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When you are a callerHello?Is that Alejandro?Can I speak to Raj?May I speak to Adrianna?

When you are a receiverThis is John speaking, who's that?Who's speaking please?Who's calling please?

When you ask the caller to waitOne moment please.Just a minute please.Hold on please.Hang on please

When you ask the caller to leave messagesCan you leave the message?Can I take your message?Would you like to leave a message?Would you like him/her to call you back?

When calling the wrong numberI'm afraid you got the wrong numberSorry, I think you reach the wrong number

When asking the receiver to transfer the lineCan I have extension 5986 please?Could you please transfer the line to Mr. Fernando please?

When finish talkingNice talking to youTalk to you later

I can't help means I can't avoid something.

Let's see examples :

4) - Salma : "Let's go and see Rocky III"

I can't stand and I can't bear mean I strongly dislike or I hate.

1) You know Samira can't help writing with his left hand. Why do you blame her ? (Jamila can't avoid writing ...)

2) I can't bear people who think they are superior to others. (I hate people who think ....)

3) I knew I had to stop crying, but I couldn't help it. (I couldn't avoid it)

- Emma : Oh no! you know how I can't stand violent movies. ( I hate violent movies)

It can also describe a frisky person or a person with a great deal of vigor.

Let's see some examples :

Someone who is full of beans is someone who is very lively and active and has a lot of energy.

Some Americans use the expression full of beans to characterize someone who made a bad mistake.

- Jessica is full of beans. I don't know where she gets her energy from.

- Kids can't sit still. They are so full of beans.

- Don't trust every word he says. He is full of beans and everyone knows that.

5 Expressions with GetThe verb 'to get' is used in many senses in English and can be confusing at times. Here are 5 expressions

zavaró lehet néha

- I got home by 7 p.m.gyűjt,összeszed,halmoz

- Get a chair from the living room, please !

- Let me get you a drink first.

- It's getting very cold outside.

- I got a package from my Canadian penpal.

Different meanings of Get

ReceiveDid you get a present from your colleagues for your birthday?Receive TV/radioYou can't get the BBC player TV programmes in Germany.Receive a mark/gradeGuess what! I got an A in my physics test!Contract an illnessShe got a cold on the flight back from Australia.EarnA friend of my daughter got $8 an hour when she was working in a supermarket last summer.Pay forWait a second! I'll get these drinks.Fetch/Pick upI have to get the children from school at half past three.To be given a prison sentenceThe two men got eight years for armed robbery.PersuadeWe couldn't get her to come to the cinema with us.

Pay someone else to do something

Get : Go / Arrive

Get : Collect / Fetch

Get : Buy

Get : Become

Get : Receive

and uses of this versatile verb, as you can see from the examples listed on this page.

I need to get my eyes tested.StartWe got talking when we were at Heathrow, waiting for a plane that had been delayed.Have an opportunityIt's a real shame that we never get to have a quiet evening at home together.Arrive somewhereBy the time we got to the centre of London, the shops had all closed.Reach a pointIt was really disappointing to lose after getting so far in the competition.Travel by train/bus/taxiShall we get a taxi to the airport, or shall we take the train?EnterI can get on the bus at Bruntsfield Avenue, can't I?

Make something/someone moveI need to get this desk into the other room. Can you help me?Prepare a mealI must go home and get dinner for the children.Answer a callThere's someone at the door. Can you get it?Hit and harmLook at my arm! A wasp got me!BecomeYou'll soon get bored with your new job.Make somebody become ...Don't get grandma confused!UnderstandHe's always telling jokes, but I never get them.MisunderstandYou got me wrong! I said I'd pick you up at 6.30, not 7.30.AnnoyWhat really gets me is having to work on Saturday.Draw attention to somethingGet this! The capital of California is Sacramento, not Los Angeles or San Francisco.

The verb 'to get' is used in many senses in English and can be confusing at times. Here are 5 expressions

érte megy és elhoz,

Did you get a present from your colleagues for your birthday?

You can't get the BBC player TV programmes in Germany.

Guess what! I got an A in my physics test!

She got a cold on the flight back from Australia.

A friend of my daughter got $8 an hour when she was working in a supermarket last summer.

Wait a second! I'll get these drinks.

I have to get the children from school at half past three.

The two men got eight years for armed robbery.

We couldn't get her to come to the cinema with us.

and uses of this versatile verb, as you can see from the examples listed on this page.

I need to get my eyes tested.

We got talking when we were at Heathrow, waiting for a plane that had been delayed.

It's a real shame that we never get to have a quiet evening at home together.

By the time we got to the centre of London, the shops had all closed.

It was really disappointing to lose after getting so far in the competition.

Shall we get a taxi to the airport, or shall we take the train?

I can get on the bus at Bruntsfield Avenue, can't I?

I need to get this desk into the other room. Can you help me?

I must go home and get dinner for the children.

There's someone at the door. Can you get it?

Look at my arm! A wasp got me!

You'll soon get bored with your new job.

Don't get grandma confused!

He's always telling jokes, but I never get them.

You got me wrong! I said I'd pick you up at 6.30, not 7.30.

What really gets me is having to work on Saturday.

Get this! The capital of California is Sacramento, not Los Angeles or San Francisco.

evoke (elő)idéz to summon or call forth megidéz vagy hív elő

summon megidéz,behív

forth tovább,előre

enmity hatred gyűlölet,útálat

animosity

alacrity fűrgeség cheerful readiness vidám könnyedség

(elektriti) (vidámság) promptness gyorsaság

willingness hajlandóság,készségeagerness (ígörnessz) vágy,lelkesedésenthusiasm lelkesedés,rajongás

elucidate (elúszidét)

Extravagant excessive túlzó,túlzott

emulate (emjulét)

ellenségeskedés,háborúság

ellenségeskedés,rosszindulat

megmagyarázmegvilágít,elérhetővé tesz

imitál,másol,utánozversenyez,versengfölülmúlni igyekszik

Meaningsummon or cause to appear

Example Sentences

Yes, I agree. There's an enmity between my father and my uncle Fred.

To be honest, I feel more pity for you than enmity.

Meaning

Example Sentences

Szintén van egy harci mód a játékban,

Mindegy, hogy rögtönzött, vagy emlékezett, a visszavágás természetesen mutatja a szellemi fürgeséget.

Meaningto explain

Example Sentences 1. Yes, I know everything now and that can elucidate in detail what we can do next.2. Please, elucidate what did you mean by LMAO ?3. You must elucidate your plan, so everyone can follow it.

Meaning spending much more than is necessary or wise.wasteful

Example Sentences She bought almost everything, she's an extravagant shopper.Of course he's an extravagant ... my first clue is what you see when you open his wardrobe.

Meaning to equal through imitationto imitate

to produce or call up

1. This is can be used to evoke a good atmosphere.2. Many animals evoke the antipathy that mosquitoes

cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation liveliness; briskness. 1. They would rush to the spot with alacrity

2. There's also a battle mode in the game, the object being to whack the other players

3. Whether improvised or remembered, the retort certainly shows intellectual

to make clear

to copyto surpass or excel

Example Sentences 1. That shiny metal approximately emulates gold.2. Microsoft emulated a new technology from Adobe.

Yes, I agree. There's an enmity between my father and my uncle Fred.

To be honest, I feel more pity for you than enmity.

Mindegy, hogy rögtönzött, vagy emlékezett, a visszavágás természetesen mutatja a szellemi fürgeséget.

1. Yes, I know everything now and that can elucidate in detail what we can do next.2. Please, elucidate what did you mean by LMAO ?3. You must elucidate your plan, so everyone can follow it.

spending much more than is necessary or wise. (spending: költés,költekezés +a spend -ing-es alakja)

She bought almost everything, she's an extravagant shopper.Of course he's an extravagant ... my first clue is what you see when you open his wardrobe.

good atmosphere. antipathy that mosquitoes do.

or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.

would rush to the spot with alacrity, and ask only to be told what to do.

a battle mode in the game, the object being to whack the other players with speed and alacrity.

or remembered, the retort certainly shows intellectual alacrity.

1. That shiny metal approximately emulates gold.2. Microsoft emulated a new technology from Adobe.

How much do you know

Don't worry, I'm pretty sure they will say yes.

