Week 29: May 11th-17th

Notes Monday May 11th

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ordinary passive be + past pc

passive with get

get + adj (unexpectedly) (consequentially)

X is thought to be .....

X is said to be

it is thought that Peter is.......

a Person is thought to be

Covid-19 is tought / said to have been engineered in a Chinese lab

X is expected to

X is supposed to ....

the causative passive

HAVE:

(to experience)

+ INFINITIVE

+GERUND

if you invite your mun-in-law...... you will have her complaining about.....

HAVE + PAST PC

(possessive adjective)

my car was serviced last week

I had my car serviced last week

Book are sold at a very low price

our roof is being repaired at the moment

We are having our roof repaired

Have you had your eyes tested recently?

John's briefcase was stolen last week

John had his briefcase stolen last week

Notes Wed May 13th

the decorator has decorated my house

my house has been decorated

I have had my house decorated

Paper editions shouldn't disappear

HAVE - auxiliary of the causative

Active (simple/progressive)

(experience, to make sb do sth, )

Yesterday I had my youngest prepare the lunch

If you invite your mum-in-law you will have her complaining all the time

Passive causative

HAVE + object + past pc

I had my hair cut yesterday

My hair was cut yesterday

she's had cleaned the house

(aux + to have)I

I have the table clean

I have the table cleaned (adj) (done action)

I had cleaned the house (past perf)

I had the house cleaned (past si. caus)

flawless

stingy

mean + stingy = mingy

mingy

whole-heartedly

deeply regret

to show so the nuts and bolts of sth

to

it never rains but pours

all turned out right

liaison (noun)

to liaise

Notes Thu May 14th

a tough nut

refurbished

I have my garden taken care of

I have it done

He's having a new suit made up

he's having his suit made over

warrant (official authorization)

guarantee

warranty

bidding

the highest bidder

wheat

otherworldly

political upheaval

mayhem

feel the pinch

they are panic-stricken

they withdraw their investment

the Russian-doll effect

absorbs

synergy

synergetic

reciprocal

peer

peer to peer

team spirit

willingness

pull their weight

team work v. group work

shirk

get out of

under the umbrella

done a stroke of work

live the life of Riley

nonchalant attitude

shoulder-shrugging

founders

alienation

unknown

a hostile environment

you have to embrace the unknown

collateral

a different kettle of fish

a slap on your face

a slap on so's wrist

have a word with

to give so a piece of my mind

show so the ropes

show so the nuts and bolts of sth