LESSON 125

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LESSON 125
VERBS
TO PASS/pæs/
I passed him on the stairs this morning.
TO ACCEPT /əkˈsept/
She was in Mumbai to accept an award for her latest novel.
TO MANAGE /ˈmæn.ədʒ/
Did you manage to get any bread?
TO CATCH/kætʃ/
I managed to catch the glass before it hit the ground.
WORDS
CRIB/krɪb/
a small bed for a baby or young child with high bars around the sides so that the child cannot fall out
SINGLE BED /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˈbed/
This index defines the concepts of overcrowding as cohabitation of more than three persons per room and promiscuity as the use of more than one person per single bed respectively.
DOUBLE BED/ˌdʌb.əl ˈbed/
a bed big enough for two people to sleep in
QUEEN-SIZE BED/ˈkwiːn.saɪz/
If something is queen-size or queen-sized, it is larger than the normal size but smaller than king-size:
KING-SIZE BED/ˈkɪŋ.saɪz/
If something is king-size or king-sized, it is larger than the ordinary size
ACCOMMODATION/əˌkɑː.məˈdeɪ.ʃən/
There's a shortage of cheap accommodation (= places to live).
DOUBLE ROOM/ˌdʌb.əl ˈruːm/
Sometimes it is from providers who want to have at least one double room and justify it on the basis of choice.
CURTAIN/ˈkɝː.t̬ən/
Heavy curtains blocked out the sunlight.
SOFT/sɑːft/
I like chocolates with soft centres.
LOUD /laʊd/
I heard a loud bang and then saw black smoke.
TONE /toʊn/
I tried to use a sympathetic tone of voice.
REFINED /rɪˈfaɪnd/
refined foods such as white bread and white sugar
IMAGINARY /ɪˈmædʒ.ə.ner.i/
As a child I had an imaginary friend.
SCHOLARSHIP/ˈskɑː.lɚ.ʃɪp/
He got/won a scholarship to Harvard.
PARTNERSHIP /ˈpɑːrt.nɚ.ʃɪp/
Theirs was a very productive partnership.
LUGGAGE /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/
We bought some new luggage for our trip.
GUEST/ɡest/
We have guests staying this weekend.
RECEPTIONIST /rɪˈsep.ʃən.ɪst/
Participants included 46 general practitioners, 9 practice managers and 1 receptionist.
LOCKER/ˈlɑː.kɚ/
We had several hours to wait for our train, so we left our bags in a (luggage) locker, and went to look around the town.
HOSTEL/ˈhɑː.stəl/
We stayed in a lovely hostel just off the main square.
INN /ɪn/
He then lifted him onto his own mount and took him to an inn and looked after him.
HOTEL /hoʊˈtel/
We stayed in/at a hotel on the beach.
HALL/hɑːl/
I left my bags in the hall.
VALET/ˌvæˈleɪ/
There's a service which will valet your car for you while it is parked.
SKYCAP/ˈskaɪ.kæp/
a person who carries passengers' bags at an airport or receives them for putting onto an aircraft
BELLBOY/ˈbel.bɔɪ/
a person in a hotel employed to carry suitcases, open doors, etc. for guests
EXPRESSIONS
ROOM SERVICE - SERVIÇO DE QUARTO
TO BOOK - RESERVAR
OUT OF ONE’S MIND
TO FEEL SORRY FOR - SENTIR-SE CULPADO POR
IT’S ON - ESTÁ LIGADO
IT’S OFF - ESTÁ DESLIGADO
NO VACANCY - SEM VAGAS
UNDER THE NAME OF - NO NOME DE
VACANT ROOM - QUARTO VAGO
WAKE UP CALL - If something that happens is a wake-up call, it should make you realize that you need to take action to change a situation:
For the insurance industry, these floods were a wake-up call.
GRAMMAR
IT WAS JANE WHO PASSED BY US
WAS IT YOU WHO CHOSE THE DRESS?
CONTEXTUALIZATION
EX. GRAMMAR
EX. WAKE UP CALL