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I do not think they fail. ☊ 
Tôi không nghĩ họ thất bại. ☊ Verbs 2 fail ☊ thất bại ☊ Verbs 2 I face (the) failure. ☊ Tôi đối mặt sự thất bại. ☊ Verbs 2.5 I do not want to face my family after I fail. ☊ Tôi không muốn đối mặt gia đình của tôi sau khi tôi thất bại. ☊ Verbs 2.5 You will fail unless you try. ☊ Bạn sẽ thất bại trừ khi bạn cố gắng. ☊ Conjunctions 2 A lazy person will completely fail. ☊ Một người lười biếng sẽ hoàn toàn thất bại. ☊ Adverbs Finally they fail. ☊ Cuối cùng, họ thất bại. ☊ Adverbs I almost fail. ☊ Tôi suýt thất bại. ☊ Adverbs Every success begind from failure. ☊ Mọi thành công bắt đầu từ thất bại. ☊ Determiners She will fail, because she invested in their bakery. ☊ Cô ấy sẽ thất bại bởi vì cô ấy đã đầu tư vào tiệm bánh của họ. ☊ Verbs 4 With his experience we will not fail. ☊ Với kinh nghiệm của anh ấy, chúng tô isẽ không thất bại. ☊ Abstract Objects 2 You have to fail to know how to win. ☊ Bạn phải thất bại để biết làm sao để chiến thắng. ☊ Military like: bại → →
to be ruined; ruinous ☊ khuynh gia bại sản ☊ a heavy defeat ☊ một thất bại nặng ☊ heavy defeat ☊ một thất bại nặng nề ☊ lose one’s house and fortune ☊ vong gia bại sản ☊ to strike a defeat to communist forces ☊ đánh bại các lực lượng Cộng Sản ☊ to defeat an opponent ☊ đánh bại địch thủ ☊ immoral, depraved customs ☊ đồi phong bại tục ☊ 
scheitern ☊ thất bại ☊ 
失败 ☊ shī bài etwas abschaffen ☊ bãi bỏ ☊ 废除 ☊ fèi chú eine Aufgabe stellen ☊ giao bài tập, giao nhiệm vụ ☊ 布置一个作业 ☊ bùzhì yī gè zuòyè etwas boykottieren ☊ tẩy chay, bài xích thứ gì đó ☊ 抵制某事 ☊ dǐzhì mǒushì abschaffen ☊ bãi bỏ, xóa bỏ ☊ 撤销 ☊ chèxiāo etwas widerrufen ☊ ̉bãi bỏ, rút lại việc gì ☊ 撤销某事 ☊ chèxiāo mǒushì schachmatt ☊ chiếu tướng, sự thất bại ☊ 将死 ☊ jiāngsǐ eine Wohnung einrichten ☊ bài trí căn hộ, bố trí căn hộ ☊ 布置一套住房 ☊ bùzhì yī tào zhùfáng ein Lied löschen ☊ xóa một bài hát ☊ 删除一首歌 ☊ shānchú yī shǒu gē anbeten ☊ tôn thờ, sùng bái, yêu say đắm, yêu tha thiết ☊ 朝拜 ☊ cháobài der Strand ☊ bãi biến ☊ ☊ der Komposthaufen ☊ bãi ủ phân ☊ ☊ der Misserfolg ☊ thất bại ☊ ☊ der Bericht ☊ bài bình luận ☊ ☊ scheitern ☊ thất bại ☊ ☊ der Text ☊ bài ☊ ☊ der Versager ☊ người thất bại ☊ ☊ das Lied ☊ bài hát ☊ ☊ der Kult ☊ thờ cúng, sùng bái ☊ ☊ die Rede ☊ bài phát biểu ☊ ☊ der Bericht ☊ bản báo cáo, bài bình luận ☊ ☊ etwas abschaffen ☊ bãi bỏ ☊ ☊ der Test ☊ bài kiểm tra ☊ ☊ eine Aufgabe stellen ☊ giao bài tập, giao nhiệm vụ ☊ ☊ die Hausaufgaben abschreiben ☊ chép lại, sao chép bài tập ☊ ☊ das Fiasko ☊ sự thất bại nặng nề, đổ bể ☊ ☊ etwas boykottieren ☊ tẩy chay, bài xích thứ gì đó ☊ ☊ abschaffen ☊ bãi bỏ, xóa bỏ ☊ ☊ etwas widerrufen ☊ ̉bãi bỏ, rút lại việc gì ☊ ☊ der Ruin ☊ sự thất bại, sự phá sản ☊ ☊ die Berichterstattung ☊ bài tường thuật, bài bình luận ☊ ☊ der Rasen ☊ bãi cỏ ☊ ☊ schachmatt ☊ chiếu tướng, sự thất bại ☊ ☊ eine Wohnung einrichten ☊ bài trí căn hộ, bố trí căn hộ ☊ ☊ ein Lied löschen ☊ xóa một bài hát ☊ ☊ das Wiegenlied ☊ bài hát ru ☊ ☊ anbeten ☊ tôn thờ, sùng bái, yêu say đắm, yêu tha thiết ☊ ☊ die Predigt ☊ bài thuyết giáo ☊ ☊ die Sklaverei abschaffen ☊ bãi bỏ chế độ nô lệ ☊ ☊ Willkommen am Strand. Bist du hier im Urlaub? ☊ Chào mừng anh đến bãi biến. Anh đi nghỉ ở đây à? ☊ (Lektion 1, Nr. 5) Am Strand ☊ Ở bãi biến ☊ (Lektion 2, Nr. 10) Morgens liegt Tri am Strand. ☊ Hàng sáng Tri nằm trên bãi biến. ☊ (Lektion 2, Nr. 11) Er entscheidet sich, zu Hause einen Artikel über sein Sportzentrum zu schreiben. ☊ Anh ấy quyết định sẽ ở nhà đế viết một bài báo về trung tâm thể thao của mình. ☊ (Lektion 13, Nr. 127) Tri hat vor einigen Wochen den Artikel für sein Sportzentrum geschrieben. ☊ Cách đây vài tuần Tri đã viết bài báo về trung tâm thế thao của mình. ☊ (Lektion 29, Nr. 382) Der Artikel war in der lokalen Zeitung und viele Leute waren am Sportzentrum interessiert. ☊ Bài báo đã được đăng trên tờ báo địa phương và nhiều người chú ý đến trung tâm thế thao. ☊ (Lektion 29, Nr. 383) Seine Großmutter singt zu seiner Melodie Weihnachtslieder. ☊ Bà anh ấy hát những bài về Giáng sinh theo điệu nhạc của ông. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 575) Sie haben viel trainiert, um einen Misserfolg zu verhindern. ☊ Trước khi bắt đầu họ đã tập rất nhiều để tránh sự thất bại. ☊ (Lektion 49, Nr. 694) wir hatten zwar weder Ozean noch Sandstrand, aber dafür ein angenehmes Klima. ☊ Chúng con không có đại dương cũng chẳng có bãi cát, nhưng có một khí hậu thật dễ chịu. ☊ (Lektion 55, Nr. 783) Im Hintergrund ist Natur zu sehen: eine umzäunte Wiese und ein Wald. ☊ Đằng sau có thể thấy thiên nhiên: Một bãi cỏ được rào quanh và một cánh rừng. ☊ (Lektion 57, Nr. 809) Trang hat einen Bericht über ein beeindruckendes Theaterstück gelesen. ☊ Trang đã đọc một bài bình luận về vở kịch rất ấn tượng. ☊ (Lektion 58, Nr. 816) Als Tri abends zurück zum Parkplatz kommt, bleibt er - unfähig sich zu bewegen - stehen: ☊ Khi Trí quay lại bãi đậu xe vào buổi tối, anh đứng sững lại- không thể cử động được: ☊ (Lektion 67, Nr. 960) Wie soll der Text lauten? ☊ Bài nên đăng như thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 986) Es werden viele Reden gehalten. ☊ Rất nhiều bài phát biểu được diễn ra. ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1155) Ich habe gerade meine Doktorarbeit abgeschlossen. ☊ Tôi vừa hoàn thành xong bài luận văn tiến sĩ. