tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75923087604418990962024-03-14T05:54:37.139+01:00English with Torrie"Learning English is like starting to see more and more in a dark room."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger828125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-30919020287270035972024-01-10T10:23:00.000+01:002024-01-10T14:53:37.970+01:00Word PartnershipsSome words are frequently used with a key business word.<br />
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<i>Look at the words below which can be use with the word "sales", for example: sales potential, sales strategy, sales team:</i><br />
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team </div>
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campaign </div>
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strategy<br />
forecast <br />
potential<br />
launch </div>
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figures </div>
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target</div>
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Some of these "word partnerships" can be used to fill the gaps in the sentences below.<br />
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<i>Please fill in the gaps. Then make some sentences of your own to help you to remember the partnerships.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="css" valign="top">1.</td><td class="css" valign="top">The company is planning to launch an important <span style="color: green;">sales</span> <input name="Qn1" size="10" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" title="Type your answer here!" type="text" /> to promote their latest product.</td><td class="css" valign="top"><input name="Result" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" type="button" value="Answer" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="css" valign="top">2.</td><td class="css" valign="top">The <span style="color: green;">sales</span> <input name="Qn2" size="10" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" title="Type your answer here!" type="text" /> for the last quarter were very encouraging and we made a substantial profit.</td><td class="css" valign="top"><input name="Result" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" type="button" value="Answer" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="css" valign="top">3.</td><td class="css" valign="top">The <span style="color: green;">sales</span> <input name="Qn3" size="10" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" title="Type your answer here!" type="text" /> consists of the sales director, his assistant and ten sales representatives.</td><td class="css" valign="top"><input name="Result" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" type="button" value="Answer" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="css" valign="top">4.</td><td class="css" valign="top">At the moment, we are conducting market research to find out the product's <span style="color: green;">sales</span><input name="Qn4" size="10" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" title="Type your answer here!" type="text" /> in Germany.</td><td class="css" valign="top"><input name="Result" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" type="button" value="Answer" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="css" valign="top">5.</td><td class="css" valign="top">The sales director is confident of achieving the <span style="color: green;">sales</span> <input name="Qn5" size="10" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" title="Type your answer here!" type="text" /> set last January.</td><td class="css" valign="top"><input name="Result" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" type="button" value="Answer" /><br /></td></tr>
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<b>Word pairs</b><br />
A lot of business words are frequently used in combination with another word. It is useful to learn such combinations.<br />
<i><br />Can you match the words in column A with the words in column B?</i><br />
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<tr><td class="css" valign="top">1.</td><td class="css" valign="top">Profit</td><td class="css" valign="top"><select name="Select1" size="1" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <option selected="selected" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">??</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">research </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">launch</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">company </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="1">margin</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">campaign </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">office</option> </select></td><td class="css" valign="top"><input name="Result" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" type="button" value="Answer" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="css" valign="top">2.