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To make  do an exam
to go upstairs/downstairs: eg I was going downstairs when I fell.
 a pencil-case
to hit 
to kick    m

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to punch
in foot ball, to head. Zidane scored. he headed the ball into the goal
I Tripped. I tripped over a big stone in the road.
Buildings etc: to be under construction/repair
a physiotherapist
the till
the check-out
to be sick 1= to be ill 2=to vomit
---->adjective:sickeningThis book is sickening! = es vomitivo 


































































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odd vocabulary: Music, human noise verbs

A. For music
a musical
a singer
a group of singers (eg in church)= a choir Note: pronunciation ch /kw.../
cf. : an orchestra / ch =  /k/
Mozart was a  classical composer
classical is not = classic
 a song-writer makes up the words, the lyrics
 several pop musicians= a band , or a group
live or recorded/"canned".(live /ai/, adjective NOT the verb to live /I/)
perform, performance, a live performance
 a hit
a catchy tune 
a revival 
to busk/a busker
Other:  
to hose, a hose The firefighter is hosing the building to put out the fire.
to ban, a ban is not = a bang,to bang. Note a ban on eg a ban on smoking, but the verb ban has no preposition: They have banned smoking in schools.
Human noises and verbs : 
try to find the sound on internet of :
a/to sneeze, a/to whisper, a/to yawn ,a/to scream , a/to whistle , a/to shout, to/a  moan


Notice also: To ring a doorbell vs
To knock on/at a door.

18th Oct odd points

1Dont say  militar say "military" NB the "a" is often silent.

This US use is coming into "Britspeak" aka modern/forward UK English. It always existed as an adjective "military uniforms" But now we also say "the military"  as in The military tend to be more socially conservative.
My father is a military.

Trad uk use : The (+ or- Armed) services/ forces = (trad US) the military

--->A serviceman/men 
CF a civil servant (funcionario)

For the Army :(tierra)a soldier, soldiers (To INCLUDE officers and generals) Eg Franco was a soldier.

For the Navy : Sailor  (equally the same word for all ranks, rating to admiral) ( same word as for civilians, Columbus was a sailor)
The air force is new , but airman/men/woman/women exist

Lord Nelson was a sailor

My grandad was a soldier/a sailor/an airman in WWI.

 2. mind + ......ing  
Not: mind +to infinitive
"I seldom mind hearing music" I Wouldn't mind another beer" "I wouldn't mind having one either!"
3. A long face= A sad face 
Not everything is a false friend!

4. an sms on a cell(=mobile)  phone -->to text , texting, texted etc.

I am unfamiliar with texting

I dont often text bkoz b4 4u  k 

5. formal clothes vs.casual clothes. but you can use informal