FCE
word distinction
1. If a watch /clock says 11.50 at 12 o’clock , then it is 10’ slow ; if it says 12.05, it is 5’
fast .
If it gets faster every day ,it gains (; if it gets slower every day , it loses (time) .When one puts it
to the right time , one sets it
.-> I set my watch by the radio
2. To set an example
-> Drink your milk and set a good example to your sister.
To give an
example -> large animals ,for example , elephants
3. Hardly /scarcely/
barely……… When, No sooner ….than , Not only …but
+ inversion
Hardly/
scarcely/ barely ever/ any/ at all
4. Meat : Cow->beef , pig - pork -ham, calf -veal , lamb -lamb
5. (BRE )to hire things
for short time -> let’s hire a car for the weekend,
To
rent
things for a longer period -> you rent a house /flat and the owner lets it
out.
To
Hire/appoint people ->we are going to
appoint a new history teacher.
But
in AME rent for all the above and the owner rents them out
. Buses /ships/ aircraft are chartered.
6. To cheat at cards /in an exam/ on sb /sb out of sth
To deceive
an audience /the enemy
7. Delicate flavor /stage/ child
Slim chance / hope/ figure/ child
8. Rare = uncommon and perhaps valuable
things->rare species of birds
Scarce = uncommon useful things that we are short of ,perhaps only temporarily
-> parking spaces are scarce on Sundays.
9. Shape one’s character / an object
Form
a plan/ an
impression/ a habit / an idea/ the basis
10. Clear sky/ water / instructions/ voice
Clean
water / wound / room
11. Precious jewelry(= loved) / metals/ stone
/ stone/ time
Valuable
advice / jewelry
(=expensive) / time
12. Replace = take the place of -> I’ve
replaced the old sofa with a new one
Substitute = put in the place -> they substituted Garry
for John in the team.
13. Imaginative = good at
producing new ideas -> an imaginative child
Imaginable = that can be thought/ imagined-> Computers now allow us to do things that were
hardly imaginable only a few years ago.
Imaginary = unreal -> the story is set in an
imaginary world.
14. A flock of birds, a pack of wolves/dogs
, a swarm of bees / flies/ insects /
tourists, a school of whales, a fleet/a shoal of fish , a herd of cows / cattle
15. False smile/ promise/ teeth/ friend/ address
Artificial flowers/ limbs
Fake smile / address/ painting
16. Earn a living/ money/ a wage/
approval/ a reputation
Gain weight / attention/ approval/ a
reputation/ respect/ knowledge/ experience/ time/ admission to the university
Win money/ a bet / a race /
approval/ at cards/ the war/ a prize/ a cup/ $100/ a shield
Beat
an opponent / an enemy/ a rival
17. Refuse an invitation/ an offer/ help/
sb permission
Deny a charge / oneself sth / sb permission
