prefirst 1 Flashcards
Why did his friend lose
her job?
A She spent too much time online.
lose her job
spend (much) time
spend too much time online
Was she honest? No, She was not honest.
being honest
am/is/are/was/were + honest
She was unwell
being unwell
am/is/are/was/were + unwell
Why was she upset?
She had lost her mobile phone.
am/is/are/was/were + upset
- loose sth like:
loose her mobile phone
loose her job
Her mother phoned her unexpectedly.
he phoned her at work.
- unexpectedly:
adverb
/ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli - phone:
verb /fəʊn/
= call = give someone a call/ring = call up = telephone /ˈtɛlɪfəʊn/ - at work
He sent a postcard to a friend.
- send sth to:
send a postcard to a friend - postcard /ˈpəʊs(t)kɑːd/
How did the boy feel
about sending this postcard?
- feel about sth:
feel about sending this postcard.
He annoyed about the time it took to arrive.
- annoy about sth
- take time
He amused by his friend’s reaction.
- amused by sth: pleasantly entertained or diverted (as by something funny)
She looked faintly amused.
she smiled faintly.
- faintly = adverb: slightly
to a small degree; not considerably
A woman was talking about sending an email. What mistake did she make?
- about + verb with ing:
about sending. - send an email/ emails
- make mistakes/a mistake
She accidentally deleted the email.
- delete emails/an email
- accidentally:
Without intention = (adverb) inadvertently
/ˌɪnədˈvəːt(ə)ntli/ = unintentionally
She wrote some untrue things in the email.
made up = invented = untrue
let’s get together when you come to my city.
get together
I’ve communicated with her by email a lot.
communicated with … by
we’ve never met face to face.
face to face
My friend and I often go on line to chat about nothing in particular.
- go online
- chat about ….
- nothing in particular
She told her boss she was ill.
am/is/are/was/were + ill
She took some time off work to go skiing.
- take off work:
to stop work, in order to do something else - go skiing. go shopping. go bowling. go swimming
She’s looking for another job now!
- looke for job
She posted photos of herself in Switzerland
- post photos
everyone on the train overheard our conversation. I was so embarrassed!
- on the train
- overheard a conversation:
to hear what other people are saying without intending to and without their knowledge
I overheard a very funny conversation on the bus this morning.
- on the bus
- overheard a conversation
- overheard a very funny conversation
I was a bit cross.
- cross = angry
The moment I sent the email, I realised I’d clicked the wrong button and sent it to everyone in my address book, including Eva!
including ….
- click the wrong button
Only close relatives and very good friends were invited to the wedding.
- close relatives:
the person’s spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, grandchildren and grandparents
I’ve made some good friends at uni- I hope we don’t lose touch.
- make friends
- lose touch
My friend has just got engaged to her boyfriend.
- get engaged
I like to keep in touch with old school friends - especially those who have
moved abroad
- keep in touch with
- old friends
- school friends
- move abroad
I love having a big extended family-we’re all very close and meet up
quite often.
- a big extended family
- meet up
l’m not going to the school reunion next month.
We use the present continuous to talk about personal plans and arrangements in the future.
- reunion: an instance of two or more people coming together again after a period of separation.
- next month
I’m seeing Keith this evening.
We use the present continuous to talk about?
personal plans and arrangements in the future
Shh! l’m trying to work.
We use the present continuous to talk about?
actions happening at the moment of speakfng,
Tara is having a hard time trying to get the
phone company to replace her mobile.
replace her mobile.
We use the present continuous to talk about:
- actions happening at the moment of speaking:
Cindy’s making lunch - temporary situations that are happening around now:
I usually work in the London office, but this month I’m working in the Bristol office. - changing or developing situations.
The cost of living is going up. - personal plans and arrangements in the future.
I’m seeing Keith this evening.
I often misunderstand what people mean in text messages.
We use the present simple to talk about?
- in text messages.
habits, routines or regular repeated actions
(often with adverbs of frequency, e.g. always, sometimes,
every week).
I go to the gym every Friday evening.
We use the present simple to talk about?
- go to the gym
- every evening
- every Friday
- every Friday evening.
habits, routines or regular repeated actions
(often with adverbs of frequency, e.g. always, sometimes,
every week).
They often play tennis at the weekend.
We use the present simple to talk about?
- play tennis
- at the weekend
habits, routines or regular repeated actions
(often with adverbs of frequency, e.g. always, sometimes,
every week).