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1434) Zu diesem Thema habe ich einen interessanten Artikel gelesen. ☊ Tôi đã đọc một bài báo thú vị viết về đề tài này. ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1619) Ich schreibe an einem Artikel über Russlands Außenpolitik. Man hat Sie mir als Experten zu diesem Thema empfohlen. ☊ Tôi đang viết một bài báo về chính sách đối ngoại của nước Nga. Tôi đã được giới thiệu rằng ông / bà là chuyên gia trong lĩnh vực này. ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1621) Wurde in dieser Fachzeitschrift schon etwas zu unserem Thema veröffentlicht? ☊ Trong tạp chí chuyên ngành này có bài viết nào về đề tài của chúng ta không? ☊ (Lektion 99, Nr. 1628) In meinem heutigen Vortrag möchte ich Ihnen die Probleme, die bei der Qualitätssicherung auftreten können, näher beschreiben. ☊ Trong bài phát biểu của tôi hôm nay, tôi muốn miêu tả kỹ hơn về những vấn đề có thể gặp phải trong quá trình quản lí chất lượng. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1654) Ich habe gelernt, wie man einen Vortrag sinnvoll strukturiert und interessant gestaltet. ☊ Tôi đã học được cách cấu trúc hợp lý và trình bày hấp dẫn một bài thuyết trình. ☊ (Lektion 103, Nr. 1757) Wie gehen Sie mit Misserfolg um? ☊ Anh / Chị phản ứng thế nào trước thất bại? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1928) Das Thema meines Vortrags lautet "10 Schritte zur erfolgreichen Existenzgründung". ☊ Chủ đề bài diễn thuyết của tôi là „ 10 bước để thành lập doanh nghiệp thành công“. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2086) Ich beginne nun mit meinem Vortrag – auch wenn noch nicht alle Kollegen da sind. ☊ Mặc dù không có mặt tất cả các đồng nghiệp ở đây, tôi vẫn xin phép được bắt đầu bài thuyết trình của mình. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2094) Mein Vortrag ist folgendermaßen aufgebaut: ☊ Bài thuyết trình của tôi được bố cục như sau: ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2095) Im Anschluss an meinen Vortrag, freue ich mich auf Ihre Fragen. ☊ Ngay sau bài thuyết trình của mình, tôi rất vui khi nhận được các câu hỏi của quý vị. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2099) Bitte merken Sie sich Ihre Frage. Ich möchte sie gerne nach meiner Präsentation beantworten. ☊ Xin quý vị hãy ghi nhớ câu hỏi của mình. Tôi sẽ trả lời sau bài giới thiệu của mình. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2112) Ich bin nun am Ende meiner Präsentation angelangt. ☊ Đây là phần cuối bài diễn thuyết của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2116) Am Tisch neben der Tür finden Sie den Ausdruck der Zusammenfassung meiner Präsentation. Das Dokument können Sie sich gerne mitnehmen. ☊ Trên bàn bên cạnh cửa, quý vị sẽ nhìn thấy bản in tóm tắt bài diễn thuyết của tôi. Tài liệu này quý vị có thể lấy theo ý muốn. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2119) Ich fand Ihre Präsentation sehr interessant. ☊ Tôi thấy bài thuyết trình của anh / chị / ông / bà rất thú vị. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2120) Vielen Dank – auch im Namen aller Kollegen und Kolleginnen – für diese interessante Präsentation. ☊ Thay mặt tất cả các đồng nghiệp xin chân thành cám ơn bài diễn thuyết rất thú vị này. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2121) Ich habe den roten Faden verloren. ☊ Tôi không nắm được ý chính (của bài diễn thuyết). ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2123) Das Projekt ist gescheitert. ☊ Dự án này đã bị thất bại. ☊ (Lektion 117, Nr. 2236) Wie komme ich zum Parkplatz? ☊ Làm sao để đến được bãi đỗ xe? ☊ (Lektion 120, Nr. 2322) Reichen Sie Ihre Rede bis zum 15.02. bei der Jury ein. ☊ Xin quý vị hãy gửi bài phát biểu của mình tới hội đồng giám khảo đến ngày 15.2. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2357) Ich halte einen Vortrag auf dieser Konferenz. ☊ Tôi sẽ có một bài thuyết trình tại cuộc hội thảo này. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2365) Ich möchte einen Beitrag zu dieser Konferenz einreichen. ☊ Tôi muốn gửi một bài tham gia cho cuộc hội thảo này. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2367) Das Programm umfasst 35 Vorträge zu wissenschaftlichen Themen. ☊ Chương trình gồm 35 bài thuyết trình về các chủ đề khoa học. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2369) Bitte buchen Sie mir einen Flug nach Dubai. ☊ Làm ơn đặt cho tôi một chuyến bay tới Dubai. ☊ (Lektion 123, Nr. 2373) 1259
in Dubai. Next week she'll be in Singapore. ☊ Yuko đi rất nhiều. Hôm nay cô ấy ở Frankfurt. Mai cô ấy ở Dubai. Tuần sau cô ấy ở Singapore. ☊ accept sth for sth: My article has been accepted for publication. ☊ accept ☊
The article accurately reflects public opinion. ☊ accurately ☊
A libel action is being brought against the magazine that published the article. ☊ action ☊
+ speech: 'And don't be late,' she added. ☊ add ☊
+ speech: 'I'm very nervous,' she admitted reluctantly. ☊ admit ☊
Why don't you just admit defeat (= recognize that you cannot do sth) and let someone else try ? ☊ admit ☊
+ speech: 'Get there early,' she advised (them). ☊ advise ☊
After you with the paper (= Can I have it next?). ☊ after ☊
+ speech: 'That's true', she agreed. ☊ agree ☊
the aims of the lesson ☊ aim ☊
She set out the company's aims and objectives in her speech. ☊ aim ☊
You're allowed an hour to complete the test. ☊ allow ☊
Miss another class and you'll fail. ☊ and ☊
