Revise phrasal verbs and comparatives

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February 2nd
Catch up!
Revise phrasal verbs and comparatives
Discuss Outcomes Advanced - cities, listening
Vocabulary and speaking practice.
Grammar: start on present perfect

new vocabulary
with more enthusiasm
the temperature is above zero
like a breath of fresh air
it let me breathe/relax
to let my hair down
it was insane
insane = very mad/crazy
unbearable = you can’t tolerate it

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pronunciation
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grammar
what you said
what you should have said

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new vocabulary
weigh up the pros and cons, weigh up the problems against the
positives
it might be a sweeping generalisation to say …
I think so, yes.
I don’t want to pick a fight but ….
Nordic walking
it’s good for y∂ health; it’s good for you
decide on = choose
your perception of something
to find out how much it weighs

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phrasal verbs in the text
(not) cut out for something (intro)
be written off (by someone) (1)
the teacher wrote her off = decide it’s a failure, no good
turn you off something (7)
pick up (9)
end up doing something (9) = finally do something surprising after a long time
get into something (9) = start something as hobby
carry through (11)
give up (13)
= separable

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cities
it was a bit of a pain = inconvenient/annoying
it’s a real pain = very inconvenient/annoying
it’s a bit difficult
it does have its drawbacks; it has some drawbacks
end up - we ended up somewhere
absolutely packed = very very crowded
get a buzz out of
it has a real buzz = exciting, lively, busy,
sometimes the smog/pollution can get quite bad
it gets slightly smoggy
posh/fancy cars
to go / run smoothly = without any hiccups
there was a small hiccup/ hiccough
get the hiccups
they’ll finish the work by May

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