</td><td class="css" valign="top">Advertising</td><td class="css" valign="top"><select name="Select2" size="1" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <option selected="selected" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">??</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">research </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">launch</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">company </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">margin</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="1">campaign </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">office</option> </select></td><td class="css" valign="top"><input name="Result" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" type="button" value="Answer" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="css" valign="top">3.</td><td class="css" valign="top">Market</td><td class="css" valign="top"><select name="Select3" size="1" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <option selected="selected" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">??</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="1">research </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">launch</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">company </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">margin</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">campaign </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">office</option> </select></td><td class="css" valign="top"><input name="Result" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" type="button" value="Answer" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="css" valign="top">4.</td><td class="css" valign="top">Product</td><td class="css" valign="top"><select name="Select4" size="1" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <option selected="selected" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">??</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">research </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">margin</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="1">launch</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">company</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">campaign</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">office</option> </select></td><td class="css" valign="top"><input name="Result" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" type="button" value="Answer" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="css" valign="top">5.</td><td class="css" valign="top">Head</td><td class="css" valign="top"><select name="Select5" size="1" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <option selected="selected" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">??</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">research </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">launch</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">company </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">campaign</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="1">office </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">margin</option> </select></td><td class="css" valign="top"><input name="Result" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" type="button" value="Answer" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="css" valign="top">6.</td><td class="css" valign="top">Subsidiary</td><td class="css" valign="top"><select name="Select6" size="1" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <option selected="selected" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">??</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">research </option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">launch</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">margin</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="1">company</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">campaign</option> <option style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" value="0">office</option> </select></td><td class="css" valign="top"><input name="Result" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" type="button" value="Answer" /></td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-78993079176888515342023-08-01T10:37:00.000+02:002023-08-02T12:49:13.059+02:00The future is now? Or not?<p><b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040;">Let’s talk about certainty and probability </span></b></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; line-height: 115%;">We often use the probable form to state opinions
