Language log 9

(A) Vocabulary checklist

Nouns
armwrestling (verb: to armwrestle)
(a bird's) beak
a catwalk (at a fashion show)
(a cherry) cheesecake
a coincidence
contact lenses
cucumber
(it's my) fault
(a bird's) feathers
a forest, forestry
the freezer
a fridge magnet
(Oli's) fur
gherkins
lettuce
a light switch
a lorry, a truck
a motorway
New Year's Eve
parsley (flat leaf or curly)
prawn crackers
raspberries
salmon (the 'l' is silent)
(to have) shares in a company
a slice of lemon
sunflower seeds
sweetcorn
sweet and sour sauce
a teabag
your throat
a toothpick, a cocktail stick
a wake-up call
a wardrobe (can be 'built-in'/fitted or 'walk-in')
a waterfall
a wave
wheat
a wrong number (It was a wrong number. I think you've got the wrong number)

Verbs
to be in a hurry (we're not in a hurry)
to bring the washing in
to check (not 'control') someone's homework
let's face it....
to go in, to come in (more common than enter)
to have an argument with someone
to have a child (not 'get')
to knock on (or at) someone's door
(ice cream) melts
to overtake (another car on the motorway)
to peel (a mango)
to put your contact lenses in (and take them out)
to put on 10 kgs
to relax
to renew a library book (by phone)
to scream
to stop smoking
to stretch (before you go running)
to take (not 'make') a picture of something
to take off your sweater
to turn the grill off
to turn the volume up/down
to watch a film

Adjectives, adverbs etc
cuddly
different dishes (when you eat/have tapas in a restaurant you order different dishes...)
sour
a strong flavour or smell
this morning (not 'today morning')
warm clothes
yummy

Prepositions
What are you laughing at? (to laugh at something/someone)
It reminds me of....

Can you remember the difference between:
- to wake up and to be awake?
- to get up and to be up?
- to be deaf and to be tone deaf?
- a desert (stress on 1st syllable) and dessert (stress on 2nd syllable)?
- health and healthy (you should look after your health/eat a healthy diet)?
- to invent (something) and to invite (someone to (a party))?
- to let and to leave? (let me help you! leave it there!)
- Russia and Russian (She only speaks Russian. She visits Russia every year)
- remind and remember (She reminds me of Jane. Can you remind me to post the letter. I must remember to feed Oli)

Pronunciation
(see 'salmon' and 'dessert/desert' above)
to sew (sounds like 'so')
answer, sword (w is silent)

(B) The vocabulary of card games
The suits are called: hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades.
The cards are called: (the) 2-10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace (of (hearts etc))
We use the following verbs:
- to shuffle the cards
- to deal the cards (person = the dealer)
- to pick up a card
- to play a card
- to miss a turn (also: "it's your turn")
- to start ("Pam won last time so she starts")
- not to be able to go ("I can't go")
- to cheat at cards

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