· Your speaking practice.
All of you have taken part in this speaking practice.
Check the vocabulary and the pronunciation of the words below, please.
SUFFER FROM
You suffer from an illness, disease, or condition.
He is suffering from
pneumonia.
She suffers from stress/depression/anxiety/æŋˈzaɪəti/.
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BRING UP SYN raise
Stan’s
dad died, leaving his mother to raise three sons alone.
It was time for Dean to settle down and raise a family.
Camus was born
and raised in Algeria.
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TAKE UP
Roger took painting up for a while, but soon lost interest.
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GIVE UP
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FIND
to have a particular feeling or opinion, or to have a particular
feeling or opinion about someone or something
Will
Gary and Gail find happiness together?
find something/somebody
easy/useful/interesting etc
She found the work very dull.
Lots of people I know find him
rude.
I found them easy
to use
.find it hard/easy/difficult etc (to do something)
Hyperactive children find it difficult to concentrate.
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CAN/COULD AFFORD
to have enough money to buy or pay for something
afford (to do) something
We can’t afford to go on
vacation this year.
I couldn’t afford the
rent on my own.
How can he afford to eat
out every night?
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CONSIDER = THINK ABOUT
/kənˈsɪdə/
consider doing something I seriously considered resigning (=almost actually resigned)
consider the possibility of (doing) something
Have you
considered the possibility of taking up a new sport?
consider whether (to do something)
We are considering
whether to change our advice to tourists.
consider where/how/why etc
We’re
still considering where to move to.
Consider is followed by an -ing form, not an infinitive.
You consider doing something:I considered asking for
my money back.
✗Don’t
say: I
considered to ask for my money back.
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TAKE
A CHANCE
The rope might break, but
that’s a chance we’ll have to take.
After losing $20,000 on my
last business venture, I’m not taking any chances this time.
PRONUNCIATION
Practise
pronouncing these words:
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COURSE /kɔːs/
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CULTURE /ˈkʌltʃə/
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FURIOUS /ˈfjʊəriəs/
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IMAGINATIVE /ɪˈmædʒənətɪv/
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COMMUNICATIVE /kəˈmjuːnəkətɪv/
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CREATIVE /kriˈeɪtɪv/
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UNEMPLOYED/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
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UPBRINGING/ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/ the
way that your parents care for you and teach you
to behave when
you are growing up
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WORK /wɜːk/
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SCIENCE /ˈsaɪəns/
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PROUD /praʊd/
Her
parents are very proud of her.
You should be proud of yourself.
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PLEASED /pliːzd/=HAPPY OR SATISFIED
VOCABULARY
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FOND MEMORIES
Marie
still had fond memories of their time together
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CURRENTLY
= at the
present time
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NOWADAYS
now, compared with
what happened in the past SYN today
Nowadays
people are rarely shocked by the news they see on television.
Most
people nowadays are aware of the importance of a healthy diet
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THESE DAYS
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CRUCIAL
something that is crucial is extremely important, because everything
else depends on
it SYN vital /ˈvaɪtl/
play a crucial role/part in something
The city of Mycenae
played a crucial role in the history of Greece. The conservation of tropical forests
is of crucial importance.
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KEEN
someone who is keen on
something is very interested in it or enjoys doing it very much
Daniel’s very keen on tennis.
