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- آخر هفته - آخر هفته ی قبل - ربات - نمایشگاه - آخر هفته‌ی گذشته من به دیدن نمایشگاه ربات‌ها رفتم

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Last weekend I went to see the robot exhibition.

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I really enjoyed it.

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It was a collection of some extremely clever robots.

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In total, there are twenty robots from many different countries. "In total" means including everything added together or considered as a whole. It signifies the overall amount or number and It is different from totally: /ˈtəʊtəli/ adverb completely; absolutely= thoroughly /ˈθʌrəli/

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There are six zones you can visit, each showing different types of robots that have been designed to do different sorts of things.

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Don't worry if you miss an answer the first time.

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you can go back.

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The exhibition is divided into six areas.

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That’s a very important and nuanced question. nuanced /ˈnjuːɑːnst/ adjective

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Thank you for being honest.

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Do you agree with them?

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Complete the comments with the words in the box.

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What do you think about the advances in computer tech?

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What would you like to see in the future?

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Instead of Double-clicking on icons to open. - icon: [ˈīˌkän] noun

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It was described in the brochures I'd read as a 'unique experience' - brochure /ˈbrəʊʃə/ noun

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I thought of that as a bit of an overstatement - I didn't think it could be that good. - overstatement /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtm(ə)nt,ˈəʊvəˌsteɪtm(ə)nt/ noun= exaggeration /ɪɡˌzadʒəˈreɪʃn/

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Some people found it frightening, others confusing, but for me it was thrilling. thrilling = exhilarating /ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ,ɛɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ = exciting

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I had a go with a new device. I want to have a go at finishing my essay tonight. have a go at: to attempt to do something

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she's always having a go at me. (in Brititsh) have a go at: attack or criticize.

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a virtual reality,

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technology and innovation exhibition

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communication

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I wasn't expecting to see T-shirts that actually react to your body, changing colour according to your body temperature or even more amazingly - your mood'

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It would be fascinating to know ...

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That was fun at first but then it became a bit scary!

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drought could result in famine throughout the region. - Do you know this region well? - the abdominal region region [ˈriːdʒən] ♦ noun

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I'm famished—is there anything to eat? - Have some dinner with us - you must be famished! famished= extremely hungry= starving famiSHt

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relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply. deteriorate /dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt/ verb become progressively worse.

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abomination of indulgence. abomination /əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃn/ Noun = a feeling of hatred..

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indulgence in self-pity. indulgence inˈdəlj(ə)ns

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I'd like reliable voice recognition on my computer. recognition ˌrekəɡˈniSH(ə)n Noun = identification of someone or something or person, from previous encounters or knowledge.

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Click on icons to open and close files.

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bring up menus and scroll up and down. - bring up 1. look after a child until it is an adult. = take after of 2. raise a matter for discussion or consideration. = raise = mention

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log on. bookmark this page. download this file.

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can tech fight hacking better?

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- hacker - I Fed up with ... - constantly - software - upgrade software Better tech means better hackers and I'm fed up with the need to constantly upgrade software to keep my computer safe and prevent online identity theft or nasty viruses! - "Fed up with" means to be annoyed, bored, or tired of something - theft /θɛft/ noun = the action or crime of stealing. - nasty /ˈnɑːsti/ adjective 1. very bad or unpleasant. = awful /ˈɔːf(ʊ)l/

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I've had to reset my password loads of times recently. reset /ˌriːˈsɛt/ verb set again or differently.

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I must reset the alarm.

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It's a real pain. means something or someone is very annoying, bothersome, or irritating.

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what's the point of if? what's the point of all of this?

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I'd like faster internet. I am in an area with poor signal.

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My computer takes ages to start up, and some of my friends have no broadband signal at all. broadband" refers to a high-speed internet connection that allows for the transmission of large amounts of data quickly and reliably.

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I stream movies. transmit or receive (data, especially video and audio material) over the internet as a steady, continuous flow.

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I downloaded some information from the internet and as a result, I got a horrible virus! My computer kept freezing and then it crashed completely. - A computer freezing, also known as a "hang" or "lock up," means the computer has become unresponsive to user input. - A computer crash means the computer has stopped functioning unexpectedly due to a software or hardware problem. It can manifest as a freeze, a blue screen of death, or the computer turning off completely.

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- I missed your query. query /ˈkwɪəri/ noun a question, especially one expressing doubt or requesting information.

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The police caught the guy who hacked into the government computers, and he'll be in prison for a long time.

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Suddenly, all my desktop icons disappeared and I couldn't click on anything to get online or open my files.

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can't wait! - cable - new cables - lay cables They're going to lay new cables to speed up the broadband in this area. can't wait! - Speeding up broadband" refers to increasing the bandwidth of your internet connection, meaning more data can be transferred per second. - Lay cable" refers to the process of installing and arranging cables

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This time tomorrow we will be driving to the airport.

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You can take my car if you want. I won't be using it tomorrow.

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Will you be working at 5.30?

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In three days' time we wiII be lying by the pool.

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By 2060, humans will be living on Mars. Mars: [märz] noun

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This time next month, I'll be working in Spain.

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What will you be doing at 2.30 tomorrow afternoon?

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We'll have finished the project by Friday.

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Katy won't be working on Monday, so she can drive you to the airport.

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I'm sorry, I can't remember the word for it.

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Compare the photos

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Do you know the words she's looking for؟

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Are there a lot of CCTV cameras in your town?

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How effective are these ways of preventing crime?

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By next month, She will have taken an important exam.

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This time next month, I will still be studying English.

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This time next year, I won't be living in this town anymore.

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By next week, She will have passed her driving test

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I think it's implausible. implausible /ɪmˈplɔːzɪbl/ adjective = I think it's really unlikely.

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find ways of treating all of them!

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I'm pretty sure.

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Scientists are making such quick progress these days. make progress

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the next century.

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You're such a pessimist! No, I'm a realist. It's different. pessimist /ˈpɛsɪmɪst/ noun 1. a person who tends to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

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The scientists will have finished their research by the end of the month.

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When I'm sixty, I won't be living in this town.

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"the scorching Tir sun" scorching /ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ/ adjective very hot.

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- It's not far-fetched. - It's not crazy to ....

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by the end of the day,

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by the time I get home,

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by spring,

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by lunchtime,

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by this time tomorrow

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by this time next week.

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How much do you know about it?

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Do you know anything about the right and left sides of the brain?

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Do you think there is a difference between men's brains and women's brains?

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Would you like to be able to read someone else's thought?

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Does it surprise you?

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many of my questions were answered.

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I felt I knew even less than before. she felt she knew even less than before.

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she knew a lot about the functions of the brain.

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We will still be catching colds.

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We'll still be suffering from heart attacks.

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I think it's her dad beside her.

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She's probably seventeen or eighteen.

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give suitable advice. - give advice = to tell someone what they should do or how they should behave in a particular situation

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to deal with mental illnesses more appropriately.

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- crime rate - reduce crime - teenage to reduce the teenage crime rate.

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They can have an effect on older people. have an effect

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They can slow down development.

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What impact can the internet have on the brain?

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As we get older we often become more self-centred.

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As we get older we experience a wider range of feelings.

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I can solve more complicated problems.

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we begin to understand how others feel.

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I felt convinced that I could do the same thing.

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I felt uncertain about whether I wanted to try it.

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inside our brain

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I must admit, I know very Little about the brain

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She is a neurologist at our local hospital.

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Her speciality is the teenage brain. - speciality /ˌspɛʃɪˈalɪti/

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Before our meeting, I spent half an hour online to find out some basic information.

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I learnt that the brain is divided into two halves.

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laboratory /ləˈbɒrət(ə)ri/ noun a room or building equipped for scientific experiments, research, or teaching, or for the manufacture of drugs or chemicals.

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I had no idea how she did it, but it looked so straightforward. straightforward /ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd/ adjective uncomplicated and easy to do or understand

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I asked if I could have a go. - could I have a go?

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why we now know so much more about the brain than we used to.

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I had pinpointed the target. pinpoint = verb find or locate exactly.

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brain injuries.

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Before this

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it was mainly guesswork.

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It sounded quite complicated. quite = completely.

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something going on.

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connections between different cells

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We're better at picking up foreign languages when we're young. "Pick up a language" means to learn a language passively, by simply being exposed to it and listening and speaking it, rather than through formal instruction

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synonymous

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It’s not difficult to work out what she means. It’s not difficult to work out = It’s not difficult to understand.

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Good to hear from you.

