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Unit 1.6 Character adjectives and Phrasal Verbs
Opposites
sensitive - insensitive
considerate - inconsiderate
patient - impatient
polite - impolite
helpful - unhelpful
reliable - unreliable
popular - unpopular
sociable - unsociable
bad-tempered - good-tempered
broad-minded - narrow-minded
Prepositions
be fed up with
blame sb for doing sth
put the blame on sb
deal with
the key to
result in
Phrasal Verbs - page 16
Monday, 2 September 2013
Revision: Ways to look
glance vs glimpse
glance (verb) means 'to look quickly and deliberately' and a glance is the act of quickly looking at someone or something
• I glanced at my watch.
• She gave me an amused glance.
glimpse (verb) means 'to see something or someone by chance for a very short time' and a glimpse is a sight that you see by chance for a very short time
• I glimpsed someone behind the curtain.
• We got a glimpse of her face as she hurried past.
stare vs gaze
stare - to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored
stare at
What are you staring at?
stare (at somebody) in disbelief/amazement/horror etc
She stared at me in disbelief.
She sat there staring into space (=looking for a long time at nothing).
gaze [always + adverb/preposition]
to look at someone or something for a long time, giving it all your attention, often without realizing you are doing so [= stare]
gaze into/at etc
Nell was still gazing out of the window.
Patrick sat gazing into space (= looking straight in front, not at any particular person or thing).
glance (verb) means 'to look quickly and deliberately' and a glance is the act of quickly looking at someone or something
• I glanced at my watch.
• She gave me an amused glance.
glimpse (verb) means 'to see something or someone by chance for a very short time' and a glimpse is a sight that you see by chance for a very short time
• I glimpsed someone behind the curtain.
• We got a glimpse of her face as she hurried past.
stare vs gaze
stare - to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored
stare at
What are you staring at?
stare (at somebody) in disbelief/amazement/horror etc
She stared at me in disbelief.
She sat there staring into space (=looking for a long time at nothing).
gaze [always + adverb/preposition]
to look at someone or something for a long time, giving it all your attention, often without realizing you are doing so [= stare]
gaze into/at etc
Nell was still gazing out of the window.
Patrick sat gazing into space (= looking straight in front, not at any particular person or thing).
Starlight 11 Unit 1.2 Vocabulary and Grammar
Feelings change - memories don't.
- Joel Alexander
Vocabulary Exercise 2 page 8
Ways to look Exercise 4 page 8
Are you getting the whole truth and nothing but?
The answer may be lying right in front of you.
Starlight 11 Unit 1.1 Body Talk
Here you'll find words and phrases from the text p.6
Exercise 4 page 7
The underlined words/phrases from the text
Exercise 5 page 7
Watch this video and learn how to read someone’s body language.
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