I know you love me and I'm certain you won't let me go.

I used to live in Colorado, that why I know it like the back of my hand.

We all know without a doubt taht he's a loser.

This is my field we're talking about, and of course I know about modern poetry inside out.

Nizar Qabbani? I know all his poems by heart . He's my best ever.

I was fairly positive it was you

How much Don't you know

Just off the top of my head I would say he was the driver.

Who was the first to fly a plane ? - I haven't a clue.

Can you tell me something you know about Titanic ? - I'm sorry, I have no idea.

Do you know Nelson Mandela ? - Who ? I've never heard of him.

If you want to tell someone about things you know or things you don't know, I'm pretty sure you will need one of the expressions below.

- To be pretty sure

- To be certain

- To know ... like the back of my hand

- To know without a doubt

- To know ... inside out

- To know ... by heart

- To be fairly positive

- To do not know off the top of your head

- To have not a clue

- To have no idea

- To have never heard of ...

Do you know off hand where can I find Lilith ?

I know next to nothing about what happend in your flat last night.

- To do not know off hand

- To know next to nothing

Expressing Your Opinion in English

How to express your opinion

Expressing opinion

I think...As far as I'm concened,..To my mind,...According to me,...As I see it, ...It seems to me that...In my point of view / my opinion,....From my point of view...I am of the opinion that...I take the view that. ..My personal view is that...In my experience...As far as I understand / can see/see it,...

Agreeing or disagreeing

Agreeing with an opinion:

I agree with this opinion.I completely agree with this view.This is absolutely right.I couldn't / can't agree more.

Partial agreement:

I agree with this point of view, but...This idea is right, but...I agree with you, but...

Disagreeing with an opinion:

I'm afraid. I can't agree with you.I disagree with you.

I don't agree with you.I'm not sure I agree with youI think you're wrong

Understanding / Lack of Understanding

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 ?

Grammar : How to contrast the past and the present

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 present (we can replace it by usually) and also for actions that happened only once.examples :

Any longer / Any moreWe use these sort of phrases only with an action or a state (True in the past ; not true now).examples :

StillWe use it when we want to emphasise that an action or a state has not stopped.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.

I don't eat muffins any more.He doesn't dance any longer.I don't love you any more.Amber used to be a writer. But now, she doesn't write any longer.

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 imprecisehttp://www.falibo.com/video/1714/How-to-be-imprecise

Imprecise answers :

Imprecise information about time or quality :

Imprecise information about things you do :

When we want to get rid of someone or try to hide details, we use some imprecise (vague) expressions. Native speakers (especially British people) are awesomely good using these kind of expressions and even a good non-native speaker wholeheartedly can't do it so easily.

I'm sort of sick today.- Are you busy tonight ? - Yeah, kind of. In a way, I prefer watching the game at home.

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.

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.

Common Expressions : You are what you eat

if you eat a lot of potato chips and chocolate bars, then that might not be very good for your health ... Be careful.


The expression we'll look at this episode is : You are what you eat

I just eat an apple, so am I an apple now ? Or maybe a banana if I have it for desert or something ?

That's not even possible . Actually, The notion that to be healthy you need to eat good food. so we're talking about quality of food.

- You are doing well in gyms, but your alimentation system doesn't fit, just remember

- Donuts is not even a food.. You are what you eat

if you eat a lot of potato chips and chocolate bars, then that might not be very good for your health ... Be careful.

I just eat an apple, so am I an apple now ? Or maybe a banana if I have it for desert or something ?

That's not even possible . Actually, The notion that to be healthy you need to eat good food. so we're talking about quality of food.

- You are doing well in gyms, but your alimentation system doesn't fit, just remember You are what you eat

"Beverage" is a word we use when we are speaking about drinks in general.In English slang, a cup of coffee is sometimes called "a cup of Joe"."liquor" is a word used to describe alcoholic drinks.In slang, alcohol in general is called "booze".And a beer is called "a cold one".

Knowledge is like a garden: If it's not cultivated, it can't be harvested.This proverb means:If you don't use the knowledge that you have, you can't expect to get any gain from it.

Rain doesn't fall on one roof alone.This proverb means trouble comes to everyone at one time or another.

It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

- James Russell Lowell

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.

Every single person on the planet has a story. Don’t judge people before you truly know them. The truth might surprise you.

PRAISEWORTHY CONTRIBUTION

Our best comes out when we have honest discussions. (Fernando Flores)

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. (Eleanor Roosevelt)

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.

In English slang, there are many words for money, such as "bread" and "dough".

Juggling has other meanings besides throwing several objects in the air and keeping them in continuous motion.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.

deceptiontrickery

megtévesztés, csalástrükk, csalás

Thanksgiving is holiday which is mostly observed in North America.It was originally celebrated to give thanks for the harvest.In the United States, Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November.In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October.Turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie are traditional Thanksgiving foods.

harvest

aratás,betakarítás

"Not at all" is a phrase often used in English in place of "you're welcome".For example, let's say you gave someone a present.That person would say, "thank you".And you would say "not at all".Don't mention it can also be used in place of "you're welcome".

"not at all"egyáltalán nemszót sem érdemel, szóra sem érdemes!

Don't mention it:ne is említsük,

egyáltalán nem

Important idiomatic phrases

What's up = What's wrongYour eyes are red and swollen Jerry. What's up?

Take my word = You can believe meI'm sure the teacher will give us a quiz tomorrow. Take my word.

It is a good job = It is fortunateIt has started to rain now. It's a good job that we brought our umbrellas.

Words failed me = I was unable to speakWhen I knew that my brother had an accident with my car, words failed me.

Make up your mind = Take a decisionCome on! Make up your mind ! Are you or are you not coming with us ?

fortunate szerencsés,kedvező

Academic Word : Emphasis

Emphasis means the special importance or attention that we give to someone/something.

We can also use it with the verb "be" : The emphasis is on something.

There are some collocations with the word emphasis :

Place emphasisGive emphasisPut emphasisAdd emphasisLay emphasis

Examples :

- I put emphasis on using updates for my anti-virus.

- As a teacher, he places emphasis on audio-visual technology in his English class.

- The emphasis is on the last match with Real Madrid.

The word Emphasis is the noun form of the verb emphasize.

It's always followed by the preposition on if we want to put it in a sentence.

Emphasis on can be followed by an ing form or a noun. (emphasis on doing something emphasis on something)

Emphasis

There are many expressions and constructions we can use to emphasise information.

The passive voice

Cleft sentences

Own

Do + verb (affirmative)

Fronting

Indeed

At all

Utterly

Myself

Even

The terrorist was arrested by FBI.

It was me who broke the window.

I used my own computer.

Yes! I do like you.

What you think you are doing!

It was very clever indeed!

I haven't seen him around at all.

He was utterly exhausted after work.

Don't bother! I can do it myself.

They were even asking for help.

The passive voice

Look at the example below :

Somebody built that school in 1896.That school was built in 1896.


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.

This is a passive construction. It is used when a fact is more important than who performed its actions.

Shakespeare wrote "Hamlet". He also wrote many other plays. (Active voice = The focus is on Shakespeare)

"Hamlet" was written by Shakespeare. It is one if his most successful plays. (Passive voice = The focus is on "Hamlet", not on Shakespeare)

Only transitive verbs (verbs that can take an object) can be used in the passive.

Somebody is decorating my house.My house is being decorated.

We stayed in a big hotel.The passive voice is not possible.

Impossible.

The film began late.Impossible.

English Grammar : Verbs and Phrases referring to the future

Modal verbs

Verbs

Phrases

There are many ways to talk about the future in English.In this lesson, we are not going to talk about familiar expressions (going to , will, present continuous, ...) and that means there are other verbs, phrases and modal verbs.Let's see :

He can see you later.We must talk soon.

He's decided to leave.I want to stop doing this.She's planning to buy a house in Malibu.My parents are hoping to visit my aunt Marta this week.I'm thinking of having a dinner with you.They intend to watch a movie tonight.I would like to be your date for this party.

We are about to buy a car.Sarah's due to cut her hair.