and give our thoughts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They may or may
not be factual. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #404040;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><u>certain to/</u> (n. </span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">certainty) </span><span style="color: #404040;"> </span><span style="color: #404040;"> </span><span style="color: #404040;"> </span><span style="color: #404040;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;">The Swiss government is </span><u><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #4472c4; line-height: 115%;">certain
to</span></u><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #4472c4; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;">follow suit with the EU on E-mobility legislation.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;">Th</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">e <u>certainty </u>of following <span style="color: #404040;"> suit</span><span style="color: #404040;"> with the EU on E-mobility is assured.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><u><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">likely to /unlikely to</span></span></u><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> / (n. likelihood)</span><span style="color: #404040;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;">It is likely to affect employment in
that sector.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;">The </span><u><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">likelihood</span></u><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"> of<u> effects</u> <span style="color: #404040;">on employment is high.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u>probable that / improbable that </u>(n. probability)</span><u style="color: #4472c4;"><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><u><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">It is probable that </span></u><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">we will get self-driven cars sooner. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;">The <u>probability</u> of <u>getting<span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;">* </span><span style="color: #404040;">self-driven
cars</span></u><span style="color: #404040;"> sooner is high.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">will definitely be / not be</span></u><span style="color: #404040;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;">(In my opinion) The recycling of
batteries will <u>definitely not be</u> solved overnight. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="color: #404040; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/the-future-degrees-of-certainty" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Hop over here to study up a bit with the British Council</b></span></a></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-69645367744150607612023-02-09T07:18:00.000+01:002023-02-09T07:18:01.298+01:00Swiss News in ten languages<p> To change to your language of preference click the top right icon ad toggle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="94" height="27" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhLoJIbMAbOiBalQSsDmnnrDBbe4wEwpqfZ82ab0GydNH3c4DCTF4Mbh5K_uqivD_s_owwskA9T1drkEV6haL3hlRl-ajpydb-HIIbVHcdh-FqEdPUPj8Zv9tjrmDTEFSkO86hMXygmOFayWsCQRBweDC2dvnVcn4UmMWDhx3N2Mzebekv32qRw6Lt" width="94" /></span></div><a href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng" target="_blank">link<br /></a><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com039W6+4P Trontano, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy46.0953502 8.361796633.69189692133704 -9.2163284 58.498803478662957 25.939921599999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-86652549636060999522023-02-09T07:15:00.002+01:002023-02-09T07:15:58.130+01:00make to do?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIhnA5PnE7F0xuUqOQEXtjCrnEn6Vtf9Xe6Mj8VQ1URJgHMn7EJlDmlh1HSv4tLGnePtefVWmUzYeBXm7WQ00juauTt2YvDEDv4PoK1LsloCtdfu2-3t6fMmr7lVl0oj-2LkyWUsAn9xeN8NQVU-3kC8zAuYqxknhTzVveU5w_rr8Gr7jUANK5B_v/s978/20AE806E-8770-4832-BDB0-5F45A6FFBDE0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="978" data-original-width="564" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIhnA5PnE7F0xuUqOQEXtjCrnEn6Vtf9Xe6Mj8VQ1URJgHMn7EJlDmlh1HSv4tLGnePtefVWmUzYeBXm7WQ00juauTt2YvDEDv4PoK1LsloCtdfu2-3t6fMmr7lVl0oj-2LkyWUsAn9xeN8NQVU-3kC8zAuYqxknhTzVveU5w_rr8Gr7jUANK5B_v/w210-h363/20AE806E-8770-4832-BDB0-5F45A6FFBDE0.jpeg" width="210" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-8725135486284358662022-12-16T23:42:00.000+01:002022-12-16T23:42:27.625+01:00Vocabulary Business Banking<p> Let’s give this set of words a try shall we? </p><p><a href="https://quizlet.com/ch/322478432/business-banking-vocabulary-flash-cards/?i=1a3ael&x=1jqY" target="_blank">Click here</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-89869334084065773492022-05-07T08:23:00.001+02:002022-05-07T08:23:00.190+02:00Poetry - in celebration<p>A Shakespeare walk through time.