Jen FLASHCARDS
(20 cards)
eg: I work ______ doctor
I work as doctor
to think, to guess that
to estimate sth
to reckon that
to reckon sth
working for oneself as a freelancer or the owner of a business rather than for an employer
Self-employed
a_ We use ____ to show that we have no choice about doing something.
b_ We use ____ and ___ to show that we have choice about whether to do something or not
a_ have to
b_ don’t have to / can
Expression to said: algo que me saca de quicio!
It really drives me mad!
Real English:
We often use ___ to show we can’t change our situation and we don’t like it. It often goes with a time expression
(be) stuck
eg: I’m stuck in front of a computer all day.
I was stuck on the motorway for about three hours.
a number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together
bunch
men’s shorts ,worn especially for swimming or boxing
trunks
annoyed or upset at a situation or treatment
fed up
a squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people
slum
deal effectively with something difficult
to cope
a person, especially a man, who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant
landlord
increase very rapidly and suddenly
to rocket
- characterized by or notorious for the occurrence of violent behavior
- not smooth or level
rough
N
keen
elegant or stylishly luxurious
posh area
required by law or a rule; obligatory
compulsory
(especially of a building or area) in a poor or neglected state after having been prosperous
run-down
A
working shifts
a young foreign person, typically a woman, who helps with housework or child care in exchange for room and board
au pair