The article concentrates on the human angle (= the part that concerns people's emotions) of the story. ☊ angle ☊
+ speech: 'Now boarding flight 897, destination Seattle,' the loudspeaker announced. ☊ announce ☊
+ speech: 'I've given up smoking,' she announced. ☊ announce ☊
+ speech: 'I'd prefer to walk,' she answered. ☊ answer ☊
answer sb + speech: 'I'd prefer to walk,' she answered him. ☊ answer ☊
The exercises are so simple that almost anyone can do them. ☊ anyone ☊
appointment for sth: an appointment for a blood test ☊ appointment ☊
her recent appointment to the post ☊ appointment ☊
a well-argued article ☊ argue ☊
Have you seen that article about young fashion designers? ☊ article ☊
The articles found in the car helped the police to identify the body. ☊ article ☊
+ speech: 'Where are you going?' she asked. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb + speech: 'Are you sure?' he asked her. ☊ ask ☊
assure sb + speech: 'He'll come back,' Susan assured her. ☊ assure ☊
attack sb/sth: a newspaper article attacking the England football manager ☊ attack ☊
I passed my driving test at the first attempt. ☊ attempt ☊
An article in the newspaper caught my attention. ☊ attention ☊
I can't see the attraction of sitting on a beach all day. ☊ attraction ☊
If I get an A on this essay, that will bring my average (= average mark/grade) up to a B+. ☊ average ☊
They narrowly avoided defeat. ☊ avoid ☊
His speech is bound to awake old fears and hostilities. ☊ awake ☊
The beach is a mile away. ☊ away ☊
The television guide is at the back of the paper. ☊ back ☊
to back out of a parking space ☊ back ☊
He's a bad loser (= he complains when he loses a game). ☊ bad ☊
I thought it was a very bad article. ☊ bad ☊
This article will form the basis for our discussion. ☊ basis ☊
tourists sunbathing on the beach ☊ beach ☊
a sandy/pebble/shingle beach ☊ beach ☊
a beach bar ☊ beach ☊
beat sb: At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences (= a punishment). ☊ beat ☊
beat sb + adj.: They beat him unconscious (= hit him until he became unconscious). ☊ beat ☊
You can't beat Italian shoes. ☊ beat ☊
They want to beat the speed record (= go faster than anyone before). ☊ beat ☊
beat sb: a problem that beats even the experts ☊ beat ☊
beat sb why, how, etc...: It beats me (= I don't know) why he did it. ☊ beat ☊
The government's main aim is to beat inflation. ☊ beat ☊
Their recent wins have proved they're still the ones to beat (= the most difficult team to beat). ☊ beat ☊
He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs. ☊ beat sb up ☊
a beautiful woman/face/baby/voice/poem/smell/evening ☊ beautiful ☊
begin sth at/with sth: He always begins his lessons with a warm-up exercise. ☊ begin ☊
The bell went for the end of the lesson. ☊ bell ☊
I have typed out some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week. ☊ for sb's benefit ☊
Do this exercise with your knees bent (= not with your legs straight). ☊ bent ☊
her best-known poem ☊ best ☊
The beaches are beautiful, but, best of all, there are very few tourists. ☊ best ☊
The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall. ☊ between ☊
The exercise was beyond the abilities of most of the class. ☊ beyond ☊
He recited the whole poem in one breath. ☊ breath ☊
The article brought her into conflict with the authorities. ☊ bring ☊
bring sb/sth sth: His writing brings him $10 000 a year. ☊ bring ☊
In broad terms, the paper argues that each country should develop its own policy. ☊ broad ☊
We watched a live broadcast of the speech (= one shown at the same time as the speech was made). ☊ broadcast ☊
busy with sth/sb: Kate's busy with her homework. ☊ busy ☊
+ speech: 'See you later!' she called. ☊ call ☊
a deck of cards ☊ card ☊
Who wants to play cards? ☊ card ☊
Let's have a game of cards. ☊ card ☊
The company only dismisses its employees in cases of gross misconduct. ☊ case ☊
a town-centre car park ☊ centre ☊
There will be a crew change when we land at Dubai. ☊ change ☊
Was any check made on Mr Morris when he applied for the post? ☊ check ☊
I had no idea the beach was so close. ☊ close ☊
This is the closest we can get to the beach by car. ☊ close ☊
The CD comes complete with all the words of the songs. ☊ come ☊
This poem comes from his new book. ☊ come from sth ☊
+ speech: 'Come here!' he commanded (them). ☊ command ☊
+ speech: 'Not his best performance,' she commented to the woman sitting next to her. ☊ comment ☊
commission sb to do sth: She has been commissioned to write a new national anthem. ☊ commission ☊
In this lecture I shall concentrate on the early years of Charles's reign. ☊ concentrate on sth ☊
+ speech: 'So it should be safe to continue,' he concluded. ☊ conclude ☊
She concluded her speech with a quotation from Shakespeare. ☊ conclude ☊
+ speech: 'Anyway, she should be back soon,' he concluded. ☊ conclude ☊
confirm sb in sth: I'm very happy to confirm you in your post. ☊ confirm ☊
conscious of doing sth: He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents. ☊ conscious ☊
This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s. ☊ context ☊
+ speech: 'In fact,' he continued, 'I'd like to congratulate you.' ☊ continue ☊
The poem contrasts youth and age. ☊ contrast ☊
contribute sth (to sth): She contributed a number of articles to the magazine. ☊ contribute ☊
copy sth (down/out): I copied out several poems. ☊ copy ☊
