1. -What can you say of Jim? I think he is reserved and tactful and irritable
hot-tempered, industrious and resolute
strong-willed and well-bred
2. - Martin is a very touchy boy, isnt he? - Obstinate, diligent, industrious
- You wouldnt say that if you knew him better.
3. - Why are you so sluggish today? - Naughty, uncommunicative, irritable
- Im not well, you know.
4. - I wish you were not that (so) boastful (ambitious, stiff, self-confident)
- But I am not.
5. - I wish Jim were frank (more industrious, reasonable, in character, punctual).
- But I think he is.
6. - Thats awful what he has said.
- Yes, if he were not so touchy, he wouldnt have said it. (well-bred, not so sly, more reserved)
7. - Why do you treat that boy so badly? (offend him so often, praise him without good reason, despise him, tease him)
- But I dont do that.
8.- I think he isnt capable of letting down his friends (telling a lie, neglecting his duties, deceiving anybody).
- Of course not.
9. - I think he is a terrible bore (modesty itself, a dawdler, a slacker, a mocker).
- He really is.
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The Egg Test
INNER PEACE
You're a calm, reflective and thoughtful person, and you're fascinated by hidden meanings and esoteric secrets. That's why you chose the Chinese character tai, which is painted on this egg. It symbolize deep inner peace.
WHAT LUCK!
You have quite a superstitious nature, and you're secretly convinced that your fortune is in the hands of fate. So you naturally respond to the symbols of good fortune shown on this egg. You're optimistic and a positive thinker. Your motto is: if you believe everything will turn out well, then it will.
LOTS OF FUN
You're a naturally cheerful, open and communicative person, who likes to be sociable and to have a good time. You have a tendency to be a bit too talkative at times, but other people enjoy your company because you're such fun to be with!
A QUIET LIFE
You're a naturally calm, placid person who longs for harmony and security and loves peace and quiet. You sometimes tend to be too easygoing and amenable, because you'd rather not face the fact that life isn't always quite as peaceful as you'd like it to be.
WHICH WAY?
You tend to see life as a maze, full of problems and difficult decisions. You're a very sensitive person, sometimes a bit over-sensitive, with a desperate need for warmth and security. Other people sometimes find you difficult to be with, but they also find you fascinating.
WALKING ON AIR
Have you just fallen in love? Or have you just revived an old relationship? Certainly, if you chose this egg, you're feeling very light-hearted. Or maybe you just have a carefree, optimistic personality. Because you like yourself so much, other people find you attractive as well.
WHATS NEW?
You're a naturally inquisitive person - you're interested in everything, especially whats going on on the other side of your garden fence! Although you've got an enquiring mind, you don't take things too seriously and you can also see the funny side of things and laugh at yourself. So although people find you a bit nosy, they enjoy your company.
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BURNING WITH PASSION
You really throw yourself into life - sometimes a bit too aggressively. You're a natural fighter, dynamic, bold and passionate. You know exactly where you're going in life, and you'll do whatever's necessary to get there. Not surprisingly, you tend to make enemies, but people admire your courage and determination.
(Language in Use- Upper Intermediate Cambridge University Press, 2000. Classroom Book)
Module ______________________
FAMILY RELATIONS/ KINSFOLK
ESSENTIALVOCABULARY:
Family:
nuclear/ immediate / extended/ adoptive/ one-parent/ single-mother/ rooted/ blended/ broken/
to start a family/to come from a good family/ the head of a family/a member of a family/ in the family way/ family likeness/ family circle/ family man/ family skeleton/ family council/ family life= home life/ family tree= bloodline= genealogy/ to clothe = to feed = to raise= to support=to back up a family
Relatives:
= relations/ connections/ kin/ near of kin/ next of kin/ to come of good kin/ to be kin to/ kinship/ kinsman/ kinswoman/ kinsfolk/ niece/ nephew/ cousin/ relatives by marriage = in-laws
ones blood/ nearest/ close/ distant/ numerous/ multitudinous relatives
Relations:
to establish relations./ in relation to/ to be related to/ relation degree/ blood = natural r./ collateral r./ legitimate r./ lineal r/ close r./ intimate r./extramarital r./ marital r./ sexual r.
