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1) You know Samira can't help writing with his left hand. Why do you blame he
2) I can't bear people who think they are superior to others. (I hate people who
3) I knew I had to stop crying, but I couldn't help it. (I couldn't avoid it)
4) - Salma : "Let's go and see Rocky III"
- Emma : Oh no! you know how I can't stand violent movies. ( I hate violent
Someone who is full of beans is someone who is very lively and active and has
It can also describe a frisky person or a person with a great deal of vigor.
- Don't trust every word he says. He is full of beans and everyone knows that.
Get : Go / Arrive
- I got home by 7 p.m.
Get : Collect / Fetch
- Get a chair from the living room, please !
Get : Buy
- Let me get you a drink first.
Get : Become
- It's getting very cold outside.
Get : Receive
- I got a package from my Canadian penpal.
gyjt,sszeszed,halmoz
Receive
Did you get a present from your colleagues for your birthday?
Receive TV/radio
You can't get the BBC player TV programmes in Germany.
Receive a mark/grade
Guess what! I got an A in my physics test!
Contract an illness
She got a cold on the flight back from Australia.
Earn
A friend of my daughter got $8 an hour when she was working in a supermarket
Pay for
Wait a second! I'll get these drinks.
Fetch/Pick up
I have to get the children from school at half past three.
To be given a prison sentence
The two men got eight years for armed robbery.
Persuade
We couldn't get her to come to the cinema with us.
Pay someone else to do something
ome together.
osed.
petition.
s or San Francisco.
evoke
enmity
(el)idz
ellensgeskeds,
hborsg
megidz vagy hv el
summon
megidz,behv
forth
tovbb,elre
hatred
gyllet,tlat
animosity
ellensgeskeds,
rosszindulat
alacrity
frgesg
cheerful readiness
vidm knnyedsg
(elektriti)
(vidmsg)
promptness
gyorsasg
willingness
eagerness (grnessz)
enthusiasm
hajlandsg,kszsg
vgy,lelkeseds
lelkeseds,rajongs
elucidate
megmagyarz
megvilgt,
elrhetv tesz
Extravagant
emulate
(elszidt)
excessive
imitl,msol,utnoz
versenyez,verseng
fllmlni igyekszik
(emjult)
tlz,tlzott
Meaning
to produce or call up
summon or cause to appear
Example Sentences
1. This is can be used to evoke a good atmosphere.
2. Many animals evoke the antipathy that mosquitoes
Meaning
Example Sentences
to make clear
to explain
1. Yes, I know everything now and that can elucidate in
2. Please, elucidate what did you mean by LMAO ?
3. You must elucidate your plan, so everyone can follow
Meaning
Meaning
to copy
to surpass or excel
Example Sentences
1. That shiny metal approximately emulates gold.
2. Microsoft emulated a new technology from Adobe.
ood atmosphere.
hy that mosquitoes do.
ary or wise.
an extravagant shopper.
first clue is what you see when you open his wardrobe.
emulates gold.
ology from Adobe.
If you want to tell someone about things you know or things you don't know, I'm
Understanding
I understand what you're up to.
I get what you mean.
I'm following you.
I see.
Lack of Understanding
I don't understand.
I don't follow you with this.
What was that ?
Can you explain more, please ?
What do you mean ?
What's that supposed to mean ?
Used to
We use it when we want to talk about our habits and states in the past. We don't use it in the
examples :
He used to drive very fast.
We used to stay out late.
I used to have long hair.
I usually go to my father on Fridays.
Still
We use it when we want to emphasise that an action or a state has not stopped.
examples :
I still want that toy very much.
I hated Spanish classes and I still don't like them.
I still remember how stupid I was.
They still don't want to move.
How to be imprecise
http://www.falibo.com/video/1714/How-to-be-imprecise
When we want to get rid of someone or try to hide details, we use some imprec
Native speakers (especially British people) are awesomely good using these kind
even a good non-native speaker wholeheartedly can't do it so easily.
Imprecise answers :
I'm sort of sick today.
- Are you busy tonight ? - Yeah, kind of.
In a way, I prefer watching the game at home.
Imprecise information about time or quality :
We will stay for more or less a fortnight.
I will meet you about four-ish.
I'll be ready in an hour or so.
I have loads of problems lately.
Imprecise information about things you do :
Let's try to protect the account by a password or something.
That kind of thing never happens in reality.
Let me do some bits and pieces and then we can go.
The expression we'll look at this episode is : You are what you eat
That's not even possible . Actually, The notion that to be healthy you need to e
if you eat a lot of potato chips and chocolate bars, then that might not be very g
Let's see some examples :
- You are doing well in gyms, but your alimentation system doesn't fit, just reme
- Donuts is not even a food.. You are what you eat
hy you need to eat good food. so we're talking about quality of food.
PRAISEWORTHY CONTRIBUTION
It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then
Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, wh
- James Russell Lowell
Our best comes out when we have honest discussions.(Fernando Flores)
If your problem in life as big as a ship, never forget that your blessings as wide as the ocean.
God never shuts one door without opening another.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.(Eleanor Roosevelt)
Every single person on the planet has a story. Dont judge people before you truly know them. The truth mig
In English slang, there are many words for money, such as "bread" and "dough".
An American dollar is called a "buck".
In Canada, they call a dollar a "loonie".
And in the United Kingdom, they called a pound a "quid'.
But, no matter which word you use for money, I don't have any.
d "dough".
Juggling has other meanings besides throwing several objects in the air and keeping them in contin
We say "juggle" to mean to keep things, such as chestnuts, in continuous motion.
However, "juggle" has other meanings in English.
For example, it can mean doing many things at once.
Susan is able to juggle her work and family tasks.
Or it can mean to change something using deception or trickery.
