Have your say. 1. Mini-poll: interview 10 people

1. MINI-POLL: Interview 10 people. Ask them what way of travelling they prefer and why they do. Report to the class on your findings; comment on them.

2. Comment on the cartoon. What do you think it is trying to show? Could you think of a suitable caption to it?

II

Listen to the dialogue “Sea or Air”. Copy it out from the tape; practice reading it aloud imitating the speakers; memorize the new vocabulary; learn the dialogue and act it out in class.

NOTES

casualty, n

1. accident, esp. one involving loss of life or serious injury

2. person killed or seriously injured in war or an accident

e.g. road casualties; The enemy suffered heavy casualties.

3. a place in a hospital where people hurt in accidents are taken for treatment

e.g. They rushed her to casualty but she was dead on arrival.

look forward to sth/ doing sth

think about sth which will happen in the future (usu. with pleasure)

e.g. We’re looking forward to seeing you again.

luxury, n

1. state of life in which one has and uses things that please the senses (good food and drink, clothes, comfort, beautiful surroundings)

e.g. live in luxury; a life of luxury

2. (used as an adjective) enabling people to live this kind of life

e.g. a luxury hotel/ ocean liner

3. sth not essential but which gives enjoyment and pleasure, esp. sth expensive

e.g. His salary is low and he gets few luxuries.

luxuriate, v

(fml) take great delight (in)

e.g. luxuriate in the warm spring sunshine

luxurious, a

1. supplied with luxuries; very comfortable

e.g. a luxurious hotel

2. choice and costly

e.g. luxurious food

luxuriously, adv

▪Cf.: luxuriant, a

1. strong in growth; abundant

e.g. the luxuriant vegetation of the tropics

2. (of literary and artistic style) richly ornamented; very elaborate

luxuriance, n

luxuriantly, adv

rough, a

(about sea) stormy

e.g. The sea is growing rough.

Syn.: heavy, high, raging, turbulent

Opp.: calm, smooth

scare, v

frighten; become afraid

e.g. The dogs scared the thief away. He was scared by the thunder. He scares easily/ is easily scared. She’s scared of the dark.

ðscare sb stiff

(infml) make sb very afraid

e.g. He’s scared stiff of women.

ðscare sb out of wits

make sb extremely frightened

e.g. The sound of footsteps scared out of her wits.

scare, n

feeling/ state of alarm; fear

e.g. give sb a scare

scary, a

(infml) causing alarm

e.g. a scary dark street

scaredy cat, n

(infml derog.) (used esp. by children) a scared person

Usage:

1) ▪Cf.: scared, terrified and petrified. Scared is the weakest in this group of words (e.g. I felt a bit scared when the plane took off.). Terrified and petrified are the strongest (e.g. I was terrified when the tiger ran towards me. We stood petrified when the earthquake began.).

2) ▪Cf.: frightened and afraid. You can be frightened by a particular object, animal, or person (e.g. I was frightened by a large dog.); and frightened at/ by a particular thought or event (I’m frightened by/ at the idea of flying.). You can be frightened of or (more commonly) afraid of sth that causes long-lasting fear (e.g. I’m afraid of/ frightened of snakes. He is afraid of/ frightened of flying.).