I spent all evening correcting essays. ☊ correct ☊
count to/up to sth: She can count up to 10 in Italian. ☊ count ☊
The lectures covered a lot of ground (= a lot of material, subjects, etc.). ☊ cover ☊
We were taught how to criticize poems. ☊ criticize ☊
+ speech: 'Waaa!' she cried. ☊ cry ☊
+ speech: 'You're safe!' Tom cried in delight. ☊ cry ☊
+ speech: 'Help!' he cried out. ☊ cry out/cry out sth ☊
A culture of failure exists in some schools. ☊ culture ☊
The paper started to shrivel and curl up in the heat. ☊ curl up, curl sth up ☊
cut sth (from...) (to...): Could you cut your essay from 5 000 to 3 000 words? ☊ cut ☊
to cut the grass/lawn/hedge ☊ cut ☊
I cut this article out of the newspaper. ☊ cut sth out (of sth) ☊
We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words. ☊ cut sth down (to...), cut down (on sth) ☊
They could not break the cycle of harvest failure, food shortage, price increase and misery. ☊ cycle ☊
Her poems often deal with the subject of death. ☊ deal with sth ☊
+ speech: 'I'll do it!' Tom declared. ☊ declare ☊
He defeated the champion in three sets. ☊ defeat ☊
a defeated army ☊ defeat ☊
The government was defeated by 200 votes to 83. ☊ defeat ☊
The motion was defeated by 19 votes. ☊ defeat ☊
Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise! ☊ defeat ☊
The party faces defeat in the election. ☊ defeat ☊
a narrow/heavy defeat ☊ defeat ☊
The world champion has only had two defeats in 20 fights. ☊ defeat ☊
They finally had to admit defeat (= stop trying to be successful). ☊ defeat ☊
the defeat of fascism ☊ defeat ☊
The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government. ☊ deliberate ☊
She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering. ☊ deliver ☊
+ speech: 'Who the hell are you?' he demanded angrily. ☊ demand ☊
Large numbers of soldiers deserted as defeat became inevitable. ☊ desert ☊
Failure was slowly destroying him (= making him less and less confident and happy). ☊ destroy ☊
It's really difficult to read your writing. ☊ difficult ☊
Your writing is really difficult to read. ☊ difficult ☊
We discovered this beach while we were sailing around the island. ☊ discover ☊
Her article is a discussion of the methods used in research. ☊ discussion ☊
She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post. ☊ dismiss ☊
The beach is within walking distance of my house (= you can walk there easily). ☊ distance ☊
The class settled down and she began the lesson. ☊ down ☊
This is only the first draft of my speech. ☊ draft ☊
driving lessons ☊ driving ☊
My essay's due next Friday (= it has to be given to the teacher by then). ☊ due ☊
a garbage dump ☊ dump ☊
the municipal dump ☊ dump ☊
a toxic/nuclear waste dump ☊ dump ☊
The article appeared in the evening edition of 'The Mercury'. ☊ edition ☊
Details of Keats' biography are given elsewhere (= in another part of this book, article, etc.) ☊ elsewhere ☊
The speech was deliberately designed to embarrass the prime minister. ☊ embarrass ☊
emphasize sth: His speech emphasized the importance of attracting industry to the town. ☊ emphasize ☊
+ speech: 'This must be our top priority,' he emphasized. ☊ emphasize ☊
Their long struggle ended in failure. ☊ end in sth ☊
The aim of the series is both to entertain and inform. ☊ entertain ☊
an entertaining speech/evening ☊ entertaining ☊
He read a poem entitled 'Salt'. ☊ entitle ☊
an essay on the causes of the First World War ☊ essay ☊
The book contains a number of interesting essays on women in society. ☊ essay ☊
This book is essential reading for all nature lovers. ☊ essential ☊
The article was essentially concerned with her relationship with her parents (= it dealt with other things, but this was the most important). ☊ essentially ☊
There are a lot of spelling mistakes; even so, it's quite a good essay. ☊ even so ☊
I read every last article in the newspaper (= all of them). ☊ every ☊
an exam paper ☊ exam ☊
I hate doing exams. ☊ exam ☊
to grade an exam ☊ exam ☊
grammar exercises ☊ exercise ☊
Do exercise one for homework. ☊ exercise ☊
Swimming is good exercise. ☊ exercise ☊
exercises for the piano ☊ exercise ☊
Repeat the exercise ten times on each leg. ☊ exercise ☊
+ speech: 'It works like this,' she explained. ☊ explain ☊
His views have been expressed in numerous speeches. ☊ express ☊
Her writing is full of colourful expressions. ☊ expression ☊
The poet's anger finds expression in (= is shown in) the last verse of the poem. ☊ expression ☊
Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech. ☊ face ☊
fail (sth): He failed his driving test. ☊ fail ☊
What will you do if you fail? ☊ fail ☊
fail sb: The examiners failed over half the candidates. ☊ fail ☊
fail to do sth: He failed to keep the appointment. ☊ fail ☊
She never fails to email every week. ☊ fail ☊
fail in sth: He felt he would be failing in his duty if he did not report it. ☊ fail ☊
fail in sth: I failed in my attempt to persuade her. ☊ fail ☊
The song can't fail to be a hit (= definitely will be a hit). ☊ fail ☊
Production has been hampered by mechanical failure. ☊ failure ☊
The cause of the crash was given as engine failure. ☊ failure ☊
the failure of the United Nations to maintain food supplies ☊ failure ☊
His confession followed repeated failures to appear in court. ☊ failure ☊
The success or failure of the plan depends on you. ☊ failure ☊
The attempt was doomed to failure. ☊ failure ☊
