MARCH NOTES
Date: March 12th
Unit: 1
Text/ topic:
● Lie: to say or write something that is not true. Regular verb (lie-lied- lied) E.g: She lied to
her parents about her grades.
● Lie: to be in or move into a horizontal position on a surface. Irregular verb (lie-lay- lain)
E.g: The police found him lying on the floor.
● Lay: To put someone or something down carefully into a flat position.Regular verb (lay-
laid- laid) E.g: I laid the books on the table.
● On the verge of: To do something very soon. E.g: She was on the verge of tears.
● To be better off: To have more money than you had in the past or more money than
most other people. E.g: After getting a promotion, she is much better off than before.
Date: March 14th
Text/ topic: revision on continuous tenses
● Actually: in fact
● Currently: now, at the present time
● Live to (age): “My grandfather lived to ninety years old. That’s quite a lot.”
● To live up to (some expectations): to achieve what is expected
● Since + past simple. Ex: “Since I last saw…”
● To call off: cancel an event
● To put off: postpone an event (it is not the same as “call off”)
● To come along: to go somewhere with someone
● To tag along: to go somewhere with a person or group, usually when they have not
invited you
● Fewer: used with countable nouns
● Less: used with uncountable nouns
● Packed: a place full of people
● Spring up: to appear suddenly
Text/ topic: “City Life”
● A buzz: to be full of people and activity.
● Crime rate: the number of crimes committed in a place during a period of time
● Muggings: the act of attacking someone and stealing their things (involves violence)
● To run smoothly: to move without difficulties and interruptions
● To choke on (the fumes): choke means difficulty to breath, a fume is a dangerous
smoke.
● To crawl along: to move in a very slowly way or with difficulties
● Might as well: to suggest doing something when there is nothing better to do.
● Conspicuous consumption: when people spend a lot of money just to let others know
that they have money
● To show off: to behave in a way that is intended to attract attention, and people find it
annoying.
● A show off (noun): a person who likes to show off
● A trace of: to leave evidence of something
● To get fined heavily: paying for something wrong you did as a punishment for not
obeying the law
● Slum: a place that is very poor and dirty.
● Condemned (acts/people/buildings): a condemned building is a place that has been
judged not safe for people to live in
Text/ topic: Listening
● Unbearably humid: the air is so humid that it is unpleasant and uncomfortable
● To settle down: to start living in a place where you plan to stay for a long time, usually to
start a family or to live with your partner.
● Spotless: to be extremely clean
● Drawback: a disadvantage or negative aspect of something
● Bring up (kids): to raise kids
● A length of time: a period of time
● Affluent: wealthy, having a lot of money
● Posh: fancy, expensive
● A run-down place: a place that has been neglected and it’s in bad conditions
● A critic: a person who criticizes
● Some criticism (uncountable noun)
● Mayor: a person elected to govern or to lead a group
● Major: sth more important, bigger.
● Lay groundwork for: to do work in preparation for work that will be done later
● To make way for: give the space or opportunity for something else
● Result in: to cause something to happen
● Increase in: a rise in amount or size of something
● Impose restrictions on: to force a rule or a law to be obeyed
● Lift restrictions on: the opposite of imposing restrictions on…
● To be blamed for: to say or think someone did something bad
● Blame somebody for: to say someone else or think they did something bad
● Blame something on somebody
● Pour money into: to invest money on something
● Invest money into: to give money to something, usually something useful.
● Pump money into: to give or spend lots of money on something
● To be deprived of something: lacking something that is needed to live the way most
people live.
● Tackle problems/issues: to try to deal with something bad
● Sth takes sb by surprise: to surprise someone or be surprised by something
● To end up: to finally be on a place or situation in a way that is unplanned or unexpected
● A bit of a pain: something annoying
● To set out: to start something
● To run into/bump into: encounter by chance
● Soar: to increase quickly
● To be credited with: to give merits or approval to something someone did
● To impose something on someone: to force someone to do or accept something
● To bring in: to introduce something new
TODAY´S CLASS NOTES: 17/03/2025
¨When in Rome, do as the Romans do¨: When you move to a different place such as
a new country, school, etc, you have to do what people do in that place. For example: If
someone from the United States visits Argentina, that person must do what we do such
as drink mate, take naps in the afternoon, have dinner very late at night, and so on.
