7.
Expect vs Wait
Expect and Wait are two verbs used in the English language that have to be understood with
difference. These two verbs may look alike in their sense but strictly speaking there is some
difference in their usage.
The verb ‘wait’ is used expressive of delay or time passing. Look at the two sentences given
below:
1. Wait a minute.
2. Yesterday I had to wait one hour for the train to arrive in the railway station.
In both the sentences given above, the verb ‘wait’ is used suggestive of delay.
On the other hand the verb ‘expect’ is used when there is no idea of delay or something
happening in advance. On the contrary it would only suggest that something is going to
happen. Observe the two sentences given below:
1. He is expecting good news regarding his mother’s health.
2. I’ll expect you at exactly five o’clock.
9.
Gain ( ability / quality: gain power, gain experience, confidence, maturity
Earn: ( concrete) wages, money etc……..
10. advertised that …..
11. expression on his face ….
a look on someone's face that conveys a particular emotion.
12. extensive and expansive
Expand . verb
13. Fade: fading : the process of becoming less bright
Bleach: cause (a material such as cloth, paper, or hair) to become white or much lighter by a
chemical process or by exposure to sunlight.
Faint: lose consciousness
Pale: become light in color ( sickness)
14. False name
15. Favor
16. A fare is money paid for travel - eg. taxi fare, air fare etc.
A fee is money paid for a service - eg. banking fee A charge is also a fee, tuition ( school)
17. filled
18. Fill it up : The meaning of FILL-UP is an action or instance of filling up
something (such as a gas tank).
19: Final decision
20: Lengthy = long
Lengthy= negative connotation things that are not physical
Long= physical
21. Flat tyre / tire
22. flavored
23. drive = remove
24.
So adjective ... that ……….. /
too adjective
to
Study the following sentences.
The news is too good to be true.
The news is so good that it cannot be true.
The thief ran too fast for the police to catch.
The thief ran so fast that the police could not catch him.
He is too proud to beg.
He is so proud that he will not beg.
The tea was too hot to drink.
The tea was so hot that I could not drink it.
Such …. That / so……. That ….
So with adjectives and adverbs
So + adjective/adverb + that + result
Our teacher speaks so clearly that everyone can
understand her.
Such + nouns
Such + a + (adjective)+ singular noun + that + result
(It is common to put an adjective before the noun)
They had such a bad night that they couldn't sleep.
Such + plural/uncountable noun + that + result
It was such cold weather that nobody could go outside
25. Once and for all : une fois pour toute
26. edge
27. I didn’t mean to … J ai pas fait exprés
28. with
29. Wipe is to clean
Would you mind wiping these plates.
Would you mind giving these plates a wipe.
30. Looking forward to + doing
I am used to playing ( present ) # I used to ( past) / would
I am accustomed to doing
31.
No matter + Wh Question + Adjective / Adverb + Clause, Main
Clause
No matter how + rich he is, he never lends us any money.
No matter how+ carefully you drive, you shouldn’t drink alcohol.
No matter how +beautiful she is, I won’t marry her.
No matter where you are, I will find you.
No matter what you believe, you should respect others'.
No matter who you are, you need to meet the necessary
requirements for this position.
And then celebrate your success, no matter how small.
Et ensuite célébrez votre succès, peu importe sa taille.
Use Of No Matter
No matter + Wh Question + Adjective / Adverb + Clause, Main Clause
No matter how rich he is, he never lends us any money.
No matter how carefully you drive, you shouldn’t drink alcohol.
No matter how beautiful she is, I won’t marry her.
No matter where you are, I will find you.
No matter what you believe, you should respect others'.
No matter who you are, you need to meet the necessary
requirements for this position.
It has been only ten days since she started her new job
It was only ten days ago that She started her new job
il y a seulement dix jours qu'elle a commencé son nouveau travail
Cela fait seulement dix jours qu'elle a commencé son nouveau travail
I had no opportunity / possibility to travel
I like my job because I have the opportunity to travel
I like my job because I have the possibility of travelling
Why "almost"?
We can eliminate the first option since "quite" is not used before time
expressions of this kind. It could be used, for instance, with "a long time
ago", but not when the exact period is mentioned.
We can also eliminate "beyond" for the same reason. "Over" would be a better choice
to indicate that it has been more than a month, but not "beyond."
"Already" sounds off in this sentence structure. To use, we
should change the sentence to "It's already been a month since she came to live here."
Few ( countable) # little ( uncountable)
A few means some A few students attended
Few means not a lot . negative few students attended
Few / a few
Little / a little
Little and a little follow the same pattern as few vs. a few. The only difference is that we
use few and a few with countable nouns in the plural form, and we use little and a
little with uncountable nouns:
We had little time to prepare before we had to go.
Negative
We had a little time to prepare before we had to go.
Positive
Many: Few
Much : little
Wish in the present:
I wish I spoke Spanish
I wish you explained to her why we can’t go
I’d rather you +spoke to her
It is high time you + stopped smoking
It is high time you stopped smoking
I wish you did
I’d rather you did
It is high time you did
I'd rather (that) you came another time.
In the first example, we are saying that we didn’t have a lot of time before we had to go.
In the second one, we’re saying that we had some time, albeit not a lot of it, to prepare.
Retrace is the most natural.
The meaning of regress doesn't fit in that sentence.
Resume means to continue in the same way.
Return isn't used in that way.
"When I realized that I had dropped my gloves, I decided to return."
This would be correct.
Beyond: meaning later than / after
If a sentence has two subjects connected by or/nor,
either/or, or neither/nor, the verb must agree with the
second subject (the subject closer to the verb).
EXAMPLE: Neither the dogs nor the cat is going outside
The sentence means that:
There is a particular product which is designed by certain people
(designers) without keeping in mind (considering) the users' mindset, needs, preferences
or anything else that should be thought of, while designing a product.