Bill juggles the company's accounts.
deception
trickery
megtveszts, csals
trkk, csals
arats,betakarts
egyltaln nem
fortunate
szerencss,kedvez
Emphasis
There are many expressions and constructions we can use to emphasise inform
The passive voice
The terrorist was arrested by FBI.
Cleft sentences
It was me who broke the window.
Own
I used my own computer.
Do + verb (affirmative)
Yes! I do like you.
Fronting
What you think you are doing!
Indeed
It was very clever indeed!
At all
I haven't seen him around at all.
Utterly
He was utterly exhausted after work.
Myself
Don't bother! I can do it myself.
Even
They were even asking for help.
Shakespeare wrote "Hamlet". He also wrote many other plays. (Active voice = T
"Hamlet" was written by Shakespeare. It is one if his most successful plays. (Pas
Only transitive verbs (verbs that can take an object) can be used in the passiv
Somebody is decorating my house.
My house is being decorated.
We stayed in a big hotel.
The passive voice is not possible.
Let's see some examples :
Christopher Columbus Discovered America in 1492.
America was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
Somebody gave a concert in Valencia theatre.
A concert was given in Valencia theatre.
It is a pity the goal keeper didn't catch the ball.
It is a pity the ball was not caught by the goal keeper.
No one invited Nancy to the party.
Nancy was not invited to the party.
I slept early last night.
Impossible.
That guitar belongs to Diana.
Impossible.
The film began late.
Impossible.
escape blame/punishment
become something else
a person who feels superior to others is said to look down on them.
go away
check out
go through with
For examble: say, that you're going skydiving where you jump out of airplan
you land safely at the bottom. Your friends may say to you: "Are you going t
To do something sometimes by choice, even though the outcome is not goin
keresztlmegy, vgigcsinl
even though
annak ellenre,
mg akkor is
u're going skydiving where you jump out of airplane and have parachute to let
tom. Your friends may say to you: "Are you going to go through with it?"
mes by choice, even though the outcome is not going to be good.
I couldn't go through with it because she would be hurt.
She had to go through with it even though it was painful.
They went through with the evil plan to humiliate him at work.
If you use the expression to work like a dog to describe someone's work, that means he / she is working extremely hard, but the question here : Do dogs work
Well, except if we're talking about police dogs or seeing-eye dogs, most dogs are doing nothing but eating and sleeping.
Sometimes, people say that they work like a beaver.
Let's see some examples :
- After college, I became a banker and now I work like a dog.
- Just keep working like a dog and you will be successful very soon.
When someone goes out on a limb from a tree, the limb could break and that person would fall to the ground.
We use The expression To go out on a limb to talk about someone who put himself in a dangerous situation.
Everyone went or will go out on a limb because this is life and sooner or later it will make you take a risk to help someone or to get something important to y
We can also use it to talk about someone who does something which is very different (weird) to other people.
Let's see some examples :
- There's no such a thing as a treasure in that island, and I'm not going to go out on a limb with you guys.
- She went out on a limb and saved the day again.
Interruptions
Interruptions
May I add something here ?
Do you mind if I interrupt you for a minute ?
I'm going to jump in this topic
Excuse me, but
Getting back to the subject
Two-part expressions
Today's lesson is about Two-part expressions that native speakers use in their da
Let's see some examples :
- Trial and error : trying several ways in order to find which one is working the best.
I learned computer programing throught trial and error.
- Sick and tired : angry with someone or something that has been happening over and o
I'm already sick and tired of all your lies.
- Facts and figures : details concerning a subject.
Use the encyclopedia and you can find a few facts and details about the country.
- Fair and square : honestly / in a fair way.
I won the prize fair and square.
- Ready and waiting : prepared.
Don't worry ! I will be ready and waiting.
- Out and about : places to meet new people.
They prefer to be out and about with their cousins.
- Wine and dine : a meal with wine (it can be used as a verb).
I'll take you to wine and dine at that Mexican restaurant this evening.
Last time, I checked out Google main page and there was an announcement : "
This expression is an equivalent of "Blah Blah" and we can use it when somethin
Let's see some examples :
- When he was talking about his life, all I heard was "Yada Yada"
- I met her at the cafeteria, she ordered a drink, Yada Yada ... she gave me mo
If you shoot yourself in the foot, you do or say something stupid which can
In fact, a bad behaviour like blaming people around, annoying them by talking t
Let's see some examples :
- She shot herself in the foot by flirting her boss.
- Why does he always shoot himself in the foot by acting like that ?
- The coach shot himself in the foot by saying that all players didn't play like
hem by talking too much about yourself or trying to be smarter than them can spoil a si
Giving advice
Don't forget to visit her this Saturday.
You should never say "hi" to a stranger.
You should expect people in Spain to do not speak English.
Don't be surprised if you get lost in New York in your first visit.
Always remember to kiss mom for me.
Describing general situations
It's polite to pay attention to the speaker.
It's rude to talk when someone is giving a speech.
Normally you have to listen !
Most Russian people are very fanatic about their culture, be careful when you
Generally, ols people need long time to understand.
Examples :
- You are thrown in at the deep end.
- Practice makes perfect .. don't forget that.
- Learn by doing is a lively methos to learn as it should.
- You have to learn that by heart.
- I don't understand grammar rules. I just picked my Arabic language up from th
Interruptions
Interruptions
May I add something here ?
Do you mind if I interrupt you for a minute ?
I'm going to jump in this topic
Excuse me, but
Getting back to the subject
To get back to the topic, ...
I was saying that ...
Anyway / However / Whatever
Where were we ?
We're going to show you how to deal with problems using simple expressions
Ask what the problem is :
- What's the problem ?
- What's wrong ?
- What's the matter ?
Explain the problem :
- This machine doesn't work properly.
- The remote control isn't working at all.
- I'm having prpblems with my sister.
