremely confident

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شما تمایل به تصمیم گیری فوری دارید snap decisions quick decisions

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keep your word you have a strong snese of responsibility and always keep your word

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you are good at keeping secrets and never bear a grudge bear a grudge resent for a long time bad things others have done to you

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you find it hard to keep your temper if you think someone is making a fool out of you

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شما می توانید بی رحمانه صادق باشید و گاهی اوقات احساسات دیگران را جریحه دار کنید

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verb+noun collocations

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verb + noun collocations

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the children played a joke/trick on the teacher by hiding under their desks before she came into the room

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Fortunately, the teacher could take a joke and didn't punish them

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Isabella swallowed her pride and admitted that she was wrong swallow your pride

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the child throw a tantrum when I wouldn't buy him any sweets throw a tantrum

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Finally I lost my patience and shouted at her

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Nick has found it hard to come to terms with his illness come to terms with

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Daniel's failure to support her has certainly revealed his true character reveal your true character

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My father has a round face and a droopy moustache. My mother has a more pointed face and a straight nose. My younger sister is more like my father. she has an oval face and an upturned nose. my older sister is like a model. she has a slim figure and a slender waist. she has a lovely complexion and beautiful sleek, shoulder-length hair, and she's always immaculately groomed. I feel so ordinary next to her - I've got coarse hair and rather board hips, but she always says I look nice round face droopy moustache pointed face straight nose oval face upturned nose slender waist lovely complexion sleek shoulder-lenght hair immaculately groomed coarse hair board hips

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my father and my two older brothers are all well-built with broad shoulders. my father is going bald but he still has a very youthful appearance for some one who is over forty my brothers both have thick hair and bushy eyebrows my younger brother is only two, but he's very cute, with chubby cheeks my mother's side of the family mostly have dark-hair in fact my mother had jet-black hair when she was younger, before she went grey but on my fathers side, some have fair hair and some have ginger hair well-built broad shoulders going bald youthful appearance thick hair bushy eyebrows chubby cheeks dark hair jet-black hair went grey fair hair ginger hair

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a short dumpy woman was selling flowers at a stall on the street corner. this collocation is slightly negative and used more often of women than of men

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a portly gentleman answered the door. fat and round; usually used of middle-aged and older men

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A lanky youth was standing at the street corner tall and thin and tending to move awkwardly

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I would'nt like peaple to see me with dishevelled hair and dirty clothes very untidy, used of peaple's hair and appearance

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He bears a striking resemblance to his father looks remarkably like

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the lady who entered the room had a very striking appearance unusual appearance, in a positive, atractive sense

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sociologists talk about nuclear and extended families. A nuclear family is just parents and children. An extended family is a wider network including grandparents, cousins, etc close relatives are those like parents, children, brothers or sisters. Distant relatives are peaple like second cousins or distant cousins. (a children of a cousin of your mother or father)

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Close/immediate family refers to peaple who are your nearest blood relatives. I don't have much close/immediate family. she's a distant cousin of mine; she's not a blood relative. close can also be used to mean that the relationship is a very strong one: we are a very close family. or we are a very close-knit family.

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these adjectives also collocate with family: loving, respectable, dysfunctional henry came from a respectable family, so ella's parents felt happy about the marriage

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someone's late husband/wife is one who has died. An estranged husband/wife is one who lives in a different place and has a difficult relationship with their husband/wife. they maybe having a trial separation and may eventually decide to get a divorce. In some cases it can be a bitter/acrimonious divorce. (full of anger, arguments and bad feeling) a person's ex-husband/ex-wife is a man/woman that she/he used to be married to.

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children whose parents have seperated or divorsed are said to come from a broken home. If their family is a strong, loving one it can be called a stable home. If it is a poor one, not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life, such as enough money, food or good living conditions, it can be called a deprived home. A confirmed bachelore is a man who seems to have no intention of ever marrying.

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they are hoping to start a family soon

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I'd like to have three children have children

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Astrid is expecting a baby

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Alyssa had her baby yesteday (not get a baby) have a baby

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the baby is due next week =expected to arrive

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it's hard being a single parent may be either unmarried or divorced

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raise/bring up children/ a family violet had to bring up four young children on her own

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apply for custody of give/grant/custody the father applied for custody of the children, but the judge gave/granted custody to her mother

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nice works very long hours to provide for his family

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we live with my mum now, but we'll set up home on our own soon

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nathan srtuck up a friendship with a girl he met on holiday srtike a friendship = start a friendship

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Audrey formed a lasting friendship with the boy she sat next to at primary school form/develope a friendship not make a friendship

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spending several weeks on holiday together has cemented their friendships cement/spoil a friendship cement= strengthen spoil= have a bad effect on

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we were at school together, but our friendship grew after we would left school a friendship grows grow= get stronger

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I'm glad that our children are such close friends close/special friends mutual friends= friends that you share with someone else

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I don't know santiago well, we're just casual acquaintance some one you know a little