</p><p>We honour international poetry day with this mind map:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LJfJhHCT4H6dRFXg04t967cehDiWxyKn4AA3QDdGFJyhmc397SGf1yFzKzxT5IgM1e_jVoue_htJWw3t0oaiuzy-sMuOOH-sQUvLizTySHVg1SMHMexKiZdJSlD7CKhQhm0kGi6kikrlriCrnadV75qcaW672y8bjYZw-mbnc-vjovUd3vP2Vu_w/s1170/C5D01538-530A-49CC-AF76-2720E8C4EE93.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1170" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LJfJhHCT4H6dRFXg04t967cehDiWxyKn4AA3QDdGFJyhmc397SGf1yFzKzxT5IgM1e_jVoue_htJWw3t0oaiuzy-sMuOOH-sQUvLizTySHVg1SMHMexKiZdJSlD7CKhQhm0kGi6kikrlriCrnadV75qcaW672y8bjYZw-mbnc-vjovUd3vP2Vu_w/s320/C5D01538-530A-49CC-AF76-2720E8C4EE93.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-54189407393870880212022-04-23T11:25:00.003+02:002022-04-23T11:25:00.193+02:00Family movies for kids and families<span face="Verdana, "system-ui", -apple-system, "segoe ui", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "open sans", "helvetica neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">Why do we use animation for learning English?</span><span face="Verdana, "system-ui", -apple-system, "segoe ui", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "open sans", "helvetica neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15px;"> This is a question that many language learners ask. Because it works! find a good one to watch with you and your family here:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/36EJUmw9flU" width="320" youtube-src-id="36EJUmw9flU"></iframe></div><br /></span><br />
<br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-7649629986337447102022-04-10T09:08:00.000+02:002022-04-10T09:08:00.214+02:00Business word list 4<p>Verbs</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgacsIcOEX6wPDlL5nSLAFX1C5q67lmietuiIhcvZQoPs63KOjA-DAmur0aTJC_qCK0tsGeZbWxhEEHq3t4EMAqNbWfWr2RsbqGJYeNLgL9aBYmPGdTjel-695IpFpgskaHoot91PTfK9rlvtgTn5hVdO2sqwplJkF86jO0I6ow9FiWc8YstJir55Mq=s202" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="175" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgacsIcOEX6wPDlL5nSLAFX1C5q67lmietuiIhcvZQoPs63KOjA-DAmur0aTJC_qCK0tsGeZbWxhEEHq3t4EMAqNbWfWr2RsbqGJYeNLgL9aBYmPGdTjel-695IpFpgskaHoot91PTfK9rlvtgTn5hVdO2sqwplJkF86jO0I6ow9FiWc8YstJir55Mq" width="175" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Click and go <a href="https://quizlet.com/_4tiatk?x=1jqt&i=1a3ael" target="_blank">here</a> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-15244555810897664222022-04-03T09:06:00.001+02:002022-04-03T09:06:00.213+02:00Business word list 3<p>People</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgacsIcOEX6wPDlL5nSLAFX1C5q67lmietuiIhcvZQoPs63KOjA-DAmur0aTJC_qCK0tsGeZbWxhEEHq3t4EMAqNbWfWr2RsbqGJYeNLgL9aBYmPGdTjel-695IpFpgskaHoot91PTfK9rlvtgTn5hVdO2sqwplJkF86jO0I6ow9FiWc8YstJir55Mq=s202" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="175" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgacsIcOEX6wPDlL5nSLAFX1C5q67lmietuiIhcvZQoPs63KOjA-DAmur0aTJC_qCK0tsGeZbWxhEEHq3t4EMAqNbWfWr2RsbqGJYeNLgL9aBYmPGdTjel-695IpFpgskaHoot91PTfK9rlvtgTn5hVdO2sqwplJkF86jO0I6ow9FiWc8YstJir55Mq" width="175" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Click and go <a href="https://quizlet.com/_4ti980?x=1jqt&i=1a3ael" target="_blank">here</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-78495558095434968272022-03-27T09:03:00.001+02:002022-03-27T09:03:00.204+02:00Business word list 2<p> Marketing</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgacsIcOEX6wPDlL5nSLAFX1C5q67lmietuiIhcvZQoPs63KOjA-DAmur0aTJC_qCK0tsGeZbWxhEEHq3t4EMAqNbWfWr2RsbqGJYeNLgL9aBYmPGdTjel-695IpFpgskaHoot91PTfK9rlvtgTn5hVdO2sqwplJkF86jO0I6ow9FiWc8YstJir55Mq=s202" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="175" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgacsIcOEX6wPDlL5nSLAFX1C5q67lmietuiIhcvZQoPs63KOjA-DAmur0aTJC_qCK0tsGeZbWxhEEHq3t4EMAqNbWfWr2RsbqGJYeNLgL9aBYmPGdTjel-695IpFpgskaHoot91PTfK9rlvtgTn5hVdO2sqwplJkF86jO0I6ow9FiWc8YstJir55Mq" width="175" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Click and go <a href="https://quizlet.com/_4ti980?x=1jqt&i=1a3ael" target="_blank">here</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-32854688349293231322022-03-20T09:01:00.001+01:002022-03-20T09:01:00.220+01:00Business word list 1<p> Studying up on business terminology?