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m Describing your home BA p62 m Common verbs SC p66

large big: Their house is very large. touch put your hand on something: Please don't touch the
spacious /spe1Jas/ with a lot of space: It's a very spacious flat. food.
unusual /An]u:3ual/ different from what is normal: His home is point (at} show where something or someone is by using your
very unusual- he lives in a lighthouse! finger: You shouldn't point at people - it's rude.
typical similar to all the others: Our house is typical for the area . expect think that someone should do a particular thing:
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air conditioning a machine in a building or a car that keeps the People always expect me to be funny.
air cool: In hot countries most offices have air conditioning. seem appear to be: His new girlfriend seems very nice.
central heating a system of heating in a building: Has your flat stand (stood, stood} be on your feet: There were no seats
got central heating? so we had to stand.
a view the things you can see from a place: There's a great view interrupt stop someone when they are talking or doing
from the bedroom window. something, by saying something yourself: Sorry to interrupt,
close to near: My house is close to the shops. but we have to leave now.
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fashionable popular at a particular time: This is quite a avoid not do something because it is a bad thing to do, or
fashionable part of town these days. because you don't want to do it: I avoid going into the city
centre on Saturdays .
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take off (took off, taken off} remove: She took off her coat
·---- top floor and sat down .
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• t admire look at something and think it is attractive: Everyone
- -- second floor (US: third floor)
• • admires that painting.
- - - first floor (US: second floor)
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--- ground floor (US: first floor) TIP• The opposite of take off is put on: Why don't you put on a
jumper if you're cold?

m Going to dinner SB p64 D Verb patterns SC p66

• When we use two verbs together, the form of the second
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a host a man who is having a party or other social event: verb usually depends on the first verb: love travelling;
Duncan's a wonderful host.
• planning to go ; should do, etc. These are called verb
a hostess a woman who is having a party or other social
patterns.
event: Samantha's an excellent hostess.
a guest / gest/ a person who goes to a party or other social
+ verb+ing + infinitive with to +infinitive
event: There were about 200 guests at the wedding.
• (doing) (to do) (do)
invite someone to dinner ask someone to come to your house
for dinner: Your parents have invited us to dinner on Saturday. love plan should
accept an invitation say yes when someone invites you to enjoy need can
something: Did you accept that invitation to your boss's party? like try must
refuse an invitation say no when someone invites you to start remember might
something: I had to refuse their invitation because I was ill. finish forget will
greet someone say hello to someone when he or she arrives avoid decide
somewhere: The hostess greeted me at the door. prefer

Most travellers enjoy meeting new people.
You need to give people more 'personal space'.
Sometimes you can be rude without saying anything.

TIPS• Some verbs have more than one verb pattern. We can
say lovellikel start!prefer doing or lovel like!start!prefer to do.
For these verbs the meaning is the same: I started to write a
book. = I started writing a book.
shake hands bow / bau/
• In British English, like/love + verb+ing is more common than
like/love + infinitive with to: I like watching TV.
• In American English, like/love + infinitive with to is more
common: I like to watch TV.
• A few verbs change their meaning with different verb patterns,
for example, need, try and remember. The verb patterns in the
kiss someone on the cheek The host and hostess are
table are the most common.
greeting two guests.