Daily English words and Idioms - part 7
learn the words "content, expect, instruct, positive, punish, represent, shake" and the idioms "call to account, early bird, even so".
- first, take a look at the words in picture and learn the meanings.
- then play the audio lecture and follow along the explanations with teacher.
Daily English Words
Content [ Noun ]
Examples:
- KabulEnglish has really good contents for learning English.
- We take pills without knowing their content.
- Nobody knows the content of cargos shipped out of Afghanistan by US troops.
Expect [ Verb ]
Examples:
- We are expecting that all warring parties come together and make peace.
- Don't expect a sudden improvement of situation. It will take some time.
- I expect you to finish the work by tomorrow evening.
Instruct [ Verb ]
Examples:
- All mothers instruct their daughters on how to care their children.
- She was employed as a teacher at a secondary school to instruct the girls how to cook.
- My brother job is to instruct farmers on how to increase their organic products.
Positive [ Noun ]
Examples:
- The doctor suggested his patient to have a positive behavior and do some exercise.
- She has a positive future a head as she is going to graduate from University.
- Unfortunately, his Covid-19 test result was positive. Therefore, he was hospitalized.
Punish [ Verb ]
Examples:
- you can't punish him for something he didn't do.
- The judge punished the man who was accused to selling drugs.
- The soldier was punished for sleeping on duty.
Represent [ Verb ]
Examples:
- I was chosen to represent our school at the math Olympiad.
- A good mood represents a calm mind.
- Our culture is represented by what we wear and like.
Shake [ Verb/Noun ]
Examples:
- Hassan was scared, so he talked with a shake in his voice.
- she shook my hand and said “goodbye”.
- Our grandfather told us many of his story when he was a soldier. he gave a shake to his memory.
Daily English Idioms
Call to account
Examples:
- Anyone who fails to carry out his duty will be called to account.
- The whole team of Engineers were called to account after the newly built bridge collapsed.
- The judge is calling to account the man who is accused of robbery.
Early bird
Examples:
- Saleh has a good habit that he is an early bird.
- I thought you will be late, but it's good that you are an early bird.
Even so
Examples:
- The bus was full of people even so, the driver was still looking for more passengers.
- Even so the government banned the cultivation of opium, some farmers still don't pay attention.
- Everyone knows that cigarettes are harmful. Even so there are still some people who like to smoke.
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