The Shoe Thrower

To put someone on trial = to order someone to stand in front of a judge in court

The criminal was put on trial in court. The judge sentenced him to serve 10 years in prison.

To stand trial = to stand in front of a judge and defend yourself

An Iraqi journalist was ordered to stand trial after he threw a shoe at President George Bush. The journalist said that Bush killed one million Iraqis.

The man was ordered to stand trial next month after the police said he killed a shopkeeper.

Journalist = a reporter who works for a newspaper or a TV channel

My uncle works as a journalist. He works for the Age newspaper in Melbourne.

Shoes = a pair of shoes

A pair of glasses

A pair of trousers

A pair of pants

A pair of sunglasses

Postpone

The meeting is not going to be next Monday. It has been postponed and it will be next Friday.

Due to = is expected to happen in a certain time in the future

The buyer is due to meet with the real estate agent to talk about the house price tomorrow in the afternoon.

Appeal against

The judge ordered the man to serve three months in prison. The man was not happy and he appealed against the sentence. Another judge will look into the matter next week.

charge someone with = accuse someone of

The police charged a young man with killing the old woman and stealing her money.

originally = at the beginning

The price of the house was originally very high but it dropped down later on.

Assault = attack

The robber assaulted the shop keeper with a knife and stole a lot of cash.
The young man was charged with assaulting an old woman. He was ordered to stand trial next week. He will stand before a judge and defend himself in court.

Maximum

The maximum price I can pay for this car is 10,000 dollars. I will not pay any cent more.

Minimum

He does not earn much money. He gets a minimum wage of 13 dollars an hour.

The minimum amount of hours you can work here is 15 hours a week.

The maximum is 36 hours a week. If you work more than that, the company has to pay you overtime.

head of state = president or king

The head of state in America is Barak Obama.

Appeal = ask

The judge sentenced the man to serve 10 years in prison but he appealed the sentence.

Respect

In China doctors are respected a lot.

Disrespect

The student kept talking in class and didn't listen to what the teacher said. The student showed disrespect to his teacher.

Hail = wave to

You can hail the bus and the driver will stop.

You can hail a taxi.

Hail = consider

The boxer was hailed as a hero after he won the gold medal at the Olympic Games.

score a goal

Maradona was a great Argentinean football player. He scored many goals for his country.

Soar = go up very high

In the morning the temperature was 18 degrees only. It soared in the afternoon. It was 40 degrees.

The prices of houses soared over the past 5 years.

Drop = go down

Home prices in Australia didn't drop much during the past 12 months.

Image = picture = graphic

Demonstrators carried images of the young boy murdered by the police and asked the Prime Minister to do something.

duck = lower the head quickly

When fire shots were heard, everyone ducked for cover.

Athlete = sportsperson

Mohamed Ali was a great boxer. He was a great athlete.

Escape = run away

The prisoner escaped from prison and there is a big manhunt to arrest him.

Initially = at the beginning

The young boy initially said he wanted to be a doctor when he grew up but he changed his mind later on and said he wanted to become a pilot.

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