NOTES for Module 10

NEW THAT’S ENGLISH. Module 10

182.101a Turning your life around

Grammatical aspects:

• TENSES: Past Perfect Simple/Continuous

• On/before/after + V-ing >>> before going out..., after quitting my job...., on removing my seafood dish

• That’s so beautiful, It’s so nice to have met you (REMEMBER SUCH)

Vocabulary:

• Let’s get started. Sprinkle it with a dash of chilli sauce, starving, disgusting, I had been cooking it in the defrost set, She’s coming over later for a coffee and a chat / a strong, black coffee , a friend of Karen’s.

• Who writes this stuff? Is your life at a crossroads? Goals and targets, I had to turn my life around, I had been putting up with the stress for so long, for ages, to quit/give up your job, overcoming difficulties, I had a good career, dropping out of university and becoming a hairdresser, getting divorced. Sometimes those quizzes are revealing, overworking, I’d better go..., she wasn’t being true to herself

• African fabrics (telas) and designs, to hang out in places, we can make the magazine better, we’ve got work to do

Functions:

• Talking about habits in the past >>> USED TO / WOULD (I would go to the office every day, work and go back home)

• Talking about states in the past >>> USED TO

183.101b A change is as good as a rest

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Turning points, it was a major moment in my life, an epiphany moment, we should seize the moment, throughout our lives, to distress s.o. (afligir, consternar a alguien), it is when thoughts and desires become very clear, my turning points are yet to come

• the die was cast (la suerte estaba echada) the plural of ‘die’ (dado) is ‘dice’.

• Furniture making, workshop, to set up a coffee business, to suffer from conflicts, coffee bushes, landmines, the abolition of slavery, the uprising of a group of rebels (Good Friday Peace Agreement). They are able to do that by growing coffee.

• Not only did Mary change her life, but she’s also changing the lives....

That’s Ireland!

• Dublin: Dublin castle, Trinity College (the Book of Kells), Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Duke of Wellington, Phoenix Park (this park is a real treat), Celtic monks, night life (pubs, narrow cobble streets), south bank of the River Liffey. What is the significance of Dublin castle in the history of Ireland? Rebellion, Easter rising, dreadful fire, it was rebuilt...

184.102a Money doesn’t grow on trees

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• To run a catering business, to draw up a business plan, looking for investors (to invest, investment), don’t count on me, set up a business, a business partner.

• We never broke even, the other person was not as committed as... (commitment), profit, eco-friendly (organic) restaurant, frozen chips are very handy, home-made chips, short-term profits, business consultant, to trust s.o., final piece of advice, I’ve been trying out all these new recipes, outline the guidelines, cheese supplier, to supply, who is the right person to talk to?

Functions:

• Identifying people or things using contracted relative clauses (the man involved..., investors looking for good opportunities....)

• Expressing contrast: In spite of the fact, despite the fact, despite his dubious business, even though he may..., in spite of/despite telling her what to do....

185.102b Open for business

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Entrepreneurs, a start-up, capital, finance, a loan, challenge, to ensure success, to their business ideas into reality, I was made redundant, quilts, blankets, the most common problems people face, being successful, entrepreneurship, scary, I’m thoroughly enjoying the experience, to think about marketing, cash flow, hubs, get something off the ground

That’s Ireland!

• Dublin(i): Cockles and mussels, chocolates, it wasn’t that common, Guinness, a pint of Guinness, pull the tap, stout.

186.103a Can I let you in on a little secret?

Grammatical aspects:

• Quantifying adverbs: slightly confused, a little, you look absolutely hilarious!, a pretty amazing beard, quite suspicious, the coffee here is quite dreadful,

Vocabulary:

• I’m very good at keeping secrets, I’m playing a wizard, my costume, dressed as a wizard, I’ll turn you into a frog, I wouldn’t miss it, give a secret away, gossips

• I thought you had gone for a run, I joined a drama group, can you order some more coffee?, my scarf, we haven’t had much time to talk lately, to cope with,

Functions:

• Expressing confidence: certainly, definitely,

• Expressing uncertainty: it’s kind/sort of....,you know...., I mean...

• Giving emphasis: Not only did we get lost, but we also...

187.103b I spy with my little eye

Grammatical aspects:

• Comparatives and superlatives: it was the least they could do, far more fascinating, just as dangerous as James Bond’s missions

Vocabulary:

• Daring missions, secret/intelligence service, the most wanted spy, the highest possible bravery award, betrayed, tortured, chained, she did not flinch (estremecerse, rechistar)(to flinch from doing sth = resistirse a hacer algo),

• Why do you sound like James Bond? Espionage, a statue stands in a park, the gadgets, equipments, kits, the code breaking work, ranging from an exploding rat through to suitcase radios, the range (la gama) of gadgets use, it was the key to communicating

• Modern days’ espionage, which involves...

• Rather than dealing with...., what they were (actually) doing...

• In terms of the gadgets, equipment...

• Sex abuse scandal in church, their expenses

• Don’t help the enemy! Careless talk may give away vital secrets

That’s Ireland!

• The Boyne Valley >>> prehistoric passage tombs

• We’re going to visit two sites today. They were used for burials. This is a replica of the passage. The winter solstice, at dawn (sunrise), Stone Age, carved with different patterns and designs, an insight into their everyday life.

188.104a You’ve got to have faith

Grammatical aspects:

• It must have been really expensive

• Use of auxiliary verb DO to make an emphasis

Vocabulary:

• I bought it along with this. Too spicy, too hot

• Faith and religion: Jewish, Christian (Catholic) and Muslim. I was brought up as a Muslim. I’ve never been to church. Devote. Live and let live. Scruffy, stunning. Goddess, to worship, disrespectful, blessing, church goer

Functions:

• Expressing doubt: I wonder if..., I doubt if.... I doubt if they’ll mind she’s a Catholic

• Expressing belief: I believe..., I think..., I’m sure... , firmly, honestly, always, certainly

• Expressing contrast: Still, Yet = However, Nevertheless, In spite of this, despite that

189.104b Believe it or not

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Catholicism and Anglicanism, the Church of England: priest, vicar and bishops, ordained, women priests, some central issues, church attendance, religion still plays an important role in our society, key to its survival, parish

That’s Ireland!

• Kilkenny: the ancient city of Ireland, stained-glass windows

190.105a Sharing space

Grammatical aspects:

• CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (expressing condition): so long as, as long as, providing (provided), given that, supposing that >>> As long as I can hear your music, it is impossible...

Vocabulary:

• Personal space, open-plan office, staff, team work, completing assignments, employers, employees, it will increase productivity, this new office is driving me mad, you can’t please everyone, I must have sent you thousands of emails

• Spacious, dynamic, modern, airless, cramped (not enough space), airy, it’s boiling hot in here, out of date, useless, far too small, better disability access

• What’s up?, I wouldn’t mind at all, I’ll just grab some coffees, wheelchair, everything around gets on my nerves, dig a hole

Functions:

• Recommending: Wouldn’t it be a good idea to / if....?, Perhaps it would be a good idea if... / recommend, suggest + V-ing / THAT clause

191.105b Live in a harmonious space

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Clutter (the room was full of clutter = la habitación estaba abarrotada o atestada de cosas), the philosophy of feng shui (= wind and water in Chinese)

• Simply by balancing, bringing everything into balance, spend wisely, to get rid of all that, assessment, I’ll put some of my recommendations into action,

• Their design & layout (distribución), rush hour, it isn’t that important

• I should have remembered to water it.

That’s Ireland!

• The Aran Islands (Irish music): pier, ancient stone walls, famine, disease, the ocean provided food

192.106a DIY – Do it yourself – or not!

Grammatical aspects:

• PASSIVE VOICE (advanced) >> All these pipes have to be taken out, this is tightened, it must be properly sealed, the bathroom is flooded again, landlords are supposed to pay for repairs

• CAUSATIVE HAVE (HAVE/GET + sth + done) getting things done >> I’m having the rest delivered later, Shall we get it mended by a real plumber?