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we must keep in contact when the course ends keep in contact/touch opposite= lose contact/touch

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fell madly in love with love at first sight the love of my life love was returned desperately in love make a commitment accepted his proposal love each other unconditionally having an affair

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fully furnished flat avilable to rent from 1st september. quiet residential area

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newly-built apartment fully-fitted kitchen off-road parking

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short-let accommodation

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It's a big old four-storey house. It's got a specious living room which has a wonderful view of the park, and a cosy study where we can both work. there are some lovely light, airy bedrooms which overlook the garden. there is a seperate basement flat, which we might turn into a granny flat for my mother. If we want to add an extension there's room for that. it needs to be completely refurbished, but we always want to do up an old house. spacious living room has a view of cosy study light and airy bedrooms basement flat turn into a granny flat add an extension or build an extension completely refurbished do up an old house

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I'd love to move out of my awful one-bedroom flat. it's in such a dilapidated building. you go into a draughty hall, down a chilly corridor and into this really cramped room. i want to buy a place of my own but there's a shortage of affordable housing here and I don't want to take out a big mortgage. I'll hope you invite me to your house-warming party. move out dilapidated building droughty hall chilly corridor cramped room a place of my own affordable housing take out mortgage invite me house-warming party

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moving away from her family made her feel homesick. his family are throwing a party to welcome him home. (to a guest who's just arrived) come in and make yourself at home while finish getting dinner ready. I havn't lived in Oxford for long but I already feel at home here. I'd like to buy second home near the coast. feel homesick welcome him home make yourself at home feel at home second home

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nourishing meals وعده های غذایی مغذی

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fresh produce تولید تازه

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ready meals

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food additives افزودنی های مواد غذایی I can't believe food additives are good for our long-term health

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processed foods غذاهای فراوری شده

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GM foods غذاهای تراریخته No, and I think processed foods in general are probably bad for us, not to mention GM foods

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perishable food

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the restaurant was leaving perishable food lying round outside the fridge, and some peaple got food poisoning, so the authorities closed it down

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whether it's a light meal or a substantial (large) meal you're looking for, whether you want a slap-up meal(unusually large and good), a gourmet meal(high-quality) or just tasty, home-cooked food, there's sth for everyone in the old port restaurant area. enjoy good food in a pleasant setting.

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let's find a cafe and have a quick snack. And I could really do with a refreshing drink.

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I'm dying of hunger! I need a decent meal

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I know you have a healthy appetite, but you had a hearty breakfast only three hours ago! well, how about having a soft drink and a bag of crisps now, and a proper lunch later?

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crisps will only spoil your appetite. look, this restaurant looks good and the set menu is reasonably priced.

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food/cooking/cuisine

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international cuisine

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when a book or films comes out, newspapers and websites, like booklikes and IMDB, will review it.

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the peaple who review the book/film are called book reviewers/film critics and they write book/film reviews.

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If they don't like a book or film they give it a bad review. we can say that a novel or film is based on a true story we say that a book or film captures an atmosphere or that a book or film deals with a topic

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we talk about the opening or closing scenes of a film and the opening or closing chapters of a book we talk about the begining and end of a book or film(not start and finish)

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If everything works out well for the central characters, we say that the book or film has a happy ending you may recommend a book or film that you enjoyed to a friend If a lot of peaple have enjoyed it, it is highly recommended

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I've never had any desire go on the stage (become an actor)myself but I'd love to produce a film. I think historical dramas work particularly well on the big screen(the cinama) and I'd love to make a film about Vikings in Britian.

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there'd be plenty of opportunities to use special effects(powerful visual effects, often created using technology) during battle scenes I'd want the male lead(main male part) to be played by Hugh Jackman, while jennifer lawrence could have the female lead liam neesin could play the role of a wiking warrior and I'd like Judi Dench to take on a cameo role(small but special part). I'm sure that, as always, she would give an excellent performance. my dream is to make a film that would be nominated for an Oscar(put on the official list of peaple in the film world who may recieve a special prize) of course, I'd also like it to be an immidiate box-office hit(extremely successful with audiences), playing to full houses(cinamas/theatres with no empty seats) worldwide

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cast a film star in a film shoot a film make a film

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claudia was so engrossed/absorbed in her book that she didn't hear me be engrossed/absorbed in a book

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many peaple find articles about the private lives of film stars compulsive reading

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I don't think horror story makes good bedtime reading

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Detective stories are good for train journeys as they're an easy read

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you can look up the latest book releases and download an audiobook from the iTunes store. I've just helped my mother download an e-book reader app on her tablet

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Mona flicked/skimmed through the book without reading it in detail

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the book is beautifully written - I highly recommend it

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bloom music from the centre of the earth new arrivals on the rock music scene, bloom are already a big impact. music scene

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If you're looking for background music, then this is not for you, but if you want music to blast out from your hi-fi and annoy the neighbours, then bloom's debut album, with tracks from their live performance at the delay stadium, may be just what you want. background music blast out from(sound extremely loud) debut album(presented to the public for the first time) live performance

