Lesson 1 - reluctant
reluctant
adjective
·
not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it
examples:
1.
I was very reluctant to agree to their conditions, but I didn't really
have much choice
2.
They dragged the reluctant animal into the cage.
3.
Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children.
4.
She persuaded her reluctant husband to take a trip to Florida with
her.
5.
The United Nations was reluctant to get its forces embroiled in
civil war.
reluctantly
adverb
examples:
·
She reluctantly agreed to step down as managing director.
Vocabulary
To drain
drain verb (REMOVE LIQUID)
If you drain something, you remove the liquid
from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to
flow away, and if
something drains, liquid flows away or out of it
·
Drain the pasta thoroughly.
·
Drain (off) any liquid that is left in the rice.
·
Don't bother drying the pans - just leave them to drain.
mourning
great sadness felt because someone has died:
·
Shops were closed as a sign of mourning for the king.
·
He was in mourning for his wife.
in charge (of something/someone)
responsible
for something or someone
·
Who’s in charge here?
·
The teacher put me in
charge of organizing the project.
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