Priorities
to read over a text so that you find out the main points; überfliegen
to skim
very important, decisive for the success or failure of something; entscheidend, ausschlaggebend
crucial
to go through, to experience; erfahren, durchgehen
to undergo
the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own
plagiarism
to address, to deal with; angehen, anpacken
to tackle
more important than anything else; supreme; höchst…, vorranging
paramount
(adj.) neglected, (especially of a building or area) in a poor or neglected state; vernachlässigt, runtergekommen
run-down
Use the word "unless" in a sentence
Unless I get what I want, I will take my toys and go home.
(semi-modal verb/two words) should
ought to
simple and easy
straightforward
to do very well, to thrive; aufblühen
to flourish
What are state verbs? Why is it important to know about them? Give some examples.
feelings/emotions: love, hate, like, prefer
senses: hear, see, taste, smell, sound
thinking: believe, remember, know, understand, etc.
belongings: own, have, belong
State and active: to be, to think, to see, etc.
area of responsibility; Aufgabenbereich
remit
having or characterized by a fundamental weakness or imperfection; fehlerhaft, mangelhaft
flawed
to bring in; to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed; verhängen
to impose
Name all the narrative tenses. Use two of them in a sentence
I had been talking for an hour when I lost my voice.
(Past Simple - Past Continuous - Past Perfect Simple - Past Perfect Continuous)
income & spending (for institutions)
revenue and expediture
lacking the quality or quantity required; unzulänglich, ungenügend
inadequate
to go up by a lot; hochschnellen
to soar
What are the uses of the present perfect. Give examples
1. life experiences: I have been to NYC.
2. past actions relevant in the present: I have cut my finger.
3. actions/states that started in the past and still happening now: I have known him for 15 years.