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American English File 2 2nd Edition Student's Book page 12 Exercise 2a

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American English File 2, 2nd Edition, Student Book, page 12, Exercise 2a

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American English File 2, Second Edition, Student Book, Unit 2A, Exercise 2 Reading & Speaking Vocabulary, Page 12

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cruise 2

noun [countable]
1. a holiday on a large ship:
• a Mediterranean cruise
cruise around
• a cruise around the world
2. a journey by boat for pleasure


American English File 2 2nd Edition Student's Book page 12 Exercise 2a

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cruise 2

noun [countable]
1. a holiday on a large ship:
• a Mediterranean cruise
cruise around
• a cruise around the world
2. a journey by boat for pleasure


American English File 2 2nd Edition Student's Book page 12 Exercise 2a

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cruise 2

noun [countable]
1. a holiday on a large ship:
• a Mediterranean cruise
cruise around
• a cruise around the world
2. a journey by boat for pleasure


American English File 2 2nd Edition Student's Book page 12 Exercise 2a

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prehistory

pre‧his‧to‧ry /priːˈhɪstəri/
noun [uncountable]

the time in history before anything was written down

➡️These climate changes continued throughout prehistory.


American English File 3 2nd Edition, Student's Book, Unit 6B page 61 Exercise 2a


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📗📗📗American English File 3, Second Edition, Student Book, Unit 7A, Exercise 3, LISTENING Vocabulary, Page 65


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📘📘American English File 2, Second Edition,
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📘📘American English File 2, Second Edition,
Unit 2B Exercise 1, Reading Vocabulary
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🔴 The difference between Have a row , Have an argument, Quarrel , Squabble & Argue


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They all mean to speak/fight with someone in an angry way.

✍🏻Argue means to speak to someone angrily Often because you Disagree with him/her.

✍🏻Have an argument and Quarrel mean to get angry with someone about something for a long time.


✍🏻Squabble means to argue with someone about something Unimportant.


✍🏻Have a row means to argue with someone who is Often Close to you specially your friends or family members.

1️⃣ I didn't want to argue with my classmate but he wanted to impose his idea.(matter of disagreement)


2️⃣ I had an argument/quarreled with my father so many times in the past.(matter of long time)


3️⃣ Children always squabble with each others over playing games.(the matter of unimportant subjects)


4️⃣ I used to have a row with my little brother.(the matter of close people.)


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🅾️ Common Mistakes


Don't say: Both did not come.
Say: Neither came.


Don't say: Both of them did not pass the test.
Say: Neither of them passed the test.

🅾️ In negative clauses, we use ‘#neither’ not both.

Don't say: Have you received any informations?
Say: Have you received any information?


🅾️ The word #information is uncountable in English. It does not have a #plural form.


Don't say: We have bought new furnitures.
Say: We have bought new furniture.

🅾️ The word #furniture does not have a plural form in English. To denote the singular aspect of the noun, you can use ‘an #article of furniture’ or a ‘#piece of furniture’.


Don't say: The machineries were expensive.
Say: The machinery was expensive.

🅾️ The word #machinery does not have a #plural form. It is uncountable and takes a singular verb.

Don't say: The sceneries here are beautiful.
Say: The scenery here is beautiful.

Don't say: Do not carry heavy luggages during travel.
Say: Do not carry heavy luggage during travel.


Don't say: He conveyed these news to his relatives.
Say: He conveyed this news to his relatives.


🅾️ The words #scenery, luggage and news are uncountable in English. They do not have a plural form.


Don't say: He told, 'I will/'ll go home.'
He told that he'd go home.
Say: He said, 'I will/'ll go home.'
He said that he'd go home.

🅾️ Use "#to_say" (1) when referring to a person's actual words, and (2) in indirect speech if the sentence doesn't contain an indirect object.


💥Note💥
🗞Common idioms with "#say" and #tell
🔸 Say a prayer.
🔸Who says?
🔸I must say!
🔸You can say that again!
🔸 If you say so!
…………………………………………………
🔹 Tell the truth.
🔹 Tell a lie.
🔹 Tell a story.
🔹 Tell the time.
🔹 Tell your fortune.
🔹 Tell someone your name.