- Just my car .. It keeps breaking down.
Offer a solution :
- I guess I can deal with it.
- Shall I give you a hand.
- Try switching it off.
When there is no solution :
- I'm sorry, I can't do this.
- I've tried everything, but it keeps not working.
- This is just new for me.
- Don't give up but it seems like a big waiste of time.
I started studying last year. I will have passed my exams when I graduate next June
I am studying right now. I will have passed my exams when I graduate next June.
I will start studying next month. I will have passed my exams when I graduate next
British slang 04
"to have a kip"
meaning:
example:
"to be minted"
meaning:
example:
"to be a nutter"
meaning:
example:
http://www.falibo.com/video/1408/British-Slang--Part-04
to have a sleep
Don't disturb him because he's having a kip.
Mate, to be honest, I really need a kip.
After working all day and studying most of the night, he's dying for a kip.
to steal something
I can't believe that guy nicked my bike. He know it was brand new.
Have you seen that Mr Mark's new BMW has been nicked? He had it taken fr
I always keep my valuables in a locker, because I'm worried that someone m
nutter
bolond,dilis,flgos
to be crazy/unstable
I would avoid that guy if I were you. He's a complete nutter.
They arrested that nutter last week who attacked the old woman in the post
I would have tried to jump the fence, but I didn't want everyone thinking I w
to be crazy/drunk
I saw him in the town centre last night and he was completly off his head. It
Did you see the way she was screaming at her Mum in the street? I think she
Last time I had vodka I ended up competly off my head in the park.
plete nutter.
ed the old woman in the post office.
't want everyone thinking I was a total nutter.
Future Forms
For ...
Will
Be going to
Be going to
intentions or arrangements
predictions (based on present facts)
Present continuous
fixed plans
something in progress (period of time in
the future)
something that will be finished before a
time in the future
Future continuous
Future perfect
Examples
The restaurant closes at 9:30 pm.
I'll come.
They will probably go to the movies
tonight.
I'm going to have some fun this
weekend.
The sky looks grey. It's going to rain.
We are getting married this summer.
This time next year. I will be working for
Microsoft Inc.
Maybe you'll have done all your errands
by the end of the day.
Recommendations
- Burj Al-Arab is a must-see because it's one of the best places in the world.
- Watch out for strangers. The place is safe but not all people are friendly ther
- The hotel is ok but it's not all. It's cracked up to be.
Shock / Disbelief
Shock
I'm shocked to hear that from you.
I was taken aback.
We were stunned by the way he behaves.
Her death came as a big shock.
Disbelief
I can't imagine you got good marks in French.
It's incredible that he proposed to her.
It's unbelievable that we're in Paris right now.
I just can't believe we made it.
to be taken aback
stunned
stunner
stunning
elkpedt,megdbbent
dbbent,kbult
(sztnd)
elkpeszt,megdbbnet
dolog
elkbt,meglep
(sztnr)
(sztnin)
Due to
Singular
Plural
Little is a quantifier, it's used with uncountable nouns.
Few is a quantifier, it's used with countable nouns.
Examples :
Haidy loves the cinema, She has seen hundreds of films.
Countable nouns
Can be used with possessive adjectives: my, your,
their ...
a, the, each, another, every, that, this
both, enough, few, many, more, most, other,
several, some, there, those, a lot of
Both, either, neither
A both jelentse: mindkett. Csak megszmllhat fnv eltt hasznljuk. Utna a fnv mindig tbbes sz
Pldul: I hate them both. - Mindkettjket utlom.
Az either- brmelyik a kett kzl. Csak megszmllhat fnv eltt hasznljuk. Ha kzvetlenl a fnv el
egyes szmba kerl.
Pldul: Take either side of the table. - Az asztal brmelyik oldalt vlaszthatod. Ha azonban a fnv s az e
akkor a fnevet tbbes szmba tesszk. Pldul: I can choose either of them. - Brmelyiket vlaszthatom.
A neither- egyik sem a kett kzl. Csak megszmllhat fnv eltt hasznljuk. Az either ellentte, teht
szablyok vonatkoznak.
Pldul: Neither of you is nice. - Egyiktk sem szp. He gave me two cookies, but neither was very tasty. de egyik se volt tl j.
Uncountable nouns
enough, little, more, most, much, other,
some, that, this, any, no, the, my, your,
their
ve me two cookies, but neither was very tasty. - Adott nekem kt stit,
USA
is
is
is
irregular non-countable
children
people
furniture
advice
information
correlative conjunctions
korrelatv ktszk
neither .. nor
either . or
certain pronouns
egyes nvmsok
somebody
someone
nobady
no one
enybady
enyone
are
are
is
is
is
is
is
is
UK
are
are
are
Cougars symbolize older woman (over 40 usually) who get to bars and night cl
We can also use the word "cougar" as a verb in some countries which this is ve
Let's see some examples :
- Demi Moore used to cougar Ashton Kutcher for many years. He was almost ha
- Be careful ! I know that kind of women. I guess she's trying to cougar
at's right !
bars and night clubs just to look for young men and pick them up for only one reason : n
He was almost half her age but they seemed to be happy together.
cougar you.
y one reason : non-meaning sex. Sometimes, they pay them for that.
Third Conditional
We can use might have or could have instead of "would have", if we want to i
- If Emily had studied harder, she might have passed all her exams.
- If I had seen her, I could have asked her out.
Negative Emotions
anger - despair - depression - loneliness - sadness frustration - worry - fear
Bad mood
I'm feeling quite down actually.
My heart sank when I saw the ambulance.
Lara was in the depths of despair after she got
that terrible grade.
I've been really low recently.