Common Expressions : Boys will be boys

Some adults behaviour still childish and morally unacceptable.Today's idiom is ironically applied to mature men who act irresponsibly, noisily or even boisterously.Mother use this expression to excuse a dolecent mischief.Let's see some examples :- He was such an idiot. What can I say ? Boys will be boys.- One of my students disturbed in class. I called his mother and all I get was "Boys will be boys".- All our discussions end up in a fight because he has been trying to make fun of me all time. Boys will be boys.

get away with escape blame/punishmentturn into become something elselook down on a person who feels superior to others is said to look down on them.

go away menj el! Tűnj el!

check out look at sg! Nézd meg!

go through with

To do something sometimes by choice, even though the outcome is not going to be good.

keresztülmegy, végigcsinál

even though

"To go through with something" means to do something or complete an aciton even though it could be painful and dangerous.

For examble: say, that you're going skydiving where you jump out of airplane and have parachute to let you land safely at the bottom. Your friends may say to you: "Are you going to go through with it?"

annak ellenére,még akkor is

He sure get away with that.Caterpillars turn into butterflies.

a person who feels superior to others is said to look down on them.

I'm going to check out now.

To do something sometimes 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.

I don't need to hear anything else. Just go away !Check that out, I guess we found something here

"To go through with something" means to do something or complete an aciton even though it could be

For examble: say, that you're going skydiving where you jump out of airplane and have parachute to let you land safely at the bottom. Your friends may say to you: "Are you going to go through with it?"

Common Expressions : To work like a dog

Well, except if we're talking about police dogs or seeing-eye dogs, most dogs are doing nothing but eating and sleeping.


Common Expressions : To go out on a limb

We can also use it to talk about someone who does something which is very different (weird) to other people.


Interruptions

Interruptions

May I add something here ?Do you mind if I interrupt you for a minute ?I'm going to jump in this topicExcuse me, but

Getting back to the subject

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 that hard ?

Sometimes, people say that they work like a beaver.

- 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 you.

- 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.

To get back to the topic, ...I was saying that ...Anyway / However / WhateverWhere were we ?

to describe someone's work, that means he / she is working extremely hard, but the question here : Do dogs work that hard ?

because this is life and sooner or later it will make you take a risk to help someone or to get something important to you.

Two-part expressions

Today's lesson is about Two-part expressions that native speakers use in their daily conversations.


I learned computer programing throught trial and error.

I'm already sick and tired of all your lies.

Use the encyclopedia and you can find a few facts and details about the country.

I won the prize fair and square.

Don't worry ! I will be ready and waiting.

They prefer to be out and about with their cousins.

I'll take you to wine and dine at that Mexican restaurant this evening.

- Trial and error : trying several ways in order to find which one is working the best.

- Sick and tired : angry with someone or something that has been happening over and over.

- Facts and figures : details concerning a subject.

- Fair and square : honestly / in a fair way.

- Ready and waiting : prepared.

- Out and about : places to meet new people.

- Wine and dine : a meal with wine (it can be used as a verb).

Today's lesson is about Two-part expressions that native speakers use in their daily conversations.

trying several ways in order to find which one is working the best.

angry with someone or something that has been happening over and over.

Spoken English : Show Interest and Surprise

Use tag questions :

Were they ?Does she ?Did he ?

Use surprise expressions :

Really ?!Oh my God !Oh No !

How awful ! That's amazing ! How interesting !

Ask many questions in a row :

When ? Where ? How ? Why ? What was that like ? How Can I do that ? How ? Why ?

Use expressions with How or That's :

Common Expressions : Yada Yada

This expression is an equivalent of "Blah Blah" and we can use it when something spoken is very uninteresting, tedious or boring.


Last time, I checked out Google main page and there was an announcement : " We’re changing our privacy policy and terms. Not the usual yada yada." . So, what does that mean ?

- 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 more than reason to leave her behind and I did. I just hate blind dates.

Grammar : The uses of Must

Examples : Muslims must pray (perform salah) five times a day.Students have to do their homework.

Examples : You must not sit on grass.You mustn't smoke in a cinema.

Examples : You needn't buy bread. We have plenty.You don't have to buy bread.

Examples : Rachel is absent from school today. She must be ill.You must be kidding me.

Must express obligation and a strong necessity, it is followed by a verb without "to".Have to is an equivalent of Must but not as strong.

Must not or Mustn't expresses prohibition, something forbidden to do.

Needn't or don't/doesn't have to express the lack of necessity, something which is not necessary.

Must also expresses a logical conclusion.

Common Expressions : Shoot yourself in the foot

In fact, a bad behaviour like blaming people around, annoying them by talking too much about yourself or trying to be smarter than them can spoil a situation for yourself.


If you shoot yourself in the foot, you do or say something stupid which can cause serious problems for you.

- 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 it should.


you do or say something stupid which can cause serious problems for you.

by saying that all players didn't play like it should.

Giving Advice in English

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 talk to them.Generally, ols people need long time to understand.

Vocabulary : Education collocations

Here's some collocations related to Education and learning situations.

Make :- a mistake- a progress

Examples :- I started learning Spanish last month, but I haven't made a lot of progress.- making mistakes can help us to learn quickly.

Get :- marks (good / bad)- a degree

Examples :- I didn't get good marks in my last exam.- I've got a degree from Al-Akhawayn University.

Do :- a course- a subject (Art, History, Computer science ..)- a research

Examples :- I did a swimming course before and still can't swim good.- I'm doing physics at university.- To do a research using Wikipedia is always a good choice.

Go :- to class- to lectures

Examples :- Mr Lee is a good lecturer. I'm going to his lecture tomorrow morning.- Go to your class and pay attention.

More expressions and Idioms :There are many idioms related to learning and Education, we just want to cite some :- to throw in at the deep end- practice makes perfect- to learn by doing- to learn by heart- to pick up

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 the street.

Interruptions

Interruptions

May I add something here ?Do you mind if I interrupt you for a minute ?I'm going to jump in this topicExcuse me, but

Getting back to the subject

To get back to the topic, ...I was saying that ...Anyway / However / WhateverWhere were we ?

Vocabulary : Deal with problems

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.

Future Perfect Tense

I will finish my Russian course in June. In July, I will begin studying Chinese.

The future perfect tense is not commonly used in English. It indicates that an action will be completed in the future (usually before some other action or event).

By the time I begin studying Chinese, I will have finished my Russian course.

When I finish this race, I will have run a total of five miles.

Before they leave for Miami, they will have visited Houston and New Orleans.

The important thing to remember is the time of completion. (Beginning time may vary.)

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 June.

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"to have a kip"meaning: to have a sleepexample: 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 be minted"meaning: to have a lot of moneyexample: Ask him to buy it. He's absolutely minted.

She got a job at a bank in the city. Everyone's says she's minted.It's no surprise she got a new car for her birthday. Her parents are minted.

"to nick something"meaning: to steal somethingexample: 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 from outside his house.I always keep my valuables in a locker, because I'm worried that someone might nick them otherwise.

"to be a nutter" nutter bolond,dilis,flúgosmeaning: to be crazy/unstableexample: 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 office.I would have tried to jump the fence, but I didn't want everyone thinking I was a total nutter.

"to be off one's head"meaning: to be crazy/drunkexample: I saw him in the town centre last night and he was completly off his head. It was shameful.

Did you see the way she was screaming at her Mum in the street? I think she's completly off her head.Last time I had vodka I ended up competly off my head in the park.

"to laugh one's head off"meaning: to laugh a lot/histericallyexample:

After working all day and studying most of the night, he's dying for a kip.

She got a job at a bank in the city. Everyone's says she's minted.It's no surprise she got a new car for her birthday. Her parents are minted.

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 from outside his house.I always keep my valuables in a locker, because I'm worried that someone might nick them otherwise.

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 office.I would have tried to jump the fence, but I didn't want everyone thinking I was a total nutter.

I saw him in the town centre last night and he was completly off his head. It was shameful.Did you see the way she was screaming at her Mum in the street? I think she's completly off her head.Last time I had vodka I ended up competly off my head in the park.

English Grammar : Making predictions

Will + Adverb / Adverb + Won't

May / May not / Might / Might Not / Could

Likely to

They probably won't be there on time.We will definitely lose the game this Sunday.She will certainly pass her exam tomorrow.

