Changing the way you learn

Unit 5 Level C1 EDDNA GALINDO

Reflexive pronouns
1. I enjoy was my car by myself
2. Help yourself to some coffee
3. Ocuppy yourself with the homework
4. Jorge was angry with herself
5. Margarita learned to play guitar by herself
6. itself
  1. My cat hurt itself
7. They are prepare the party by themselves
8. ourselve
  1. We're always laughing at ourselves
9. You Know that yourself
Prefix with multiple meanings
1. inter- between or joined together
  1. My boyfriend work in an international company
2. counter- in opposition to or as a reaction to
3. super- more than usual or extremely
4. over- too much or from above/on top/across
5. semi- partly or half
6. pseudo- not real
7. under- not enough or below
  1. The situation was underdiscuss in the meeting
Verb + infinitive with to or verb+ing
1. Mean
  1. Mean +verb+ing= involve necessitate
    1. You cook the cake very well. Thats means I ate all cake.
  2. Mean + infinitive verb with to= intend
    1. I meant to eat a little piece of cake.
2. Go on
  1. Go on + verb + ing = continue an action
    1. I go swimming to twice a week
  2. Go on + infinite whit to = begin a new action
    1. I go on play cards with Barbara
3. Forget
  1. Forget + verb+ ing = looks back to memories of the past
    1. I'll never forget playing cards with my grandfather
  2. Forget + infinitive with to = refers to now or the future
    1. I forgot to play cards with Carlos today
4. Regret
  1. Regret+ verb +ing= be sorry for what's already happened
    1. I regret spending so much money last night.
  2. Regret+ infinitive with to = be sorry for what you're about to say
    1. We regret to inform you that your application has been rejected.
Job expressions
1. be stuck in a rut = be too fixed in one particular type of job, activity or method
2. a dead-end job = a job in which there is no chance or getting a promotion
  1. 1. I have been in a dead end job
3. take on too much work = accept too much work
  1. 1. Carlos takes on to much work
4. be snowed under = have so much work that you have problems dealing with it all
  1. 1. I have been snowed under
5. talk shop = talk about your job with those you work with when not at work
6. team player = someone who is good at working closely with other people
7. be self-employed = not working for an employer but finding wokr for yourself or having your own business
8. a pittance = a very small amount of money, especially money received as payment or income
9. a fortune = a large amount of money, goods, property, etc.
10. high-powered = a very important job or a very successful person
11. work experience = a period of time in which a student temporarily works for an employer to gain experience
12. shadow sb following someone else while they are at work in order to learn about that person's job
13. a deadline = a time by which something must be done
14. against the clock= if you do something against the clock, you do it as fast as possible and try to finish it before a certain time
15. be up to eyes = in sth be very busy doing something
16. take it easy relax and not use too much energy
  1. 1. i am take it easy
17. (climb) the career ladder = the sequence of job positions through which a person progresses in an organisation
  1. 1. Actually, I am to climb the career leader
18. run-of-the-mill = ordinary and not special or exciting in any way

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