Sometimes when there were many problems in some project, all you need to do
If this is your situation, you can use the expression "Go back to the drawing b
Let's see some examples :
- There's nothing you can fix now, just go back to the drawing board
- I went back to the drawing board to find where I went wrong.
l you need to do is to go back to the beginning, trying to start it again and do it perfectl
o the drawing board" especially when you want to scrap all your previous plans and id
and do it perfectly.
ious plans and ideas.
Conversation : Humour
Sandra
Ken
Sandra
Ken
Sandra
Ken
Sandra
By the way, how did you find Brandon's moves at the party ?
Oh ! He was so amusing ! He had a great sense of humour. And you ?
I didn't appreciate his jokes. Some of them made me sick.
What about Tasha ? Didn't you think she was really funny ? I was laughing the w
time she was telling the story about her trip to London.
Yeah, her story was quite humorous, but at times, I couldn't tell if she was kiddin
being serious.
I think she was quite witty. Her jokes were so intelligent.
Did you see that guy who was doing the Charlie Chaplin impression ? Wasn't tha
silly ?
Well, I agree. He was a real idiot ! A few people were laughing, but I think that w
just because he was making fool out of himself.
If a blacksmith doesn't forge the iron when it's hot, it soon cools and it will be ha
We use the expression to talk about seizing the opportunity. If we have a chance
Let's see some examples :
- Aaron is in good temper right now. Ask him to help you and strike the iron w
- They should strike the iron while it's hot and ask her for a favor before she
- Strike the iron while it's hot and give him your resume now.
and it will be hard to soften it. All he has to do is to strike the iron while it's hot
at once.
If you feel frightened, you ca say, that you have shivers down your spine.
If you want to make someone feel afraid, you can send him/her shivers down
Now, the spine is the part of our body that we all know. According to the
medical dictionary, the spine is the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the
skeleton.
To shiver is to shake with cold or fear.
Sometimes, we use shivers down your spine to express excitement.
Let's see some examples :
- Whenever I watch this movie, I feel a shiver down my spine.
- Her marvelous voice sends shivers down my spine.
Collective Nouns
a family
a crew
a brood of chicks
a school of fish
a band of musicians
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
flock of sheep
gaggle of geese
gang of robbers
herd of cattle
litter of cubs
pod of whales
pack of wolves
pride of lions
set of stamps
swarm of bees
troupe of actors
an orchestra
a team of players
We use past perfect simple to talk about an action that happened before anoth
Example :
my father had already left the office before I rang him up yesterday.
It's used with reporting verbs in the past : believed, said, thought, told ...
Example :
Mum believed I had stayed up late last night.
We use past perfect simple with a wish in the past.
Example :
I wish I had been to Singapore last holidays.
Example :
Yesterday evening I felt torn out as I had been doing the housework all day lon
Here's some words that uses suffixes in English. Add a prefixe and change the
Prefix
able
al
ant / ent
en
ful
ish
less
ous
ly
y
ship
ness
th
ure
ice
ion
dom
ance / ence
Meaning
Which can be
Belonging to
Made of
Full of
Like a
As of a
Without
Causing
Of the nature of
Like a
Covered with
having much or many
State of being a
State of
er / or
A person who
hood
en
Time of
To make
American newspapers try to entrain as well as give information, for they have t
for, here, introduces a cause. It's slightly more formal than because.
we introduce a cause using : because, for, since or as.
Examples :
- Newspapers are necessary in everyday life because they keep people informe
- Many people don't like commercials, for advertising campaigns add to the pric
- Advertising creates frustration since it makes people want to buy what they ca
Present simple
Present continuous
Listen and repeat
-
They say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Is that true, Phil ?
Yes, It is.
And, what does an onion do, Phil ?
It keeps everyone away.
Examples
-
Active form :
Passive form :
Examples :
They always allow me to hang out with my friends and stay out late.
We are not allowed to go there.
Are they allowed to wear costumes this Halloween ?
mission to do something.
o force someone to do something.
Make + Object + Verb (Without To)
me wen everytime.
decisions.
Allow + Object + to + Verb
Be + allowed + to + verb
oween ?
Learn How to combine two sentences using one those relative clauses :
Who
The man who lives next to us works in Roma.
Monica always helps people who are less fortunate.
Whom
The lecturer whom I talked to is interested in history.
Which
The river which flows through Montpellier is Lez.
The books which I bought were interesting.
Whose
The teacher whose course I am taking gives hard tests.
The lady whose bag you found says thanks.
When
That was the moment when she started to feel scared.
Where
This is the place where you were bought up.
This is the park where we met.
Uses of Would
Would is used :
like to come?
Regardless of
- All Spanish children have to study "Castillano" regardless of their native lang
- Regardless of their rank, all employees have to obey the factory regulation.
- Telephone owners pay a fixed tax regardless of whether they have used thei
- All immigrants have to apply for a stay permit regardless of their countries o
- Regardless of their use, all medicines should be kept out of the reach of child
You should not concentrate all your resources and prospects in one single thing.
This negative imperative "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is an idiom
In business world, investing all your money into one project is a stupid behaviou
Let's see some examples :
- My boss is a very careful businesswoman. She never puts all of her eggs in
- All you care about is your math courses and you totally forget about other sub
Here is a method called SQ4R (SQRRRR) that can help you improve your reading
Survey > Question > Read > Recite > Review > Reflect
Survey
Before you read a test, survey it to get its main idea or purpose. Look at the title
charts and graphs, introduction and conclusion, introductory and concluding sen
Question
While you are surveying, ask any question you think the text will answer. You ca
focus your attention.
Read
Read each paragraph or section of the text with your questions in mind. Look fo
words to guarantee a better understanding.
Recite
After you have read and answered all of your questions, remember them, and se
the text.
Review
Once you have finished all the text, review your notes (questions and answers)
in the text.
Reflect
Re-read your questions and notes and evaluate how much information you can r
through and think of how you can improve your reading comprehension.
