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Language Summary 1 DVD-ROM 1

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a Weekend activities 1A p6 m Adjectives (1): feelings 1C p10

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visit relatives meet up with friends relaxed /n'lrekst/ happy because you aren't worried about
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have a lie-in tidy up the ho.use/the flat anything: Adela felt very relaxed after her holiday in Spain.
go to concerts/gigs/festivals go to museums/art galleries nerVOUS /n3!VdS/ worried because Of Something that iS going
chat to friends onli ne do exercise to happen: I always get nervous before I speak in public .
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have a quiet night in have people round for dinner pleased happy or satisfied : I'm pleased you like the present.
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do yoga go out for a drink/meal embarrassed /1m brerdst/ feel stupid because of something
you did or something that happened: I felt so embarrassed
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when our son said he didn't like the food.
stress ( •) in words and phrases.
angry having a strong negative feeling about someone and
• wanting to shout at them or hurt them: I was really angry at him
have a lie-in when you stay in bed for crashing the car.
longer than usual in the morning: annoyed a bit angry: I get annoyed when I have to wait in queues.
I often have a lie-in on Sundays.
fed up annoyed or bored because you have done something
for too long: I'm fed up with working so hard .
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disappointed unhappy because something is not as good as
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have people round for dinner invite you wanted it to be, or because something hasn't happened:
people to your house to have dinner: They were disappointed that only ten people came to their party.
We're having Tom's parents round for stressed worried and not able to relax: He's very stressed
dinner on Saturday.
about his new job.
calm relaxed and peaceful: I always feel very calm after yoga.
tidy up the house/flat put things upset unhappy or worried because something bad has
back in the places where you usually happened: She was very upset when she lost her job.
keep them: I usually tidy up the flat scared frightened: I'm really scared of spiders.
before I go to work. satisfied pleased because something has happened in the way
that you want: She was very satisfied with her students' work.
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confused when you can't think clearly or understand
something: Matt was confused and didn't know what to do.
TIPS • A relative is a person in your family (an aunt, a grandparent,
shocked very surprised and upset: I was shocked by the news
a cousin, etc.). Your parents are your mother and father only.
of his death.
• A gig is an informal word for a concert: I went to an amazing glad happy and pleased: I'm glad you enjoyed the meal.
gig last night. concerned worried : I'm very concerned about the environment.
• We also use chat or have a chat to mean 'talk to someone in a depressed unhappy and not able to enjoy anything: He
friendly and informal way': He's chatting with some friends. I had became very depressed when he lost his job.
a chat with our new neighbour. TIPS• We use -ed adjectives to describe how people feel:
I was very disappointed when I got my exam results.
m Likes and dislikes 18 p8
• We use -ing adjectives to describe the thing, situation,
phrases to say you love or like phrases to say you place or person that causes the feeling: My exam results were
something don't like something disappointing.
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1 (really) love .. . I (really) hate ... D Prepositions with adjectives 1 C · p11
I'm (really/very/quite) interested in ... I don't like ... at all.
I (really) enjoy ... I can't stand ... • We often use prepositions with adjectives. The most common
I'm (really/very/quite) keen on ... ... (really) get(s) on my prepositions for these adjectives are in bold. Other prepositions
I think ... is/are great/brilliant/ nerves. that we can also use with these adjectives are in brackets ( ).
wonderful. I can't bear / bed/ .. .
I'm not (very) keen on ... good at scared of (by)
phrases to say something is OK
... drive(s) me crazy. happy with (about) bored with (by, of)
I think ... is/are all right. I think ... is/are awful/ interested in frightened of (by)
I don't mind ... terrible/dreadful. nervous about (of) annoyed at (with, by)
keen on bad at
TIPS• I can't stand and I can't bear mean 'I hate'.
worried about satisfied with (by)
• Great, brilliant and wonderful all mean 'very good'. Awful, surprised by (at) embarrassed by (about)
terrible and dreadful all mean 'very bad'. upset about (by) concerned about (by)
fed up with (of) angry about (at) something
• We can use pronouns, nouns or verb+ing with the phrases
pleased with (by, about) angry with (at) someone
for likes and dislikes: I really love it. I can't stand football.
Waiting in queues really drives me crazy. TIP• After prepositions we use a noun, a pronoun or verb+ing .
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