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Language Summary 12 DVD-ROM 12

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1f!t Informal words and phrases 1E!J Phrases with get 128 p96

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get = receive/obtain get= become
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get something to e·at/drink get lost
fancy (doing sth) want to do something: • •
get a job get depressed/angry
I really fancy going away this weekend. •
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can't be bothered (to do sth) not want to do get a message get fed up with something
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something because you don't have enough get a present get better/worse at something
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get a phone call get older
energy or interest: I can't be bothered to cook
this evening. get = travel/arrive other phrases with get
(not) feel up to (doing sth) not feel well
get home get on well with someone
enough or have enough energy to do something: • • •
get here/there get to know someone
I don't feel up to going out after class. •
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be (completely) broke not have any money: get around get in to·uch with someone
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I'm completely broke at the moment. get back from somewhere get rid of something
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hang around spend time somewhere, usually get to work get into trouble
for no particular reason: I often hang around for
TIPS • We can use other adjectives with get: get upset/tired/annoyed, etc.
a bit after class.
rubbish very bad quality: The last film I saw • We also use get to mean buy: Could you get me some bread from the shops?
was rubbish.
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be (really) into sth enjoy or like something: m Word building (3): word families (1) 12C p99
I'm really into yoga at the moment. • We often make nouns and adjectives by adding suffixes (-ment, -ing, etc.)
be up to sb it's your decision: It's up to me
to verbs.
when I take a holiday.
reckon think, have an opinion: I reckon I'll do verb noun adjective
quite well in my next English test. • • • •
disappoint disappointment disappointed, disappointing
could do with want or need (food, drink, etc.): ..
I could do with a few days off. enioy enjoyment enjoyable
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. .
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be sick of (doing sth) be fed up with doing protect protection protective
something: I'm sick of working so hard. www.english0905.com • •
• care care careful, careless
be off (to somewhere) go to a place: I'm off to . .
. .
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the cinema later. attract attraction attractive
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prefer preference preferable
TIP• I'm off. =I'm leaving now. Right, I'm off. • •
entertain entertainment entertaining
See you tomorrow.
relax relaxation relaxing, relaxed
Do you fancy • We use these suffixes to make nouns: -ment, -ion, -ence, -ation.
coming for a drink?
• We use these suffixes to make adjectives: -ing, -ed, -able, -ive, -fut, -less.
TIPS • Sometimes the verb and the noun are the same: They really care about
the environment. (verb); He puts a lot of care into his work. (noun)
• We often use -able to mean 'can': It's an enjoyable film. =People can enjoy it.
• We use -fut to mean 'with'. We use -less to mean 'without'.

m Word building (3): word families (2) 12C p99

verb noun adjective

create creation creative
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pollute pollution polluted, polluting
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employ employment employed, employable
embarrass embarrassment embarrassed, embarrassing
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depend dependence dependable
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Me too. I'm sick harm harm harmful, harmless
of working such
pre l 1ct prediction pred ctable
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long hours.
confuse confusion confusing, confused
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reserve reservation reserved