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🅾️ Common Mistakes 🅾️


Don't say: The pupil gave his exam.
Say: The pupil took his exam.


Don't say: You've right or You've wrong.
Say: You're right or You're wrong.


Don't say: I have much work this morning.
Say: I'm very busy this morning.


Don't say: It has cold this winter.
Say: It's cold this winter.


Don't say: We made a walk along the river.
Say: We went for a walk along the river.

Don't say: We went for a walk on our bicycles.
Say: We went for a ride on our bicycles.

Don't say: Peter rode his horse and went home.
Say: Peter got on his horse and rode home.


Don't say: They came down from their horses.
Say: They got off their horses.


Don't say: Should we go there with the feet?
Say: Should we go there on foot?


Don't say: I make a shower every morning.

Say: I take a shower every morning. Or:
I have a shower every morning


Don't say: Peter made me several questions.
Say: Peter asked me several questions.


Don't say: I'll need an hour to do that.
Say: It'll take me an hour to do that.


Don't say: He made me a small discount.
Say: He gave me a small discount.


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🅾️ Common Mistakes

Don't say: She came and asked my book.
Say: She came and asked for my book

Don't say: He'll dispose/get rid all his property.
Say: He'll dispose/get rid of all his property.

Don't say: Young men dream glory and riches.
Say: Young men dream of glory and riches.

Don't say: She explained me the matter.
Say: She explained the matter to me.

Don't say: Who is knocking the door?
Say: Who is knocking at the door?

Don't say: They were listening the music.
Say: They were listening to the music.


Don't say: How much did you pay the book?
Say: How much did you pay for the book?

Don't say: He pointed the map on the wall.
Say: He pointed to the map on the wall.
Or:
He pointed at the map on the wall.

Don't say: Please remind me that later.
Say: Please remind me of that later.

Don't say: She's not replied me yet.
Say: She's not replied to me yet.

Don't say: Kevin said me, 'Come tomorrow.'
Say: Kevin said to me, 'Come tomorrow.'

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American English File Starter 2nd-Student Book, Exercise 7, 3.8

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Grading system in the U.S.

American English File 3 2nd Edition, Student's Book, Unit 7A page 66 Exercise 5b

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Grading system in the U.S.

American English File 3 2nd Edition, Student's Book, Unit 7A page 66 Exercise 5b

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🅾 #اصطلاحات_کاربردی 🅾

🔴 Chance your arm
شانس خودرا امتحان کن!

🅾 She knew there was little chance of getting through the audition test but she decided to chance her arm.

🅾 او می دانست احتمال کمی داشت که در تست هنرپیشگی قبول شود، با این حال، تصمیم گرفت شانس را امتحان کند

🔵 grain of salt
حرفي رو با شك و ترديد قبول كردن

🅾 A: Do you trust Jim??
🅾 B: As a matter of fact, I don't. I always take what he says with a grain of salt because he
doesn't always tell the truth.

🔴 get under sb's skin
كفر كسي رو درآوردن

🅾 A: Why do you want to fire your secretary??
🅾 B: She's never satisfied. Her endless complaints are really getting under my skin.

🔵 cut corners
سمبل كردن كار

🅾 A: You're taking too long to do your job.
🅾 B: You may be right but don't you agree that I always do my job to the best of my ability? I never cut corners.


🔴 have it in for sb
با كسي لج بودن- چپ افتادن با كسي
🅾 A: I guess you're not on good terms with your boss.
🅾 B: Not really. I disagreed with him in a meeting and now he has it in for me.


🔵 Give sb the cold shoulder
تحويل نگرفتن- بي محلي كردن به كسي

🅾 A: Are you going to invite Jane to your graduation party??
🅾 B: No I'm not. Whenever I invite her, she gives me the cold shoulder.


🔴 Level with sb
با كسي روراست و صادق بودن

🅾 A: Come on! Level with me. Did you do it???
🅾 B: I'm leveling with you. I didn't do it.

