Cultures
"Habits" in a culture, ways of doing things, are:
customs (and traditions)
echo = agree with someone's opinion and repeat it
cite = in academia or debate, you refer to someone's published work or real events to support your argument
to __ a mistake
MAKE
Express the difference between two cities using the "like/as" structure as well as the adjective below:
Las Vegas; old; London
Las Vegas is nothing like as old as London
A phrase that means "increase popularity and recognition" of something (city/organisation):
to raise the profile of sth
A synonym for "express", "represent the meaning":
to convey sth
to be ready __ sth (expectation)
FOR
Use the "so as" structure to emphasise, using the prompts below:
Old phone models; incompatible with new apps; become useless
Old phone models are so incompatible with new apps as to be come useless
When something is not really acceptable in a society, when people dislike it, we say it's...
sth is frowned upon
A word for "to make something appear in a person's head or heart":
to evoke sth
to be angry __ / __ someone
WITH / AT
Use reporting speech to report on the following: "I swear I will pay you back!"
She swore she would/will pay me back
What's the difference between "inheritance", "heritage" and "legacy"?
heritage = a whole culture's collection of traditions, achievements, beliefs, art, etc.
What's the difference between "raspberry dessert", "raspberry flavoured dessert" and "raspberry flavour dessert"?
raspberry dessert = with real raspberries
raspberry flavoured dessert = contains flavour from real raspberries
raspberry flavour dessert = artificial flavouring, no real raspberries
to __ attention __ sth (be attentive)
PAY, TO
Use the passive to transform this sentence without using the agent: "The hairdresser cut my hair."
"I had my hair cut."
An idiom that means "to slow down and appreciate the small things in life":
to stop and smell the roses
An idiom that means "something has become extinct":
to go the way of the dinosaur/dodo bird
to clean __ ___ yourself
UP AFTER
What's the difference between "could have", "was supposed to" and "had to"?
could have = a deduction about the past / speculation about a diffetent outcome
was supposed to = an instruction/expectation in the past
had to = a need/order in the past