Compare: condemn sb/sth for: have a poor opinion of sb or sth because of sth bad The city was condemned for its high crime rate 4. fight off. keep sth away with an effort; avoid sb. unwanted must wear warm clothes. as i am fighting off this cold The firm had to fight off a lot of competitors to win the contract Compare: fight against: oppose sth or doing sth I tried to fight against sleep, but in vain We must fight against unfairness and cruelty 5. vain: a. 1)unsuccessful or useless: of no value Next day I made a vain attempt to look for work, walking from house to house 2)too interested in one' s own appearance or achievements in vain: with no result; uselessly Our efforts were not in vain and the situation began to improve Her voice was beginning to rise and she tried in vain to control it 6. withdraw: v. 1)pull or take(sb/sth) back or away Jack withdrew the key from the table. Mary withdrew 100 pounds from the bank She was not surprised when he withdrew his objection 2) go away from a place or from other people The smaller company later withdrew from the competition 7. come by: 1)obtain, usu. By effort Jobs are hard to come by now with so many people out of work Did you come by the money honestly? 2) How did you come by that wound in your arm? 8. Chances are(that).: It is likely that Chances are that he wont come back when he gets there Chances are that She Il marry the man who is now her boss 9. bring in: ask sb to come to one's help We may have to bring extra workers in to help us with this big job A specialist was brought in to set up the new computer system 10 bar: vt. 1)prevent from doing or using sth If I were in charge, I would bar tourists from getting into the wildlife reserve He was barred for life from game 2)obstruct so as to prevent progress No policeman seemed brave enough to bar his way IV Summary: We learn a lot of new words and phrases as well as grammars. We also learn many things about read ing skills- understand ing idiomatic expressions V. Do the exercises VI. Homework: review all the lessonsCompare: condemn sb/sth for: have a poor opinion of sb or sth because of sth bad The city was condemned for its high crime rate. 4. fight off: keep sth away with an effort; avoid sb. unwanted I must wear warm clothes, as I am fighting off this cold. The firm had to fight off a lot of competitors to win the contract. Compare: fight against: oppose sth or doing sth I tried to fight against sleep, but in vain. We must fight against unfairness and cruelty. 5. vain: a. 1) unsuccessful or useless; of no value Next day I made a vain attempt to look for work, walking from house to house. 2) too interested in one’s own appearance or achievements I think she is a rather vain girl and thinking too much about her figure. Was he as calculating and vain as that? in vain: with no result; uselessly Our efforts were not in vain and the situation began to improve. Her voice was beginning to rise and she tried in vain to control it. 6. withdraw: v. 1) pull or take (sb/sth) back or away Jack withdrew the key from the table. / Mary withdrew 100 pounds from the bank. She was not surprised when he withdrew his objection. 2) go away from a place or from other people The smaller company later withdrew from the competition. 7. come by: 1) obtain, usu. By effort Jobs are hard to come by now with so many people out of work. Did you come by the money honestly? 2) receive by accident or chance; get How did you come by that wound in your arm? 8. Chances are (that)…: It is likely that… Chances are that he won’t come back when he gets there. Chances are that She’ll marry the man who is now her boss. 9. bring in: ask sb. to come to one’s help We may have to bring extra workers in to help us with this big job. A specialist was brought in to set up the new computer system. 10. bar: vt. 1) prevent from doing or using sth If I were in charge, I would bar tourists from getting into the wildlife reserve. He was barred for life from game. 2) obstruct so as to prevent progress No policeman seemed brave enough to bar his way. IV. Summary: We learn a lot of new words and phrases as well as grammars. We also learn many things about reading skills—understanding idiomatic expressions. V. Do the exercises VI. Homework: Review all the lessons