All my efforts ended in failure. ☊ failure ☊
the problems of economic failure and increasing unemployment ☊ failure ☊
She is still coming to terms with the failure of her marriage. ☊ failure ☊
The whole thing was a complete failure. ☊ failure ☊
He was a failure as a teacher. ☊ failure ☊
A team learns from experience, both successes and failures. ☊ failure ☊
She always gives us far too much homework. ☊ far ☊
It's not far to the beach. ☊ far ☊
This song is a particular favourite of mine. ☊ favourite ☊
The report found that 30% of the firms studied had failed within a year. ☊ find ☊
Don't worry. Your speech was fine. ☊ fine ☊
a finely furnished room ☊ finely ☊
finish (sth): Haven't you finished your homework yet? ☊ finish ☊
+ speech: 'And that was all,' she finished. ☊ finish ☊
They finished off the show with one of their most famous songs. ☊ finish sth off ☊
the finished product/article ☊ finished ☊
The content of any article needs, first of all, to be relevant to the reader. ☊ first of all ☊
shoals (= groups) of fish ☊ fish ☊
to fix a post in the ground ☊ fix ☊
flying lessons ☊ flying ☊
Each exercise focuses on a different grammar point. ☊ focus ☊
In today's lecture the focus will be on tax structures within the European Union. ☊ focus ☊
He was finally defeated by forces beyond his control. ☊ force ☊
Who could forget his speech at last year's party? ☊ forget ☊
These exercises help free the body of tension. ☊ free ☊
fresh tracks in the snow ☊ fresh ☊
card games ☊ game ☊
a little gentle exercise ☊ gentle ☊
a geography lesson/department/teacher/textbook ☊ geography ☊
He got his sister to help him with his homework. ☊ get ☊
She gave a reading from her latest volume of poetry. ☊ give ☊
give sth to sb: He gives Italian lessons to his colleagues. ☊ give ☊
The teacher gave out the exam papers. ☊ give sth out ☊
'I passed the test!' 'I'm so glad (for you).' ☊ glad ☊
+ speech: 'You know,' he went on, 'I think my brother could help you.' ☊ go on ☊
grade sth (as) sth: Ten beaches were graded as acceptable. ☊ grade ☊
The kids were playing on waste ground behind the school. ☊ ground ☊
children playing happily on the beach ☊ happily ☊
How many driving lessons have you had so far? ☊ have ☊
have sth: I've got a lot of homework tonight. ☊ have ☊
heart trouble/failure ☊ heart ☊
She's learnt the whole speech off by heart. ☊ by heart ☊
+ speech: 'I'm not sure,' she hesitated. ☊ hesitate ☊
an essay on the historical development of the novel ☊ historical ☊
I still haven't done my geography homework. ☊ homework ☊
How much homework do you get? ☊ homework ☊
I have to write up the notes for homework. ☊ homework ☊
human weaknesses/failings ☊ human ☊
Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of this year's harvest. ☊ hungry ☊
This beach is ideal for children. ☊ ideal ☊
illustrate sth with sth: His lecture was illustrated with photos taken during the expedition. ☊ illustrate ☊
Her speech made a profound impact on everyone. ☊ impact ☊
The implication in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation. ☊ implication ☊
The Grand Canyon never fails to impress. ☊ impress ☊
I read about it in the paper. ☊ in ☊
include sb/sth (as/in/on sth): You should include some examples in your essay. ☊ include ☊
The article claims that an increase in crime indicates a decline in moral standards. ☊ indicate ☊
inform sb + speech: 'He's already left,' she informed us. ☊ inform ☊
+ speech: 'It's true,' she insisted. ☊ insist ☊
I'm under instructions to keep my speech short. ☊ instruction ☊
The students were asked to interpret the poem. ☊ interpret ☊
interrupt (sb) + speech: 'I have a question,' she interrupted. ☊ interrupt ☊
The interview was published in all the papers. ☊ interview ☊
Which post are you being interviewed for? ☊ interview ☊
introduce sb to sth: The first lecture introduces students to the main topics of the course. ☊ introduce ☊
It's a useful introduction to an extremely complex subject. ☊ introduction ☊
The article appeared in issue 25. ☊ issue ☊
It's two miles to the beach. ☊ it ☊
+ speech: 'I cooked it myself, so be careful!' he joked. ☊ joke ☊
This essay is just not good enough. ☊ just ☊
He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round. ☊ knock sb down/over ☊
+ speech: 'You're crazy!' she laughed. ☊ laugh ☊
the layers of meaning in the poem ☊ layer ☊
We spent a lazy day on the beach. ☊ lazy ☊
We have to learn one of Hamlet's speeches for school tomorrow. ☊ learn ☊
to attend a series of lectures on Jane Austen ☊ lecture ☊
He ran the entire length of the beach (= from one end to the other). ☊ length ☊
All new students are given lessons in/on how to use the library. ☊ lesson ☊
Our first lesson on Tuesdays is French. ☊ lesson ☊
What did we do last lesson? ☊ lesson ☊
The course book is divided into 30 lessons. ☊ lesson ☊
Other countries can teach us a lesson or two on industrial policy. ☊ lesson ☊
a salutary lesson ☊ lesson ☊
The accident taught me a lesson I'll never forget. ☊ lesson ☊
We are still absorbing the harsh lessons of this disaster. ☊ lesson ☊
It was a lesson not lost on (= learned well by) the team manager. ☊ lesson ☊
lesson to sb: Let that be a lesson to you (= so that you do not make the same mistake again). ☊ lesson ☊
Their openness was a terrific lesson to me. ☊ lesson ☊
Let's go to the beach. ☊ let ☊
a multi-level parking lot ☊ level ☊
a test that checks the level of alcohol in the blood ☊ level ☊