🔵 Look down on sb
به ديده تحقير به كسي نگاه كردن

🅾 A: Why is Lisa so lonely?? Nobody wants to socialize with her.
🅾 B: It's her own fault. She's so arrogant. She looks down on everybody.

🔴 leave sb in the lurch
كسي رو قال گذاشتن

🅾 A: Where were you?? You really left me in the lurch.
🅾 B: I didn't mean to leave you in the lurch. I thought we had canceled our meeting.

🔵 stab sb in the back
به كسي از پشت خنجر زدن

🅾 A: I heard John has left your company?
🅾 B: He was so thankless. I taught him everything I knew but he left us and joined our rival. He stabbed me in the back.

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⭕️ Collocations with TIME


📗 Spend Time
👉To pass your time doing some activity.
🎈I spend a lot of time studying English.


📗 Waste Time
👉Doing something that is not a good use of time.
🎈Stop wasting time playing computer games and get to work!


📗 Make Time For
👉To “create” time in a busy schedule.
🎈I need to make time for regular exercise – maybe I can go to the gym before work.


📗 Save Time
👉Something that is efficient and gives you extra time
🎈Shopping online saves me time because I don’t have to wait in line at the store.


📗 Free/Spare Time
👉Time in which you have no obligations, and you can do whatever you want.
🎈In my free time, I enjoy reading, painting, and cooking.


📗 Have Time
👉Be available to do something.
🎈I’d like to take violin ledsons, but I don’t have enough time.


📗 Kill Time / Pass The Time
👉Do something to make the time pass faster while you’re waiting for something else.
🎈Let’s bring some magazines to help pass the time on the train ride.


📗 Take Your Time
👉You can use as much time as you want, you don’t have to go fast.
🎈“I like all of these computers. I’m not sure which one I want to buy yet.”
“That’s OK – take your time.”


📗 On Time
👉On schedule, at the right time.
🎈It’s important to arrive on time for a job interview.


📗 Just In Time
👉At the perfect time, soon before something else happens
🎈Hi, Henry! Have a seat – you got here just in time for dinner.


📗 Have A Hard/Rough Time
👉Something difficult, or a difficult period in life.
🎈I’m having a hard time solving this math problem. Could you help me?


📗 It’s About Time
👉An expression that means “Finally!”
🎈It’s about time they fixed the air conditioner in my classroom! It’s been broken for three years!


📗 Pressed For Time
👉In a rush, in a hurry (when you need to do something and you don’t have enough time)

🎈Sorry, I can’t talk at the moment – I’m a bit pressed for time. Can I call you back later?


📗 Run Out Of Time
👉Have no more time before the limit.
🎈I ran out of time before I finished the test, so I didn’t answer the last five questions.


📗 Stall For Time
👉Delay.
🎈My son didn’t want to go to bed, so he tried to stall for time by asking me to read him another bedtime story.


📗 Take Time Off
👉Not go to work.
🎈I’m taking some time off in July to go camping with my family.


#Vocabulary #Time #TimeExpressions
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🔋12 English Idioms with the word “head"

I. I always keep my head.
💢Meaning: I never lose control of my emotions.

2. It never entered my head.
💢Meaning: I never even thought about it.

3. I brought matters to a head.
💢Meaning: I made sure something had to be decided.

4. My head is in the clouds.
💢Meaning: I’m not a practically minded person.

5. I can’t make head nor tail of this.
💢Meaning: I don’t understand it at all.

6. I’m in way over my head.
💢Meaning: I’m involved so far that it’s out of my control.

7. I could do it standing on my head.
💢Meaning: I find it really easy.

8. The fame has completely gone to my head.
💢Meaning: I’ve let my feelings get out of control.

9. He’s off his head.
💢Meaning: He’s gone mad or he is completely drunk (depending on the context)

10. She likes to keep her head down.
💢Meaning: She avoids attracting attention.

11. They’re still scratching their heads over the results.
💢Meaning: They’re finding it hard to understand the results.

12. That joke just went over my head.
💢Meaning: I didn’t understand the joke.


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