</p><p>Our vocabulary word links via quizlet are ready</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgacsIcOEX6wPDlL5nSLAFX1C5q67lmietuiIhcvZQoPs63KOjA-DAmur0aTJC_qCK0tsGeZbWxhEEHq3t4EMAqNbWfWr2RsbqGJYeNLgL9aBYmPGdTjel-695IpFpgskaHoot91PTfK9rlvtgTn5hVdO2sqwplJkF86jO0I6ow9FiWc8YstJir55Mq=s202" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="175" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgacsIcOEX6wPDlL5nSLAFX1C5q67lmietuiIhcvZQoPs63KOjA-DAmur0aTJC_qCK0tsGeZbWxhEEHq3t4EMAqNbWfWr2RsbqGJYeNLgL9aBYmPGdTjel-695IpFpgskaHoot91PTfK9rlvtgTn5hVdO2sqwplJkF86jO0I6ow9FiWc8YstJir55Mq" width="175" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Click and go <a href="https://quizlet.com/_4ti91s?x=1jqt&i=1a3ael" target="_blank">here</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-63554013267936890602022-03-13T08:54:00.001+01:002022-03-13T08:59:40.668+01:00Crime and punishment<p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">An 'evergreen' subject. Words such as fraud, blackmail, robbery, to commit a crime. Our Quizlet page focuses on this vocabulary today.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://quizlet.com/_b7iw27?x=1jqt&i=1a3ael" target="_blank">Go HERE to learn and practice</a></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-22246913744865909522022-03-13T08:29:00.000+01:002022-03-13T08:48:15.318+01:00English Interjections<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bs6yZy5Frtk/TsYcJ0XYgrI/AAAAAAAAATs/f7Kz6UITY1k/s1600/oops30.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676255335348208306" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bs6yZy5Frtk/TsYcJ0XYgrI/AAAAAAAAATs/f7Kz6UITY1k/s400/oops30.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 131px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 198px;" /></a><div>-to indicate a slight accident or mistake. Informal.<div><div><br /></div><div>• <strong>Oops</strong>! I spilled my water. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a list of the most commonly used interjections in English. Use and practice them.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiB8b0yCHncB7dNdVE3yfGAPFLE4OK00dGlgDjrFQY1cfindsFgD2oolkr9HCxDo51S7d9gQyJ6CDeD7Mlb_cFmq2ZBQVacT2u7KG2-j7QGrl9oY39OpeZU1QfAb_OHg-zu2CjSPdC4spgU1jrq_UYzcEANCY8jvagBz_0Ep8bOMxdoNUM5qQEEs9v=s833" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="738" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiB8b0yCHncB7dNdVE3yfGAPFLE4OK00dGlgDjrFQY1cfindsFgD2oolkr9HCxDo51S7d9gQyJ6CDeD7Mlb_cFmq2ZBQVacT2u7KG2-j7QGrl9oY39OpeZU1QfAb_OHg-zu2CjSPdC4spgU1jrq_UYzcEANCY8jvagBz_0Ep8bOMxdoNUM5qQEEs9v=w371-h418" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-17633108572436877472022-03-11T08:43:00.049+01:002024-01-10T14:48:04.126+01:00Business Letter Basics<strong>The Start</strong> <div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Dear Senior Director, </li><li>Dear Sir or Madam, </li></ul></div><div> (use if you don't know who you are writing to) </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Dear Dr, Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms Smith: </li></ul></div><div>(use if you know the person and have a formal relationship with - <i>I</i><em>MPORTANT </em>use Ms for women unless asked to use Mrs or Miss)</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Dear Frank: (use if the person is a close business contact or friend) </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>The Reference</strong> </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>With reference to your advertisement in the Times, your letter of 3rd March</li><li>Regarding your phone call today, </li><li>Thank you for your mail of March 5th. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>T</strong><strong>he Reason for Writing</strong> </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I am writing to inquire about... </li><li>I am writing apologize for... </li><li>I am writing to confirm... </li></ul></div><div> </div><div><strong>Requests</strong></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Could you possibly.....? </li><li>I would be grateful if you could.....</li><li>Would it be possible to ......?</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Agreeing to Requests</strong> </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> I would be delighted to... </li><li>It would be my pleasure to... </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Giving Bad News</strong> </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Unfortunately.... </li><li>I am afraid that... </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Enclosing/attaching Documents</strong> </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> I am enclosing... </li><li>Please find enclosed... </li><li>Enclosed you will find... </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Closing Remarks</strong> </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Thank you for your help. </li><li>Please contact us(me) again.... </li><li>If we(I) can help in any way.
....If/should there are any problems.