Write a report
Introduction
The introduction sets the scene for your report by giving the reader details (date
Body
The body is the main part of the report. It should include the main ideas and it i
Conclusion
In the conclusion, you evaluate the success of the event and the reactions of th
Example : Report on dropping out from school [Seminar]
Organisers
Topic
Date
Place
Participants
Attendance
Activities
Main ideas
ol [Seminar]
Local Education Authorities
Dropping out in countryside schools : causes and solutions
December 18th
Town Hall conference room
Educators, parents, associations, political officials
250 people approximately
Mini-lectures, workshops
Some causes of the phenomenon :
Poverty
Schools situated far from houses
Children needed in farm work and household chores ...
Recommendations :
Encourage drop-out students to return to school
Support poor families to be able to send their children to school
Sensitise parents and children about the importance of schooling
Seminar :
fruitful and successful
Participant :
Key Words
ran into: to unexpectedly see someone
bursting at the seams: very happy
looking for someone: trying to find someone to date
total loser: someone who is unsuccessful
went out with / go out with: to go on a date with
blind date / blind dating: to go out on a date with someone you have never met
in touch (with): to be in contact (with)
lost touch: no longer in contact with
two sheets to the wind: very drunk; drank too much alcohol
trashed: very drunk
head and shoulders above the rest: much better than other things
funny spin on things: funny way of looking at things
cracks me up: makes me laugh
a recipe for disaster: something that is likely to end badly
a good bit: a lot
back in the day: a long time ago
a different story: not the same as
behind closed doors: done in private; not happening where people can see it
the norm: common
shacking up: when an unmarried man and an unmarried woman live together; when a man and a wom
A teacher's pet is a student who gets marks because he's in special favor with t
those kinds of students ?
Of course teachers do, because they bring them an apple but other students ca
they are trying to be strangely nice to teachers and annoying because they put
Let's see some examples :
- He used to be a teacher's pet when we were students, but ow, he's just a loo
- Go with her and she will teach you how to become a teacher's pet.
Metaphor
When I say "Life is a journey", there's something in common between the journe
its ups/downs challenges.
I want to show you some examples:
- I'm a little cloudy right now. Can you remind me later, please ? (cloudy here m
- It has been forever since we've talked. (forever here refers to the meaning of
for example : That was a million years ago)
- I struggle to hide my feeling. (It's clear that struggle has the same meaning a
- I had a stormy relationship with Sofia. (with a lot of arguing)
"How come you are thirsty ?" sounds very bad grammatically, and many ESL student don't
but if I sa but if I say "How come, after having a full glass of juice, you are thirsty ?" mayb
"How come"
"How come" is the new version of "How comes it that" and It's widely used betw
When someo
When someone asks you "how comes it" or "how come", you have to know that
Examples
How comes it that you ask for nothing today ?
How come it rains today?
or
dumped her
dobta t
Nick is now seeing Jane.
it means he is dating her.
I'm seeing a new doctor on Monday
many people know can be used
instead of meet or visit.
That's incorrect
go along
go around
go away
go buy
go down
go off
go
go
go
go
go
over
through
under
south
up
to progress
to accompany
to accept or agree
to satisfy a need
to circulate
to leave
to pass
to act in accordance
to drop below
to explode/detonate
happen in a particular manner
to check/examine
to experience/endure
to fail
to fall
to raise
Similar to certain verbs and nouns, many adjectives are typically followed by a p
+ preposition pairs:
Are you bored with your job andeager fora change?
Imdisappointed withmy career.
Iminterested inlearning new languages.
Imworried aboutwhat the future holds.
Are youkeen ongiving your life a new direction?
A good dictionary will tell you which preposition to use with a particular adjectiv
ever, adjectives with a similar meaning are often followed by the same preposit
Adjectives that express a persons feelings about something are often followed b
angry, anxious, pessimistic, sorry, upset, worried
enthusiastic, happy, optimistic
certain, doubtful, right, wrong
Impessimistic aboutmy future.
Certain other adjectives expressing how you feel about something are followed
bored, fed up, pleased, satisfied
Imbored withmy job.
Adjectives that say how well you do something are often followed by at:
bad, good, hopeless, useless
Imhopeless atlanguages.
Adjectives describing a persons behaviour towards another person are followed
kind, nice, polite, rude
Always bepolite toyour customers!
Many adjectives can be followed by a number of prepositions, often with a differ
is a thing or a person:
Were reallyangry withPaul.
Everyonesangry abouthis decision.
Kate is verygood withchildren.
Shes alsogood atmanaging their parents.
Emily isresponsible formarketing our products in Asia.
Shes directlyresponsible tothe managing director.
If you talk ofbeing (or putting yourself) in another person's shoes, this m
imagine that you are in that person's situation or predicament, so you can unde
must be going through.
Let's see some examples :
- IfI were in your shoes, I'd ask for at least another $200 a month.
- I can't even think ofputting myself in your shoes, your life is a mess, man!
- You have toput yourself in her shoesand understand her as it should.
Although the making of case was lost in the English nominal system nearly 1,
the pronominal system: "I" vs "me", "he" vs "him", "she" vs "her" ... Only the
distinction should also be observed for the personal interrogative/relative pro
day, even when it functions as an object. For most native speakers, the form
would be absurd to insist on "whom" in all cases.Sentence (a), for example, is
actually say "whom", rather than "who", here in a conversation:
a) Whom did you see on your way to work this morning?
There is really only one case in which the use of "whom" is natural : when it is
b) With whom were you planning to collaborate?
One also encounters the structures of (c) with "whom" instead of "who", but t
formal one (preposition stranding). There are some cases where the prepositi
of whom":
d) There were 20 people present, some of whom I had never met.