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for fans of easy listening and catchy tunes, this is all you need. infact it's so relaxing you might just fall asleep. MacRoy gives a sentimental performance of these old love songs. at 47, he's not exactly a pop idol but his adoring fans will love it. easy listening (music that is not serious or difficult) catchy(pleasan and easy to remember)tunes gives a ... performance pop idol adoring fans

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this is a rock symphony, an extraodinary piece of music. After their massive hit in 2015 with Megalith, their record company has released this album hoping for another big hit. The band themselves wrote the music. they have a huge following and are due to go on tour later this year. upiece of music massive hit released big hit wrote the music huge following go on tour

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Haunting melodies and the occasional virtuoso performance from its two soloists mark this collection of popular British classical music, which aims to capture a wider audience for the classics and to promote Britian's musical heritage. Roger crow conducts the orchestra. crow himself composed two of the pieces, hence the title. Good birthday present for your uncle and aunt. But if you're a real classical music lover, save your money. Haunting melodies occasional virtuoso(extremely skilful)performance capture a wider audience musical heritage conducts the orchestra composed pieces music lover

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Bust-out's new double album features Jola V, a young rap artist from Miami. Jola used to be with chisago hip-hop band Frenzy, but went solo in 2015. The band have remixed four tracks from earlier albums and Jola's up-tempo numbers just add to the excitement. features(includes as an important part) rap artist (rock music in which rhymed lyrics are spoken over rhythm tracks) went solo remixed(made a new version of a musical track) up-tempo(played at a fast beat)

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I saw Martin strumming a guitar the other day. I didn't know he could play. He can't. He just likes peaple to think he can. He's got no musical talent whatsoever.

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I've taken up the guitar. I've had three lessons so far. That's great. I love live music. what can you play? well, the first week was all about tuning the instrument. I've got to play a piece for my teacher next week. taken up the guitar live music tuning the instrument play a piece

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sportsmen and sportswomen want to win matches, not lose matches. but you can't win all the time! some times a team or player deserves to win, but gets narrowly defeated/beaten win matches lose matches deserve to win narrowly defeated/beaten

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before they go in for/enter a competition, athletes train hard. they probably attend/do at least five training sessions a week. they are likely to put up a fight to gain/get a place in the next stage/round of the competition. go in for/enter a competition train hard attend/do training sessions put up a fight gain/get a place stage/round of the competition

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of course, a sportsperson's ultimate aim is to break the world record in their sport. if they succeed, they set a new world record and become a world record holder. they are sure to come up against fierce/intence sompetition as they try to achieve their ambitions. sometimes they are satisfied if they just avhieve a personal best. break the world record set a new world record world record holder come up against fierce/intense competition achieve their ambitions achieve a personal best

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some sports peaple so desperately want to win that they take drugs to enhunce their performance. this will be descovered when they fail a drug test. desperately want enhunce their performance fail a drug test

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you can play or have a (football) matche/game (of football). it might be a home or an away match depending on whether you're playing on your team's home ground or not. play or have a (football) matche/game (of football). home ground home/away match

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the aim is to score a goal. players may tackle an opponent to try to take possession of the ball. if you tackle in an illegal way, you foul your opponent. this will lead to the referee blowing his whistle and an opponent taking a penalty or taking a free kick. score a goal tackle an opponent take possession of the ball foul your opponent blowing his whistle taking a penalty taking a free kick drop the player bring on a substitute taken the lead

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if someone isn't playing very well the manager may decide to drop the player from the team or bring on a substitute. Both teams hope that they will have taken the lead by half-time drop the player bring on a substitute taken the lead

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I got soaking and caught a cold a cold, the flu, a chill, pneumonia

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uncle jess contracted malaria while he was working in africa a disease malaria typhoid

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my grandfather developed Alzheimer's disease and could no longer remember things or recognise peaple (lung/breast) cancer, diabetes, AIDS, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease

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she has suffered from asthma all her life asthma, hay fever, backache

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she has suffered from asthma all her life asthma hay fever backache

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she had an attack of hay fever and was sneezing non-stop bronchitis asthma hay fever diarrhoea

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he was diagnosed with lung cancer and died a year later (lung/breast) cancer AIDS leukaemia autism

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the driver sustained serious head injuries in the crash (major/minor/serious/head) injuries

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take vigorous exercise balanced diet healthy earing follow fitness programme stick to your programme kept fit

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my proof friend gina is terminally ill(she will die soon) she suffers excruciating/unbearable pain most of the time. apparently it's an incurable illness that runs in her family. Dave annoys everyone at work. he takes days off even for the most trivial/minor ailments. it's a serious illness, but probably not life-threatening. for a few days it was acutely/intensely painful, but now it's just a dull ache. my doctor prescribed me some tablets and they relieved/alleviated the pain. cora was taken ill the other day. she's in hospital. they're not sure what it is yet. i had a heavy cold and a splitting headache, so I wasn't in a good mood (opposite of a heavy cold is a slight cold) terminally ill excruciating/unbearable pain incurable illness trivial/minor ailments serious illness life-threatening acutely/intensely painful dull ache prescribed some tablets relieved/alleviated the pain taken ill heavy cold splitting headache