....</li><li>If/should you have any questions, </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Reference to Future Contact</strong> </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I look forward to ... </li></ul></div><div><span> </span> <span> </span>...hearing from you soon. </div><div><span> </span><span> </span>...meeting you next Tuesday. </div><div><span> </span><span> .</span>..seeing you next Thursday. </div><div><br /></div><div><strong>The Finish</strong> </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Yours faithfully, (If you don't know the name of the person you're writing to) </li><li>Yours sincerely, (If you know the name of the person you're writing to) </li><li>Best wishes, </li><li>Kind regards, (If the person is a close business contact or friend)</li></ul></div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div><strong>Sample Letter</strong></div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div>March 16, 2022</div><div><br /></div><div>From:</div><div>Tom's Beer Box </div><div>Calanda 34</div><div>7000 Chur Switzerland </div><div>Tel:+41 81 445 5671 </div><div>Email: tom@box.com </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>To:</div><div>James Dudeness </div><div>Sales Manager </div><div>Beer Specialists Inc. </div><div>210 Swanson Road </div><div>Oldsville, Florida 67850</div><div><br /></div><div>Dear Mr Dudeness,</div><div>With reference to our telephone conversation today, I am writing to confirm your order for 1200 cartons Churbock Beer in 10 pack cans (item no. 7644). </div><div>The order will be shipped within three days via DHL and should arrive at your store in approximately 10 days. </div><div>In attachment please find the confirmation, reference number and tracking code, </div><div>Please contact us again if we can help in any way. It is a pleasure to do business with your company.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sincerely, </div><div>Thomas Guzzman </div><div>Director of Tom's Beer Box, Inc.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-15402394409583701532022-01-27T21:25:00.067+01:002022-01-28T10:39:42.127+01:00Expressions with 'cold'<span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.pexels.com/photos/300857/pexels-photo-300857.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" height="143" src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/300857/pexels-photo-300857.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500" width="214" /></a><a href="https://images.pexels.com/photos/300857/pexels-photo-300857.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Get </span><u style="font-family: verdana;">cold feet</u><span style="font-family: verdana;"> (not do something because you get nervous): She wanted to sing at the
concert but then <i>she got cold feet</i>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u> Blow hot and cold</u> (often change your opinion
about something): I blow hot and cold about London. Sometimes I love it,
sometimes I hate it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Give someone the cold shoulder (not be friendly to
someone): She gave him the cold shoulder after they broke up. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <u>Leave someone cold</u>
(not impress someone): I'm afraid that film really left me cold. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u>Throw cold
water </u>on something (say an idea isn't good): Please don't throw cold water on my
idea! Let me try it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u>A cold snap</u> (a short period of cold weather): We're in the
middle of a cold snap right now. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be <u>cold comfort</u> (not be comforting): She
wanted to win first prize, so coming fourth was cold comfort. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be <u>knocked out
cold</u> (be made unconscious): The boxer was knocked out cold. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cold hard cash
(money): </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Don't give me presents! I want cold hard cash! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In cold blood (of a
crime, not at the moment of being angry or upset): He killed the man in cold
blood. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let's review! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">What's the missing word or words? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. He's looking for
cold hard ____________________ for his work, not an exchange. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. Everyone seems
to like that new restaurant, but it ____________________ me cold. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. It's
freezing! I wish this cold ____________________ would end.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Answers
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">1. He's looking for cold hard cash for his work, not an exchange. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">2. Everyone
seems to like that new restaurant, but it leaves me cold. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">3. It's freezing! I
wish this cold snap would end. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>credit: perfectenglishgrammar