Vocabulary:

• DIY: drill, plumbing, I didn’t know you were into DIY, putting up shelves, there’s no point paying someone if you can do it yourself, he doesn’t want to call a plumber to mend the pipe in the bathroom, leaking sink, landlord, dripping, tool box, when I turn the tap on, does it look serious? , I’ll fix it myself

• Delivery service, there must be a problem with the pipes, that reminds me, it must be a spare part

• I wish I could, automatic answering machine, it keeps repeating the same message, whenever I say something, money down the drain, why don’t we splash it in a taxi?

Functions:

• Praising (elogiar) & complaining >> I love/like when...., I hate when..., I do like to point it out, to moan about everything, They had run out of milk, I’m always complaining about..., stale bread

193.106b Would you like to volunteer your time?

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Volunteering, disabilities, food bank, smoothly, supporting the elderly, Woodland Trust, leisure activities, data base, reliable, social services are the services provided by the government, child care, social benefits, student loans, wages, pensions, we need more funding

That’s Ireland!

• The Cliffs of Moher >> They run along the coast, it is such a popular place to visit, bird nesting season, breeding season, sea birds, walking trail, layers, I’m addicted to stoke (surfing)

194.107a Stop being so competitive all the time!

Grammatical aspects:

• Modifiers: pretty easily, convincingly // fairly badly // somewhat easy

Vocabulary:

• Competitive, I always play to win, winning and losing, I can’t let him win

• Let’s face it! , you’ll make great parents, I bet they are thrilled, they are over the moon, you can tell Jason yourself, trekking holiday

• Twins and triplets

Functions:

• Describing actions

• Expressing obligation and necessity in the present and in the past : must, need, ought to, have to // make s.o. do sth., to be required to do sth

195.107b Everyone should have a go

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

That’s Ireland!

• Galway >>

196.108a Ghost stories

Grammatical aspects:

• MODAL VERBS expressing probability in the past: it must/can’t have been, it may/might/could have been..., he may have heard something, it must have been our first wedding anniversary, it might have been a face, there could have been a murder, they can’t have invented the story

• It can’t be me, it may be true

• You should have come and told me

Vocabulary:

• Fiction/non-fiction, crime fiction, the landlady, fast asleep, eventually, fall asleep, moaning noise, the haunted house, don’t get carried away, somebody cut my finger off, the man whispered, the woman invited him in, the main characters

• Apparently,... / Seemingly, .... / Supposedly, .... / Apparently, ...

• To get lost in something, the images were so colourful, real life events, the hunger games

Functions:

• Speculating about the past using modal verbs in the past

• Narrating: It all started when... , All of a sudden... , After a while.... , At this point..... , For ages , It all happened when ...

197.108b Let me tell you a story

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Chalk hill figures, stories and legends, symbol of fertility, stark naked (completely naked), head of the British government, Cerne Abbas Giant, the Giant Inn, the most famous landmark, nakedness, little is known about its name, the outlaws, the settlers

• Haggis > sheep insides (Robert Burns)

That’s Ireland!

• Dublin (ii) >> Irish writers: Jonathan Swift, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce (Ulysses), Samuel Beckett, John Bernard Shaw, William Butler Yeats, masterpiece

198.109a It’s okay for girls to be boxers, isn’t it?

Grammatical aspects:

• MODALS: You should have ignored them.

Vocabulary:

• Gender roles: I can do so much better than that, Opposites attract!, sexist jokes,

• I’m not going to let them put me down, bullying, punch bag, you look angry, who cares?, do you want to come along?, She’s really a bully, anger, I’m good at it

• Male nurse, head teacher, flight attendant, self-discipline, she’s just jealous of you // If someone is jealous, you just ignore them. >>> talking in general using ‘someone’ and ‘them’

• Under no circumstances, ..... // to raise a family, push those boundaries further, stay-at-home dads

Functions:

• Emphasizing: It’s what you do that matters. It’s you that’ll get hurt.

199.109b Gender discrimination

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Gender discrimination: gender equality/inequality, male dominated, customer service, challenges to overcome, I was really interested in photography, make-up artist,

• Thankfully, ... // they go unnoticed , fewer women in leadership roles

• An apprenticeship, a scary experience, awesome

• There is still a long way to go

That’s Ireland!

• Galway (i) >> Ireland’s cultural heart, goods, features of Irish dancing