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2 - Quiz 3 - New Words From The Vocab Club 4 - Idioms 5 - Two-word verbs 6 - Quiz Answers ------------------------------------ It is our hope to bring you the best possible services. We are now offering lifetime e-mail service. Just visit EnglishPractice.com and get your own name@englishpractice.com e-mail address. There are an unlimited number of addresses but we have seen that popular names go very fast so hurry to join our great e-mail services. You can do this from the home page. 2 - Quiz -------- What word finishes the sentence? Answers in section 6. a) If I (go/will go) tomorrow, I will bring my tickets. b) The (principle/principal) of our school is in the hospital. c) Can you pick up the (phone/telephone) please? d) There are (much/a lot of) time to think about this. e) Let's (get/take) the car out for a drive. 3 - New Words From The Vocab Club --------------------------------- Our Daily Vocab Club has learned seven new words this week. Here are the seven new words: jitters = nerves (noun) kelp = seaweed (noun) legend = a story from the past (noun) magnate = person of power (noun) nectar = fruit juice (noun) opt = choose (verb) pane = piece of glass (noun) The EnglishPractice Assistant will be shipped this week. Thank you for your patience! Hurry and finish your 60 words. When you are done, you will get a link to the new software! 4 - Idioms ---------- Idioms are phrases used in casual or informal language that have a meaning different from the meaning of the individual words. There are hundreds of idioms and they are used regularly by everyone who speaks English. Idioms often have colors, animals, and body parts in them. You can't look idioms up in regular dictionaries, so here are a few idioms and their meanings to help you. This week, I will show you some examples of body idioms with hand, hair, leg and heart : Do you have 'a free hand'? = Can you help me? I know English grammar rules 'by heart'. = I have memorized the rules of English grammar. Relax and 'let your hair down'! = Be comfortable. You're 'pulling my leg'! = You must be joking! We could go to the theatre, but 'on the other hand', we could go out for dinner. means that we have a choice. 5 - Two-word verbs ------------------ Two-word verbs are verbs that are made up of words that you can understand by themselves, but when they are put together, they have a completely different meaning. Two-word verbs are usually made up of a main verb and a preposition. Some examples using the main verbs 'look' and 'put': Look up to : means to follow someone or something as a leader and good example. A son looks up to his father. Look out! : means be careful, or move, there is danger. Look out! That car is not stopping! Put on : means the action of placing a piece of clothing on your body The child put on her shoes this morning by herself. Put off : means to delay, not do something until a later date I put off my homework until the night before it is due. Put up : means to build They put up a new office building last year. How many more can you think of? Have fun and use these two-word verbs. 6 - Quiz Answers ---------------- Here are the answers from section 2: a) go b) principal c) phone or telephone d) a lot of e) take |