Hoofdstuk 2en3 Engels ADVANCED

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Reserved = controlled, calm

Witty = humorous

Courteous = good manners

Aristocratic = high-class, noble

Prejudiced = full of negative comments of somebody/something

Haughty = arrogant

Snobbish = do as if you are important

Earnest = serious

Patronizing = looking down on somebody

Overbearing = arrogant

Inarticulate = problems to express yourself

Timid = shy

Arrogant = haughty

Page 23 # 6 – De synoniemen zijn woorden uit de tekst die erbij hoorde, dus je moet eigenlijk de context erbij lezen.

1. Lazy = idle;
2. Interferes = tamper
3. As far as I can see = make out

People who hunt animals illegally = poachers

Who earn money from it = who make anything out of it

1. Innocent = unspoiled

Live = reside

1. Deceased = late

With = of

Kind and generous personality = charitable and kindly disposition

1. Where = in what locality

Find = come across

1. Not important = immaterial
2. Admit = confess

Confused = bewildered

1. Reared = bred

Show no respect = display a contempt

1. Raised = brought up

Page 24 # 1

Active

Simple

Continuous

Present

Have

Are being

Past

Didn’t recognize

Was living

Future

Will be

Will be doing

Present Perfect

Have seen

Have been doing

Past Perfect

Had realized

Had been lying

Future Perfect

Will have lived

Will have been living

Passive

Simple

Continuous

Present

Is used

Is being used

Past

Was found

Was being cleaned

Future

Will be found

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Present Perfect

Have been silenced

-

Past Perfect

Had been rebuilt

-

Future Perfect

Will have been rebuilt

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Page 24 # 2 – From simple to continuous and the other way around

1. Everyone’s very nice to me. I don’t know why.

-          Everyone’s being nice to me à I wonder why.

1. I’ll see Luis later.

-          I will be seeing Luis later à Appointment

1. I’ve cut my finger. It’s really hurting.

-          It really hurts à Result of an action in the past.

1. David always gives Pam expensive presents.

-          David always is giving... à Annoying.

1. What do you do?

-          What are you doing? à At this moment.

-          What do you do? à Just ask for info.

1. He fired a gun.

-          He was firing a gun à Progress in the past.

-          He fired a gun à Finished action.

1. She was dying.

-          Died à Finished action

-          Dying à Progress in the past.

1. I’ve been checking my emails.

-          I have checked my emails à Finished action.

1. The train leaves in five minutes.

-          The train is leaving à Personal diary.

-          Leaves à Timetable future.

1. That room is used as a study.

-          Is being used à At this moment.

-          Is used à always true.

Page 24 # 3

They’ve been married for thirty years à They still are married.

They were married for thirty years à They aren’t married anymore.

I come from Scotland à Scotland is your native country.

I’ve come from Scotland à You just came back from Scotland.

When I’ve talked to him, I’ll tell you à After I’ve talked to him, I’ll tell you.

When I talk to him, I’ll tell him à At the same moment.

The arrangements will be finalized on Friday à Future fact.

The arrangements will have been finalized by Friday à Between now and before Friday.

Did you ever meet my grandfather? à In the past.

Have you ever met my grandfather? à Grandfather is still alive.

I wish I knew the way à Unreal present.

I wish I’d known the way à Regret.

Page 28 # 5

Men in suits = business men

Drained and stressed = exhausted and under pressure

Ironic = dry, ironical

Labour –saving devices in our lives = gadgets

Gadgets = devices

Hassling = always demanding

Goes into stalemate = fixed position

Need is the miracle that keeps the engines of expansion = magic solution

Expansion = extension

Hunger that cannot be satiated = satisfied

This ecstasy of consumption = wonderful feeling of spending

Break the cycle (is hier cyclus) =  interrupt the circle

Oblivious to the impact of our own behaviour = unaware of the influence

Page 30 # 1 – Describing trends (inflatie, geldprijzen etc.)

Going up

Going down

To soar

To tumble

To shoot up

To slump

To leap

To plunge

To pick up

To plummet

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Slight = een beetje;

Gradual = geleidelijk;

Steady = gelijkmatig;

Substantial = heel veel;

Level out = niet meer omhoog of naar beneden gaan.

Page 32 # 1

-          I desperately  need a holiday (wanhopig graag)

-          The return of the actor Donald Bennett to the stage is eagerly awaited (verlangend).

-          I work with a highly-motivated sales team.

-          It is virtually impossible to get away from the mobile phone these days (praktisch, bijna).

-          Bad weather severely affected the roads this weekend (hevig).

-          Bad weather severely affected the roads this weekend (hevig).

-          The speech seemed to go on interminably, but in fact it was only 30 minutes (oneindig).

-          I hate cold climates. I am sorely tempted to emigrate somewhere warm (erg).

-          I distinctly remember you telling me not to phone before 2 p.m. (duidelijk, beslist).

-          Having worked conscientiously for the same firm for forty years, he was awarded a golden watch (nauwgezet).

-          In her anger she hit him. Later she deeply regretted this (ten zeerste).

-          Two people escaped unhurt in the accident, but the third person was fatally injured (fataal).

-          She made her views on that subject perfectly clear (perfect).

Page 32 # 2 – Matched verbs and adverbs

v  Scream hysterically.

v  Gaze (staren) longingly.

v  Love passionately.

v  Break something deliberately (expres).

v  Work conscientiously (nauwgezet).

v  Apologize profusely (zich uitputten in verontschuldigingen).

Page 32 # 3 - Adverbs

We all work extremely hard. – Some countries can hardly feed their own people.

Manchester won the match easily. – Relax! Take it easy!

I hate it when people arrive late. – What have you been doing lately?

‘Can you lend me some money?’’Sure.’ – Surely you can see that your plan just wouldn’t work?

He was wrongly accused of being a spy. – At first everything went great, but then it all went wrong.

He talked freely about his criminal past. – The prisoner walked free after twenty years in jail.

What do you like most about me? – She worked wherever she could, mostly in restaurants.

She has travelled widely in Europe and Asia. – When I got home, the door was wide open.

Page 33 # 4 – The adverb ‘just’

-          A new pair of socks for me! That’s just (exactly) what I wanted!

-          ‘Who’s that?’ ‘Don’t worry, it’s just (only) me.’

-          You’re just (equally) as beautiful as your sister.

-          I’m just (right away) putting the kettle on. Would you like a coffee?

-          I just caught the train with seconds to spare.

-          I wish you’d just (simply) listen to me for once!

-          ‘I don’t know what to do. ‘Why don’t you just (simply) wait and see what happens?’

-          We’re just (almost) about out of sugar.

-          Just (simply) look at the children! Aren’t they cute?

-          ‘What’s the matter?’ ‘I don’t know. It’s just (simply)... it’s just that I find it difficult to talk to you sometimes.

Page 120 # 5 – Report writing

‘It makes no difference to me if the display screen is in colour.’

People commented that the colour display screen made no difference.

‘I don’t use the voice recorder – to be honest I don’t know how to!’

The voice recorder was said to be too complicated.

‘I prefer sending text messages to making a call. They’re a lot cheaper.’

Text messages were thought to be better value for money than making a phone call.

‘I don’t care about the gadgets. I just want a phone that’s reliable.’

Some gadgets were felt to be unimportant.

‘The battery doesn’t last very long. It’s a real pain having to recharge it all the time!’

There were some complaints that recharging the battery was inconvenient.

‘I never use the WAP service. There’s nothing worth accessing apart from the football results.’

Customers commented that the WAP service had limited value.