to break off/ to strengthen/ to improve/ to promote/ to have/ to maintain/ to normalize/ to renew/ to strain relations
Parents: biological p./ birth p./ ancestors/ adoptive p./ parents-in-law/ roots
Mother: a birth m./ step m./god m./ foster-mother/ mother-in-law/ Mum(my)/ expectant m./ nursing m./ surrogate m./ unwed m./ motherly=maternal
Father: a birth f. / natural f./ step f./ god f./ foster-father/ father-in-law/ Dad(dy)/ proud f./ expectant f./ forefather/ fatherly
Grandparents: grandmother/ Granny/ grandfather/ grandpa/ paternal/ maternal grandfather / great grandparents
Children:
A child / natural child / adoptee / heir / foster-child/ offspring/ an only child/ descendant/ direct descendant/ newborn/ first-born/ later children / grandchild(ren)/to give birth to a child/ to adopt a child
A son/ son-in-law/ grandson/ to marry off a son
A daughter/ daughter-in-law/ granddaughter
A blood brother /full brother/ German brother/ foster brother/ step brother/ half brother/ twin brother(fraternal / identical twins)/ sibling
A blood sister / full sister/ German sister/ foster sister/ step sister/ half sister/ twin sister / sibling/ triplet
Marital status:
a wife/ husband/ hubby/ newlyweds/ single/ divorcee/ divorced/ ex-wife/ wife-to-be/ ex-husband/ husband-to-be/ bride/ bridesmaid/ bridesman/ groom/ spouse/ widow/ widower/ spinster/ bachelor/ (un)faithful husband(wife)/ midwife
to announce a marriage/ to brake up = dissolve a m./to propose a m./to enter into a m./to give in m./ broken m./ mixed m./ open m.=civil m./m. of convenience/to contract m./
ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY
(I D I O M S)
1. Brother in arms -
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2. Sworn brothers - ,
3. A weak sister -(.),
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4. Like mother, like daughter -
5. (just) like mother makes(used to make )- (.) ,
6. to be gathered to ones fathers ,
7. is your father a Glazier - - ?, ?
8. like a father - -, , ,
9. like father, like son -
10. call cousin(s) - ,
11. cousin seven(several) times removed (=Scotch cousin )- , =
12. first cousin once removed - ()
13. second cousin once removed - ()
14. if my aunt had been a man, shed have been my uncle - = ,
15. My aunt! - ! ! !
16. Since Auntie had her accident -
17. Every mothers son - ,
18. Not a mothers son - (.)
19. Son of a bitch(gun) (son of a sea-cook ) 1) !, , 2) !
20. The daughter of Eve - ,
21. Teach ones grandmother to suck eggs - , ; ( )
22. Come to uncle over smb -(.) , -
23. Talk to smb like a Dutch uncle - -, , ,
24. Uncle Sam -(.) , (US)
25. (an) Uncle Tom - , , -
26. be big with child - ,
27. the child is father of/ to the man -
28. a child of nature -
29. a child of shame (sin ) - ,
30. a child of the brain (fancys child ) - (.) ,
31. the cobblers children usually go unshod - =
32. (4,5,6 months) gone with child - (4-5)
33. He that has no children knows not what is love , a
34. A latchkey child - , , p,
35. The parson (priest) always christens his own child first -=
36. A problem child -
37. With child - ,
38. Be in ones second childhood -
39. A grass widow(er) -
40. Bachelors wife -() ,
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41. The cobblers (shoemakers) wife is the worst shod
42. An old wife -, , ,
43. There is one good wife in the country, and every man thinks he has her -
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44. A good husband makes a good wife -
45. A happy family -
46. A bread-and-cheese marriage -
47. Cross marriages - ( )
48. a Gretta Green marriage -
49. marriage goes by contrasts - ( )
50. marriage is a lottery - -
51. marriage makes or mars a man - ,
52. marriages are made in heaven - ,
53. more kin than kind - ,