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-63954881713971823882022-01-14T08:45:00.002+01:002022-01-14T08:45:00.189+01:00Gap fill 1 solutions-the man with amnesia<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Two weeks ago a man walked into a police station in Brighton, United Kingdom, with a bruise on his head and a cut over his left eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He can’t remember his name or where he comes from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, he can remember nothing about his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">He is about<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>25 years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is rather tall, about 2.10 metres and he’s got curly black hair and blue eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he arrived at the police station he was wearing a long sleeve blue polo shirt, dark blue jeans, and a pair of brown leather shoes He had a green rucksack and wore a dark brown leather jacket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Police found no identification or paperwork in the rucksack. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They found a wallet with 22 pounds, a bus pass, a folding umbrella <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a pair of sunglasses, a bottle of water and a photo of a woman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The woman in the photo is tall and thin and has long blonde hair, grey eyes, and is wearing a red mini skirt with a white blouse. He thinks maybe she is his girlfriendbut he can’t remember for sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">He has a British accent and speaks only English. He thinks his name is James Moore but police and birth records can find no information about him. A photograph of him was sent to missing persons organisations<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all over the country but until now no one has called. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you have any information about this person?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Please contact your local police station!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-45815648345859392372022-01-13T18:52:00.001+01:002022-01-13T18:52:00.205+01:00Gap Fill 1 The man with amnesia -Practice III.Gymnasium<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Do you know this man?</span></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Fill in the gaps with the correct word.</span></b><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The key will be posted tomorrow! </span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Two we____ ago a man walked into
a police station in Brighton, United Kingdom, w___ a bruise on his head and a
cut over his left e__.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He can’t remember
his name or where he co___ from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
fact, he can r____ nothing about his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">He is ab___<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>25 years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is rat___ tall, about 2.10 metres and he’s got cu___ black hair and
blue eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he ar___ at the police
station he was we___ a long sl___ blue polo shirt, dark b___ jeans, and a
pair of brown leather sh___. He had a green rucksack and wore a dark br___
leather ja___.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Police found no identification
or paperwork in the rucksack. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They f___a
wallet with 22 pounds, a bus pass, a folding um___, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a pair of su___, a bottle of water and a photo
of a woman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The woman in the photo is
t___ and t___ and has long blonde hair, grey eyes, and is wearing a red mini skirt
w___ a white blouse. He thinks maybe she is his gi___ but he can’t remember for
sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">He has a British accent and spe___
only English. He thinks his n___ is James Moore but police and birth records
can find no information ab___ him. A photograph of h___ was sent to missing
persons organi___ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all over the co___
but until n___ no one has called. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you
have a___ information about t___ person?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Pl___ contact your local police station!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>___ / 28</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-24289494011971659302022-01-10T15:40:00.001+01:002022-01-10T15:40:21.310+01:00Practice this: Do or make?
<a href="https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/make-or-do-exercise-4.html" target="_blank">Let's go.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-79664747161723012982022-01-06T15:25:00.006+01:002022-01-06T15:25:46.642+01:00Elementary & English File Vocabulary review<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eTdLMIP-22k/Ydb7oAIaPXI/AAAAAAAACoI/STHo0UY5LT8RD-qZCIqG436S7tQ--Vm4QCNcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="152" data-original-width="332" height="92" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eTdLMIP-22k/Ydb7oAIaPXI/AAAAAAAACoI/STHo0UY5LT8RD-qZCIqG436S7tQ--Vm4QCNcBGAsYHQ/w200-h92/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><p></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://quizlet.com/_a3fbt3?x=1qqt&i=1a3ael" target="_blank">Let's review!</a> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-20106295587464449092022-01-06T15:02:00.006+01:002022-01-06T15:03:33.523+01:00My English is getting worse!