Open World p 9. Past and Perfect Tenses

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Do Ex 1 p 9

When was the last time you felt slightly embarrassed?



Sample sentence


I felt acutely embarrassed at/about being the centre of attention. 

acutely /əˈkjuːtli/ very

mess up | mess something up
to fail at something or do it badly.

to spoil or ruin something, especially something important or something that has been carefully planned.

E.g. 

I've really messed up this time.
If you cancel now you'll mess up all my arrangements.

It took me ages to get this right – I don’t want some idiot to mess it up.  

She felt she’d messed up her whole life  

This is your last chance, so don't mess up!      Sp. Es tu última oportunidad, ¡no la eches a perder!

 

Have you ever messed up? What happened?

the penny drops
​(informal, especially British English) used to say that somebody has finally understood or realized something that they had not understood or realized before. If the penny drops, you suddenly understand something

E.g. 

I had to explain the joke to him a couple of times before the penny dropped. 

He looked confused for a moment, then suddenly the penny dropped.

profusely /prəˈfjuːsli/

in large amounts
 

E.g.

to bleed profusely
to apologize profusely

When was the last time you had to apologise profusely?

 

 

at that

 

used when you are giving an extra piece of information. Sp. además.

E.g.

He managed to buy a car after all—and a nice one at that.

  

 

go red: blush

E.g.He went bright red

blush: to become red in the face because you are embarrassed or ashamed 

E.g. blush (with something) (at something) to blush with embarrassment/shame.

wind something down 

wind /waɪnd/, wound /waʊnd/, wound /waʊnd/

to make something such as the window of a car move downwards by turning a handle, pressing a button, etc.

E.g. 

Can I wind my window down?

 

Do you know another meaning of wind down?

 

KEY:

 

 

to rest or relax after a period of activity or excitement

E.g. 

I find it difficult to wind down after a day at work. 

 

Synonym:

 

KEY

 

unwind

unwind /ˌʌnˈwaɪnd/, unwound /ˌʌnˈwaʊnd/, unwound /ˌʌnˈwaʊnd/

 

How do you wind down/unwind at the end of the week?

Sample sentence

On Friday evenings I like to wind down from a busy teaching week and usually go out for a nice meal.

I can absolutely wind down reading a book on my tablet. 

 

place an order 

place an/the/(one's) order 

To register an order for some product or service that one will receive in the near future. 

E.g.

We placed an order nearly an hour ago, but we still haven't gotten anything to eat. 

I placed the order online, and they said it should arrive in two-three weeks. 

Please place your order at the window on the left, then go to the window on the right to pay for it.

 

to call in sick

If you call in sick, you phone the place where you work to tell them you will not be coming to work because you are ill. 'Shouldn't you be at work today?' —'I called in sick'

 

Have you ever had to call in sick? 

not get/have a wink of sleep | not sleep a wink
 

​to not be able to sleep
 

E.g. 

I didn't get a wink of sleep last night.
I hardly slept a wink. 

When was the last time you hardly slept a wink?

What do you enjoy doing on your day off?

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