CAMBRIDGE
ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED
UNIT 77
Reminiscences and regrets
A
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Looking
back: sharing memories
1
not knowing what has happened recently
2
where he is and what happened to him
3
if I remember correctly
4
think about the past
5
receive any news about
6
makes me remember
7
not a very clear memory
8
I’m beginning to remember it more clearly
9
what I remember more than other things (you can also say sticks out in my
mind)
10 thinking about pleasant things that happened in the past
11 see only the pleasant things about a situation and not notice the things that are unpleasant
(you can also say rose-coloured spectacles)
12 a feeling of pleasure and sometimes slight sadness at the
same time as you think about things that happened in the past
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B
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Expressing regret
I
regret not spending more time with my aunt when she was ill.
He
showed no sign of remorse for what he had done.
She
said she felt great shame for what had happened and apologised to us
all. [embarrassment and guilt about something bad that happened]
I
felt great pangs of guilt and remorse thinking of all the bad things
that had happened and my part in them. [sudden sharp feelings, especially of
painful emotion; collocates frequently with guilt, regret, conscience,
remorse]
Some
formal, rather literary ways of expressing regret:
I
rue the day we ever met. [I regret very much that we ever met;
collocates strongly with ‘the day’ and ‘the fact that’]
I
lament the passing of time. [I feel sad that time passes]
I
mourn my lost opportunities. [I feel sad about opportunities I had but
did not take up]
Common
mistakes
Don’t
confuse remind and remember:
Seeing
the class photo again reminded me of my unhappy
schooldays (NOT
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EXERCISES
77.1
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Fill
the gaps with one word.
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77.2
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Look
at C opposite. Match the beginning of each sentence with its ending.
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77.3
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Write
these sentences in more formal language. Use the word in brackets.
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77.4
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Over
to you
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What stands out in your mind when you think about your own childhood?
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Do you ever think ‘I wonder what became of …?’ When this happens, who or what
do you think about?
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Is there any aspect or time of your life that you only have vague memories
of?
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ANSWER KEY
77.1
1
Looking / Thinking 7 out, touch
2
stands / sticks, out 8 nostalgia
3
became 9
came
4
anything of 10
tinted / coloured
5
look / think, back 11 vague
6
reminisce 12
recall
77.2
1
e 2 d 3 f 4 c 5 a 6 b
77.3
Suggested
answers:
1 I regret not buying her a birthday present. 2 They showed no remorse for what they had done. 3 I now rue the fact that I discontinued my studies. 4 I lament the fact that our relationship has broken down. 5 The whole village mourned the loss of the beautiful trees. |
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