Unit 6 Text A

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Unit 6 Text A

• Language Points

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undo
The news of your illness undid him.
disturb
His buttons were undone.
untie
In 5 minutes he undid my whole days work.
ruin
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hit home
What he said hit home.
hit the nail on the head hit the roof/ceiling
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incredible
The superstar has an incredible car in addition
to a big house.
credit credible credulous
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skeptical/sceptical
Im skeptical about/ of his behavior.
his doubtful behavior
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care for
He cares for nobody. My wife doesnt really care
for tea she likes coffee better.
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know better than
You should know better than to lend money to such
kind of people.
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reproach
He reproached her with laziness. He reproached
her for being lazy.
find fault with
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Superwomen no easy job

1. Shes unable to get her act together.
2. She can almost expect something to go wrong as
   long as she gets to work.
3. Anything might happen that would take up much
   more of time she puts aside for a certain job.
4. She usually feels exhausted after a busy day.

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by nature
She is by nature very clean. A dog is faithful to
its master by nature.
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get ones act together
You should get your act together and dont idle
away all day if you want to pass the exam.
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give over to
We give him over to the police. The whole
afternoon is given over to writing the essay. He
gives himself over to his work.
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at intervals
at intervals of at long intervals at regular
intervals at short intervals in the intervals
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set aside
My brother set aside half an hour every morning
to do sports.
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bide ones time
The bad woman bided her time, planning
revenge. The neighbor seems to be doing nothing,
but actually hes just biding his time.
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Charm of Superwoman Stories
I suppose it has something to do with the appeal
of an optimistic approach to life--and the fact
that extraordinary deeds have been accomplished
by determined individuals who refused to believe
that you cant was the final word on their
dreams.
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appeal
The prisoner appealed the judge for mercy. She
appeals to me. I will appeal against being found
guilty. If you do not obey me, I shall appeal to
force.
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achieve their hearts desires a piece of cake We
cant have our cake and eat it too. a diet with
no treats
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Anyway, admiring a heroine is something worth
doing.
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Key Structures
1. I should have known better than to
ask(L32) 2. Other women,, not only during
office hours, but in their spare time as well.
(L35) 3. I imagine how lovely life would be if
only I possessed (L60)
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4. We working women are too sophisticated for
that,(L78) 5. When my faith in myself falters,
it is they who urge me on(L79)
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Think About
What do you think are the advantages and
disadvantages of being a man/ woman in this
society?