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A good place to start is by looking at a definition of your topic or your essay question and making a note of any keywords. use those to do a web search and start reading through the results. there are a lot of online resources' to help you search effectively. many search engines have 'hints and tips' pages which show you how to use them more efficiently and this can help you to refine your search. it's important to evaluate sites critically one way to access reliable information is to subscribe to online journals to get more information on specific topics such as medicine, science etc. you can often search by keyword in back issues to find older articles that might be relevant. place to start making a note do a web search online resources (useful online materials) hints and tips refine your search (make your search more accurate) evaluate critically (think carefully about whether sth is reliable or truthful)

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I have to sit/take an exam in biology at the end of term

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our class carried out/conducted a research project into the history of our school

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I decided to enrol on/take a course in computer programming

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she studied for/took a degree in engineering

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I studied/took history and economics in high school

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all students have to write an essay/assignment at the end of term

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professor parkinson gave a lecture on the american civil war

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he obtained/was awarded a diploma in Town planning in 2010

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her essay recieved/was given an A-grade

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tou will meed to obtain/acquire a qualification in social work

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the country is poor; only 27% of children recieve a basic education

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do you keep a vocabulary notebook? I did the first draft of my essay last week and the final draft this week i have to hand it in tomorrow then the teacher gives us feedback after about a week we don't have exams at my school. we have continuous assassment.(system where the quality of a student's work is judged by pieces of course work and not by one final examination) the local technocal college provides training for young peaple in a variety of professions. after secondary school, 30% of the population go on to higher/tertiary education, and 20% of adults do some sort of further education course during their lives. does your governments recognise foreign qualifications for school teachers? keep a notebook first draft final draft gives feedback continuous assassment provides training higher/tertiary education further education recognise qualifications

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to wreck/ruin someone's career at the height/peak of your career her career lasted... to embark on a career?(to start a career) to have a career in(medicine) a brilliant career to climb the career ladder a promising career a career takes off(a career starts to become very successful)

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to carry out work to supervise work to complete work to work closely with available to start work to take on work

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a fulfilling job a demanding job a steady job a high-powered job to apply for a job to offer someone a job a permanent job

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Do you have experience in sales? Are you a good team player? Are you looking for a stimulating working environment? Would you like to be an integral part of a close team? We can offer you job satisfaction and generous benefits? Vacancy must be filled? within three weeks. have experience good team player(a person who co-operates well with other peaple) stimulating working environment integral part close team job satisfaction generous benefits(good rewards for work - not just salary but also perhaps a company car, good holiday entitlement) vacancy must be filled(the job must be offered to someone and accepted)

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Bella has a job as a PA. Basically her role is to take charge of her boss, who is not a very organised person, and make sure nothing goes wrong. She makes appointments for her boss and she makes sure he keeps his appointments. She spends a lot of time answering the phone and fielding telephone calls! on his behalf. When her boss has to travel, she makes the reservations for him. When her boss has to give a presentation, she makes all the preparations that are required, including making photocopies of any papers that he needs. She arranges meetings for him and she takes the minutes? at the meetings. Bella is a very well-organised person. She keeps a record of everything she does at work and sets herself targets. She does her best to achieve her goals. Every morning she makes a list of everything she needs to do. Today the first thing on her list is Hand in my notice?3! But she's not going to take early retirement. She's got a new job where she will be the boss and will have her own PA. take charge of goes wrong makes appointments keeps his appointments fielding telephone calls(dealing with all the calls she can handle herself and only putting the most urgent ones through to her boss) makes the reservations give a presentation make the preparations making photocopies arranges meetings takes the minutes(keeps the official record of a meeting) keeps a record set targets achieve her goals makes a list hand in my notice(resign, inform her boss she's planning to stop working for him) take early retirement

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Kika started out in a dead-end job in a jam factory but she ended up with a glittering career on the stage, a career spanning five decades. She is quoted as saying 'Stage acting may not be a particularly lucrative job but it has to be one of the most rewarding jobs in the world.' dead-end job :A dead-end job is a job where there is little or no chance of career development and advancement into a better position. glittering career career spanning lucrative job(job which you can earn a lot of money) rewarding job (the job which is worthy)

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In 1998, Lucas Georgescu published the results of his groundbreaking research on genetics. His latest paper also makes a significant contribution to the field. He sets out some powerful arguments which will shape our thinking for years to come. groundbreaking research makes a significant contribution sets out pwerful arguments shape(influence) our thinking

