🔠🔠 Grammar tip:

⭕️ Afraid as an adjective means ‘feeling fear’.

🔰 We use it with:

1️⃣ of + noun
❗️ Are you afraid of the dark?

2️⃣ of + (-ing) form
❗️ She seemed afraid of walking home alone.

3️⃣ a to-infinitive
❗️ If you don’t understand, don’t be afraid to ask.

4️⃣ a that-clause
❗️ They looked afraid that we might get lost in the city centre

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⭕️ Afraid of vs. Afraid to

〽️ When do we use afraid + infinitive (to climb, to say, to go, etc.)❓

📝 We use afraid + infinitive when we explain the fear itself.

➰ I am afraid to go out in the dark.
➰ He is afraid to travel by plane.
➰ They are afraid to cross the high bridge over the river.

〽️ When do we use afraid of + (-ing) form (climbing, saying, going, etc.)❓

➰ I am afraid of falling.
❗️ (I am afraid because I might fall.)

➰ He is afraid of making a mistake.
❗️ (He is afraid because he may make a mistake.)

➰ They are afraid of getting lost in the forest.
➰ They are afraid because they may get lost.

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​​🔰 Vocabulary class
🌀 Character in a work context Part 4 Part 3
Part 2 Part1

1️⃣1️⃣ conscientious /ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ adjective
📖 careful to do everything that it is your job or duty to do
🏷 A conscientious teacher may feel inclined to take work home.
🏷 She was a very conscientious student and attended all her lectures.
—conscientiously adverb
—conscientiousness noun uncountable

1️⃣2️⃣ charisma /kəˈrɪzmə/ noun [uncountable]
📖 a natural ability to attract and interest other people and make them admire you
🏷 The horse appears to have great presence and charisma.
🏷 Some say his lack of charisma will keep him from becoming president.

1️3️⃣ assertive /əˈsɜːtɪv $ -ɜːr-/ adjective
📖 behaving in a confident way, so that people notice you
🏷 The course helps women learn how to be more assertive in the workplace.
🏷 But in being assertive, she is no less a nice person
—assertively adverb
—assertiveness noun uncountable

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🧠 afraid to, interested in, sorry to + ing form

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⏰ Future perfect continuous tense

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​​​​🔰 Vocabulary class
🌀 Judging character

1️⃣ get (right) up somebody’s nose
📖 British English (spoken) to annoy someone very much
🏷 I wish he wouldn’t keep interrupting. It really gets up my nose.
🏷 Darren comes to stay with Nikki and is quick to get up the nose of everyone he meets.

2️⃣ aloof /əˈluːf/ adjective, adverb
📖 unfriendly and deliberately not talking to other people
📌 SYN Stand-offish
📌 remain/stay aloof (from somebody)
🏷 They worked hard, but tended to stay aloof from the local inhabitants.
📌 keep/hold yourself aloof (from somebody)
🏷 She had always kept herself aloof from the boys in class.

3️⃣ diffident /ˈdɪfɪdənt/ adjective
📖 shy and not wanting to make people notice you or talk about you
📌 diffident manner/smile/voice etc
📌 diffident about
🏷 He was diffident about his own success.
🏷 Despite a shy and diffident manner, Davison was a hard-working and gifted teacher of endless patience.

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🖼️ See somebody do
🖼️ See somebody doing
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Today's phrasal verbs are:

🫡 Abide by
😵 Aim at
🤔 Account for

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