There is another syntactic environment in which you will sometimes find peop
e) Miller, who/whom she thought was her friend, actually tried to kell
Order of Adjectives
Sometimes, people use more than one adjective to describe a noun or a pronou
order. But first, let's browse all kinds of adjectives.
Kinds of Adjectives
Adjectives of size
bigelephant
hightower
Adjectives of color
yellowball
redcarpet
Adjectives of quality
oldwoman
beautifulgirl
Made ofadjectives
woodenchair
silkdress
Adjectives of origin
Italianguy
Britishaccent
Order of Adjectives
When you use more than one adjective to give more information about people,
Size>Quality>Color>Origin>Made of
Examples :
largeAsiantemple
redcottondress
deliciousMexicanTacos
bigbrownwoodentable
tallbeautifulRussianlady
shortFrenchsilkskirt
n one adjective to describe a noun or a pronoun. In this case, we use some sort of
ds of adjectives.
longriver
shortskirt
greybear
blueeyes
handsomeguy
richman
goldencrown
ironman
Japanesewoman
Americancar
ective to give more information about people, places or things, the usual order is :
n>Made of
tallman
hugetruck
whitepigeon
greenenergy
coolweather
niceplace
plasticspoon
silverbullet
Asianart
Australianflag
And, we use the same expression for people who are out, usually at night, lookin
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To + infinitive
Radio and television are usedto reachpeople everywhere in the countr
For + noun
The journalist met Mr Zhangfor an interview.
For + ing
Posters and brochures are usedfor convincingpeople to study.
In order to + infinitive
They use the mediain order to sensitisepeople to the advantages of l
So that + modal
We make a great effortso that we canlearn about new technologies.
So as to + infinitive
This means that we need to double our efforts and our investmentsso a
Word
Part of speech
alternatives
noun
amplify
verb: kibvt
arbitration
noun, vlaszott brsg, egyeztet eljrs
bargain
verb: alku,megllapods,zletkts
bottom-line
noun
collective
adj
compensate
verb
comply
verb: eleget tesz,teljest,engedelmeskedik
compromise
verb
concession
noun: (r)engedmny,koncesszi
conflict resolution
noun
confront
verb
consensus
noun
cooperation
noun
counter proposal
noun: ellenjavaslat
counterattack
verb/noun: ellentmads
counterpart
noun: hasonms,hasonl szerepet betlt szemly,
trgyalsban msik fl
cordially
verb/noun: szvesen, kszsggel
demands
adv
deadlock
noun
dispute
noun
dominate
verb
entitled
adj
flexible
adj
haggling
verb
hostility
noun
high-ball
verb
impulse
noun
indecisive
adj
leverage
noun
log-rolling
verb
low-ball
verb
mislead
verb
mutual
adj
objective
noun
point of view
noun
pressure
verb
proposal
noun
receptive
adj
resentment
noun
resistance
noun
resolve
verb
tactics
noun
tension
noun
trade-off
noun
ultimatum
noun
unrealistic
adj
victory
noun
yield
verb
Meaning
other options
expand; give more information
conflict that is addressed by using a neutral third
party
try to change a person's mind by using various
tactics
the lowest one is willing to go
together
make up for a loss
agree
changing one's mind/terms slightly in order to find
a resolution
a thing that is granted or accepted
general term for negotiations
present an issue to someone directly
agreement by all
the working together
the offer/request which is presented second in
response to the first proposal
present other side of an issue
person on the other side of the negotiations
politely
needs/expectations that one side believes it
deserves
point where neither party will give in
argument/conflict
argument/conflict
have the most control/stronger presence
be deserving of
open/willing to change
arguing back and forth (often about prices)
long-term anger towards another
make a request that is much higher than you
expect to receive
quick decision without thought or time
has difficulty choosing/making a decision
(bargaining power) something that gives one party
a greater chance at succeeding over another
trading one favour for another
offer something much lower than you think the
opponent will ask for
convince by altering or not telling the whole truth
about something
agreed by both or all
goal for the outcome
person's ideas/ thoughts
work hard to convince another of an idea
argument to present
open to/interested in an idea
anger held onto from a previous conflict
a display of opposition
end conflict, come to an agreement
strategies used to get one's goals met
Example Sentence
We can't offer you the raise you requested, but let's discuss some
other alternatives.
Could you amplify on your proposal please.
We're better to settle this between us, because a formal arbitration will cost
both of us money.
We bargained on the last issue for over an hour before we agreed to take a
break.
I'll accept a raise of one dollar per hour, but that's my bottom-line.
This is a collective concern, and it isn't fair to discuss it without Marie present.
If you are willing to work ten extra hours a week we will compensate you by
paying you overtime.
I'd be willing to comply if you can offer me my own private office.
We are willing to compromise on this issue because it means so much to you.
I think we can offer all of these concessions, but not all at once.
It is impossible to engage in conflict resolution when one of the parties
refuses to listen.
I confronted my boss about being undervalued, and we're going to talk about
things on Monday.
It would be great if we could come to consensus by 5:00 P.M.
I have appreciated your cooperation throughout these negotiations.
In their counter proposal they suggested that we keep their company name
rather than creating a new one.
Before we could start our counterattack they suggested we sign a contract.
I tried to close the discussions at noon, but my counterpart would not stop
talking.
In the past I have had little respect for that client, but today she
spoke cordially and listened to my point of view.
They had some last minute demands that were entirely unrealistic.
When the discussions came to a deadlockwe wrote up a letter of intent to
continue the negotiations next week.
I was hoping to avoid discussing last year'sdispute, but Monica is still holding a
I was hoping to avoid discussing last year'sdispute, but Monica is still holding a
grudge.
Max has such a loud voice, he tends todominate the conversations.
My contract says that I am entitled to full benefits after six months of
employment.
We have always been flexible in terms of your working hours.
We've been haggling over this issue for too long now.
