Some root words + ~cide

Root word + -cide  

homicide-  killing a person  

suicide-  killing one's self  

infanticide-  killing babies  

genocide-  killing large groups of  

(people (like a race of people 

insecticide-  killing insects  

pesticide-  also means killing insects  

herbicide-  killing plants

misusedــdisused

misused  : treated badly or in an incorrect manner 

The calculator broke because it had been misused 

disused : no longer used 

The lost child was finally found in a disused warehouse near the river

historicــhistorical

historic  - important in history  historical - concerning history as a subject  When man first landed on the moon it was considered a feat of historic importance

She really loves reading historical novels about 18th century Europe

able ـــcapableــAbility

She is an able teacher. She is a teacher with quality

She is a capable teacher.  She has the ability to be a teacher   able  -  if someone or something is able to do something, they have skills or qualities which make it possible for them to do it  capable - if a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability, capacity, or potential to do it  Ability can be acquired through a series of training, but capability has nothing to do with training  I do not doubt his ability to do the work

Units of measurement

Length & Distance 1 inch 2.5 centimetres

1 foot (= 12 inches) 30 centimetres

1 yard (= 3 feet) 90 centimetres

5 miles 8 kilometres(UK)

kilometers(US)

Area 11 square feet 1 m2

5 acres 2 hectares

1 square mile 250 hectares

Weight &Volume 1 ounce 30 grams 

1 pound (= 16 ounces) 450 grams

(UK) 1 stone (= 14 pounds) 6.5 kilograms

 pint (UK) 0.6 litres

(US) 0.5 liters

 gallon (= 8 pints) (UK) 4.5 litres

(US) 3.5 liters

Temperature Fahrenheit Celsius

Ice 32°F 0°C

Hot day 80°F 25°C

Body temperature 98°F 37°C

Boiling water 212°F 100°C

Abbreviations

American/British

inch in or __

foot ft or _

mile m

ounce oz

pound lb

pint pt

gallon gal

Metric Metric

centimetre cm

(UK) metre (US) meter m

(UK) kilometre (US) kilometer km

hectare ha

gram g

kilogram kg

(UK) litre (US) liter

offensive words

rude and offensive words 

bad/foul language  

 strong language 

  colourful language  

 four-letter word  

 swear word   

obscenity  

 unprintable

price Verbs

pay a price 

  pay a price We don't want to pay high prices for food  

 increase / put up / raise the price of something  

The government has raised the price of cigarettes 

 cut / lower / reduce / slash the price of something  

 We have lowered the price of our organic produce 

 prices fall/rise 

 rise Oil prices rose during the conflict 

keep prices down  

Supermarkets have kept the price of bread down  

charge a price  

They charge premium prices for the home delivery service  

prices collapse /  fall  

House prices collapsed during the recession 

 range in price  

Our watches range in price from £5 to £500 

prices go up / rise / shoot up  

The price of paper has shot up recently

custom

it is the custom (for somebody) to do something==the custom of doing something  

:means 

something that you usually do every day, or in a particular situation  

It's the custom for the bride's father to pay for the wedding. 

He awoke early, as was his custom

leave it out

leave it out 

used to tell someone to stop lying, pretending, or being annoying

cut it/that out

cut it/that out 

 used to tell someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you 

Hey, you guys, cut it out - Mom's trying to get some sleep

cut it/that out 

used to tell someone to stop doing something because it is annoying you 

Hey, you guys, cut it out - Mom's  trying to get some sleep

expression__ age

 !!!!act your age

used to tell someone to behave in a more adult way, suitable for someone of their age  

 

by yourself

when you do something without help from someone else 

on your own/by yourself  

• unaided  

• single-handedly/single-handed  

• solo  

• self-made  

• self-starter

advertisement

types of advertisement: commercial on TV or radio
 

poster on a wall, often with a picture on it
 

junk mail unwanted letters in the post, advertising things
 

flyer a sheet of paper with an advertisement on it, given to you in the street or pushed through your door
 

the blurb a piece of writing on the back of a book  

 which talks about the good things in it
 

the classified ads also the small ads British English short advertisements in a newspaper, in which people offer things for sale
 

the personal ads/the lonely hearts (ads) newspaper advertisements in which people say they want to meet someone for romance

Time and tide

Time and tide wait for no man  

: Meaning 

No one is so powerful that they can stop the march of time 

quotations__success

good saying _champion

  A champion is one who gets up when he can't

quotations--believing

Start believing in yourself

and the world will start believing in you

adjective for people--I am ....

good saying _judge