VOCABULARY
Peel /piːl/
● As a noun: The skin of some vegetables and fruits which you don´t
eat.Lemon/orange peel
● As a verb: To remove the skin from fruits and vegetables. For example: Peel the
tomatoes, please
Gurney /ˈɡɜːni/
● La camilla de hospital. For example: The room was packed with gurneys, each
one occupied by a patient
Mardi Grass Carnival
● This carnival is celebrated in New Orleans (EE.UU) which precedes the Christian
season of Lent where people wear masks and colorful costumes, listen to jazz
music and eat food. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, referring to the last
day of carnival season.
Ash Wednesday
● Miércoles de ceniza. The first day of Lent
Lent /lent/
● The 40 days before Easter when some Christians eat less food or stop doing
something they enjoy.
PROBLEM VERBS
Regular verbs
Raise /reɪz/ Past simple and past participle Raised /reɪzd/ : To increase the
amount of something
● Raise your voice: To speak loudly. For example: Can you raise your voice and
say the answer again?,asked the teacher
● Raise doubts: Someone or something has brought up reasons to question an
idea,situation. For example: The lack of evidence raised doubts about the
existence of alligators living under New York city
● Raise the issue:To bring up a problem for discussion. For example: Some
parents raised the issue of school safety with the school principal during the
meeting.
● Raise kids: To bring up kids/To look after them and help them grow. For
instance:After the death of his wife, German had to raise Martina alone.
● Raise fears: To cause feelings of worry, and anxiety in people. For example:
The spread of the COVID-19 raised fears of a pandemic all over the world.
Arouse /əˈraʊz/ Past simple and past participle /əˈraʊzd/: To make somebody
have a particular feeling
● Arouse anger: To cause someone to feel angry.For instance:The constant noise
of the music aroused anger in the neighborhood.
● Arouse interest: To generate curiosity in someone.For example: The trailer of
¨Shrek 5¨ aroused interest among the fans of the movie.
● Arouse sb´s suspicious:To cause someone to become suspicious.For
example:The disappearance of the young girl from the forest aroused Mulder´s
suspicious about an alien´s abduction.
Irregular verbs
Rise /raɪz/ Past simple Rose /rəʊz/ Past participle Risen /ˈrɪzn/
● The sun rises: The sun´s appearance in the sky. For example: As the sun rose,
the birds began singing and my mum started preparing some pancakes.
● To rise prices: To increase the prices.For example: The prices are rising every
day
● To rise temperature: Global warming is causing a rise in temperature across the
planet.
Arise /əˈraɪz/ Past simple Arose /əˈrəʊz/ Past participle arisen /əˈrɪzən/: When a
problem or difficult situation begins to happen.
● To arise panic: Rumors of an organized gang drugging visitors to take their
kidneys out arose panic among the visitors.
● To arise problems:To emerge as a problem.For example: Problems arose when
the coronavirus spread around the world.
● To arise issues:To arise problems.For example:With the appearance of social
media,issues arose concerning FOMO.
EXERCISE 3 PAGE 13
To feel/be compelled to/appear as a witness/resign/respond: /kəmˈpel/ Past
simple and past participle compelled /kəmˈpeld/: To force someone to do
something.For example: I felt compelled to help my cousin to do her homework
Drug and rob tourists/drug someone’s drink/drug his victims: An email went viral
stating that an organized gang was going to drug and rob tourists.
Emerge as a global power/Emerge from recession/the ideas emerge from: /ɪ
ˈmɜːdʒ/ Past simple and past participle emerged /ɪˈmɜːdʒd/.To appear or come
out.For example:The flowers emerge in the spring
Calm the markets: To create a stable economic environment
Calm my nerves:To reduce feelings of anxiety or stress.For example: My hands are
shaking . I need to calm my nerves and do my best in the exam.
Calm the angry crowd: To reduce people's nerves, anger,etc. For example:The
president tried to calm the angry crowd by telling them that the government will fix the
pavements.
To spark a wave of protests: to start public demonstrations in the street.For example:
The increase of prices sparked a wave of protests in Buenos Aires
To spark criticism: To generate negative comments. The film ¨Minecraft¨ sparked
criticism among the fans of the game because people think that the special effects are
not good enough.