I want you to know that we don't have anyhostility towards your company
despite last year's mixup.
I'm planning to high-ball my expectations when I open the discussion.
I acted on impulse when I signed that six-month contract.
They were so indecisive we finally asked them to take a break and come back
next week.
We have a little bit of leverage because we are the only stationary company in
town.
After a bit of log-rolling we came to an agreement that pleased both of us.
I was expecting my boss to low-ball in the initial offer, but he proposed a fair
salary increase.
They misled us into thinking that everything could be resolved today.
The decision to call off the merger wasmutual.
My prime objective is to have my family members added to my benefits plan.
From my point of view it makes more sense to wait another six months.
He pressured me to accept the terms by using intimidation tactics.
While I listened to their proposal I noted each of their objectives.
His positive body language demonstrated that he was receptive to our
suggestions.
Mary's resentment stems from our not choosing her to head the project.
We didn't expect so much resistance on the final issue.
Before you can resolve your differences you'll both need to calm down.
There are certain tactics that all skillful negotiators employ.
There was a lot of tension in the room when George threatened to quit.
Lower payments over a longer period of time sounded like a fair trade-off until
we asked about interest charges.
His ultimatum was that if I didn't agree to give him the raise he asked for, he'd
quit today without two week's notice.
It's unrealistic to think that we will have all of our demands met.
We considered it a victory because they agreed to four of our five terms.
The client will only yield to our conditions, if we agree to work over the holiday
weekend.
Throw money at
If you throw money at a problem, you try to resolve the problem by spending money on it.
Examples
They aren't willing to throw money at the factory any longer. If it can't make a profit, they'll simply close it down.
The prime ministerial government will have to throw money at any problems to avoid manifestations.
This is useless. I'm not going to solve this problem by throwing money atit.
Let's throw money at all projects to contain this disaster.
examples :
I can speak English fairly well, but writing it is another matter.
We will be able to use our mobile phones to surf on the Internet. It's only a matt
Your face is swollen and your eyes are red, what's the matter ?
I burned the meat I was preparing for the reception, and to make matters worse
arrived early.
I'll have to pay my phone bills soon as a matter of fact I'm already late.
No matter what I do, my parents never seem to be satisfied.
it is another matter.
After : feel, hear, see, watch, notice and when the action is perceived
Iwatchedthe boysplayfootball.
Yes, IsawDrewtake offbut I don't know where she has gone.
Along with
Along withbeing busy with her professioal career, Susan manages her family l
Despite - In spite of
In spite ofbeing illiterate, some women use the magazine's pictures as resourc
1. + object +
(bare)infinitive
help
let
make
4. + (to)infinitive
begin
continue
decide
forget
hate
hope
like
love
menage
need
plan
5. + verb+ing
avoid
begin
continue
don't mind
end up
enjoy
finish
forget
hate
keep
like
(can't) afford
agree
beleegyezik vmibe
prefer
seem
love
miss
aim
start
prefer
arrange
want
ask
megkr vmire
regret
start
attempt
megksrel
beg
choose
knyrg
gy dnt (azt a vlasztst
hozza)
admit
claim
llt vmit
avoid
dare
merszel, btorkodik
delay
elodz vmit
dread
retteg, fl
deny
expect
enjoy
fail
fancy
hope
finish
befejez
intend
szndkozik
imagine
learn
include
long
keep (on)
manage
postpone
need
prevent
megakadlyoz
offer
recall
felidz, visszaemlkezik
pretend
resist
ellenll vminek
promise
risk
megkockztatja, hogy
refuse
can't stand
seek
suggest
javasolja, hogy
strive
tolerate
elvisel, tolerl
venture
volunteer
vow
megfogadja, hogy
want
akar
wish
kvn
(to)infinitive
gerund (-ing)
gyll, utl
allow
(object)+to
abhor
(can't) afford
acknowledge
elismer,bevall
agree
beleegyezik vmibe
admit
aim
ajnl,javasol,tancsol
appear
feltnik
arrange
appreciate
attempt
advise
allow
anticipate
avoid
beg
knyrg
begin
(el)kezd
begin
(el)kezd
(meg)r vmit
can/cant wait
alig vrom
care
chance
megkockztat, feltesz
choose
claim
llt vmit
come
addik, trtnik
be worth
cant help
celebrate
confess
consider
continue
defend
consent
jvhagy, hozzjrul
delay
elodz vmit
continue
folytat
meggyz
(object)+to
merszel, btorkodik
deny
detest
megvet,utl
discontinue
abbahagy,felhagy
ask
convince
dare
decide
nnepel, dicst
beismer,elismer,bevall
megfontol, elgondolkozik vmirl
folytat
oltalmaz,(meg)vd
discuss
(meg)trgyal, (meg)vitat
demand
ignyel, kvetel
dislike
deserve
(ki)rdemel, megszolgl
dispute
vitat,megvitat
determine
elhatroz, eldnt
nem bnom
dread
retteg, fl
elect
(meg)vlaszt
endeavor
enjoy
escape
menekl, szkik
