Unit 5 Flashcards
aɪm bɔːd stɪf ɪn ðɪs ˈlɛsn! [ɪksˈtriːmli bɔːd]
2 - I’m bored stiff in this lesson! [extremely bored]
jʊ ˈbædli niːd ə ˈheəkʌt!
3 - You badly need a haircut!
aɪl həv ə θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt ənd lɛt jʊ nəʊ.
4 - I’ll have a think about it and let you know.
gɪv mi ə rɪŋ wɛn jʊ gɛt həʊm. [gɪv mi ə fəʊn kɔːl]
5 - Give me a ring when you get home. [give me a phone call]
ˈpæsɪnʤəz məst nɒt əˈlaɪt frəm ðə bʌs waɪlst ɪt s ɪn ˈməʊʃən. [gɛt ɒf ðə bʌs]
6 - Passengers must not alight from the bus whilst it is in motion. [get off the bus]
ˈsaɪklɪsts məst ˌdɪsˈmaʊnt hɪə. [gɛt ɒf ðeə ˈbaɪsɪklz]
7 - Cyclists must dismount here. [get off their bicycles]
ˈtrɛspəsəz wɪl bi ˈprɒsɪkjuːtɪd. [ˈpiːpl huː gəʊ ˈɒntʊ ˈsʌmwʌnz lænd ɔːr ˈɛntə ðeə ˈbɪldɪŋ wɪˈðaʊt pəˈmɪʃən wɪl bi ˈteɪkən tə kɔːt]
8 - Trespassers will be prosecuted. [people who go onto someone’s land or enter their building without permission will be taken to court]
pliːz dɪsˈpəʊz [θrəʊ əˈweɪ] əv ʌnˈwɒntɪd ˈaɪtəmz ɪn ðə rɪˈsɛptəkl prəˈvaɪdɪd [kənˈteɪnə juːzd fə ˈstɔːrɪŋ ɔː ˈpʊtɪŋ ˈɒbʤɪkts ɪn].
9 - Please dispose [throw away] of unwanted items in the receptacle provided [container used for storing or putting objects in].
kəmˈpjuːtə ˈfæktəri tʊ æks ʤɒbz [meɪk stɑːf rɪˈdʌndənt]
10 - COMPUTER FACTORY TO AXE JOBS [make staff redundant]
ˈeəlaɪn ˈslæʃɪz ˈpraɪsɪz [kʌts ˈpraɪsɪz ˈdræstɪk(ə)li]
11 - AIRLINE SLASHES PRICES [cuts prices drastically]
ˈgʌvnmənt ˈspɛndɪŋ wɪl ˈrɒkɪt ðɪs jɪə
12 - Government spending will rocket this year
pəˈliːs kræk daʊn ɒn ˈspiːdɪŋ [stɑːt ˈdiːlɪŋ wɪð ɪt ɪn ə mɔː sɪˈvɪə weɪ]
13 - POLICE CRACK DOWN ON SPEEDING [start dealing with it in a more severe way]
pəˈliːs kwɪz 16-jɪər-əʊld ɪn ˈmɜːdər ɪnˈkwaɪəri [ɑːsk ˈkwɛsʧənz]
14 - POLICE QUIZ 16-YEAR-OLD IN MURDER ENQUIRY [ask questions]
fluː ˈaʊtbreɪk hɪts ˈsʌðən ˈjʊərəp
15 - FLU OUTBREAK HITS SOUTHERN EUROPE
tə səbˈmɪt ə ˈtɛndə [ˈprɛznt ə ˈdɒkjʊmənt ˈɒfərɪŋ tə dʊ ə ʤɒb ənd ˈsteɪtɪŋ ðə praɪs]
16 - to submit a tender [present a document offering to do a job and stating the price]
tə reɪz ˈkæpɪtl [gɛt ˈmʌni tə pʊt ˈɪntə ə ˈbɪznɪs]
17 - to raise capital [get money to put into a business]
tə gəʊ ˈɪntə ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp wɪð ˈsʌmwʌn [əˈgriː tə stɑːt ɔː rʌn ə ˈbɪznɪs wɪð ˈsʌmwʌn]
18 - to go into partnership with someone [agree to start or run a business with someone]
tə stɑːt ʌp ə ˈbɪznɪs
19 - to start up a business