To spark fears: To cause feelings of worry, and anxiety. For example: The rise in
muggings and robbery sparked fears among citizens.
Unite: /juːˈnaɪt/: People or things join together.
➢ To unite the whole community: The devastating flood forced residents to unite
the whole community and support those who had lost everything.
➢ What unites them is: Although they come from various countries, what unites
them is their love of classical music.
➢ To unite the (political) party: The new party leader's charisma aimed to unite
the political party after discussing the next elections.
Grip: To have a strong effect on someone or something
● The country is gripped by recession: As the country is gripped by
recession, the unemployment rates started to rise.
● The trial has gripped the nation: A particular court case has captured
people's attention in the country. For example: The trial of Naihir´s case
has gripped the nation with the public following every development in the
case.
● To be gripped by fear: I was gripped by fear when it was my turn to
deliver the oral presentation in Phonetics II.
BINOMIALS
Two nouns which are connected with ´´and´´ and they are fixed.
Bits and pieces: A bit of different things. For example: My mum went to the grocery to
buy a few bits and pieces.
Up and down: Moving to different directions. For example: My dad walked up and
down,looking worried
On and off: Occasionally/interrupted process. My friend has been studying English
since she was in high school on and off.
Hit and miss: Sometimes it is good, sometimes it is not good . For example: The
network of buses in San Juan is a bit hit and miss and it is difficult to arrive on time at
work or school.|
Every now and then: From time to time. I see my friends from high school every now
and then
Peace and quiet: lack of noise. For example: I need peace and quiet to study / It is
hard to find peace and quiet in the city;that is why most people prefer living in the
countryside.
To think long and hard: When you take your time before making a decision. For
example: I thought long and hard about starting a relationship with him, but I decided to
concentrate on my studies at college.
Here and there: in some places. For example: Cordoba is a beautiful city, but there are
slum areas here and there.
Sick and tired: Extremely annoyed.For example: Taylor Swift is sick and tired of all the
criticism that she receives because of her body
Law and order: a situation in which people respect the law, and crime is controlled by
the police.For example: The government is trying to maintain law and order in the city in
order to reduce the crime rate by adding more police on the streets.
Rules and regulations: Not using phones during class is part of the rules and
regulations of the school.
First and foremost: most importantly. For example: When planning a trip, we must
consider the budget first and foremost.
Short and sweet: Not long in duration. For example: Students must deliver the oral
presentation short and sweet.
Safe and sound: free from danger. For example: After spending some time in the
Andes, the rugby players were found safe and sound.
Back and forth: moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one (hacia
delante y hacia atrás).For example: Cinderella and the Prince danced back and forth
while dancing in the dancing room
Again and again: Continuously.For example: I have told you again and again that you
don't have to spend much time on social media. Instead ,you could do something more
productive.
On and on: Continuing for a long time. For example: The lecture went on and on and I
started to lose focus.
More and more: A progressive increase in quantity and intensity.For example: More
and more people are moving to the Sierras of Córdoba to live without the noise of the
city.
Off-putting: Unpleasant or worrying and you don't want to be involved. For example:
What I found off-putting about Cordoba City is that you have to avoid walking at night
due to the muggings.
BUYING INTO THE MYTH
Buy into: To accept that an idea is right. For example: I have never bought into this
idea that you have to be thin and muscular to be beautiful.
To go viral: something spreads quickly. The conspiracy theory that states that Michael
Jackson is alive went viral when a person posted a video on the internet testifying that
he saw Michael Jackson walking in California.
By word of mouth: Stories and news are passed from person to person. For example:
Pericana´s myth was spread by word of mouth from generation to generation across the
country.
Take life on its own: Something becomes important. For example: At first, it started as
a rumor, then Difunta Correa´s legend was spread by word of mouth from generation to
generation and finally, people considered her a religious figure.
Date: March 19th
Exercise: Translation exercise
● Quote: “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones”. It is an idiom
that means people should not criticize others for having the same faults. For
example: She's been accusing her neighbor of being noisy, but people who live
in glass houses shouldn't throw stones; she's had a lot of loud parties at her
house.
● Spitting image of.. : To look very similar to another person or to be the exact
double of another person or thing. For example: Liam was the spitting image of
his father.