It could be dangerous there.Lincoln may call me in any minute.He might not come today.

Students in the next class are likely to get good marks.The economy is likely to improve next month.From now on, people are likely to get married late.

Ez veszélyes lehet ott. could have been dangerous veszélyes lehetett volna

L. hívhat bármelyik percben.

Lehet, hogy nem jön el ma

Future Forms

Use the ... For ...The present simple fixed timetables (arrangements)Will immediate decisions

Will what you guess or think

Be going to intentions or arrangementsBe going to predictions (based on present facts)

Present continuous fixed plans

Future continuous

Future perfect

something in progress (period of time in the future)something that will be finished before a time in the future

ExamplesThe restaurant closes at 9:30 pm.I'll come.

The sky looks grey. It's going to rain.

We are getting married this summer.

They will probably go to the movies tonight.I'm going to have some fun this weekend.

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.

Recommendation / Warning about places

Recommendations

Warning

- Burj Al-Arab is a must-see because it's one of the best places in the world.

- If I were you, I'd go in Summer. everything is good there in Summer : Sun, sandy beaches and beautiful ladies.

- This Nightclub is a great value of money.

- Florida is a wonderful place to visit, you should go.

- Once you get there, make sure you go to the Pizza Tower.

- Don't miss the Arcade of the Pont-Neuf. It's the exciting part of the journey.

- The resort is good, but don't you think it's a bit overpriced ?

- I found the museum dull.

- Watch out for strangers. The place is safe but not all people are friendly there.

- The hotel is ok but it's not all. It's cracked up to be.

- One thing to be wary of is the number of mosquitoes. They are everywhere !

Shock / Disbelief

ShockI'm shocked to hear that from you.I was taken aback.We were stunned by the way he behaves. stunned

Her death came as a big shock. stunnerstunning

DisbeliefI 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

elképedt,megdöbbent

döbbent,kábult (sztánd)

(sztánör)elkábító,meglepő (sztánin)

elképesztő,megdöbbnető dolog

So ... that / Such ... that

Study this sentence :

Form :

Examples :

Pay attention :Now pay attention to these differences :

Examples :

Two dry years may have made the land so parched that cracks are forming.

So + adjective / adverb + that Such + noun + that

It was such a negative experience that nobody wanted to try again.Adriana was so depressed that she cried.It was such a hot day that we couldn't sit outside.The film was so long that the children get bored.It was such a heavy dinner that we all felt tired.

The businessman earned so much money that he started another business.The businessman earned such a lot of money that he started another business.

The bride had such a lot of make up on her face that she looked ugly.There were so many tourists near the Central Park that we couldn't park the car.There was so much sunshine that we found it difficult to enjoy the scenery.Pop starts receive such a lot of mail that they have to employ secretaries.The teacher gave such a lot of homework that I hardly slept last night.

Due to

Here are the different uses of "due" :

Arranged / expected

Requiring immediate payment

Caused by

Suitable / right / proper

Owed as a debt or an obligation

The biggest outbreak due to contaminated water supply was in 1989.

The elections are due to take place in June.

I don't have to worry about my money now. My rent isn't due till the 30th of the month.

Droughts in Algeria are largely due to the speeding of the desert.

After due consideration, we have decided to offer the job to Andrew Smith.

Have you asked for the 6 days off due to you ?

Countable nouns / Uncountable nouns

Singular

Plural

Examples :

Little is a quantifier, it's used with uncountable nouns.

Few is a quantifier, it's used with countable nouns.

Haidy loves the cinema, She has seen hundreds of films.

Margaret has many plants in her apartment.There are a lot of lakes near Michigan.I'm happy about Ashley, she is making a little progress.Amy had to go to the doctor because she has eaten too much fruit.I need some advise. I have a problem with Financial Maths.

Countable nouns

a, the, each, another, every, that, this

Both, either, neither

Can be used with possessive adjectives: my, your, their ...

both, enough, few, many, more, most, other, several, some, there, those, a lot of

A both jelentése: mindkettő. Csak megszámlálható főnév előtt használjuk. Utána a főnév mindig többes számban áll.Például: I hate them both. - Mindkettőjüket utálom.

Az either-é bármelyik a kettő közül. Csak megszámlálható főnév előtt használjuk. Ha közvetlenül a főnév előtt áll, akkor a főnév egyes számba kerül.Például: Take either side of the table. - Az asztal bármelyik oldalát választhatod. Ha azonban a főnév és az either között az of the áll, akkor a főnevet többes számba tesszük. Például: I can choose either of them. - Bármelyiket választhatom.

A neither-é egyik sem a kettő közül. Csak megszámlálható főnév előtt használjuk. Az either ellentéte, tehát rá is ugyanazok a szabályok vonatkoznak.Például: Neither of you is nice. - Egyikőtök sem szép. He gave me two cookies, but neither was very tasty. - Adott nekem két sütit, de egyik se volt túl jó.

Uncountable nouns

enough, little, more, most, much, other, some, that, this, any, no, the, my, your, their

A both jelentése: mindkettő. Csak megszámlálható főnév előtt használjuk. Utána a főnév mindig többes számban áll.

Az either-é bármelyik a kettő közül. Csak megszámlálható főnév előtt használjuk. Ha közvetlenül a főnév előtt áll, akkor a főnév

Például: Take either side of the table. - Az asztal bármelyik oldalát választhatod. Ha azonban a főnév és az either között az of the áll, akkor a főnevet többes számba tesszük. Például: I can choose either of them. - Bármelyiket választhatom.

A neither-é egyik sem a kettő közül. Csak megszámlálható főnév előtt használjuk. Az either ellentéte, tehát rá is ugyanazok a

Például: Neither of you is nice. - Egyikőtök sem szép. He gave me two cookies, but neither was very tasty. - Adott nekem két sütit,

singular versus plural Be careful how you use it!plural conjugations of collective nouns kollektív főnevek többes számú ragozása USA UK

The goverment is areThe police is areThe staff is are

plural irregular countable nounsThe children areThe people are

irregular non-countable a piece of furniturea piece of advicea piece of information

correlative conjunctions korrelatív kötőszókneither ….. noreither …. or

neither pronoun nor pronoun + verb neither my son nor my doughter has travelled to the UK yet

certain pronouns egyes névmások somebody issomeone isnobady isno one isenybady isenyone is

Common Expressions : Cougars

But this is not our subject for Today.


A cougar is a wild animal that lives in American mountains. That's right !

Cougars symbolize older woman (over 40 usually) who get to bars and night clubs just to look for young men and pick them up for only one reason : non-meaning sex. Sometimes, they pay them for that.

We can also use the word "cougar" as a verb in some countries which this is very popular.

- Demi Moore used to cougar Ashton Kutcher for many years. He was almost half her age but they seemed to be happy together.- Be careful ! I know that kind of women. I guess she's trying to cougar

is a wild animal that lives in American mountains. That's right !

symbolize older woman (over 40 usually) who get to bars and night clubs just to look for young men and pick them up for only one reason : non-meaning sex. Sometimes, they pay them for that.

" as a verb in some countries which this is very popular.

Ashton Kutcher for many years. He was almost half her age but they seemed to be happy together.cougar you.

symbolize older woman (over 40 usually) who get to bars and night clubs just to look for young men and pick them up for only one reason : non-meaning sex. Sometimes, they pay them for that.

Third Conditional

- If I had kept that job, I wouldn't have spent some time with my family.

- If I hadn't come to Italy, I wouldn't have met you, baby !

- If I had finished my report yesterday, I wouldn't have been here today.

- If Emily had studied harder, she might have passed all her exams.

- If I had seen her, I could have asked her out.

We use If + Past perfect + Would have + Past participle to talk hypothetically about things that went unreal and had imaginary results.

We can use might have or could have instead of "would have", if we want to indicate possibility.

Vocbulary : Good mood / Bad mood

Some words that express feelings and emotions :

Positive emotions

Some idiomatic expressions used to describe good and bad moods :

Good mood

joy - gaiety - delight - cheerfulness - merriment - vivacity - calm - satisfaction - enthusiasm - optimism - jubilation

The news of my brother's success really lifted my spirits.

Things are looking up today.

