Lesson Three Tuesday 28th April
He’s a painter, he’s an artist
He’s a painter-decorator.
to paint caricatures
to paint murals
graffiti – he’s a graffiti artist
https://www.leakestreetarches.london/
“grennidge” – Greenwich Mean Time
Marble Arch
When you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life”
an owl – owlet
an election committee
a nominating committee
He was nominated as chairman/chairperson
She was nominated to the board.
a rake – to rake leaves a trowel wood anemones
a jetty
condiments
a dragonfly, beaver, bric-a-brac
- There is a chocolate factory in Upplands Väsby.
- He won first prize in the competition.
- My ankles are sore after my long walk.
- I got a prescription from the doctor for antibiotics. She prescribed me antibiotics.
- Napoleon was a great man.
- It is difficult to adapt to local customs.
- The dove is a symbol of peace. “duvv”
- I get up at 7 o’clock every morning.
- NK is a fashionable department store.
- It is very convenient to live so close to the centre of town. = practical
synthetic fabric
Prices have gone up recently.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
prise You have to prise open the lid. She had to prise the dog off her leg.
a recipe for meatballs
over-the-counter medicines
The book was adapted into a TV series
It’s important for teenagers to fit in
He dove into the pool (dive – dove US English)
prescription goggles
friendship and love
to dip into a hole in the ice
overweight – to cause stress on the heart
to have a bath – to go for a dip
to bathe in the sea
to sunbathe
to take cold showers
to die of a broken heart
We rode in the wrong direction
to deadlift – to lift weights
one-on-one time
I was at a birthday party/ dinner / lunch
my great-aunt
We were about 10 people. There were about ten of us.
veins – artery / arteries
elbows
You have to use to elbow grease (scrub very hard)
ankles
breathe – chest
a sore throat
knees
a beard
eyebrows tweezers
thighs
my lap
to blush with embarrassment
Your face is flushed
She gets hot flushes
a big smile – grin
smirk (= to smile/laugh at someone else’s expense)
to snigger – she sniggered at his mistake
She winked at him – one eye
She flirted with him at the party
The puppy shivered with cold / fear.
tremble with fear
to avoid B O – body odour
to lend/give someone a hand
“whissling” to get on someone’s nerves
pick your brains
slipped my mind
to lie through his/her/their teeth
off hand / off the top of my head
a sore thumb
a real eye-opener
pet peeves –
to be inconsistent
evening event Sweden Norwegian Disaster is inevitable.
idioms
to ourselves (= we won’t be disturbed)
We live by ourselves