● Work out: To have a good result or also to find the answer to something. For
example: At the end, everything worked out. Or: We were able to work out our
differences and come to an agreement.
● Driveway: (entrada de la casa) For example: One of my friends has a beautiful
driveway with a lot of flowers and decorations.
● Hold back: Not to do something. You can hold back tears, fears. For example:
She held up from interfering in their arguments.
● Fall of: To drop from something towards the ground by accident. For example: I
fell off my keys.
● Thrilled by: To be extremely pleased or excited about something, indicating a
huge feeling of enjoyment and happiness. For example: I was thrilled by my
sister’ s engagement notice.
● Casualties: A person hurt or killed in an accident or a destructive event. For
example: The number of casualties in both world wars was massive.
● Valuables: Things that you own and are worth a lot of money. Especially small
objects like jewelry. For example: You should put your valuables in a safe box.
● Bits and pieces: Small things of various kinds. For example: There are just a few
bits and pieces of furniture in the office.
● Unload: To remove the contents of something, especially a load of goods from a
vehicle. For example: Yesterday I unloaded the things we bought at the
supermarket, today is your turn.
● Tilt at windmills: This means to attack imaginary enemies or problems. To fight
enemies who do not really exist and wasting time for doing that. For example:
She is trying to get the government to reverse its decision, but it is like tilting at
windmills; they won’t change their minds.
● There are words that have the same form for nouns and verbs, but the stress is
in different syllables. When they are verbs, the stress is on the second syllable:
conSULT, perMIT, preSENT, obJECT. When they are nouns they have the
stress on the first syllable: CONsult, PERmit, PROtest, OBject.
Date: March 21st
“Two´s company , three is a crowd”: It is said when two people are relaxed and
enjoying each other's company but another person would make them feel less
comfortable. It can be applied to friendships or love situations / romantic
relationship.
❖ The third wheel (noun): someone who is not wanted or needed in a
situation, especially someone who is present with two other people
who are in a romantic relationship.
❖ To third wheel (verb): to be in a situation where you are not wanted or
needed, especially to be present with two other people who are in a
romantic relationship.
❖ To exchange glances: means to briefly look at someone or
something.
Unit 2 - Topic: “Get the impression”
Page 16 - exercise 1 - Vocabulary section
● Snobbish (adj) : related to snob / like a snob.
● Snob (n): a person who likes only people who are of a high social class.
● Cynical (adj) : believing that people are only interested in themselves and
are not sincere.
● Cynic (n) : a person who believes that people are only interested in
themselves and are not sincere.
● To get an agenda (v) : to have a secret aim or reason for doing something.
● Principled (adj) : always behaving in an honest and moral way.
● Principles (n) : personal values.
● Charming (adj) = endearing (adj) :easily able to make people like you.
● Charm (n) : a quality that makes you like or feel attracted to someone or
something.
● A pain (n): someone or something that is very annoying.
● Really bitchy (adj) : refers to a person who talks unkindly about other
people.
● Sheer (adj) : used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a
quality or feeling is.
● Arrogant (adj) : unpleasantly - think that you are more important than
other people.
● Arrogance (n) : the quality of being unpleasantly proud and behaving as if
you are more important than, or know more ,than other people.
● Incompetent (adj) : not having the ability to do sth.
● Incompetence (n) : lack of ability to do something successfully or as it
should be done.
● Stubborn (adj) : when person is determined to do what he or she wants and
refuses to do anything else.
● Stubbornness (n) : the quality of being determined to do what you want
and refusing to do anything else.
● Streak (n) : sth that a person tends to do. Related to sth unpleasant.
● Intense (adj) : refers to a strong / serious person like a particular kind of
person.
● Intensity (n) : the quality of being felt strongly or having a very strong
effect.
● Willing (adj) : a person who is ready / open to do sth.
● Willful (adj) : a person who is determined to do exactly as he wants, even if
he knows it is wrong. (generally used with kids)
● laid -back (adj) : a really chill / relaxed person.
● Slacker (n) : a person who does not work hard enough.
Exercise 3:
● Make up your mind: to make a decision.
● To back down: to regret doing or say sth.
● To speak ill vs to speak highly (OF) : the first one refers to saying unkind
things about someone and the second one refers to saying good things
about sth or sb.