Sam has been walking on air since he won a poetry prize.

My spirits rose when I opened the box and found a nice watch.

Negative Emotions

Bad mood

anger - despair - depression - loneliness - sadness - frustration - worry - fear

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.

Common Expressions : Go back to the drawing board

Sometimes when there were many problems in some project, all you need to do is to go back to the beginning, trying to start it again and do it perfectly.


If this is your situation, you can use the expression "Go back to the drawing board

- 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.

Sometimes when there were many problems in some project, all you need to do is to go back to the beginning, trying to start it again and do it perfectly.Go back to the drawing board" especially when you want to scrap all your previous plans and ideas.

go back to the drawing board and try things differently.

Sometimes when there were many problems in some project, all you need to do is to go back to the beginning, trying to start it again and do it perfectly." especially when you want to scrap all your previous 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 whole 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 kidding or 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 that silly ?

Well, I agree. He was a real idiot ! A few people were laughing, but I think that was just because he was making fool out of himself.

Common Expressions : Strike the iron while it's hot

Today's expression is an old proverb from the 1500's.

We use the expression to talk about seizing the opportunity. If we have a chance, we should do what it takes or we will lose everything at once.


If a blacksmith doesn't forge the iron when it's hot, it soon cools and it will be hard to soften it. All he has to do is to

- Aaron is in good temper right now. Ask him to help you and strike the iron while it's hot

- They should strike the iron while it's hot and ask her for a favor before she changes her mind.

- Strike the iron while it's hot and give him your resume now.


If a blacksmith doesn't forge the iron when it's hot, it soon cools and it will be hard to soften it. All he has to do is to strike the iron while it's hot

strike the iron while it's hot.

and ask her for a favor before she changes her mind.


strike the iron while it's hot.

Spoken English : Show Interest and Surprise

Use tag questions : Were they ?Does she ?Did he ?

Use surprise expressions : Really ?!Oh my God !Oh No !

How awful ! That's amazing ! How interesting !

Ask many questions in a row :When ? Where ? How ? Why ? What was that like ? How Can I do that ? How ? Why ?

Use expressions with How or That's :

Common Expressions : shivers down your spine(a hideg futkos a hátadon)

To shiver is to shake with cold or fear.


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 his/her

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.

Sometimes, we use shivers down your spine to express excitement.

- Whenever I watch this movie, I feel a shiver down my spine.

- Her marvelous voice sends shivers down my spine.

shivers down his/her spine.

These are nouns for groups of people.

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a family a crew

a brood of chicks a school of fish

a band of musicians

Many collective nouns can be used with a singular or plural verb.For example:- My family was happy to see me.or

Collective Nouns

Collective nouns are words for groups of people, animals or things.

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- My family were happy to see me.But the following collective nouns always take a plural verb:cattle, people, the police.

Examplesan audience a flock of sheepa gang a gaggle of geesea band a gang of robbersa group a herd of cattlea choir a litter of cubsa team a pod of whalesa class a pack of wolvesa bunch of keys a pride of lionsa collection of books a set of stampsa deck of cards a swarm of beesa fleet of ships a troupe of actors

an orchestra

a team of players

Many collective nouns can be used with a singular or plural verb.

are words for groups of people, animals or things.

But the following collective nouns always take a plural verb:

Past perfect simple / Past perfect continuous

Past perfect simpleWe use past perfect simple to talk about an action that happened before another in the past.

Example :

It's used with reporting verbs in the past : believed, said, thought, told ...Example :

We use past perfect simple with a wish in the past.Example :

Past perfect continuous

Past perfect continuous is used to show why an action in the past happened.to clarify that an action occurred for a long time in the past.to show that an action continued in the past until another happened.

Example :

my father had already left the office before I rang him up yesterday.

Mum believed I had stayed up late last night.

I wish I had been to Singapore last holidays.

Yesterday evening I felt torn out as I had been doing the housework all day long.

English Grammar : Suffixes in English and their meanings

Here's some words that uses suffixes in English. Add a prefixe and change the meaning.

Prefix Meaningable Which can be al Belonging toant / enten Made offul Full of

ishLike a As of a

less Without

ousCausingOf the nature of

ly Like a

yCovered withhaving much or many

ship

State of being a

nessthureiceiondom

State ofance / ence

er / or A person who

hood Time ofen To make

English Grammar : Suffixes in English and their meanings

Here's some words that uses suffixes in English. Add a prefixe and change the meaning.

Exampleseatablenationaldependentwoodencarefulfoolishchildishtreeless

dangerousfriendlydusty hairy glassyrelationshipgoodnesslengthpleasure justice protectionfreedomappearanceleadertraitorchildhoodstraighten

English Grammar : Cause

for, here, introduces a cause. It's slightly more formal than because.

Examples :

American newspapers try to entrain as well as give information, for they have to complete with TV.

we introduce a cause using : because, for, since or as.

- Newspapers are necessary in everyday life because they keep people informed.

- Advertisers use children in their commercials as childhood is seen as a world of innocence and honesty.

- Many people don't like commercials, for advertising campaigns add to the price of the products.

- Advertising creates frustration since it makes people want to buy what they cannot afford.

Listen and repeat

- Yes, It is.

- Waiter, This meat is too hard. Why is that ?

Rules

- Some verbs are usually only used in the present simple : hear, like, love, see, think, want, decide, know ...

Examples

- The weather is beautiful today.- The sun rises every day.- Madagascar is an island.- Amanda takes a train to work.- I'm learning how to speak english.- She's listening to Ricky Martin.- He's playing a game.- We're starting now.

Present simplePresent continuous

- They say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Is that true, Phil ?

- And, what does an onion do, Phil ?- It keeps everyone away.

- The problem isn't the meat, Madam. You're cutting the plate !

My sister usually watches TV in the evening and I play computer games.It's my sister's birthday today. We're having a party.

- We use the present simple for habitual actions or state facts.- We use the present simple to talk about story that's happening now.- We use some time expressions with the present simple : every day, sometimes, often, always, usually ...- We use the present continuous for temporary actions that are continuing to happen.- We use some time expressions with the present continuous : Now, at present, at the moment ...

- We can use Have in the present continuous if we're talking about a temporary fact.



English Grammar : Making predictions

Will + Adverb / Adverb + Won't

May / May not / Might / Might Not / Could

Likely to

They probably won't be there on time.We will definitely lose the game this Sunday.She will certainly pass her exam tomorrow.

It could be dangerous there.Lincoln may call me in any minute.He might not come today.

Students in the next class are likely to get good marks.The economy is likely to improve next month.From now on, people are likely to get married late.

English Grammar : Make / Let / Allow

Make Form :Examples :

You should make him get a job.I know how to make you feel better.The new teacher never made us do homeworks.

Let Form :Examples :

My mother wouldn't let me to go to the party.I know, you didn't do your best. You just let me wen everytime.They won't let their children make their own decisions.

Allow 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 ?

- We use Let and Allow to give someone permission to do something.- We use Make to talk about obligation and to force someone to do something.

Make + Object + Verb (Without To)

Let + Object + Verb (Without To)

I know, you didn't do your best. You just let me wen everytime.They won't let their children make their own decisions.

Allow + Object + to + VerbBe + allowed + to + verb

They always allow me to hang out with my friends and stay out late.

Are they allowed to wear costumes this Halloween ?

to give someone permission to do something. to talk about obligation and to force someone to do something.

Who / Whom / Which / Whose / When / Where

Learn How to combine two sentences using one those relative clauses :

Who

Whom

Which

Whose

When

Where

The man who lives next to us works in Roma.Monica always helps people who are less fortunate.

The lecturer whom I talked to is interested in history.

The river which flows through Montpellier is Lez.The books which I bought were interesting.

The teacher whose course I am taking gives hard tests.The lady whose bag you found says thanks.

That was the moment when she started to feel scared.

This is the place where you were bought up.This is the park where we met.

I suppose she would be about forty when she died.

Uses of WouldWould is used :

1- Instead of will after a verb in the past, usually in reporting a statement.

2- After "so that", "in order that" to express purpose or result.

3- After "wish" to express what we want to happen.

4- To express firm refusal.

5- In polite requests, indications or offers.