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In this latest book, Marina Kass gives an account of Karl Marx' philosophy and provides evidence to support the claim that Garpov seriously misinterpreted Marx. In addition, the book offers a concise? summary of the present state of Marxist philosophy. gives an account of (interestingly describe) provides evidence support the claim concise summary(short and clear)

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Partridge strenuously defends her theory, which has come under attack recently in several journals. She argues that the Prime Minister played a central role in the political crisis of 1811, and goes into great detail to support her argument. strenuosly defneds come under attack(has been attacked) played a central role goes into great detail

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Nathan Peel attempts to establish a connection between mobile phone use and physical damage to users' brains, but he does not offer irrefutable proof and the statistics do not show any significant trends. establish a connection irrefutable proof significant trends

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The invention of the steam engine was the key factor in the birth of the industrial revolution. The events of 1954 are a perfect example of how political leaders make misjudgments that have serious long-term effects. This is a clear illustration of the importance of a strong monetary policy. key factor perfect example clear illustration(or clearly illustrates the need for sth)

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The figures offer a tentative explanation of the causes of acid rain pollution. [an explanation given by someone who is not totally certain that it is the correct explanation The statistics broadly support the view that the economy is heading towards recession. tentative explanation broadly support

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There is a strong tendency in the work of some linguists to suggest that spoken language is inferior to written language. We must first gather evidence, then carry out a detailed study of all the factors that play a part in social conditioning. You cannot expect your claim to be accepted if you cannot offer supporting evidence. Simon Hart challenges the theory of social change put forward by Professor Kemp. It is important in academic writing always to acknowledge your sources. If you fail to do this, you will commit plagiarism. {use another person's idea or a part of their work and pretend that it is your own] strong tendecy gather evidence carry out a study play a part supporting evidence challenges the theory acknowledge your sources(always make it clear where it gots its information) commit plagiarism

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Adverbs in English fall into two main categories: those ending in -ly (e.g. softly) and those with other endings (e.g. well). fall into ... categories

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In this chapter, I draw a distinction between societies where democracy has developed slowly and those where it came about quickly or suddenly. draw a distinction between تمایز قائل شدن

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But we also need to take into consideration the economic history of Latin America as a whole. take into comsideration(to considerate it)

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Later, I shall make reference to the work of Georgi Perelmutter, a leading figure in the field of zoology. make reference (I'll notice that)

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Chapter 3 raises important questions about the need for transport planning in rapidly growing urban environments. It also touches on issues such as pollytion. raises questions ( bring up questions) touches on issues ( it goes to talk about a matter)

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This chapter makes a case for re-examining the assassination of President Kennedy in the light of evidence which has emerged since 1963. makes a case for

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استدلال های تقویت کننده

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Many studies have attempted to assess the significance of diet in the prevention of cancer. assess the significance ( try to calculate sth)

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Wastov lays emphasis on examining the vital first three years of a child's development. lays emphasis on ( emphasis on sth)

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Some economists hold firmly to the belief that a certain level of unemployment is inevitable. hold firmly to (steongly)

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The book The Eye of the Universe draws an analogy between the birth of the universe and a lottery. It also draws parallels between the formation of new stars and the birth and death of flowers. It presents the case for a complete rethinking of how we understand space. The author, Patrick Rivaux, puts forward the argument that the universe is as it is because we humans are here looking at it. The author takes up / adopts the position that the universe cannot have any beginning or end, and states his opinion that we can never understand the universe using the human ideas of time and space. He argues convincingly that the universe has a unique nature. He draws attention to new research which suggests that other universes may also exist alongside ours. He briefly summarises the views of leading physicists and mathematicians, disagrees profoundly with some of them and draws the conclusion that science alone cannot solve the mystery of the universe. draws an analogy :makes a comparison between things which have similar features, to help explain an idea» draws parallels : says that something is very similar to something else presents the case for puts forward the argument takes up/ adopts the position states someone opinion argues convincingly : argues in a way that makes people believe that something is true or right draws attention to briefly summarises : expresses the most important ideas in a short and clear form disagrees profoundly : disagrees very strongly or in an extreme way draws the conclusion

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Adverbs in English fall into two main categories: those ending in -ly (e.g. softly) and those with other endings (e.g. well). fall into - categories

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In this chapter, I draw a distinction between societies where democracy has developed slowly and those where it came about quickly or suddenly. draw a distinction between

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But we also need to take into consideration the economic history of Latin America as a whole. take into consideration

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Later, I shall make reference to the work of Georgi Perelmutter, a leading figure in the field of zoology. make reference

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Chapter 3 raises important questions about the need for transport planning in rapidly growing urban environments. It also touches on issues such as pollution. raises questions touches on issues

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This chapter makes a case for re-examining the assassination of President Kennedy in the light of evidence which has emerged since 1963 makes a case for

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Many studies have attempted to assess the significance of diet in the prevention of cancer. assess the significance

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Wastov lays emphasis on examining the vital first three years of a child's development. lays emphasis on

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These statistics lend support to the view that attitudes to the environment are changing fundamentally. lend support to

