Identifying
a Reason and a Suggestion
block (n) a tall building that
contains flats or offices;
buildings that form part of a
school, hospital, etc. which are
used for a particular purpose:
a tower block/a block of flats/
an office block
robbery (n) the crime of stealing
money or goods from a bank,
shop / store, person, etc., → theft
especially using violence or
threats:
He received a 10 year prison
sentence for armed robbery (=
using a gun)
excuse (for sth / for doing sth) a
reason, either true or invented,
that you give to explain or defend
your behaviour:
Ex: Late again! What’s your
excuse this time?.
have an excuse for
Companies have no excuse for
breaking the law.
collar (n) the part around the
neck of a shirt, jacket or coat
that usually folds down
track (n) a track with a
number at a train station that
a train arrives at or leaves
from:
Ex: The train for Chicago is
on track 9.
fact (n) a piece of information that
is known to be true, especially
when it can be proved:
fact about
Ex: The book is full of facts about
the World Cup.
package (n) a box, bag, etc. in
which things are wrapped or
packed; the contents of a box
etc.
baggage = luggage bags,
cases, etc. that contain sb’s
clothes and things when they
are travelling
weight (n) how heavy sb/sth is, which
can be measured in, for example,
kilograms or pounds:
Ex: It is about 76 kilos in weight.
weigh verb to have a particular
weight :
The young birds weigh only a few
grams.
cool (adj.) low in temperature
, fairly cold, not hot or warm,
often in a way that feels
pleasant
cool air / drink / climate
The evening air was cool.
to be/get tired of sb/sth | To be/get tired
of doing sth: feeling that you have had
enough of sb/sth because you no longer
find them / it interesting or because they
make you angry or unhappy:
- I’m sick and tired of all the arguments.
- She was tired of hearing about their
trip to India.
to hurry to do sth more quickly than
usual because there is not much time
SYN to rush:
Ex: You’ll have to hurry if you want
to catch that train.
hurry to do something/ do sth in a
hurry
They were hurrying to catch their
train
to bother sb (about/with sth): to
annoy, worry or upset sb; to cause
sb trouble or pain:
Ex: It was very noisy, but that
didn’t bother me.
bother about
I try not to bother about what other
people think.
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