Module 3 Vocabulary
When you work full-time companies offer an employer different..... like paid vacations, medical insurance etc.
benefits
Mrs Edwards (make)........biscuits by the time her children (came).......home.
Mrs Edwards had made biscuits by the time her children came home.
Paul...(decide) that he was going to study Astronomy before he even finished secondary school.
Paul had decided that he was going to study Astronomy before he even finished secondary school.
George........(make) a phone call when I went into his office.
George was making a phone call when I went into his office.
What idiom means being critical?
(Take everything) with a pinch of salt
My dad is a journalist. He works as a freelancer from home. He often has to meet ...... ........ but he manages.
tough deadlines
Dave (buy) a ticket before he (go)......to the concert.
Dave had bought a ticket before he went to the concert.
Before he got a promotion he (not\earn) enough to live comfortably.
Before he got a promotion he hadn't been earning enough to live comfortably.
George had some coffee first and then he.......(make) some phone calls.
George had some coffee first and then he made some phone calls.
What idiom means you shouldn't waste your time on regrets?
crying over spilt milk
Amount of money you get for your work.
Salary
Helen (be angry)....because Mark (lie)....to her.
Helen was angry because Mark had lied to her.
Tom didn't come with us last night because he...(arrange) to go out with his colleagues after work.
Tom didn't come with us last night because he had arranged to go out with his colleagues after work.
As it.........(get) dark, the boys decided to go home.
As it was getting dark, the boys decided to go home.
What idiom means "continue without stopping"?
on and on
Period of work (day ...\night...)
shift
He (have).....three children by the time he (become) a CEO.
He had had three children by the time he became a CEO.
Before they invented washing machines, people....(wash) their clothes by hand for centuries.
Before they invented washing machines, people had been washing their clothes by hand for centuries.
Dr Polyakoff............(perform) an experiment while his students were watching him.
Dr Polyakoff was performing an experiment while his students were watching him.
What idiom means "slowly" ?
step by step
We don't say "finish university", we say "............from university"
graduate
It was the first time we (visit)..... Russia. We (not be)..... there before.
It was the first time we visited Russia. We hadn't been there before.
......(Professor Chebluckoff\already/announce) the names of the students who would be in his research team when she entered the class?
Had Professor Chebluckoff already announced the names of the students who would be in his research team when she entered the class?
The surgeon (can not)....pick up the phone as he (operate on)...........a patient.
The surgeon couldn't pick up the phone as he was operating on a patient.
Phrasal verb, meaning "raise children"
bring up