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Some economists hold firmly to the belief that a certain level of unemployment is inevitable. hold firmly to

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The book The Eye of the Universe draws an analogy between the birth of the universe and a lottery. It also draws parallels? between the formation of new stars and the birth and death of flowers. It presents the case for a complete rethinking of how we understand space. The author, Patrick Rivaux, puts forward the argument that the universe is as it is because we humans are here looking at it. The author takes up / adopts the position that the universe cannot have any beginning or end, and states his opinion that we can never understand the universe using the human ideas of time and space. He argues convincingly that the universe has a unique nature. He draws attention to new research which suggests that other universes may also exist alongside ours. He briefly summarises* the views of leading physicists and mathematicians, disagrees profoundly' with some of them and draws the conclusion that science alone cannot solve the mystery of the universe. draws an analogy : makes a comparison between things which have similar features, to help explain an idea draws parallels : says that something is very similar to something else presents the case for puts forward the argument takes up/ adopts the position states opinion argues convincingly : argues in a way that makes people believe that something is true or right draws attention to research suggests briefly summarises : expresses the most important ideas in a short and clear form disagrees profoundly : disagrees very strongly or in an extreme way draws the conclusion

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obey/observe pass uphold/enforce act within repect introduce break

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We must all observe the law at all times. (formal] People who refuse to obey the law should be punished. (less formal] A new law has been introduced/passed forbidding the use of mobile phones while driving. The company acted within the law as regards the rights of its employees. [formal) It is the job of the police to uphold/enforce the law. [make sure that people obey the law]

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The new law forbids/prohibits smoking in all public places. [the law does not allow] The rules permit/allow members to bring guests into the club only at weekends. These rules/regulations apply to all students, not just new ones. [the rules are for] If we follow the rules, at least 20 people must be present at the meeting. [do what the rules say] The regulations require/stipulate that all students must register for the course. [formal: the rules say that] We have to comply with the regulations concerning the testing of equipment. [formal: do what the rules say] I hope we can bend the rules and let her take the exam on another day. (informal: break the rules in a way that is not considered important law forbids/prohibits rules permit/allow rules/regulations apply to follow the rules regulations require/stipulate comply with the regulations bend the rules

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Police are carrying out an investigation into a major theft in a factory in Woodvale. carrying out an investigation

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The trial starts today but the witnesses will be appearing in court tomorrow. appearing in court

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George Arthur Lode, accused of murdering his wife, went on trial today. went on trial

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The jury are expected to take several days to reach a verdict. reach a verdict

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It now seems impossible that Harold Graves can receive a fair trial, given the media publicity surrounding his case. a fair trial

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That judge believes that all shoplifters should be severely punished. be severely punished

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People who park on double yellow lines face a heavy fine. face a heavy fine

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If he is found guilty of murder, he will have to face the death penalty.

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People often support the death penalty because they say it acts as a deterrent.

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Anyone who commits a crime has to suffer the consequences.

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Some judges are more likely to give harsh sentences than others.

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After a hard legal battle, she won compensation for the accident.

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You will need a very good lawyer if you are going to have any hope of winning your case

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The Judge, Mr Newell, said that Hickey was a hardened criminal' who had committed 12 serious offences. He ordered that Hickey should serve a sentence of at least 15 years in prison. hardended criminials : someone who has committed a lot of crimes committed offences serve a sentence of

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The Justice Minister said that the men were not political prisoners but were common criminals who had committed acts of terrorism. political prisoners common criminals: low class criminal, negative term acts of terrorism

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The lawyer for the prosecution, Mr Arthur Larchwood, stated that Henry Banks was already a convicted criminal when he was appointed chairman of the company but that nobody knew this fact. He had a conviction for robbery dating back to 1996. convicted criminal : someone declared officially in a court of law to be guilty of a crime

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The judge said it was vital that anyone with a criminal record should not be able to get a job where large sums of money were placed in their care. Charles Amworth, 26, had served two years in a prison for young offenders ten years ago before working for the bank. criminal record : list kept by the police of someone's previous crimes young offenders

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"In the fight against crime we will not just target serious crime, but all crime, including street crime and vehicle crime, so that the streets will be safer for everyone." the fight against - target serious crime - street crime - vehicle crime "If someone breaks into your house, steals your car, or robs you in the street, then of course you feel society has let you down. That's why we're determined to tackle crime." breaks into your house-steals your car-robs you-tackle crime "We are doing everything in our power to combat crime. The crime rate has come down, and that is because we have put 10,000 more police officers on the streets and focused on juvenile crime', because that is where the problem begins." combat crime-crime rate juvenile crime: crime relating to young persons not yet old enough to be considered adults "This government is doing very little to fight crime. We have all had some experience of the recent crime wave in our cities, whether it is petty crime or more serious offences." crime wave petty crime: crime not considered serious when compared with some other crimes "The crime figures are the worst since 1995. We have had a spate' of burglaries in this part of the city, vehicle theft, drug abuse and so on, and police have reported a staggering increase in the number of acts of mindless vandalism. it is time the party in power did something." crime figures spate of burglaries spate: large number of events, especially unwanted ones, happening at about the same time vehicle theft - drug abuse - staggering increase - mindless vandalism