6- With imagine/say to express something we are not certain about.

He told me that he would soon be back.He would take care of our cat.

Some rare birds are carefully watched so that nobody I always put my photos in the album in order that I

I wish you would stop arguing!I wish he would tell me the truth.

I spent hours talking to him, but he wouldn'tchange his mind.We offered Beth a large sum of money, but she

Would you like some coffee?I'm having a party tonight. Would you like to come?

I would say they'll be here by eight.I would imagine the teacher will give us the marks before Tuesday.

Úgy gondolom, körülbelül negyvenéves lehetett, amikor meghalt.

1- Instead of will after a verb in the past, usually in reporting a statement.

2- After "so that", "in order that" to express purpose or result.

3- After "wish" to express what we want to happen.

5- In polite requests, indications or offers.

6- With imagine/say to express something we are not certain about.

Some rare birds are carefully watched so that nobody would harm them.I always put my photos in the album in order that I wouldn't lose them.

wouldn'tchange his mind.We offered Beth a large sum of money, but she wouldn't sell her car.

you like to come?

imagine the teacher will give us the marks before Tuesday.

Regardless of

Examples :

Regardless of is an adverb + preposition that means without considering something or paying no attention to.

- Regardless of their political tendencies, American news papers tend to limit themselves to state or city news.

- Eighteen year old people can vote regardless of their sex or origin.

- All Spanish children have to study "Castillano" regardless of their native language.

- Regardless of their rank, all employees have to obey the factory regulation.

- Telephone owners pay a fixed tax regardless of whether they have used their phones or not.

- All immigrants have to apply for a stay permit regardless of their countries of origin.

- Regardless of their use, all medicines should be kept out of the reach of children.

Common Expressions : Don't put all your eggs in one basket

You should not concentrate all your resources and prospects in one single thing. If you do, you risk all your efforts on one opportunity.


This negative imperative "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is an idiomatic expression that has the concept of diversification ( a financial term that means the act of mixing a wide variety of investment within a portfolio).

In business world, investing all your money into one project is a stupid behaviour actually and the clever businessman is the one who spread the risk and put his eggs into several baskets.

- My boss is a very careful businesswoman. She never puts all of her eggs in one basket.

- All you care about is your math courses and you totally forget about other subjects. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket boy !

Reading Skills : SQ4R method

Here is a method called SQ4R (SQRRRR) that can help you improve your reading skills :

Survey

Question

Read

Recite

Review

Reflect

Survey > Question > Read > Recite > Review > Reflect

Before you read a test, survey it to get its main idea or purpose. Look at the title and subtitles, pictures and their captions, charts and graphs, introduction and conclusion, introductory and concluding sentences.

While you are surveying, ask any question you think the text will answer. You can write these questions to concentrate and focus your attention.

Read each paragraph or section of the text with your questions in mind. Look for the answers, and write them in your own words to guarantee a better understanding.

After you have read and answered all of your questions, remember them, and see if you can answer without going back to the text.

Once you have finished all the text, review your notes (questions and answers) and build a mental organization of the ideas in the text.

Re-read your questions and notes and evaluate how much information you can recall. Try to explain the process you went through and think of how you can improve your reading comprehension.

Write a report

How to structure your report

TitleThis should be short and precise. It should give the reader a general idea about the content of the report.

IntroductionThe introduction sets the scene for your report by giving the reader details (date, place, participants ....)

BodyThe body is the main part of the report. It should include the main ideas and it is usually limited to one paragraph.

ConclusionIn the conclusion, you evaluate the success of the event and the reactions of the different participants.

Example : Report on dropping out from school [Seminar]

OrganisersTopicDatePlaceParticipantsAttendanceActivities

Main ideas

Evaluation and Reactions

Evaluation and Reactions

This should be short and precise. It should give the reader a general idea about the content of the report.

The introduction sets the scene for your report by giving the reader details (date, place, participants ....)

The body is the main part of the report. It should include the main ideas and it is usually limited to one paragraph.

In the conclusion, you evaluate the success of the event and the reactions of the different participants.

Example : Report on dropping out from school [Seminar]

Local Education AuthoritiesDropping out in countryside schools : causes and solutionsDecember 18thTown Hall conference roomEducators, parents, associations, political officials250 people approximatelyMini-lectures, workshopsSome causes of the phenomenon :

PovertySchools situated far from housesChildren needed in farm work and household chores ...

Encourage drop-out students to return to schoolSupport poor families to be able to send their children to schoolSensitise parents and children about the importance of schooling

Seminar :

fruitful and successful

Participant :

Recommendations :

Some satisfied with resultsOthers call for further action

Key Wordsran into: to unexpectedly see someonebursting at the seams: very happylooking for someone: trying to find someone to datetotal loser: someone who is unsuccessfulwent out with / go out with: to go on a date withblind date / blind dating: to go out on a date with someone you have never metin touch (with): to be in contact (with)lost touch: no longer in contact withtwo sheets to the wind: very drunk; drank too much alcoholtrashed: very drunkhead and shoulders above the rest: much better than other thingsfunny spin on things: funny way of looking at thingscracks me up: makes me laugha recipe for disaster: something that is likely to end badlya good bit: a lotback in the day: a long time agoa different story: not the same asbehind closed doors: done in private; not happening where people can see itthe norm: commonshacking up: when an unmarried man and an unmarried woman live together; when a man and a woman who are dating live together but are not married

Common Expressions : Teacher's pet


A teacher's pet is a student who gets marks because he's in special favor with teachers. But, does everyone like those kinds of students ?

Of course teachers do, because they bring them an apple but other students call them "Hypocrites" because they are trying to be strangely nice to teachers and annoying because they put their hands up in every occasion.

- He used to be a teacher's pet when we were students, but ow, he's just a looser.

- Go with her and she will teach you how to become a teacher's pet.

Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech in which we compare two or more unlike things that have some resemblance in common.

I want to show you some examples:

When I say "Life is a journey", there's something in common between the journey with its moments of success/failure and life with its ups/downs challenges.

- I'm a little cloudy right now. Can you remind me later, please ? (cloudy here means confused or puzzled)

- It has been forever since we've talked. (forever here refers to the meaning of a long time. People use other expressions like that. for example : That was a million years ago)

- We have reached a crossroads. (reaching a crossroads describe the time when you have to decide. And we say a crossroads with s and its plural is just the same)

- I struggle to hide my feeling. (It's clear that struggle has the same meaning as fight in this sentence)

- I had a stormy relationship with Sofia. (with a lot of arguing)

How Come / How Comes it

"How come you are thirsty ?" sounds very bad grammatically, and many ESL student don't understand the meaning.but if I sa but if I say "How come, after having a full glass of juice, you are thirsty ?" maybe people can understand it easily."How come""How come" is the new version of "How comes it that" and It's widely used between young people.When someoWhen someone asks you "how comes it" or "how come", you have to know that the question is about the how and the why of something.

How comes it that you ask for nothing today ?How come it rains today?

Examples

"How come you are thirsty ?" sounds very bad grammatically, and many ESL student don't understand the meaning.but if I say "How come, after having a full glass of juice, you are thirsty ?" maybe people can understand it easily."How come" is the new version of "How comes it that" and It's widely used between young people.When someone asks you "how comes it" or "how come", you have to know that the question is about the how and the why of something.

3 I'm with you there! I agree with you!4 to make a pass someone to flirt with someone

or hitting on you

dumped her dobta őtNick 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

Nick made a pass at her!No one would be there to hit on you.Are you hitting on me?I was hitting on you.I'm not hitting on you.

he's going out with her.

I knew your country in 2007.

Senki sem lesz ott aki kiszúrna téged magának.Flörtölsz velem? Kikezdesz velem?Ráhajtottam magára.Nem akartalak megütni.

I've been to your country.I was in your country.I visited in your country.

go along to progressto accompanyto accept or agree

go around to satisfy a needto circulate

go away to leavego buy to pass

to act in accordancego down to drop belowgo off to explode/detonate

happen in a particular mannergo over to check/examinego through to experience/endurego under to failgo south to fallgo up to raise

Business is going along quite well.Can I go along with you to the store?I'm not going along with what he says.There aren't enough jobs to go around.There are rumors going around about the president.Are you going away for the winter?As the years go buy you get wiser.She always goes by the rules.The sun goes down at 7pm.Her boss went off on her because she was late.The store opening went off very well.The coordinator went over my progress.He went through some rough times in the past.The project went under for lack of support.The shares went south.Gas prices will continue to go up.