● Say things to undermine (sb): refers to saying bad things to take out the
importance of sth or sb. You can undermine a person or an authority.
● To go behind (sb) : to do or say sth secretly or without getting someone's
permission, often in order to deliberately upset them.
● To stand up for: to defend or support a particular idea.
● Take (sth) in (sb’s) stride: to deal with a problem or difficulty calmly and
not to allow it to influence what you are doing.
● Shy (adj) : uncomfortable with other people.
● Retiring (adj) : unwilling with other people.
● Prone to (sth) or (-ing) : likely to show a particular characteristic.
● To suck up to (sb): it refers to someone who tries to gain favor by
flattering.
● To take (no) notice: to give attention to sth.
● To lighten up: to make a speech or piece of writing less serious.
● To get ahead: to succeed.
Listening practice - page 17 - exercise 8
➢ To go over sb’s head: to speak to or ask permission from someone who
has more authority than the person who you would normally go to in that
situation.
➢ To come across as: to be perceived as / to give the impression of sth.
➢ To raise awareness of : to educate / inform about an issue or topic.
➢ To hit it off: to be friendly with each other immediately.
➢ To take over (a room): take the control.
Reading practice - page 18
➢ Household: a group of people, often a family, who live together. (hogar)
➢ May well: sth that is likely to happen.
➢ To get on well with: to continue doing sth well
➢ A thing of the past : sth that no longer happens.
➢ A wealth of: a lot of sth
➢ To light up : to create excitement or happiness.
➢ Lucrative : producing a lot of money
➢ To narrow down: to make a number or list of things smaller, by removing
the things that are least important, necessary, or suitable.
➢ To pride ourselves on : to value a skill or good quality that you have.
➢ to be proud of : to feel pleasure and satisfaction because you or people
connected with you have done or got something good.
Date: March, 26th
“God helps those who help themselves”
Outcomes, page 18, exercise 6
● Sort out: resolving a problem, arrange
● Be subjected to: to experience, suffer, or be affected by sth unpleasant (usually
used in the passive voice)
● Move into: move to a place, start sth new
● Premises: instalaciones, locales
● Sound out: sondear (people) on
● Narrow down: reducing the number of possibilities, focus
● End up: to finally be in a particular place or situation (with no intention)
Outcomes, page 19, exercise 7
● Bring (them) in: implement, produce, ask sb to do
● Drag (them/us) down: if an unpleasant situation drags someone down, it makes
them feel unhappy or ill
● Embark on (it): start sth
● Give (them) away: to give something for free
● Go through (them): to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation
● Knock (them) down: demolish
● Set (it) out :to start sth, set out on a journey
● Set (it) up: to create, build sth
● Stick to (them): aferrarse a
● Take (it) over: to get control of sth, replace
Course material, page 143
● When I was your age
● Tall for her age
● In her early thirties
● At birth
● An only child: hijo/a único/a
● Member of the family
● Maiden name: apellido de soltera
● Name sb after sb: to give someone the same name as someone else
● Nephew: sobrino
● Niece: sobrina
● Godson/goddaughter: ahijado/a
● Baptism: bautizo
● Circle of friends
● Be on good terms with
● To be on speaking terms with
● Found sb very attractive: encontrar a alguien muy atractivo
● Make friends with: hacer amigos
● To be friends with: ser amigo de
● Easy to get on with: llevarse bien fácilmente con alguien
● Love at first sight: amor a primera vista
● Lifelong friendship: amistad para toda la vida
● Friendly reception
● Spouse → wife, husband
VOCABULARY 31/03
•"The course of true love never did run smooth": the proverb implies that true love
isn't easy and that there will always be issues or problems in a relationship.
•rooted IN sth: if you say that one thing is rooted in another, you mean that it is
strongly influenced by it or has developed from it.
•eerily: in a strange or creepy way
•go through a tricky/tough/hard/bad patch: to experience a period of many problems
or difficulties
•come up with: to find or produce an answer, a sum of money, etc OR to suggest or
think of an idea or plan
•bias: the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way,
because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment
unbiased (imparcial): able to judge fairly because you are not influenced by your own
opinions
•wingman: a friend who supports you, especially a man who supports another man
when trying to meet or talk to possible partners
•codependent (relationship)
•to cultivate a relationship: making an effort to build and maintain strong connections
with others.
