Unit 30: Linking words of contrast
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- 1Go beyond intermediate with our new video course
- 2Reported speech in 90 seconds!
- 3If or whether?
- 45 ways to use 'would'
- 5Let and allow
- 6Passive voice
- 7Unless
- 8Mixed conditionals
- 9The zero article - in 90 seconds
- 10The indefinite article - in 90 seconds
- 11The. That's right - the! Learn all about it in 90 seconds
- 12The continuous passive
- 13Future perfect
- 14Need + verb-ing
- 15Have something done
- 16Wish
- 17Word stress
- 18Different ways of saying 'if'
- 19Passive reporting structures
- 20The subjunctive
- 21When and if
- 22Inversion
- 23Phrasal verbs
- 24The future
- 25Modals in the past
- 26Narrative tenses
- 27Phrasal verb myths
- 28Conditionals review
- 29Used to - review
- 30Linking words of contrast
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Session 2 - News Review
face
(here) deal with
triggers
starts a process
mechanism
(here) way of doing something; process
rule out
to say something is not possible
divorce
legal ending of a marriage – here used metaphorically to mean the end of a relationship/legal arrangement
unleash
release strong, negative forces
Session 3 - Lingohack
propaganda
information, often false, designed to promote a particular point of view
urged
strongly advised
distinguished
respected, admired and successful
Session 5 - The White Elephant
last hope
final chance (to do something)
don't get your hopes up
what you expect to happen probably won't
on its knees
struggling; in a bad condition
pin your hopes on it
expect or hope it will happen
to be honest
what I really think
live in hope
hope that what you want to happen will eventually happen
not a hope in hell!
absolutely no chance of succeeding
a glimmer of hope
small chance of something succeeding
