Heartland English School – Word of the Day

Theme: THE ACADEMIC WORD LIST – Q/R

(The Academic Word List is a list of 570 words are common in academic texts.)

https://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist

Word: restore (v)  

Pronunciation: /rəstor/

Meaning: bring something back to its original condition, repair

Examples:

• They plan to restore the old house. They want to keep the old style but make it safe and functional.
• He was nervous, but someone smiled at him, and it restored his confidence.

Theme: THE ACADEMIC WORD LIST – Q/R

(The Academic Word List is a list of 570 words are common in academic texts.)

https://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist

Word: quote (n / v)  

Pronunciation: /kwot/

Meaning: someone’s exact words / say someone’s exact words; an estimated price / give someone an estimated price

Examples:

• Here is a quote from Canadian politician Jack Layton: “Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.”
• People often quote Albert Einstein. He said, “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
• I need some electrical work done in my house. I will ask a company to give me a quote first.

Theme: “put” phrasal verbs

Phrasal verb: put down

Meaning: to make someone feel silly or unimportant by criticizing them

Examples:

Every time I try to add something to the conversation, my brother puts me down by saying my opinions are stupid.

Why did you have to put her down in front of everybody like that?

Theme: “put” phrasal verbs

Phrasal verb: put off

Meaning: to decide to delay an activity or event until a later time

Examples:

He’s been putting off going to the dentist because he’s scared of the dentist’s tools.

If he puts it off for too long, he’ll have serious dental problems.

Theme: “put” phrasal verbs

Phrasal verb: put up with

Meaning: to tolerate

Examples:

He put up with his wife’s constant complaining for 30 years.

I can put up with the cold weather, but I can’t stand the wind!

Theme: “put” phrasal verbs

Phrasal verb: put up

Meaning: to give somebody a place to stay

Examples:

When you arrive in Korea, I can put you up for a week, but you’ll have to find another place to stay after that.

Because my flight was overbooked, the airline put me up in a nice hotel for the night.

Theme: “put” phrasal verbs

Phrasal verb: put off

Meaning: to postpone

Examples:

He keeps putting off going to the dentist because he’s scared of the dentist’s tools.

If he puts it off for too long, he may have serious dental problems.

Theme: Valentine’s Day expressions!

Word of the day: an old flame [idiom]

Meaning: a person who you had a romantic relationship with in the past.

Examples:

Harry sometimes thinks about his old flame, Mary, who he dated in college.

Marianne saw an old flame of hers at the party.

Theme: Valentine’s Day expressions!

Word of the day: (be/fall) head over heels (in love with someone) [idiom]

NOTE: This is usually shortened to “head over heels”!

Meaning: to be completely in love with someone

Examples:

Lisa is absolutely head over heels for Harry.

The two of them are head over heels in love with each other. It’s so sweet!

Theme: Valentine’s Day expressions!

Word of the day: have butterflies in your stomach [idiom]

Meaning: to feel nervous about something

Examples:

We’re going on a date tonight. I have butterflies in my stomach! I’m so nervous…

David had butterflies before his big exam.