•pickup (lines): a pickup line is a casual remark or phrase used to start a conversation
with someone you don't know, with the goal of getting to know them better. Pickup lines
are often used to express romantic interest.
•Adv. + adj.: emotionally aware: being conscious of your feelings and the emotions of
people around you
sexually explicit: showing or describing sexual acts, nudity, or sexual organs in a
detailed way.
overly pliant: too easily influenced or controlled by other people
•to deepen: to make something increase or become more serious OR
to become more strongly felt or experienced, or to make something this way
•to come out: if a book, record, film, etc. comes out, it becomes available for people to
buy or see.
•to fail to: to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do.
•to lift sb's mood: to make someone feel happier or more hopeful.
•needy: having emotional needs that are difficult to satisfy OR lacking the basic things
needed to live.
•nurturing/to nurture: to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something,
especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop.
•let alone: to say nothing of: not to mention. used especially to emphasize the
improbability of a contrasting example.
•reach out to: to communicate with someone, especially by using a phone, sending
them an email, etc.
•computer says yes: the title comes from a tv program “computer says no” often used
to express a situation where a computer system denies or rejects sth. In the text, the
title wants to show the opposite.
•notorious for (negative): famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed
VS famous for (positive): known and recognized by many people because of a
particular feature
•renowned for/as + sb: famous for something.
•corny/cheesy: not very good or original, and without style, in a way that is
embarrassing but funny.
•encounter: experience a problem OR
meet unexpectedly
•kind/silly/sweet/typical + of sb to
•to marry sb ≠ be/get married to
•mad at: to be very angry at someone VS mad about: to be very enthusiastic about or
to love someone or something.
•hopeless at sth: to be very bad at a particular activity or to have no ability or skill for it.
•eager: for
to inf
•upset: about
to inf
•glad: about
to inf
that clause
•angry: about (situation)
at (sb/sth)
with (someone)
•argue: over
with
•forget: of: to be unable to remember or recall something, or to fail to do something.
about: used to say that something that happened was not important or not
something to worry about.
•respectful/thankful/grateful + to
•respectful + of sth
•grateful/thankful + for sth
•admit to/ object to + -ing
•get adjusted to sth: to become accustomed to a new situation or to change
something to make it more suitable.
•longing for sth: having a strong desire or need for that thing.
•talk to sb (an specific person, saying sth without expecting response) ≠ talk
with sb (conversation with 1 or more people)
•compare to (similarities only) ≠ compare with (similarities and differences)
•fair share: a reasonable or equal amount of something.
•arrive: at (smaller places)
in (bigger places)
•pun on words: the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest
its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in
sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
•to flirt: to behave amorously without serious intent.
•AI-driven: a process that is powered by the capabilities of artificial intelligence.
•tailored to: to adjust something to suit a particular need or situation.
•to team up with: is a phrasal verb that means to join with another person or group to
work together.
•out of (as because of): when the thing in question metaphorically "gives rise" to
something else.
•to hit / make the headlines: to get a lot of attention in the news or to appear suddenly
in the news.
•catfishing: when a person takes information and images, typically from other people,
and uses them to create a new identity for themselves.
•to exacerbate: to make something that is already bad (a problem, bad situation, or
negative feeling) even worse.
•to assassinate: to murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack
often for political reasons.
•to cheat on sb: to be unfaithful to a husband, wife, or partner.
•(non)judgmental (about): to form opinions too quickly, especially when disapproving
of someone or something.
•stigmatised: to treat someone or something unfairly by disapproving of him, her, or it.
•hypocritical (adj) - hypocrite (noun): someone who says they have particular moral
beliefs but behaves in way that shows these are not sincere
•to halt: to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening.
•suicidal ideation: when you think about, consider or feel preoccupied with the idea of
death and suicide.
•constraints (on): something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular
limits.
•down the line / road: they are idioms and mean “in the future”
•to die out: something becomes less common and eventually disappears.
•tongue-in-cheek: is an idiom that describes a humorous or sarcastic statement
expressed in a serious manner.
•a boon (to sb): something that is very helpful or beneficial to that person.
•to break up (with sb): come to an end.
•to emulate: to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
•quick(er)/slow off the mark: to be quick/slow to understand or respond to something.