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This is the first thing people need to understand.

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This is the first thing people need to hear.

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And it’s also reflecting… .

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People are aware of this.

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What happens next?

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People will notice that … .

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Our brains are busy making connections between different cells.

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A lot of important developments happen during the teenage years and the brain isn't really completely mature until we're 25-30!

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the front part of our brains.

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and so on.

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Think about things from other people's point of view.

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it's not surprising that people often think teenagers are selfish.

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Something else I learnt from you.

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brain size in teenagers

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It can have a negative influence on teenage brains. influence /ˈɪnflʊəns/ = have an influence = affect /əˈfɛkt/ verb = have an effect on

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- A lot of = lots of = loads of = a huge amount of are used with both countable and uncountable nouns. Experts know a huge amount about it.

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I've got loads of time. - A lot of = lots of = loads of (British) = a huge amount of are used with both countable and uncountable nouns.

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- Countable: "Loads of people were at the concert." - Uncountable (informal, large quantity): "There's loads of food left over

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They received loads of complaints. - A lot of = lots of = loads of (British) = a huge amount of are used with both countable and uncountable nouns.

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There was a huge amount of food at the party

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This will have an important effect on teenagers. affect /əˈfɛkt/ verb affect on: = have an effect on = have an influence on =influence /ˈɪnflʊəns/ effect /ɪˈfɛkt/ noun

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People up to thirty years of age!

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As I'm only twenty-six myself, ....

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This information could be quite useful.

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The next time my sister complains ....

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'We need to go to the bank, ' he said.

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He said they needed to go to the bank.

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He said, 'I live in the city centre.'

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He said he lived in the city centre.

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He said, ' I am seeing Hannah on Tuesday.'

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He said he was seeing Hannah on Tuesday.

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It was raining so heavily that the match was cancelled, 'he said.

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He said it had been raining so heavily that the match had been cancelled. “...it had been raining so heavily...” Tense: Past Perfect Continuous = Structure: had been + verb-ing it shows that the rain started earlier and continued up to a certain point in the past.

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She said she had been studying for hours.

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What are your thoughts?

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What are your plans?

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A show of solidarity. showing sth = demonstrating of sth /ˌsɒlɪˈdarɪti/ = noun 1. unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group.

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A show of respect

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A show of appreciation A show of kindness a show of love A show of compassion

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"I must leave," he said. He said he had to leave.

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'We will bring some food," they said. They said they would bring some food.

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I said, 'I can cook the best pasta in the world.' I said I could cook the best pasta in the world.

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Mandy said, " I wasn't here last night." Mandy said she hadn't been there the night before.

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there then that day that week the day before / the previous day a year before the night before / the previous night the following month that / those

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She said (that) they had had a good time.

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'Who did you see at the party?' she asked. question word + auxiliary verb+ subject+ verb

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She asked me Who I had seen at the party. question word + subject + verb

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'Do you like your new job?' he asked. Reported speech: He asked me If / whether I liked my new job. Yes/No questions: if/whether+ subject + verb

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'Please help me,' I told him. I asked him to help me. Reported commands and requests: change the imperative form, to a (to-infinitive). Use (ask, tell or order) as reporting verbs.

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'Don't move! 'she told me. She told me not to move. Reported commands and requests: change the imperative form, to a (to-infinitive). Use (ask, tell or order) as reporting verbs.

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there's more snow on the way. Drone delivery is on the way! on the way = about to arrive or happen.

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- deliver to the door the postman and a courier delivers them to our door.

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Have you heard about drone delivery? Yes, I saw a TV programme about it last week.

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Drones deliver things quickly and efficiently.

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we're out!

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- parcel /ˈpɑːsl/ noun 1. an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post - Leave parcels in safe places.

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- soon - happen / occure/ take place - Do you think ... Do you think this will happen soon?

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what a ninny I was for…

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euphemism /ˈjuːfɪmɪz(ə)m/ noun

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the other way around.

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- tamper /ˈtampə/ verb gerund or present participle: tampering interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations. - brake - "someone tampered with the brakes of my car"

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adultery /əˈdʌlt(ə)ri/ noun voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse. "she was committing adultery with a much younger man"

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straightforward

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implications پیامد پیامد منفی: consequence Outcomes are the direct, observable, and often measurable results of an action or process, while implications are the potential consequences or indirect effects that can be inferred from those results.

