Unit Two

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Unit Two

• The Dinner Party

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• Heated very strong, excited
• A heated debate/discussion
• -ed can be used to form adjectives form nouns
  with the meaning having or having the
  characteristics of
• colored flags, pigtailed girls, a pointed roof,
  a skilled worker, an aged woman

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• Settle arrange
• Tale legend, story
• As if as though
• Shortly before just before
• He will be back shortly/soon.
• I have never been able to track down that
  magazine story and the person who wrote it.
• Track down find out, discover

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• Colonial, colony
• Giving holding, hold a party
• Are seated, have taken their seat, sit down
• A visiting American naturalist a naturalist
  visiting India.
• spacious very big, having much room
• Space, room
• There is not enough space to hold 100 people in
  the hall.
• Bare not covered, bare fist
• Open ont, towards
• Spirited, lively
• I have a low spirit/ a high spirit. In a low
  spirit

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• Springs up begins suddenly, arise quickly
• Towns have sprung up in what was a desert.
• Outgrow leave hehind
• He has outgrown his trousers.
• Women have become mature and brave, and they are
  not afraid of mice, and dont lose self control.
• Jump on a chair at the sight of a mouse
• They would jump up on a chair at the sight of a
  mouse.
• Era time, age electric era, steaming era.
• Major, lieutenant, general

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• crisis dangerous time.
• In crisis. Irap is in crisis because of the war.
• Economical crisis
• to scream cry
• The difference between infinitive and gerund
• He is afraid of going out at night.
• Tonight it is very dark, he is afraid to go out.

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• Feel like sth/doing sth
• I feel like coffee. I feel like stopping the war.
• A man may feel like it. A man may want to scream
• While though, although
• More that ounce more more alility to control
  himself
• Count be of value or importance
• These are the men who really count

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• Join in take part in, participate
• I was invited to join in the interesting game.
• Join the army, join the Party
• As, while, when
• Expression look
• Stare look straight for a long time

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• Contract become tighter or narrower
• He contracted his brow when he was deep in
  thought.
• Mental contracts as it cools
• Motion give a signal by moving the hand or head
• Whisper say something in a low voice
• Widen become wider

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• Except, except for, besides
• That room is nearly empty except for a chair or
  two.
• Everyone went to the zoo except me.( I went too.)
• Everyone went to the zoo besides me. (I didnt
  go)
• Everyone agreed to his proposal __ her.
• The overcoat is almost finished _____ a few
  buttons.
• None except only

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• See sb do sth (the whole process)
• See sb doing sth ( a short time)
• Come to with a start return to consciousness
  suddently
• Realizes what was happening
• Must be a kind of positive guess

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• Likely possible
• It is likely to rain.
• Course dish
• Impulse sudden wish to do sth.
• On impulse, he slammed the door heavily.
• Warn sb of sth. Warn the child of the car.

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• Frighten sb into doing sth cause sb. To do sth
  by frightening him
• Frighten the cobra, and the cobra would bite.
• Trick into, force sb into, talk into
• Cause sb to do sth by.
• He finally talked me into accepting his ideas.
• The girl persuaded her father into giving up
  smoking.

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• What control the ability to control oneself
• Forfeit be fined
• When at that time
• Out of the corner of his eye he glances at sth
• Emerge appear, show up

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• Make for go towards
• It was getting dark, and they began to make for
  home.
• Ring out sound loudly and clearly
• The phone rings.
• Slam close with force
• Shut close
• Faint weak, slight
• Light up give light to, become bright
• The sky lighted up at sunset.
• Crawl across (on the surface)
• Crawl through (inside)
• He is crawling through the tunnel.

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Excercises

• 5. bare and empty
• Bare (on the surface)
• Empty (inside)
• 11. The meaning of while

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Remember your homework

• Next time we will review Unit 3, 4, 5.
• Please get ready for them.