entry 10. Summary units Nine and Ten

Unit 9: People with vision

Resume: this unit talking about great people which has excelled in history for having vision and intelligence to the art and invent things.

Phrases and vocabulary:

Phrase:	Used To:
Spectacular/breathtaking/disappointing	Movies
A masterpiece/not one of his best/his finest piece	Music or art
Stereotyped/ poor/ over the top	Movies
Fantastic/ difficult/heavy	Literate
Contemporary/ traditional/ art deco	Design
Astonishing/ incredible/ awful	Cinema
Landscapes/ portraits/ sculptures	Art or Pinter
Abstract, striking, avant–grade, tranquil, traditional, disturbing , dull and figuretive	Art

Grammar:

Collocations with prepositions

Adjectives:	Prepositions:
Bad at	In advance
Similar to	Out of order
Famous for	At the time
Concerned about	On one occasion

How to express certainty or uncertainty

Certainty:	Uncertainty:
Indisputable	Not 100 percent certain
Without a doubt	Questionable
Irrefutable	Debatable
Undeniably	Not clear-cut
Unquestionably

Unreal past

Active grammar :

Wish  or  if only

It’s high time   or  it’s about time

Would rather

What if   or  suppose

Unit 10: Expressing feelings

Resume: This unit talking about how you feel when things in the life happened, and how face that good or bad time in our life.

Phrases:

Some common phrases:

At her wits end            =    take her mind off

Down in the dumps    =    cheer him up

Kicking themselves     =    can’t do anything about it

Pleased with himself  =    a pat on the back

Of two minds               =    can’t make my mind up

Wound up                     =    chill out

Grammar:

Modals

Will

Might

Must, can’t

Can

Supposed to

Bound to

Likely to

Ought to, need to, should

Vocabulary:

Strong feelings:

Thrilled

Furious

Taken  aback

Ecstatic

Indifferent

Miserable

Uninterested

Terrified

Flabbergasted

Dumbstruck

Outraged

Delighted

Livid

Petrified

Upset