Grammar : adjectives + prepositions

Adjectives that express a person’s feelings about something are often followed by about:— angry, anxious, pessimistic, sorry, upset, worried— enthusiastic, happy, optimistic— certain, doubtful, right, wrong

Certain other adjectives expressing how you feel about something are followed by with:— bored, fed up, pleased, satisfied

Adjectives that say how well you do something are often followed by at:— bad, good, hopeless, useless

Adjectives describing a person’s behaviour towards another person are followed by to or towards:— kind, nice, polite, rude

Similar to certain verbs and nouns, many adjectives are typically followed by a particular preposition. The advertisement below contains a number of common “adjective + preposition” pairs:

Are you bored with your job and eager for a change?I’m disappointed with my career.I’m interested in learning new languages.I’m worried about what the future holds.Are you keen on giving your life a new direction?

A good dictionary will tell you which preposition to use with a particular adjective. The right combinations have to be learned and memorized, as there are no rules. How ever, adjectives with a similar meaning are often followed by the same preposition.

¦ I’m pessimistic about my future.

¦ I’m bored with my job.

¦ I’m hopeless at languages.

¦ Always be polite to your customers!Many adjectives can be followed by a number of prepositions, often with a different meaning. The choice of preposition can depend on whether the object of the adjective is a thing or a person:¦ We’re really angry with Paul.¦ Everyone’s angry about his decision.¦ Kate is very good with children.¦ She’s also good at managing their parents.¦ Emily is responsible for marketing our products in Asia.¦ She’s directly responsible to the managing director.

Common Expressions : To be in a person's shoes


If you talk of being (or putting yourself) in another person's shoes, this means you imagine that you are in that person's situation or predicament, so you can understand what they must be going through.

- If I were in your shoes, I'd ask for at least another $200 a month.

- I can't even think of putting myself in your shoes, your life is a mess, man!

- You have to put yourself in her shoes and understand her as it should.

Grammar : Who and Whom

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 the object of a preposition that immediately precedes it, as in (b):b) With whom were you planning to collaborate?

c) She is the only person alive who I am not willing to talk about.Who were you planning to collaborate with?

d) There were 20 people present, some of whom I had never met.

There is another syntactic environment in which you will sometimes find people using "whom" instead of "who". Consider the following example :e) Miller, who/whom she thought was her friend, actually tried to kell her.

Although the making of case was lost in the English nominal system nearly 1,000 years ago, one still distinguishes between subjective and objective case in the pronominal system: "I" vs "me", "he" vs "him", "she" vs "her" ... Only the second-person "you" has just one form. So it might seem logical that this distinction should also be observed for the personal interrogative/relative pronoun "who/whom" as well. But this is not the case. "Who" has clearly won the day, even when it functions as an object. For most native speakers, the form "whom" hardly exists. In general, it is used in formal English, and even there, it would be absurd to insist on "whom" in all cases.Sentence (a), for example, is, at best, extremely formal-sounding. It's hard to imagine that someone would actually say "whom", rather than "who", here in a conversation:

In fact, it's an understatement to say that "whom" is natural here: it is the only option it would be considered grammatically incorrect to use "who" in stead of "whom" in these examples. Of course, sentences such as these are somewhat formal for an entirely different reason: the prepositions are "fronted", that is, moved to the front of the clause. In conversation, it is far more common to "stand" the preposition :

One also encounters the structures of (c) with "whom" instead of "who", but this is stylistically a bit odd, since it mixes a formal element ("whom") and a less formal one (preposition stranding). There are some cases where the preposition cannot be stranded, most notably with partitives such as "some/all/many/two of whom":

At first glance, it looks as if the relative pronoun is the object of "thought". But oon closer inspection, we see that it is the subject of a tensed clause embedded under "thought" (logically : "he was her friend"). In other words, the object of "thought" is not "who/whom" but the entire clause. Traditionally, "whom" was considered a grammatical mistake here, since it is logically a subject. But one does encounter sentences such as (e), use "who" and not "whom".

Order of Adjectives

Kinds of Adjectives

Adjectives of size

Adjectives of color

Adjectives of quality

Adjectives of origin

Order of Adjectives

When you use more than one adjective to give more information about people, places or things, the usual order is :

Examples :

Sometimes, people use more than one adjective to describe a noun or a pronoun. In this case, we use some sort of order. But first, let's browse all kinds of adjectives.

big elephanthigh tower

yellow ballred carpet

old womanbeautiful girl

Made of adjectiveswooden chairsilk dress

Italian guyBritish accent

Size > Quality > Color > Origin > Made of

large Asian templered cotton dressdelicious Mexican Tacosbig brown wooden table

tall beautiful Russian ladyshort French silk skirt


Sometimes, people use more than one adjective to describe a noun or a pronoun. In this case, we use some sort of order. But first, let's browse all kinds of adjectives.

long rivershort skirt

grey bearblue eyes

handsome guyrich man

golden crowniron man

Japanese womanAmerican car

Origin > Made of


Sometimes, people use more than one adjective to describe a noun or a pronoun. In this case, we use some sort of

tall manhuge truck

white pigeongreen energy

cool weathernice place

plastic spoonsilver bullet

Asian artAustralian flag

Common Expressions : on the prowl

And, we use the same expression for people who are out, usually at night, looking for a sexual partner or someone to date.


To be on the prowl is an animal reference for walking around the forest or the jungle, moving quietly while hunting, as in search of prey or something to eat.

- Boastfulness is one of the things you must avoid when you're on the prowl.- Yesterday was the first time I saw Loyd out after divorce and he was on the prowl.

Expressing Fear in English

Expressing fearI'm scared of heights.I'm terrified of being stuck in a lift.I'm frightened of flying.I've got a fear of flying.I'm petrified of spiders.I'm terrified of the dark.I'm scared of her.I've got this irrational fear of clowns.I can't bear to be in a room with cats.I can't stand being in high places.He's got a phobia about flying.It was really scary!It was frightening!

Trying to reassure someoneCome on, there's nothing to worry about.Don't worry!What's the worst that could happen?They can only say no.Calm down!Take it easy!

Desperate measuresHelp!Run!Run for your life!

I like it

1 I'm really into it2 I'm keen on it3 I'm fond of it4 it appeals to me

56 It's to my liking7 I'm partial to it8 I'm crazy about it9 I'm mad about it

10 I'm attached to it11 I'm passionate about it

I have a passion for it12 I'm addicted to it13 I've grown to like it14 I've got a soft spot for her/him15 I fancy her16 I can't get enough of it

It goes down well(with people)

I'm really into footballI'm really keen on playing guitar.

ez szimpatikus nekem

This wine is to my liking.I'm partial to a glass of wine sometimes.I'm extremely interested in it and I do it a lot

I'm very attached my mobile phone.

I'm completly addicted to strike fighter 4.

What are you passionate about?

I really like doing a particular activity. orI'm very interested in doing it and learning about it.I like it because… I've liked it for a long time.It sounds / looks great (I like the idea of it)

Peple like something that you doIt's good quality, and … I like it!részrejaló vagyok … hozzá

Which also means: I love doing it and I do it a lotI like it a lot and if I lost it, I would be sad.

My passion is my career.

I like it so much. I can't stop doing it.I didn't like it at first but now I do.I like her more than other people.I think she is really attractive.I can't stop doing it

I really interested in a subject.

(it's quite a formal expression)I like particular food or drink, especially If I eat it or drink it too much.

I love it because it gives me lot's of pleasure and excitement.

I got to like it It's grown on me.Perhaps I have feeling for her.she's gorgeous

Express purpose in EnglishSome structures that we use to express purpose in English.

To + infinitive

For + noun

For + ing

In order to + infinitive

So that + modal

So as to + infinitive

Radio and television are used to reach people everywhere in the country.

The journalist met Mr Zhang for an interview.

Posters and brochures are used for convincingpeople to study.

They use the media in order to sensitisepeople to the advantages of literacy.

