GLOSSARY UNIT 7

Chilling: Very scaring.
In my view: From my opinion.
As far as I'm concerned: "En lo que a mi respecta".
Don't get me wrong: Don't misunderstand me.
Dull: When you are not entertaining or are kind of boring.
Straightaway: Directly.
Staff-room: It is a room where only workers can access.

Come across: to find something you not were expecting to find at the moment

Get away: escape but to like a vacation and such

Get off: You get off the train, off the plain, etc.

Get on: go into a vehicle and that kind of stuff

See off: say goodbye to something or someone

Speed up: to accelerate

Stop over: stop for a moment while you are in a journey.

Take off: you take off your clothes or a plane takes off

Turn back: return from a journey, travel, etc.

Double-decker: bus with two levels.
Fare: the money you pay for travellig on public transport.
Pedestrian: a person that walks on pavement.
Rush-hour: peak traffic times.

Prayers to the UK

its so sad to see this kind of atrocities in the world, so much destruction and hate because of a religion, its sickening to see this happen, and knowing the people affected never had anything to do with the original problem makes it even worst, lets hope nothing like this happens to us. our thoughts and prayers are with London, Manchester, and any other place affected.

GLOSSARY UNIT 6

Say: give an opinion
Tell: say to
Ask: request.
Deny: say that something is false.
Boast: brag.
Claim: assert
Repeat: say something again.
Assure: say confidently.
Mention: refer to.
Insist: say the same many times
Beg: plead with somebody
State: set forth formally.
Announce: proclaim
Admit: confess
Confirm: verify.
Persuade: cause to do.
Reassure: explain something is ok, fine, etc.

Reported Statements

When do we use reported speech? Sometimes someone says a sentence, for example "I'm going to the cinema tonight". Later, maybe we want to tell someone else what the first person said.

Tense	Direct Speech	Reported Speech
present simple	I like ice cream	She said (that) she liked ice cream.
present continuous	I am living in London	She said (that) she was living in London.
past simple	I bought a car	She said (that) she had bought a car OR She said (that) she bought a car.
past continuous	I was walking along the street	She said (that) she had been walking along the street.
present perfect	I haven't seen Julie	She said (that) she hadn't seen Julie.
past perfect*	I had taken English lessons before	She said (that) she had taken English lessons before.
will	I'll see you later	She said (that) she would see me later.
would*	I would help, but..”	She said (that) she would help but...
can	I can speak perfect English	She said (that) she could speak perfect English.
could*	I could swim when I was four	She said (that) she could swim when she was four.
shall	I shall come later	She said (that) she would come later.
should*	I should call my mother	She said (that) she should call her mother
might*	I might be late	She said (that) she might be late
must	I must study at the weekend	She said (that) she must study at the weekend OR She said she had to study at the weekend