<p> Watch this perspective and decide for yourself! From your Swinglish speaking teacher: -)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RE32LLQOgCM" width="320" youtube-src-id="RE32LLQOgCM"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-38078754692973886552021-11-02T07:07:00.004+01:002021-11-02T07:07:57.479+01:00Have and have got<p> Have and have got show possession (ownership). </p><p>They are the same meaning. Have got is often used more in British spoken English. Have is more American.</p><p>Video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpWKYoeI5Zc" target="_blank">LINK</a></p><p>Let’s look at have: </p><p>Positive Negative </p><p>I have a big garden. I don’t have a big garden.</p><p>You have a nice flat. You don’t have a nice flat.</p><p>We have a long day. We don’t have a long day.</p><p>They have a child. They don’t have a child.</p><p>BUT he/she/it is different:</p><p>He has a good job. He dean’s have a good job.</p><p>She has an electric bike. She doesn’t have an e- bike. </p><p>It has four legs.(dog) It doesn’t have four legs.(a hen)</p><p>Let’s look at have got:</p><p>I’ve got a brother. I haven’t got a sister.</p><p>You’ve got a nice family. You haven’t got a nice family.</p><p>We’ve got many books. We haven’t got many gadgets.</p><p>They’ve got a cat. They haven’t got a dog.</p><p>BUT he/she/it is different:</p><p>He’s got a headache. He hasn’t got a toothache.</p><p>She’s got a MacBook. She hasn’t got a tablet.</p><p>It’s got four wheels. (car). It hasn’t got two wheels.</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-82705331877045187912021-04-27T20:51:00.001+02:002021-04-27T20:51:00.252+02:00Ready for KET A2 Reading & Writing Paper?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Shall we keep up the practice? </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b5g2Vq92Wfk/TrwvHkldnCI/AAAAAAAABLs/5e15SItYXJ8InJ-her2cr8ZOaZdYsAUVwCPcBGAYYCw/s202/becoming-a-flexible-reader-investigate.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="175" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b5g2Vq92Wfk/TrwvHkldnCI/AAAAAAAABLs/5e15SItYXJ8InJ-her2cr8ZOaZdYsAUVwCPcBGAYYCw/w98-h113/becoming-a-flexible-reader-investigate.gif" width="98" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A great way to score well is to try a step higher than the test you are sitting. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is your reading challenge for today: <a href="https://www.englishaula.com/en/cambridge-english-test-exam-preparation/cambridge-english-preliminary-b1-preliminary/reading/exam-parts/exercise-practice-test/3-5-1-6263429190909952/" target="_blank">GO</a></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-41251448120910098812021-04-27T20:45:00.001+02:002021-04-27T20:45:00.214+02:00Time for practicing your writing for Cambridge A2 Ket writing<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://teacherphill.com/a2key-reading-and-writing-part-7/#Reading_and_Writing_Part_7" target="_blank"> In KET writing part 7 again a bit of practice is really helpful.</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OOnbz-fVeTw/TW0_0berXwI/AAAAAAAABqI/zo8mI_n4MZISJfefl2heuQtge39SIfUxwCPcBGAYYCw/s500/2555865931_8880054e09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="351" height="228" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OOnbz-fVeTw/TW0_0berXwI/AAAAAAAABqI/zo8mI_n4MZISJfefl2heuQtge39SIfUxwCPcBGAYYCw/w160-h228/2555865931_8880054e09.jpg" width="160" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://teacherphill.com/a2key-reading-and-writing-part-7/#Reading_and_Writing_Part_7" target="_blank">LET'S GO</a></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-9429667909534278342021-04-23T20:40:00.001+02:002021-04-23T20:40:00.223+02:00Even more ready for your Cambridge KET exam?<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Listening to different accents and voices and practicing with</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TB8pKwLZa44/Tfmbnzbzf_I/AAAAAAAABrM/mO_pGM4le6oh3oin4c01X0MsX2x7sdXJwCPcBGAYYCw/s100/ear-gold-th.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="60" height="151" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TB8pKwLZa44/Tfmbnzbzf_I/AAAAAAAABrM/mO_pGM4le6oh3oin4c01X0MsX2x7sdXJwCPcBGAYYCw/w91-h151/ear-gold-th.png" width="91" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">authentic exam examples is essential in preparing for the </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">listening part. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Listen up <a href="https://www.englishaula.com/en/cambridge-english-test-exam-preparation/cambridge-english-key-a2-key/listening/exam-parts/exercise-practice-test/4-3-1-5653164804014080/" target="_blank">HERE</a> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592308760441899096.post-3508025791717138682021-04-23T11:14:00.001+02:002022-01-06T15:41:36.839+01:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ogtlnAvvev0/TsYg-kxWedI/AAAAAAAABrU/9BDBKL2jpWwu6yxJIrmkxOvgsXXCOUv4QCPcBGAYYCw/s234/imagesCADEWSMA.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="234" height="242" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ogtlnAvvev0/TsYg-kxWedI/AAAAAAAABrU/9BDBKL2jpWwu6yxJIrmkxOvgsXXCOUv4QCPcBGAYYCw/w263-h242/imagesCADEWSMA.jpg" width="263" /></a></div> <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">Hello everyone!</span><p></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: auto;">It's a strange time in the world, isn't it? 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