Edusoft Week 1

Very kind of you

When you say “Very kind of you” you show that you appreciate or welcome what someone has done for you

to fix

to repair or change something in order to improve

in order to

with the aim or purpose of doing something: He came home early in order to see the children before they went to bed.

neighbourhood

a district, especially one forming a community within a town or city.

"she lived in a wealthy neighborhood of Boston"

It was supposed to be…(a good movie, a date, an apple pie, a specific date, etc.)

to be intended or expected to be something. The party was supposed to be a surprise.

groceries

list of things you buy in a supermarket

to live upstairs from someone

to live in an apartment above someone

to be interested in doing something

NOTE use of preposition IN, use of GERUND (“doing somthing”, not “do something”)

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I am interested in studying marketing

My firendi is interested in renting your apartment

If you are interested in something, you think it is important and want to learn more about it or spend time doing it. I thought she might be interested in Paula's proposal

to get angry with/at someone

to be very upset with someone

to be mad at

to be very upset with someone PREPOSITION at

to feel relieved

feeling relaxed and happy because something difficult or unpleasant has been stopped, avoided, or made easier : feeling relief. I was relieved to hear that you're feeling better.

daydream

imaging something nice

great sense of humour

to be funny

a lot of fun to be around

If you say that someone is a lot of fun to be around, you mean this person has a great sense of humour

come to think of it

You use the expression come to think of it to indicate that you have suddenly realized something, often something obvious. He was his distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it. You know, when you come to think of it, this is very odd.

enjoy doing something

GERUND enjoy + doing (not “do”)

She enjoys watching old movies

We enjoy spending time together

embarrassed

to feel uncomfortable with something, ashamed, awkward

NOTE double r double ss embaRRaSSed

get used to doing something

NOTE GERUND used to +doing (not “do”)

I got used to waking up early

Tom got used to driving when he changed his job

We got used to talking on phone when he moved to New York

NOTE get usED (don’t forget -ed ending)

to make fun of someone or something

to mock, laugh at, tease

She alaways makes fun of my glasses

to laugh at someone or something

to make fun of, tease

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He laughed at my song

ask someone out

to ask someone for a date NOTE phrasal verb ask someone out

to hang out with someone

to spend time with someone NOTE phrasal verb

affectionate

loving, caring

adjective. If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them.

blind date

a date with someone you have never seen before

easygoing

relaxed and toletant (about person)

to embrace

to hug

get divorced

NOTE don’t forget -ed ending in divorcED

get engaged

NOTE don’t forget -ed ending

to be in love with someone

If you are in love with someone, you feel romantically or sexually attracted to them, and they are very important to you.