articles about the love lives of the stars ☊ life ☊
light reading for the beach ☊ light ☊
Write the title of your essay on the top line. ☊ line ☊
I can only remember the first two lines of that song. ☊ line ☊
The speech was broadcast via a satellite link. ☊ link ☊
We were asked to list our ten favourite songs. ☊ list ☊
a lonely beach ☊ lonely ☊
We're looking for someone with experience for this post. ☊ look ☊
Your cheque must have got lost in the post. ☊ lost ☊
a love song/story ☊ love ☊
a magazine article/interview ☊ magazine ☊
+ speech: 'But I'm innocent!' she maintained. ☊ maintain ☊
There are too many mistakes in this essay. ☊ many ☊
I hate marking exam papers. ☊ mark ☊
I got full marks (= the highest mark possible) in the spelling test. ☊ mark ☊
There are, of course, deeper meanings in the poem. ☊ meaning ☊
Regular tests are used to measure students' progress. ☊ measure ☊
She can recite the whole poem from memory. ☊ memory ☊
The lecture dragged on and my mind wandered. ☊ mind ☊
Her essay is full of spelling mistakes. ☊ mistake ☊
a moving story/speech ☊ moving ☊
This exercise will work the muscles of the lower back. ☊ muscle ☊
The poem has been set to music. ☊ music ☊
music lessons ☊ music ☊
The music was still open on the piano (= the paper or book with the musical notes on it). ☊ music ☊
The exams are drawing near. ☊ near ☊
The more expensive articles are not necessarily better. ☊ not necessarily ☊
Our defeat was expected but it is disappointing nevertheless. ☊ nevertheless ☊
a newspaper article ☊ newspaper ☊
Don't take any notice of what you read in the papers. ☊ notice ☊
The song reached number 5 in the charts. ☊ number ☊
If you're late, you'll defeat the whole object of the exercise. ☊ object ☊
Our beach house is just a couple of miles from the ocean. ☊ ocean ☊
+ speech: 'I'll do it,' she offered. ☊ offer ☊
Keep straight on for the beach. ☊ on ☊
The team's opponents are unbeaten so far this season. ☊ opponent ☊
This exercise develops suppleness as opposed to (= rather than) strength. ☊ as opposed to ☊
order (sb) + speech: 'Sit down and be quiet,' she ordered. ☊ order ☊
You should draw up a plan or outline for the essay. ☊ outline ☊
They ran over the grass. ☊ over ☊
Get the students to do the exercise as pair work (= two students work together). ☊ pair ☊
a pair of aces/kings (= two playing cards that have the same value) ☊ pair ☊
a local/national paper ☊ paper ☊
I read about it in the paper. ☊ paper ☊
Have you seen today's paper? ☊ paper ☊
The papers (= newspapers in general) soon got hold of the story. ☊ paper ☊
The lecture was not particularly (= not very) interesting. ☊ particularly ☊
We sang songs to pass the time. ☊ pass ☊
poems reprinted by kind permission of the author ☊ permission ☊
a piano teacher/lesson ☊ piano ☊
to plan an essay/a garden ☊ plan ☊
play sth (on sth): He played a tune on his harmonica. ☊ play ☊
My favourite song was playing on the radio. ☊ play ☊
a poetry reading ☊ poetry ☊
They won on points (= by scoring more points rather than by completely defeating their opponents). ☊ point ☊
The point of the lesson is to compare the two countries. ☊ point ☊
She made several interesting points in the article. ☊ point ☊
+ speech: 'It's not very far,' she pointed out. ☊ point out (to sb), point sth out (to sb) ☊
beaches covered with pollution ☊ pollution ☊
'I have stacks of homework to do.' 'Oh, you poor thing.' ☊ poor ☊
We spent every possible moment on the beach. ☊ possible ☊
an observation post ☊ post ☊
The guards were ordered not to leave their posts. ☊ post ☊
an academic/government post ☊ post ☊
to take up a post ☊ post ☊
to resign (from) a post ☊ post ☊
We will be creating 15 new posts next year. ☊ post ☊
The company has been unable to fill the post. ☊ post ☊
I'll put the information in the post to you tomorrow. ☊ post ☊
My application got lost in the post. ☊ post ☊
There was a lot of post this morning. ☊ post ☊
Have you opened your post yet? ☊ post ☊
to catch/miss the post ☊ post ☊
The parcel came in this morning's post. ☊ post ☊
Do you get a second post here? ☊ post ☊
Their efforts to exercise collective bargaining power against multinational companies have failed. ☊ power ☊
He had lost the power of speech. ☊ power ☊
a powerful image/drug/speech ☊ powerful ☊
My essay is practically finished now. ☊ practically ☊
She wrote poems in praise of freedom. ☊ praise ☊
hymns/songs of praise ☊ praise ☊
The third book in the series is currently in preparation. ☊ preparation ☊
The article presents these proposals as misguided. ☊ present ☊
Are you presenting a paper at the conference? ☊ present ☊
The presentation of prizes began after the speeches. ☊ presentation ☊
The Mayor will make the presentation (= hand over the gift) herself. ☊ presentation ☊
Efforts to preserve the peace have failed. ☊ preserve ☊
The magazine was sued for printing a libellous article about her family. ☊ print ☊
The villa has its own private beach. ☊ private ☊
In public he supported the official policy, but privately he was sure it would fail. ☊ privately ☊
It was the best known and probably the most popular of her songs. ☊ probably ☊
promise (sb) + speech: 'I'll be back soon,' she promised. ☊ promise ☊
He failed to fulfil his early promise. ☊ promise ☊
His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd. ☊ prompt ☊
Pictures of the suspect were published in all the daily papers. ☊ publish ☊