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baffling perplexing

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while درحالیکه

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alternatively

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it's worth

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nothing seems impossible

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let the world know = keep me posted

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what else is in store?

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as time went by as time go on/ by

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Sleep in the doghouse He's in the doghouse after he accidentally broke her favorite vase. I'm in the doghouse with my boss for speaking out of turn.

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- things in common - subfactor - spill a tea - superficial relations

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attract tourist

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where that: to refer to people or things which: to refer to things and animals. Who whose: to show possession when

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1. Defining 2. non-defining Use defining relative clauses to define or identify a noun by giving essential information about it. The clause tells us exactly which person, thing. time, place. etc. we are talking about.

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That's the woman whom I met at the cafe. = That's the woman I met at the cafe. Tip 1. "Whom" as Object: "Whom" is used when the pronoun is the object of the verb or a preposition in the relative clause. It's like saying "him" or "her" in the clause. Tip 2. If the relative pronoun is the object of the sentence, you can leave it out. می تونی کنارش بزاری یعنی حذفش کنی از جمله Tip 3. Defining relative clause defines or identifies a noun by giving essential information about it.

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The man whom I saw was very tall. (I saw the man; the man is the object of the verb "saw") = The man I saw was very tall. Tip 1. "Whom" as Object: "Whom" is used when the pronoun is the object of the verb or a preposition in the relative clause. It's like saying "him" or "her" in the clause. Tip 2. If the relative pronoun is the object of the sentence, you can leave it out. می تونی کنارش بزاری یعنی حذفش کنی از جمله Tip 3. Defining relative clause defines or identifies a noun by giving essential information about it.

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The woman who/that wrote the book is here." (The woman is the one performing the action of writing) Tip 1. "Who" as Subject: "Who" is used when the pronoun is the subject of the verb in the relative clause. It's like saying "he" or "she" in the clause. Tip 2. In defining relative clause I can use "that" instead of "who and which". Tip 3. Defining relative clause defines or identifies a noun by giving essential information about it.

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This is the lift which/that keeps breaking down. Tip 1. In defining relative clause I can use "that" instead of "who and which".

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He's the man whose son broke our window. - The woman whose bag was stolen..." (The bag belongs to the woman) Tip 1. "whose" replacing possessive pronouns like "his," "her," or "their". It connects a noun to something it possesses, showing a relationship of ownership. "Whose" can refer to people, animals, or things. Here, it refers to people.

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"The building whose windows are broken..." (The windows belong to the building) Tip 1. "whose" replacing possessive pronouns like "his," "her," or "their". It connects a noun to something it possesses, showing a relationship of ownership. "Whose" can refer to people, animals, or things. Here, it refers to things.

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"The company whose products are popular..." (The products belong to the company) Tip 1. "whose" replacing possessive pronouns like "his," "her," or "their". It connects a noun to something it possesses, showing a relationship of ownership. "Whose" can refer to people, animals, or things. Here, it refers to an organization

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on page 158

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Last January

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my friend Sara Invited me to ....

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on the Scottish Island

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It takes place on the last Tuesday of the month. takes place = happen = occur

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Over half the island's population is blond and of Scandinavian origin.

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At around seven o'clock

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Viking fighters

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He really looked scary.

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Each man carried a lighted torch.

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We followed it down to the sea.

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In front of thousands of spectators, spectator /spɛkˈteɪtə/ noun = onlooker /ˈɒnˌlʊkə/ noun, plural noun: onlookers a non-participating observer; a spectator.

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They threw their torches into a boat.

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throw into: phrasal verb of throw. start to do something with enthusiasm and vigour. "Eve threw herself into her work"

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in a couple of minutes!

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Luckily, I had brought some warm clothes.

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fur hats that cover your ears.

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at the beginning of January

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It lasts about a month.

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sculptor ˈskəlptər sculpture sculptures س کالپ چِز

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at the end of February,

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i took photos

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As an amateur photographer

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dozens of balloons

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floating through the sky

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the weather was absolutely perfect.

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- display /dɪˈspleɪ/ verb: show, exhibit, put on view There were also displays of parachuting. parachute /ˈparəʃuːt/ noun drop or cause to drop from an aircraft by parachute.

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Put on fancy dress

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My eight-year·old daughter Samantha....

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