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a (news) story breaks The singer was out of the country when the story about his wife broke. news comes in TV newscaster: News has just come in of an earthquake. news leaks out Although the two stars tried to keep their relationship secret, news of it soon leaked out. hit the headlines The scandal is expected to hit the headlines tomorrow. make headlines A dramatic story like that will make headlines world-wide. front-page headline The scandal was the front-page headline in all the newspapers. the latest news The latest news from the earthquake zone is more hopeful. be headline/front-page news Any story about the Royal Family will be headline/front-page news in Britain. item of news The main item of news today is the earthquake in Broskva City. run a story[publish a story] The Daily Times recently ran a story about an affair between a famous rock star and a politician. flick through the newspaper He flicked through the newspaper as he didn't have time to read it properly.

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MINISTER GIVES THE GO-AHEAD TO PLANS In a surprising turn of events last night, the government agreed to plans for the development of the City. Interested parties' will hold talks throughout the week. turn of events interested parties : peaple or groups who have a connection with a particular situation, event, etc hold talks

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ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN The Minister for Health today outlined plans for a national anti-smoking campaign. The government intends to launch the campaign in the new year. launch the campaign

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TOURIST TAKEN CAPTIVE A tourist was taken hostage when rebel troops seized control of St Pips Airport last night. The government has lost control of the area. Our reporter in St Pips is keeping a close watch on the situation and we shall be keeping you informed as the news develops. taken hostage seized control lost control of keeping a close watch on keeping you informed news develops

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MINISTER QUITS The Arts Minister has resigned after only six months in the top job. He has attracted attention over his controversial decision to re-introduce charges for museum entry. top job attracted attention controversial decision

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PEACE TALKS END IN FAILURE Peace talks between the Eastern liberation Army and the government of Karavia broke down last night. Civil war is now likely. broke down

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LIGHTNING STRIKES A building caught fire when lightning struck a farm in Hampshire yesterday. Fortunately there was no loss of life caught fire lightning struck no loss of life

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waste/aquander money (on) spend money in a bad way squander is stronger and is only used about large sums of money

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change money exchange one currency for another, dollars or euros

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throw money around spend money in an abvious and careless way on unneccessary things

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throw money at spend a lot of money, possibly more than necessary, trying to solve the problem

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donate money (to) give money to help society in some way

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Many collocations including the word price are connected with height. Prices can be high or low. If they are very low, they may be called (usually by advertisers) rock-bottom prices. Prices may increase, prices go up and prices rise. If they go up very fast we say that prices soar. Occasionally prices go down. If you say that something is reasonably priced, you think it is neither too cheap nor too expensive. Calling something a ridiculous price may mean it is much too cheap or much too expensive.

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Henry and his brother grew up in a family where money was always tight(there wasn't much money) Henry hoped that when he was grown-up, money would be never be in short supply for him. Henry's brother only wanted a steady income but Henry wasn't interested in just earning a good salary, he wanted to make big money (informal: a lot of money), to be seriously rich.(informal: very rich) He started making money at school when he sold the sandwiches his mother had made him to other children. He also worked in his school holidays to earn money. He put this money in a bank account and hardly ever made a withdrawal (took money out of the bank) from it. When he left school, he raised enough money through the bank to buy his first shop. He got a really good deal (informal: got a bargain) because he found a shop that was going cheap (informal: selling for a low price) By the time he was twenty he had already made a small fortune (made a large amount of money) though, of course, most of his money was tied up (not available for spending because it was needed for his business) in his business.

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When war broke out (suddenly started) my grandfather joined the army . War was declared on his 25th birthday. He didn't want to go to war but he had no choice. The government were sending troops to the south, where they expected fierce fighting . At first there were just minor incidents but soon it developed into all-out war(a complete/total war). My grandfather has told me how terrified he was the first time he came within firing range (the distance within which the enemy could hit him by firing their guns) of the enemy. They saw him and opened fire (started shooting)but he was able to escape. A couple of his friends, though, were killed or taken prisoner. After several months, our army went into action in the first decisive battle of the war. The battle raged (the battle was very violent) for several days. My grandfather said he hated being involved in fighting the war and that the only armies we should have should be peacekeeping forces. He can never forget the horrors of war, and he believes that we must do everything we can to avert (prevent something bad from happenin) war in the future. I agree.

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bring about peace It will be no easy task to bring about peace in the area. negotiate a peace agreement It can be useful to invite a neutral country to help negotiate a peace agreement. call a truce/ceasefire Although a ceasefire has been called for the duration of the peace negotiations, hopes of its success are not high. sign a (peace) treaty At the end of the war, all the countries involved signed a peace treaty in Paris. lasting peace Hopes for a lasting peace are, unfortunately, fading fast. peace activist Peace activists around the world staged a series of massive demonstrations against the war. keep the peace After the war was over, UN troops were sent into the troubled area to help keep the peace there. restore order Soldiers were sent in to restore order after the uprising.