evade
elkerl,kikerl
forget
don't mind
dread
end up
endure
explain
indokol, magyarz
get
kap
fancy
grow (up)
nvekszik
fear
retteg, fl
guarantee
szavatol, jtll
feel like
hate
utl
feign
kitall,tettet
hesitate
finish
befejez
forget
(el)felejt
hope
habozik, ttovzik
(object)+to
or (object)+bare
reml vmit tenni
forgive
megbocst
hurry
siettet, srget
give up (stop)
felad, abbahagy
incline
elhajlt, eldnt
hate
utl
intend
szndkozik
imagine
learn
include
like
love
keep (on)
szeret
long
like
love
manage
mention
mean
jelent, gondol
need
hinyol
neglect
mellz, elhanyagol
miss
necessitate
offer
omit
permit
engedlyez, megenged
picture
postpone
practice
gyakorol, praktizl
expect
fail
force
help
pay
plan
persuade
prefer
retteg, fl
vgez vhogy
kitart,elvisel,eltr
imd
(meg)kvetel, knyszert
prepare
elkszt
prefer
elnyben rszest
pretend
prevent
megakadlyoz
promise
put off
elhalaszt, elnapol
profess
recall
felidz, visszaemlkezik
prove
igazol, (be)bizonyt
recollect
visszaemlkezik, visszagondol
refuse
recommend
ajnl, tancsol
remain
tartzkodik, marad
regret
megbn
request
report
jelent, kzvett
resent
say
kvn, folyamodik, kr
felbont, felold
elhatroz, eldnt
mond
resist
ellenll vminek
seek
resume
seem
shudder
start
tnik, ltszik
risk
megkockztatja, hogy
remeg, borzong
start
kezd
kezd
shirk
strive
shun
kitr, kikerl
struggle
kzd, viaskodik
can't stand
swear
suggest
javasolja, hogy
teach
(object)+to
support
segt, tmogat
tend
tolerate
elvisel, tolerl
threaten
fenyeget, (meg)flelmt
understand
(meg)rt
turn out
tvltozik
urge
srget, sztkl
venture
warrant
volunteer
vow
megfogadja, hogy
wait
vr
want
akar
wish
kvn
would like
szeretne
yearn
bnkdik, bsul
resolve
(to)infinitive
allow
(object)+to
learn
(can't) afford
like
agree
beleegyezik vmibe
love
aim
long
appear
feltnik
manage
arrange
mean
jelent, gondol
need
attempt
neglect
mellz, elhanyagol
beg
knyrg
offer
begin
(el)kezd
pay
can/cant wait
alig vrom
plan
tervez
care
persuade
meggyz
(object)+to
chance
megkockztat, feltesz
prefer
choose
prepare
elkszt
claim
llt vmit
pretend
come
addik, trtnik
promise
consent
jvhagy, hozzjrul
profess
continue
folytat
meggyz
(object)+to
merszel, btorkodik
prove
igazol, (be)bizonyt
refuse
remain
tartzkodik, marad
request
ask
convince
dare
decide
demand
ignyel, kvetel
resolve
deserve
(ki)rdemel, megszolgl
say
kvn, folyamodik, kr
felbont, felold
elhatroz, eldnt
mond
determine
elhatroz, eldnt
seek
dread
retteg, fl
(meg)vlaszt
endeavor
seem
shudder
start
tnik, ltszik
elect
strive
struggle
kzd, viaskodik
swear
expect
fail
remeg, borzong
kezd
forget
knyszert,erltet
(object)+to
(el)felejt
teach
(object)+to
get
kap
tend
grow (up)
nvekszik
threaten
fenyeget, (meg)flelmt
guarantee
szavatol, jtll
turn out
tvltozik
hate
utl
venture
hesitate
volunteer
vow
megfogadja, hogy
hope
habozik, ttovzik
(object)+to
or (object)+bare
reml vmit tenni
wait
vr
hurry
siettet, srget
want
akar
incline
elhajlt, eldnt
wish
kvn
intend
szndkozik
would like
szeretne
it takes
it takes + (to)infinitive
it takes + indirect object + (to)inf.
yearn
bnkdik, bsul
force
help
gerund (-ing)
abhor
gyll, utl
give up (stop)
felad, abbahagy
acknowledge
elismer,bevall
hate
utl
admit
imagine
advise
ajnl,javasol,tancsol
include
allow
keep (on)
anticipate
like
szeret
appreciate
love
imd
avoid
mention
begin
(el)kezd
be worth
(meg)r vmit
miss
hinyol
cant help
necessitate
(meg)kvetel, knyszert
celebrate
nnepel, dicst
omit
confess
beismer,elismer,bevall
permit
engedlyez, megenged
consider
picture
continue
folytat
postpone
defend
oltalmaz,(meg)vd
practice
gyakorol, praktizl
delay
elodz vmit
prefer
elnyben rszest
deny
detest
prevent
megakadlyoz
megvet,utl
put off
elhalaszt, elnapol
discontinue
abbahagy,felhagy
recall
felidz, visszaemlkezik
discuss
(meg)trgyal, (meg)vitat
recollect
visszaemlkezik, visszagondol
dislike
recommend
ajnl, tancsol
dispute
vitat,megvitat
regret
megbn
don't mind
nem bnom
report
jelent, kzvett
dread
retteg, fl
end up
vgez vhogy
endure
kitart,elvisel,eltr
resent
resist
resume
enjoy
risk
megkockztatja, hogy
escape
menekl, szkik
start
kezd
evade
elkerl,kikerl
shirk
explain
indokol, magyarz
shun
kitr, kikerl
fancy
can't stand
fear
retteg, fl
suggest
javasolja, hogy
feel like
support
segt, tmogat
feign
kitall,tettet
tolerate
elvisel, tolerl
finish
befejez
understand
(meg)rt
forget
(el)felejt
urge
srget, sztkl
forgive
megbocst
warrant
ellenll vminek
jrakezd, folytat, sszefoglal
allow
begin
VERB + INFINITIVE
afford
agree
decide
ask
I asked to go along.
beg
I begged to go too.
begin
care
choose
claim
He claims to be smart.
mind
resent
VERB + INFINITIVE
VERB + INFINITIVE
If you arestuck in a rut, you are in a situation that has become boring, unprod
but that is too difficult for you to change.
people can also usein a rutwithout "stuck" where it's impossible to make prog
Let's see other examples :
- I feel I'mstuck in a rut, both at work and at home.
- after 5 years working in this company I feel I'mstuck in a rut.
- At thirty my career wasin a rut, so I had to change it.