VOCABULARY LESSON 14 OM2

CHECK THE NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS YOU

LEARNED IN LESSON 14.

TO WACHT OUT: BE CAREFUL BECAUSE SOMETHING BAD CAN HAPPEN

TRUCK: AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE FOR LOADS

TO HIT: TO COLLIDE, TO STRIKE, TO BEAT

BOTH: THE TWO

CLOSE: VERY NEAR

CONFORT: A FEELING OF WELL-BEING THAT WE GET, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN WE ARE ON A SOFA OR IN BED

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT: IF SOMETHING IS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT, IT IS SO CLOSE THAT IT WORRIES YOU.

TO MISS: IF YOU MISS SOMETHING BAD HAPPENING TO YOU, YOU ESCAPE IT

NEAR MISS: WHEN YOU HAVE A NEAR MISS, SOMETHING BAD ALMOST HAPPENS TO YOU

SAD: THE OPPOSITE OF "HAPPY"

TO BREAK UP: TO STOP A RELATIONSHIP, TO SEPARATE

CONCERNED: IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE, YOU CARE ABOUT THAT PERSON AND WANT HIM OR HER TO BE WELL; TO BE WORRIED ABOUT

TO GET IN: TO ARRIVE (SAID OF PLANE, BUS, TRAIN, SHIP)

ON TIME: AT THE RIGHT TIME

BE ABLE TO: CAN

IN NOT TIME: IN A VERY SHORT TIME

TO GET ON: TO ENTER (A PLANE, TRAIN, BUS)

LUCK: IF YOU HAVE GOOD LUCK, GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU, IF YOU HAVE BAD LUCK, BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU.

UPGRADED: WHEN A PASSENGER IS UPGRADED, S/HE GETS A BETTER SEAT ON THE AIRPLANE OR TRAIN.

TO LAND: A PLANE LANDS WHEN IT TOUCHES THE GROUND AFTER FLYING

WELL-RESTED: NOT EXHAUSTED, RELAXED

BEHIND SCHEDULE: YOU ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE WHEN YOU ARE LATE DOING SOMETHING THAT IS PLANNED.

A FEW: SOME; 3 or 4

NOW USE THE EXPRESSIONS ABOVE:

a) If you have to turn in a report tomorrow, but you are still going to start it, you are__________

b) In my classroom, there aren't many students; just ______

c) My mother usually has good _____. She always finds a place to park downtown.

d) When a plane is _______, it is arriving.

e) It rained so hard yesterday that I ______ to leave the house.

f) Mr. Stanton is not exhausted. He got a lot of rest while he was flying. He is ______

g) When the bus stops, we have just a few minutes to _____it.

h) If a movie is planned to start at 8, and it really starts at 8, then it starts _______

i) My mom is sick and I am __________

j) Dinner is going to be ready ____________

k) The train ______ one hour late this morning.

l) Richar doesn't look happy today. He looks _____

m) Bill _____ with Cindy last night. She is not his girlfriend anymore.

n) Marianne didn't catch her bus, so she ____ being in an accident when it went off the road.

o) An accident almost happened when I was coming here. It was a _____.

p) The exams are _______. We have less than a week to study for them.

q) Do you know how to drive a ______?

r) I have two children. ____ are blond.

s) All I want is the _____ of my bedroom.

t) When Mary was driving out of the parking lot, she ____ a yellow Mazda that was parked behind her. She didn't see it.

u) I saw a boy going across the street and a car was coming in his direction. I yelled: _____!

I hope it helps!!