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Day 7 (Reading Passage 1: The way the brain buys)Word list 1 Persuade (v) – to make someone door believe something by giving them a good reason to do it (B1)
Example: Using a bunch of bananas, the zookeeper persuaded the monkey back into its cage. 2 Take stock of – to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do
Example: After two years spent teaching overseas, she returned home fora month to take stock of her life (C2)3 Pile up (v) – to arrange objects into a pile
Example: We piled plenty of logs up next to the fire 4 Bargain (n) – something on sale at a lower price than its true value
Example: This coat was half-price – areal bargainShare with your friends: