English Conversation (video teaching): 09/21/15

6.1 Let's Talk in English DVD 6 part 1/8 [大家說英語] (pre-intermediate level)

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6.2 Let's Talk in English DVD 6 part 2/8 [大家說英語] (pre-intermediate level)

6.3 Let's Talk in English DVD 6 part 3/8 [大家說英語] (pre-intermediate level)

6.4 Let's Talk in English DVD 6 part 4/8 [大家說英語] (pre-intermediate level)

6.5 Let's Talk in English DVD 6 part 5/8 [大家說英語] (pre-intermediate level)

6.6 Let's Talk in English DVD 6 part 6/8 [大家說英語] (pre-intermediate level)

6.7 Let's Talk in English DVD 6 part 7/8 [大家說英語] (pre-intermediate level)

6.8 Let's Talk in English DVD 6 part 8/8 [大家說英語] (pre-intermediate level)

Difference between - 'Clean out', 'Clean off', 'Clean up' & 'Clean away'...

source: Learn English with Let's Talk 2013年7月23日
Spaces and messes
When you talk about cleaning, you're talking about two different things:

the space that you're cleaning
the mess that's in that space

You can use each form of "clean" to talk about either cleaning the space:
eg. We need to clean up the living room.
ORcleaning the mess that's there:
eg. We need to clean up those dirty dishes.

The different forms of 'clean'
You "clean out" the inside of a space that has a large mess in it:

clean out the refridgerator
clean out your car
clean out your desk
You "clean off" a flat surface:

clean off the counter
clean off the whiteboard
clean off your windshield
You "clean up" a room or a larger area:

clean up your bedroom
clean up the city
clean up after the concert
clean up your hard drive
"Clean away" is different from the others because you only use it to talk about the messy things that you're cleaning, not the space that those things are in:

clean away the dishes
clean away the mud
clean away the broken branches
'Clean' by itself
What about just using the word "clean" by itself?

It usually means to clean the most obvious part of something. For example:

clean the toilet
This means to clean the inside of the toilet bowl.

clean the floor
This means to clean the surface of the floor.

If using the word "clean" by itself would lead to any confusion, use one of the other phrases instead. For example, instead of saying "clean the cabinets", say:

Can you clean out the cabinets?
Or:
Can you clean off the cabinets?

Vocabulary WEATHER and CLIMATE (upper intermediate and advanced) Lesson 14

source: MrSkypelessons 2015年6月3日
http://www.skype-lessons.com/blog/

FREEZING COLD
chilly
frosty
sleet
snow melts / settles
ice thaws (out)
a blizzard
slippery
10 degrees below zero
to shiver
His teeth were chattering

SCORCHING HOT
a heatwave
an arid climate
a drought
humid (humidity) (moisture in air)
a stifling day
a stuffy room
to sweat
perspiration

SOAKING WET
a (thunder) storm
to be struck by lightning
hailstones / hail
damp
drizzle
a light shower (it's spitting)
heavy rain (it's pouring down, chucking it down)
torrential rain
floods
overcast (cloudy)

A STRONG WIND
a breeze (a draft)
a light/cool wind
a blustering wind
gale force winds
a hurricane / tornado

PHRASAL VERBS
chill out!
cool down
The sun/rain was beating down
The clouds blot out the sun
His face clouded over
I slipped over
The pipes have frozen up
I soaked up the sunshine
The wind blew the tree over
He stormed out of the meeting

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