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The police fought a running battle with football hooligans in the town centre. The people of the village put up a heroic fight against the construction of the new motorway, but finally lost the battle. The bank robbers didn't offer any resistance when the police surrounded them. The President is fighting for his life tonight in the City hospital after a major operation.

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Your article on climate change was excellent. Rising sea levels and the increase in greenhouse gases are the result of our actions. We are disturbing the ecological balance everywhere, as can be seen in the decrease in fish stocks(the number of fish) in the oceans.

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It is clear that we must tackle pollution before it is too late. Exhaust fumes from millions of vehicles and the burning of fossil fuels are causing irreparable(which can not be repaired,also irreversible) damage to our environment.

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We must accept that we have seriously depleted(reduced sth in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money,etc) the ozone layer in the last few decades by our selfish actions. Embracing green politics may be our best hope in the long term, but we need urgent short-term measures too.

Answer 440

Crops fail year after year in some of the poorest parts of the world. This has brought devastating(causing a lot of damage or destruction) famines to some regions and equally devastating floods to others. We call these natural disasters, but it is human beings who are causing them.

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Interviewer: Mr Delrio, do you believe we can solve the problem of world poverty? Delrio: I am more optimistic now than before. Millions of people have succeeded in escaping poverty in the last decade, but it is also true that in some regions, more people than ever are living below the poverty line, and we must help these people to lift them out of poverty. Interviewer: But how can we achieve that? Delrio: I accept that there is no simple solution. The widening gulf(an important difference between the ideas, opinions, or situations of two groups of peaple) between rich and poor in some countries is often due to external forces beyond their control. Some of the most deprived regions have large populations living on the margins of society, and it is for these specific groups that we can do most. Interviewer: But poverty is not just an issue for developing countries, is it? We have thousands sleeping rough(in the open, without shelter) every night in cities like London and New York, and street children in a lot of big cities around the world. Delrio: I agree, and I accept that children and adults who live on the streets are in desperate need, and that these social conditions breed crime. But so much depends on the global economy. Right now, we have a golden opportunity to combat poverty. Perhaps we cannot eradicate(get rid of completely) poverty altogether, but we can certainly alleviate(make less serious) poverty, and that is our challenge.

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Thousands of people seek political asylum(refugee) in other countries every year. Most are genuine asylum seekers, but some are economic migrants looking for a better life. Hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate about third-world debt repayments. A terrible earthquake hit the region last year. The death toll(number of deaths) was massive. The sexual exploitation of children is a world-wide problem, as is child labour.

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bang/dead/right on time the first two are very informal the train left bang/dead/right on time

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take your time No need to hurry- you can take your time

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kill time we got the airport very early, so we had a meal in the restaurant to kill (some) time. to fill in the time while you are waiting to do sth you have planned

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make time for the dr's very busy but he'll try to make time for you

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We had a good/great time at the party. [NOT spent a great time] Lena had the time of her life in Brazil. Your attitude to work may change a bit as time goes by / as time passes. I couldn't finish the exam because I ran out of time. You'll be sorry big time for speaking to me like that! [informal: extremely]

Answer 448

The past few weeks have been really difficult for Tina's two grown-up children. They're both at university writing dissertations. Her son's is on early 21st century fiction while her daughter's is about life in prehistoric times - she's not interested in the recent past at all. They are both working very hard. They are nearly finished but there are lots of last-minute things left to do. They set their alarms for five o'clock and get up as soon as the alarm goes off. They work from dawn till dusk(all day) and indeed sometimes they stay up until the small hours(2,3,4 am). Tina can't wait until they stop working such ungodly hours(unreasonably late or early hours). It's taking them ages to complete their work but Tina is sure it will eventually all be worth their while(worth the time spent). She is sure they both have a great future ahead of them. She thinks they will both get good academic jobs in the not too distant future. Of course, no one can know what the future holds, but I hope she is right.

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We talk about low prices, low wages, low levels. (NOT smatt) We say small quantities, small numbers, small amounts, a small increase. (NOT little) The opposite is large quantities, large numbers, large amounts, a large increase. Similarly, we talk about problems or objects being on a large scale or on a small scale: If you are walking in the mountains you need a large scale map. The UK has similar problems to the USA, but on a smaller scale. In informal spoken English we often use little after another adjective to make it sound more friendly, e.g. poor little Joe, dear little dog, nice little room. Little can also mean young, e.g. little brother (informal: younger brother, NOT smatt brother; the opposite is big brother]. Sometimes little or small suggests that something is not very important, e.g. a little problem, I've got a lot of little things to do, to make someone look small, to make small talk (talk socially, about unimportant subjects].