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could use my degree.
This has a discourse marker of informal speech (you know).
6 ... it‘s true, he really did seem to have three hands.
Again here is a discourse marker of informal speech (it‘s true).
7 I talked to him about ... well, about pretty well everything …
This has another discourse marker of informal speech (well) and an informal phrase (pretty well).
Language in use
1 Write the compound nouns which mean:
1 a degree which is awarded a first class (a first-class degree)
2 work in a hospital (hospital work)
3 a ticket for a plane journey (a plane ticket)
4 a discount for students (a student discount)
5 a pass which allows you to travel on buses (a bus pass)
6 a room where an interview is held (an interview room)
7 a period spent in training (a training period)
word formation: noun phrases
1 a career which is rewarding from the financial point of view (a financially rewarding career) 2 legislation which has been introduced recently (recently introduced legislation)
3 instructions which are more complex than usual (unusually complex instructions)
4 an institution which is orientated towards academic (academically orientated work)
5 work which makes physical demands on you (physically demanding work)
6 information which has the potential to be important (potentially important information)
7 candidates who have been selected after a careful procedure (carefully selected candidates)
8 a coursebook in which everything has been planned beautifully (a beautifully planned textbook)
try as … might
1 I‘m trying to fill this last page, but I just can‘t think of anything.
Try as I might to fill this last page, I just can‘t think of anything.
2 I try to be friendly with Marta, but she doesn‘t seem to respond.
Try as I might to be friendly with Marta, she doesn‘t seem to respond.
3 I try hard to get to sleep, but I can‘t help thinking about my family.
Try as I might to get to sleep, I can‘t help thinking about my family.
4 He just doesn‘t seem to get the promotion he deserves, even though he keeps trying.
Try as he might, he just doesn‘t seem to get the promotion he deserves. / Try as he might to get the promotion he deserves, he just doesn‘t seem to get it.
5 I keep trying to remember her name, but my mind is a blank.
Try as I might to remember her name, my mind is a blank.