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53 TIMEA Periods of time – words and typical contexts
the Ice Age. the Stone Age the Middle Ages. the computer age
[major historical/geological periods]
After the war, a new era of stability began. [long period, perhaps several decades]
A spell of hot weather [indefinite but short period] He’s had a couple of spells in hospital in
the last two or three years.
The city went through several stages of development to become what it is today. [period of
development or particular time in a process]
Most teenagers go through a phase of being lazy. [a period which is part of a longer
period; phase can also mean the same as stage]
B
B Useful expressions with time
During the 1980s I lived in Barcelona for a time. [vague, indefinite period]
The doctor says you should stay in bed for the time being. [for now, not specific]
She can get a bit bad-tempered at times. [occasionally / now and then]
By the time we get home this pizza will be cold! (Note: followed by present tense, not future
with will)
I’m not in regular contact with her; I just send her an email from time to time. [sometimes
but not often]
One at a time, please! I can’t deal with you all together.
We arrived just in time to hear the Prime Minister’s speech. [at the right time / with enough
time to do
something]
Our plane was on time and she was waiting for us at the airport. [punctual / neither early nor
late]
I’ve told you time and time again not to ring me at the office! [many times; very emphatic
and usually in
negative contexts]
The city has changed a great deal over the course of time / over the course of the last
two
centuries. (used about long periods of time)
C Verbs associated with time passing
2002 → 2012 Ten years had elapsed since they last saw each other. (normally used in the
perfect or past, without adverbs; fml)
Time seems to fly as you get older. [pass very quickly]
This film lasts for three hours.
The meeting went on / dragged on for two hours. (suggests longer than expected or
desired; drag on is stronger)
D Adjectives describing duration (how long something lasts)
There was a momentary loss of electrical power and the data was lost. [very brief]
I just got a fleeting glimpse of the President as his car drove past. [very short and quick]
Venice has a timeless beauty.
,53.1 Fill the gaps with age, era, period, spell, phase or stage.
1 The Minister said that before the new law came into force there would be a period of six
months when people could hand in firearms without being prosecuted.
2 The last two decades of the twentieth century will be seen by historians as the beginning of
the computer age.
3 The new university will be built in three stages, beginning with the opening of the science
faculty in 2015.
4 These factories mark the beginning of a new stage of industrial development for the
country.
5 My son went through a phase of not wanting to go to school when he was about nine or
ten.
6 We had a very cold spell in February. All the water pipes froze up.
53.2 Complete the sentences.
1. Period the course of a century, from 1900 to 2000, the population grew steadily.
2 The lecture went on/ dragged on for almost three hours and everyone was totally bored.
3 The archaeologists discovered some tools which dated from the Stone Age.
4 Time seems to fly when you’re enjoying yourself.
5 A period of seven years elapsed between the two earthquakes.
6 Shakespeare’s plays have a timeless quality - they never grow old.
7 It was just a fleeting visit. She only stayed for about ten minutes.
8 There was a momentary pause as the official considered her answer. Then she said
she would try to help us.
53.3 Which phrases from B could you use in the following situations? Write exactly what you
might say.
1 To a child who leaves the fridge door open despite being told off often.
I've told you time and time again not to leave the fridge door open!
2 To someone you’re happy to see who arrives just as you are serving tea/coffee.
Hi! you’re just in time for coffee/tea
3 On a birthday card you expect will arrive at someone’s address after you arrive in New
York.
By the time you get this card, I’ll be in NY.
4 A large group of people want to talk to you but you’d prefer to see them individually.
Can you please come one at a time?
5 Ask someone to use an old computer while the new one is being repaired.
Can you use the old computer for the time being, please?
6 Tell someone you’ll do your best to arrive punctually at a meeting.
I’ll do my best to arrive/be on time.
7 Explain to someone that the weather can be very hot in your city occasionally.
The weather can be very hot at times in … (city name)
8 Tell someone you enjoy a game of tennis sometimes but not often
I enjoyed a game of tennis from time to time.
, 54 Distance and demensions
A Broad and wide and tall and high
Wide is more common than broad, e.g. It’s a very wide road/garden/room.
Make a note of typical collocations for broad as you meet them, e.g. Economics is a
very broad
subject. We came to a broad expanse of grassland. [big area]
Note the word order for dimensions, e.g. The room’s five metres long and four wide.
Don’t forget that tall is for people but can be used for things such as buildings and trees
when they are high and thin in some way. Otherwise, use high for things.
She’s very tall for a five-year-old.
Her office is in that tall building in the square.
There are some high mountains in the North.
B
B Deep ≠ shallow
The deep and shallow ends of a swimming pool.
C Derived words, phrases and compounds
C
long Let’s measure the length of this rope.
I swam 20 lengths (of the swimming pool).
I’ve lengthened her skirt for her. [opp = shorten, see below]
Getting a visa can be a lengthy process. (usually refers to time; rather negative)
Tony has got a job as a long-distance lorry driver.
short The new road will shorten our journey by ten minutes.
There’s a shortcut to the station. [quick way]
Wide Let’s measure the width of the room.
They’re widening the road
Broad I want to broaden my experience. (usually more abstract contexts)
She’s very broad-minded and tolerant of others. [willing to accept other people’s
behaviour and beliefs; opp = narrow-minded]
I admire the breadth of his knowledge. (usually more abstract concepts)
High The height of the wall is two metres.
The fog heightened the feeling of mystery. (usually used only for feelings and
emotions)
Low You can lower the microphone if it’s too high. [opp = raise]
Far He loves travelling to faraway places. [a long way away = distant]
What’s the distance from Helsinki to St Petersburg? [= How far is it …?]
deep The depth of the river here is about three metres.
His death so soon after hers deepened our sadness. (often with feelings)
D Other verbs for dimensions and for changing them
D
Our garden stretches all the way to the river, so we have plenty of room to extend the house
if we want to.
The cities are spreading and the countryside is shrinking. [getting bigger; getting smaller]
The business expanded considerably in the last decade. [grew in size; opp = contract
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