UNIT II: PRACTISE WRITING

  PRACTISE WRITING:

Vocabulary:

0035.gif to be to do sth: used to say what you must or should be done:
Examples:

boutons042.gif I am to call them once I reach the airport.

boutons042.gif You are to report this to the police.

boutons042.gif What is to be done about this problem?

0035.gif to figure out: to think about sb/sth until you understand them/it. (synonym: work out)

0035.gif despite: in spite of+noun/gerund.

Examples:

boutons042.gif Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.

boutons042.gif Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.

0035.gif to twinkle: if your eyes twinkle, you have a bright expression because you are happy or excited.

Examples:

boutons042.gif Twinkling blue eyes.

boutons042.gif Her eyes twinkled with merriment.

boutons042.gif His mother twinkled at him over her teacup.



































 Reference: A Funny Story
You may also read this nice funny story:

Edited by Mimoun Zeggai

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