beaches of pure white sand ☊ pure ☊
to put together a model plane/an essay/a meal ☊ put sth together ☊
quote sth (from sb/sth): He quoted a passage from the minister's speech. ☊ quote ☊
The figures quoted in this article refer only to Britain. ☊ quote ☊
+ speech: 'The man who is tired of London is tired of life,' he quoted. ☊ quote ☊
He's already in training for the big race against Bailey. ☊ race ☊
Shall we have a race to the end of the beach? ☊ race ☊
a high success/failure rate ☊ rate ☊
rate as sth: The match rated as one of their worst defeats. ☊ rate ☊
I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well! ☊ rather ☊
The beach can only be reached by boat. ☊ reach ☊
read sth: Don't believe everything you read in the papers. ☊ read ☊
read sth: I can't read your writing. ☊ read ☊
The article is not exactly light reading (= it is not easy to read). ☊ reading ☊
+ speech: 'It was on a Thursday in March,' he recalled. ☊ recall ☊
She was recommended for the post by a colleague. ☊ recommend ☊
record sb/sth doing sth: He recorded the class rehearsing before the performance. ☊ record ☊
+ speech: 'It could all have been so different,' she reflected. ☊ reflect ☊
I have little information as regards her fitness for the post. ☊ as regards sb/sth ☊
Given the failure of the previous plan, this turned out to be a relative success. ☊ relative ☊
There was little comic relief in his speech. ☊ relief ☊
remark on/upon sth/sb: The judges remarked on the high standard of entries for the competition. ☊ remark ☊
+ speech: 'It's much colder than yesterday,' he remarked casually. ☊ remark ☊
remember sth: Did you remember your homework (= to bring it)? ☊ remember ☊
remember sb/sth doing sth: I can still vividly remember my grandfather teaching me to play cards. ☊ remember ☊
a remote beach ☊ remote ☊
events leading to the removal of the president from office ☊ removal ☊
+ speech: 'Are you really sure?' she repeated. ☊ repeat ☊
This phrase is repeated at intervals throughout the song. ☊ repeat ☊
to repeat a mistake/a process/an exercise ☊ repeat ☊
The marriage failed despite repeated attempts to save it. ☊ repeated ☊
+ speech: 'I won't let you down,' he replied confidently. ☊ reply ☊
+ speech: 'The cabin's empty,' he reported back. ☊ report ☊
a radio request programme (= a programme of music, songs, etc. that people have asked for) ☊ request ☊
+ speech: 'Please come with me,' he requested. ☊ request ☊
require sb to do sth: All candidates will be required to take a short test. ☊ require ☊
Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech. ☊ research ☊
Strike action should be regarded as a last resort, when all attempts to negotiate have failed. ☊ resort ☊
+ speech: 'I'm not sure,' she responded. ☊ respond ☊
a restricted area (= controlled by laws about speed or parking) ☊ restricted ☊
The failure of the company was a direct result of bad management. ☊ result ☊
Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. ☊ reveal ☊
The government has failed to reverse the economic decline. ☊ reverse ☊
the reviews (page) in the papers ☊ review ☊
to review your failures and triumphs ☊ review ☊
He risked all his money on a game of cards. ☊ risk ☊
We watched the waves rolling onto the beach. ☊ roll ☊
romantic images of deserted beaches ☊ romantic ☊
a rough track ☊ rough ☊
a rough draft of a speech ☊ rough ☊
routine enquiries/questions/tests ☊ routine ☊
a rubbish dump/heap/tip ☊ rubbish ☊
miles of golden sands ☊ sand ☊
+ speech: The notice said 'Keep Out'. ☊ say ☊
+ speech: 'Hello!' she said. ☊ say ☊
say to sb/yourself + speech: I said to myself (= thought), 'That can't be right!' ☊ say ☊
score sth: She scored 98% in the French test. ☊ score ☊
+ speech: 'Help!' she screamed. ☊ scream ☊
The search is on (= has begun) for someone to fill the post. ☊ search ☊
a secret passage leading to the beach ☊ secret ☊
selected poems of T.S. Eliot ☊ select ☊
an actor's sensitive reading of the poem ☊ sensitive ☊
the latest in a series of articles on the nature of modern society ☊ series ☊
a serious article ☊ serious ☊
It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson. ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
She felt that her failure would bring shame on her family. ☊ shame ☊
We collected shells on the beach. ☊ shell ☊
The team suffered a shock defeat in the first round. ☊ shock ☊
+ speech: 'Run!' he shouted. ☊ shout ☊
These poems reveal her gentle side. ☊ side ☊
We planted tulips along the side of the lawn. ☊ side ☊
Delays are occurring as a result of signal failure on the northbound line. ☊ signal ☊
You can enjoy all the water sports, or simply lie on the beach. ☊ simply ☊
Will you sing a song to us? ☊ sing ☊
sing sb sth: Will you sing us a song? ☊ sing ☊
sing sth: Now I'd like to sing a song by the Beatles. ☊ sing ☊
The sound of singing came from the kitchen. ☊ singing ☊
Her speech sliced through all the confusion surrounding the situation. ☊ slice ☊
I managed to slip a few jokes into my speech. ☊ slip ☊
The article was just so much (= nothing but) nonsense. ☊ so ☊
Attempts to find a solution have failed. ☊ solution ☊
The solution to last week's quiz is on page 81. ☊ solution ☊
a folk/love/pop, etc. song ☊ song ☊
We sang a song together. ☊ song ☊
She taught us the words of a French song. ☊ song ☊
The story is told through song and dance. ☊ song ☊
