Mahan farahmandfar 13
Mahsa 16
Mahya 17
Mobina 17
Nilofar 18
Nima 18
Parmida 15
Hasti absent
Khatib absent
a chip off the old block = a person is very similar to
his father
Spinning image of his father = identical to his father
STEP DOWN= PASS
Similar= like the original =resemble
Identical= exactly the same as original
Similarity =n= resemblance/n
Similar/adj/ = resemble /adj
What are the resemblances between you and your
father?
These two apples are identical= different
similar to- resemble
exonerate = to free from blame
procrastinate = to postpone to a later time = delay
he is a chip off the old block
actions speaks louder than words
it is better to do rather than to just talk
add fuel to the fire; make a bad situation worse
extinguishes = put out =end fire
capsules = fire extinguisher
add insult into injury
a fool and his money are soon parted = investment
a preson who acts unwisely soon looses his money
afraid of ones own shadow
very frightened/ terrified / timid = opp brave =
courageous/adj
courage /n
cowards (timid persons) die 10 times before their
death valiant/adj/n (brave people) never die but
one
a friend in need is a friend indeed (infact)
reliable friend is a real friend
against the clock
in a great hurry
in a race against the clock they managed to reach
the hospital
a little knowledge is a dangerous thing
incomplete knowledge is embarrassing and harmful
through knowledge= deep knowledge
all roads lead to Rome
many different routes to the same goal
all that glitters (shinning) is not gold
not everything that is attractive or alluring is
valuable
figurative= implied
literal= the meaning that the word has
all work and no play makes jack a dull (stupid)boy
shining
people need recreations (hobby) also in addition to
work
delay
put off
postpone
procrastinate= procrastinate
/prə(ʊ)ˈkrastɪneɪt/
Learn to pronounce
verb
1. delay or postpone action; put off doing something
procrastinator = on time
the thinner the better= the more the merrier
criticize= verb = to find fault
criticism =n the act of finding fault
critique=n st which is written as criticism = criticism ‫نقد‬
critic =n a person who writes criticism ‫نقاد‬
critical= adj= 1)related to criticism 2- very important , crucial
critical moment in the history
critical essay
cure= a medicine or medical treatment
cure=v to make an illness go away/ heal/ treat
curative /adj ive this drug has no curative effects= related to
healing
active
impulse
impulsive
supplement= complement = st which is add
to st else to make it complete
supplementary book
ingredients= parts that make a whole
campaign = advertisement with political
purpose
political campaign
promote
1-go to a higher position / I was promoted
to he head of advertising department
2- to advertise st. to talk positively about st.
3- develop
Absorption / n / tion (noun making suffix)
Absorb : take in liquid
‫جذب‬
Attract = to draw the attention
Consumer : / n/ a person who use good or
serivece
Consume/ v/ use
Use / v z I cant use it
Use/ s= usage = it has no use
Epic =
1) huge / big – in grand scale
2)a lengthy story
Ultimately = finally
Ultimate/adj
Ultimate decision made by the court
Ruling = verdict ‫حکم دادگاه‬
Rule = to give official decision / sentence
Sentence/ n
Sentence /v/ to give verdict / to decide by court
He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment
He was sentence to death
Endorse = v/
1) approve / confirm / certify
2) sign the back of a check
Endorsement/n
Approval / confirmation / certification
Certification : the act of certifying
Permit or approval for particular job
Certificate: I a document that are given to
person after finishing a course
Mislead/v/ =cause to have a wrong idea/ fool /v
Misleading/ adj/ allusury/ alluring
Don’t fool me
Fool /v/n
Lesson learnt today
1) key words are important
2) a word may have several part of speech /
fool/ n/v and understanding them in the
context is critical
3) part of speeches are very important for
mastering the structure
that’s all
have nice time
see you on Saturday at 3
do the exercises on pages 85
active reading