Week 30: May 18th-24th

What does the proverb mean?

Listening

You will hear 5 people talking about taking breaks while working or studying. Try to do both tasks while listening.

Notes Mon May 18th

nap pod

to sleep on it

want that

they want us to arrive ....

red tape

collaborative

synergetic

sloppy

dormant ((metaphor - volcanoes)

sleep-deprived / sleep-deprivation

24/7

see the big picture

to fail to see the forest for the trees

"literally" sleep our way to the top

to ---- one's way to the ..... top (of the ladder)

to bribe/ to kill/ to cheat my way.....

effectiveness

I urge you to do....

at a very short notice

bonus

perk

crack down on sth

sue so

take so to court

file a lawsuit against so

to downsize

I wish / if only

hypothetical situation - shift

I wish to do sth

He wishes...../ You wish..... /

I wish + would

I wish a policeman would come this way (but probably he won't)

I wish + past simple

I wish my son wasn't so bad at Maths (but he is)

I wish + past participle

I wish I had done.....

Notes Tue May 19th

who reducing

gets the most out of their work

beat about the bush (off the point)

irrelevant

procrastination

the elephant in the room

as a whole

to come to terms with the fact that you are a cog in the wheel

synergy

synergetic

cope with stress (under pressure)

perk

bonus

nap pod

an armchair critic

scapegoat

vocabulary

• volcanos* "dormant"
• the process of getting to the top (why is it sarcastic) to sleep their way to the top, literally
• the lack of sleep "sleep-deprivation"
• synonym "boasting" * to brag (to boast about)
• all the time * 24/7 (hyper-connected)
• fail to see the forest for the trees "to see the big picture"
• encourage (stronger) * I urge you..

at a short notice

to crack down on sth

a crackdown

take them to a tribunal

to sue them

to take them to court

to file a lawsuit

downsizing

a double-edged sword

big shots

have the trump card

the leeway

let's have / give them a 5-minutes' leeway

renewal

NOtes from Wed May 20th

flipped

blow the whistle

dumbhead

balance out

watchdogs

tunnel vision

nothing ruffles he feathers

her feather weren't ruffled

Notes from Thursday May 21st

the fable of the deaf frog

it needs improving

BBC Radio 4 (intelligent speech)

In Our Time

BBC World News

You Tube - Hard Talk (Stephen Sackur)

he doesn't pull any punches

that takes its toll

heralds

to the straight and narrow

avoiding getting rusty on English

keeps you on your toes

with flying colours

with extraordinary marks

(use of idiomatic expressions)

use idioms

use of ways of expressing oneself that only a native speaker would use

If you pass the puc you feel confident

Passing the PUC is certainly..........A CONFIDENCE-BOOSTER

hold onto your hat

a beautiful landscape -

a breathtaking

this temple is a breath-takeawayer

-ER

• PEOPLE WHO SO STH
• THINGS THAT PROVOKE STH

TOURISM IS AN ECONOMY-BOOSTER

DO-GOODER

BEING OUTDOORS IS A CONCENTRATION-BOOSTER

CHOOSING THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO MAKE A SENTENCE THAT MAKES THE SENSE YOU WANT TO CONVEY

THE HOUSES WERE BLOWN AWAY

.................................. WASHED AWAY

THE AREA WAS WIPED OUT

ESPERAR

GUSTAR (PROVOKE PLEASURE)

LIKE (FEEL PLEASURE)

EL TE (ME) GUSTA A MI

I LIKE TEA

WORKING OUTDORRS DRAGS/PULLS

MY MIND AWAY ....

IT'S VERY EASY TO DRIFT AWAY ( TO GO ADRIFT)

ALL AT SEA (LOST)

SLIDE

THEY CAN'T BE CONTROLLED BY BRAKES (AT THE EXPENSE OF INERTIA)

TO TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS

ONE MAN'S MEAT IS ANOTHER MAN'S POISON

BEAUTY IS IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER

BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS

DON'T LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH

EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT WAKING HOURS

EVERYONE LIKES HAVING DIFFERENT WORKING CONDITIONS

1 PERSON - 2 PEOPLE

1ST PERSON SINGULAR

5 PERSONS

EVERY PERSON SHOULD

PATIENT

FRIENDLY

POLITICALLY-CORRECT

POLITE

HOLD BACK YOUR ANGER

CONTROL YOUR ANGER

TORN FADED JEANS

TO WEATHER THE COVID-19 STORM

HAVE MANAGED TO KEEP AFLOAT

WHEREAS

HAVE SUNK

HAVE WRECKED

HAVE BEEN DRIVEN TO THE BRINK OF BANKRUPCY

FALLEN IN THE DUMPS

CLOSED DOWN

DIDN'T MAKE IT

GO TO ANY LENGTHS

A FAR CRY FROM