Suddenly he burst into song (= started to sing). ☊ song ☊
Their voices were raised in song. ☊ song ☊
It soon became clear that the programme was a failure. ☊ soon ☊
I'm sorry to have to tell you you've failed. ☊ I'm sorry ☊
to give/make/deliver a speech on human rights ☊ speech ☊
He made the announcement in a speech on television. ☊ speech ☊
Her speech was slurred—she was clearly drunk. ☊ speech ☊
This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing. ☊ speech ☊
spend sth on sth: How long did you spend on your homework? ☊ spend ☊
her famous song, 'Stand by your man' ☊ stand by sb ☊
A number of Britain's beaches fail to meet European standards on cleanliness. ☊ standard ☊
Defeat was staring them in the face. ☊ be staring sb in the face ☊
They were staring defeat in the face. ☊ be staring sth in the face ☊
It's time you started on your homework. ☊ start ☊
Let's start off with some gentle exercises. ☊ start off ☊
We walked down some stone steps to the beach. ☊ step ☊
The hotel is only a short step from the beach. ☊ step ☊
+ speech: 'There is,' Johnson stressed, 'no real alternative.' ☊ stress ☊
stretch sth: The exercises are designed to stretch and tone your leg muscles. ☊ stretch ☊
She's very strict about things like homework. ☊ strict ☊
a magazine article on the subject of space travel ☊ subject ☊
I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended). ☊ succeed ☊
The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election. ☊ suffer ☊
The stage lighting was used to suggest a beach scene. ☊ suggest ☊
Not surprisingly on such a hot day, the beach was crowded. ☊ surprisingly ☊
survive as sth: He survived as party leader until his second election defeat. ☊ survive ☊
A shoal of fish swam past. ☊ swim ☊
take sth out of sth: Part of her article is taken straight (= copied) out of my book. ☊ take ☊
teach sb sth: Our experience as refugees taught us many valuable lessons. ☊ teach ☊
The article is full of technical terms. ☊ technical ☊
tell sb + speech: 'I'm ready to go now,' he told her. ☊ tell ☊
a nuclear test ☊ test ☊
I'll run a diagnostic test to see why the server keeps crashing. ☊ test ☊
an eye test ☊ test ☊
We'll need to perform a series of tests. ☊ test ☊
an IQ/intelligence/aptitude test ☊ test ☊
to take a test ☊ test ☊
to do a test ☊ test ☊
a good mark in the test ☊ test ☊
a good grade on the test ☊ test ☊
The newspaper had printed the full text of the president's speech. ☊ text ☊
It's less than a mile to the beach. ☊ than ☊
think (sth): Just think—we'll be lying on the beach this time tomorrow. ☊ think ☊
+ speech: 'I must be crazy,' she thought. ☊ think ☊
Not enough thought has gone into this essay. ☊ thought ☊
The sea throws up all sorts of debris on the beach. ☊ throw ☊
You must take the exam—you can't throw away all that work! ☊ throw sth away ☊
Every time I hear that song I feel happy. ☊ time ☊
He failed his driving test three times. ☊ time ☊
I didn't finish the test—I ran out of time. ☊ time ☊
His poems were published under the title of 'Love and Reason'. ☊ title ☊
the title track from their latest CD (= the song with the same title as the disc) ☊ title ☊
I've got a piano lesson later today. ☊ today ☊
The review is in today's paper. ☊ today ☊
The article was moderate in tone and presented both sides of the case. ☊ tone ☊
His speech was tuned to what the audience wanted to hear. ☊ tune ☊
turn sth into sth: I turned the car into the car park. ☊ turn ☊
The tests discriminate unfairly against older people. ☊ unfairly ☊
urge (sb) + speech: 'Why not give it a try?' she urged (him). ☊ urge ☊
The poem uses simple language. ☊ use ☊
We flew home via Dubai. ☊ via ☊
The house is clearly visible from the beach. ☊ visible ☊
The word 'failure' is not in his vocabulary (= for him, failure does not exist). ☊ vocabulary ☊
It's only a short walk to the beach. ☊ walk ☊
'It's time you did your homework.' 'I don't want to!' ☊ want ☊
The government does not want to go to war (= start a war) unless all other alternatives have failed. ☊ war ☊
warn (sb) + speech: 'Beware of pickpockets,' she warned (him). ☊ warn ☊
wash sth/sb + adj.: The beach had been washed clean by the tide. ☊ wash ☊
Surfers flocked to the beach to ride the waves. ☊ wave ☊
'Are you going to the beach tomorrow?' 'It depends on the weather.' ☊ weather ☊
a speech/smile of welcome ☊ welcome ☊
+ speech: 'Can you meet me tonight?' he whispered. ☊ whisper ☊
The author whom you criticized in your review has written a reply. ☊ whom ☊
The term is widely used in everyday speech. ☊ widely ☊
Would you be willing to help me with my essay? ☊ willing ☊
With all the lesson preparation I have to do I work 12 hours a day. ☊ with ☊
+ speech: 'What should I do now?' she wondered. ☊ wonder ☊
We only have his word for it that the cheque is in the post. ☊ word ☊
Do you know the words to this song? ☊ word ☊
Words fail me (= I cannot express how I feel). ☊ word ☊
+ speech: 'Of all my books,' wrote Dickens, 'I like this the best.' ☊ write ☊
write sth: to write a novel/a song/an essay/a computer program, etc. ☊ write ☊
write sb sth: She wrote him several poems. ☊ write ☊
He is leaving the band to concentrate on his writing. ☊ writing ☊
The review is a brilliant piece of writing. ☊ writing ☊
His experiences in India influenced his later writings. ☊ writing ☊
the writings of Hegel ☊ writing ☊
a written test ☊ written ☊
We couldn't help yawning during the speech. ☊ yawn ☊