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Unit5InsideadvertisingTeachingResourcesSection3:WordsandexpressionsfromUnit5Insideadvertisingverb1..~sb(of/aboutsth)totellsbaboutsth,especiallyinanofficialway:[vn]Pleaseinformusofanychangesofaddress.Theleafletinformscustomersabouthealthyeating.Hewenttoinformthemofhisdecision.Informmeatonceifthereareanychangesinhercondition.Havethepolicebeeninformed?[vnthat]Ihavebeenreliablyinformed(=somebodyItrusthastoldme)thatthecouplewillmarrynextyear.Anoticeinformedthegueststhatformaldresswasrequired.Iampleasedtoinformyouthatyouhavewonfirstprizeinthismonth’scompetition.[vnspeech]‘He’salreadyleft,’sheinformedus.2.[vn]~yourself(of/aboutsth)tofindoutinformationaboutsth:Weneedtimetoinformourselvesthoroughlyoftheproblem.3.[vn](formal)tohaveaninfluenceonsth:Religioninformseveryaspectoftheirlives.Theseguidelineswillbeusedtoinformanyfuturedecisions.informonsbtogiveinformationtothepoliceorsbinauthorityabouttheillegalactivitiesofsb:Heinformedonhisownbrother.featurenoun[C]1.somethingimportant,interestingortypicalofaplaceorthing:Aninterestingfeatureofthecityistheoldmarket.Teamworkisakeyfeatureofthetrainingprogramme.Whichfeaturesdoyoulookforwhenchoosingacar?Thesoftwarehasnoparticulardistinguishingfeatures.geographicalfeatures2.[usuallypl.]apartofsb’sfacesuchastheirnose,mouthandeyes:hisstronghandsomefeaturesHereyesarehermoststrikingfeature.3.~(onsb/sth)(innewspapers,ontelevision,etc.)aspecialarticleorprogrammeaboutsb/sth:aspecialfeatureoneducationverb1.[vn]~sb/sth(assb/sth)toincludeaparticularpersonorthingasaspecialfeature:ThefilmfeaturesCaryGrantasaprofessor.Thelatestmodelfeaturesalloywheelsandanelectronicalarm.Manyofthehotelsfeaturedinthebrochureofferspecialdealsforweekendbreaks.2.[v]~(insth)tohaveanimportantpartinsth:Oliveoilandgarlicfeatureprominentlyinhisrecipes.worthyadj.(worthier,worthiest)1..~(ofsb/sth)(formal)havingthequalitiesthatdeservesb/sth:tobeworthyofattentionAnumberofthereport’sfindingsareworthyofnote.Nocomposerwasconsideredworthyofthenameuntilhehadwrittenanopera.aworthychampion(=onewhodeservedtowin)Hefelthewasnotworthyofher.2.[usuallybeforenoun]havingqualitiesthatdeserveyourrespect,attentionoradmiration;deserving:Themoneyweraisewillbegoingtoaveryworthycause.aworthymemberoftheteam3.havinggoodqualitiesbutnotveryinterestingorexciting:herworthybutdullhusband4.~ofsb/sthtypicalofwhataparticularpersonorthingmightdo,give,etc.:HegaveaspeechthatwasworthyofMartinLutherKing.5.-worthy(incompounds)deserving,orsuitablefor,thethingmentioned:trustworthyroadworthyexpensenoun1..[U]themoneythatyouspendonsth:Thegardenwastransformedatgreatexpense.Noexpensewasspared(=theyspentasmuchmoneyaswasneeded)tomakethepartyasuccess.He’sarrangedeverything,noexpensespared.Shealwaystravelsfirst-classregardlessofexpense.Theresultsarewellworththeexpense.2.[C,usuallysing.]somethingthatmakesyouspendmoney:Runningacarisabigexpense.3.expenses[pl.]moneyspentindoingaparticularjob,orforaparticularpurpose:living/household/medical/legal,etc.expensesCanIgiveyousomethingtowardsexpenses?financialhelptomeettheexpensesofanemergencyThepaymentshegetsbarelycoverhisexpenses.4.expenses[pl.]moneythatyouspendwhileyouareworkingthatyouremployerwillpaybacktoyoulater:Youcanclaimbackyourtravelling/travelexpenses.(BrE)totakeaclientoutforamealonexpensesanall-expenses-paidtripatsb’sexpense1.paidforbysb:Weweretakenoutforamealatthecompany’sexpense.2.ifyoumakeajokeatsb’sexpense,youlaughatthemandmakethemfeelsillyattheexpenseofsb/sthwithlossordamagetosb/sth:Hebuiltupthebusinessattheexpenseofhishealth.aneducationsystemthatbenefitsbrightchildrenattheexpenseofthosewhoareslowertolearngototheexpenseofsth/ofdoingsth|gotoalotof,etc.expensetospendmoneyonsth:Theywenttoalltheexpenseofredecoratingthehouseandthentheymoved.putsbtotheexpenseofsth/ofdoingsth|putsbtoalotof,etc.expensetomakesbspendmoneyonsth:Theirvisitputustoalotofexpense.broadcastverb(broadcast,broadcast)1.tosendoutprogrammesontelevisionorradio:[vn]Theconcertwillbebroadcastlive(=atthesametimeasittakesplace)tomorrowevening.MostoftheprogrammesarebroadcastinEnglish.[v]Theybeganbroadcastingin1922.2.[vn]totellalotofpeopleaboutsth:Idon’tliketobroadcastthefactthatmyfatherownsthecompany.nounaradioortelevisionprogramme:(BrE)apartypoliticalbroadcast(=forexample,beforeanelection)Wewatchedalivebroadcastofthespeech(=oneshownatthesametimeasthespeechwasmade).relyverb(relies,relying,relied,relied)relyon/uponsb/sth1..toneedordependonsb/sth:Asbabies,werelyentirelyonothersforfood.[+toinf]Thesedayswerelyheavilyoncomputerstoorganizeourwork.[+-ing]Theindustryreliesonthepriceofrawmaterialsremaininglow.2.totrustorhavefaithinsb/sth:Youshouldrelyonyourownjudgement.[+toinf]Youcanrelyonmetokeepyoursecret.Hecan’tbereliedontotellthetruth.generateverb[vn]toproduceorcreatesth:togenerateelectricity/heat/powertogenerateincome/profitWeneedsomeonetogeneratenewideas.Theproposalhasgeneratedalotofinterest.responsenoun~(tosb/sth)1..[C,U]aspokenorwrittenanswer:Shemadenoresponse.Inresponsetoyourinquiry...Ireceivedanencouragingresponsetomyadvertisement.2.[C,U]areactiontosththathash