We make a great effort so that we can learn about new technologies.

This means that we need to double our efforts and our investments so as to achieve good results.

WordPart of speech

alternativesnoun

amplifyverb: kibővít

arbitrationnoun, válaszott bíróság, egyeztető eljárás

bargainverb: alku,megállapodás,üzletkötés

bottom-linenoun

collectiveadj

compensateverb

complyverb: eleget tesz,teljesít,engedelmeskedik

compromiseverb

concessionnoun: (ár)engedmény,koncesszió

conflict resolutionnoun

confrontverb

consensusnoun

cooperationnoun

counter proposalnoun: ellenjavaslat

counterattackverb/noun: ellentámadás

counterpart

cordiallyverb/noun: szívesen, készséggel

demandsadv

deadlocknoun

dispute

noun: hasonmás,hasonló szerepet betöltö személy, tárgyalásban másik fél

noun

dominateverb

entitledadj

flexibleadj

hagglingverb

hostilitynoun

high-ballverb

impulsenoun

indecisiveadj

leveragenoun

log-rollingverb

low-ballverb

misleadverb

mutualadj

objectivenoun

point of viewnoun

pressureverb

proposalnoun

receptiveadj

resentmentnoun

resistancenoun

resolveverb

tacticsnoun

tensionnoun

trade-offnoun

ultimatumnoun

unrealisticadj

victorynoun

yieldverb

Meaning

other options

expand; give more information

the lowest one is willing to go

together

make up for a loss

agree

a thing that is granted or accepted

general term for negotiations

present an issue to someone directly

agreement by all

the working together

present other side of an issue

person on the other side of the negotiations

politely

point where neither party will give in

argument/conflict

conflict that is addressed by using a neutral third partytry to change a person's mind by using various tactics

changing one's mind/terms slightly in order to find a resolution

the offer/request which is presented second in response to the first proposal

needs/expectations that one side believes it deserves

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

quick decision without thought or time

has difficulty choosing/making a decision

trading one favour for another

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

make a request that is much higher than you expect to receive

(bargaining power) something that gives one party a greater chance at succeeding over another

offer something much lower than you think the opponent will ask forconvince by altering or not telling the whole truth about something

feeling of stress/anxiety caused by heavy conflict

terms that are offered in return for something else

very unlikely to happen

a win

to give in to another's requests

a final term that has serious consequences if not 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 atIf 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.

Expressions with Matter

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 matter of time.Your face is swollen and your eyes are red, what's the matter ?

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.

What's the matter ?As a matter of factThat's another matter

It is a matter of timeTo make matters worse

No matter Who / What / Where

I burned the meat I was preparing for the reception, and to make matters worse all the guests arrived early.

What's wrong? What's the problem?To tell the truth / In realitySomething is completely different.

To make a situation even more difficult

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 matter of time.Your face is swollen and your eyes are red, what's the matter ?

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.

This consequence is inevitable though it may not happen immediately

It's not a problem Who / What / Where something happens.

I burned the meat I was preparing for the reception, and to make matters worse all the guests

Grammar : Infinitive without "to"

Find here is an infinitive without "to".

The infinitive without to is used :

After : can, must, shall, should

After : help, make (meaning to oblige) and let

After : feel, hear, see, watch, notice and when the action is perceived from beginning to end

We need our parents to help us find a husband.

You must obey the rules.He should go with his father.

I won't let him drive my car.Please help me lift this box. It is so heavy !

I watched the boys play football.Yes, I saw Drew take off but I don't know where she has gone.

Express Addition and Concession

Expressions of Addition

In addition - Moreover - Also

As well as

Along with

Not only ... but ... also

Expressions of Concession

Although - Though

However - Yet

Despite - In spite of

Denise's book is about gender and cultural dimensions of globalisation. Moreover, it addresses the production and use of women's magazine.

Rural women need education as well as health care.

Along with being busy with her professioal career, Susan manages her family life.

Women's magazines are not only criticised for being elitist but also for focusing on urban issues.

Although globalisation has a positive impact on Spanish women's situation, there is still fear of losing local tradition.

Some women are illiterate. However, they benefit from pictures in magazines.

In spite of being illiterate, some women use the magazine's pictures as resources for dressmaking.

2. + object + (to)infinitive 3. + (bare)infinitive 4. + (to)infinitive 5. + verb+inghelp allow can begin avoidlet ask could continue beginmake convince had better decide continue

expect might forget don't mindforce should hate end uphelp will hope enjoypay would rather like finishpersuade love forgetteach menage hate

need keeponly (to)infinitive plan like

(can't) afford prefer loveagree beleegyezik vmibe seem miss

aim szándékozik megtenni vmit start prefer

arrange megbeszél vmit, elintéz vmit want regretask megkér vmire startattempt megkísérel

beg könyörög only gerund (-ing)

choose admit beismeri, hogy vmit tett

claim állít vmit avoid elkerüli hogy vmit tegyen

dare merészel, bátorkodik delay elodáz vmit

dread retteg, fél deny tagadja, hogy vmit tett

expect azt reméli, azt várja enjoy élvez vmit, nagy kedvvel csinál

fail fancy kedvet érez vmihez

hope remél vmit tenni finish befejez

intend szándékozik imagine elképzeli, hogy vmi történik

learn include többek között vmi történik

long vágyakozik vmit tenni keep (on) tovább csinál valamit

manage sikerül vmit tenni postpone elhalaszt, későbbre tesz

need szükséges neki vmit tenni prevent megakadályoz

offer ajánl vmit tenni recall felidéz, visszaemlékezik

pretend resist ellenáll vminek

promise ígéri, hogy megteszi risk megkockáztatja, hogy

refuse nem hajlandó vmit tenni can't stand "nem állhatja", utálja, ha

seek suggest javasolja, hogy

strive küzd, igyekszik vmit tenni tolerate elvisel, tolerál

venture belevág, megkísérel vmit tenni

volunteer önként jelentkezik vmit tenni

vow megfogadja, hogy

want akar

wish kíván

1. + object + (bare)infinitive

nem engedheti meg magának (anyagilag)

úgy dönt (azt a választást hozza)

nem sikerül neki, nem tesz meg vmit

tanul vmit csinálni (hogy hogyan kell csinálni)

azt tetteti, hogy / úgy tesz, mintha

minden erejével azon van, hogy vmit tegyen

(to)infinitive gerund (-ing)allow (object)+to abhor gyűlöl, utál

(can't) afford nem engedheti meg magának (anyagilag) acknowledge elismer,bevall

agree beleegyezik vmibe admit beismeri, hogy vmit tett

aim szándékozik megtenni vmit advise ajánl,javasol,tanácsol

appear feltűnik allow lehetővé tesz, megenged

arrange megbeszél vmit, elintéz vmit anticipate megérez, előre lát, számít vmire

ask appreciate méltányol, nagyra becsül

attempt megkísérel avoid elkerüli hogy vmit tegyen

beg könyörög begin (el)kezd

begin (el)kezd be worth (meg)ér vmit

can/can’t wait alig várom can’t helpcare tőrődik, gondol vmivel, érdekli celebrate ünnepel, dicsőít

chance megkockáztat, feltesz confess beismer,elismer,bevall

choose úgy dönt (azt a választást hozza) consider megfontol, elgondolkozik vmiről

claim állít vmit continue folytat

come adódik, történik defend oltalmaz,(meg)véd

consent jóváhagy, hozzájárul delay elodáz vmit

continue folytat deny tagadja, hogy vmit tett

convince detest megvet,utál

dare merészel, bátorkodik discontinue abbahagy,felhagy

decide discuss (meg)tárgyal, (meg)vitat

demand igényel, követel dislike nem szeret, utál

deserve (ki)érdemel, megszolgál dispute vitat,megvitat

determine elhatároz, eldönt don't mind nem bánom

dread retteg, fél dread retteg, fél

elect (meg)választ end up végez vhogy

endeavor igyekszik, törekszik vmire endure kitart,elvisel,eltűr

expect enjoy élvez vmit, nagy kedvvel csinál

fail nem sikerül neki, nem tesz meg vmit escape menekül, szökik

force evade elkerül,kikerül

forget (el)felejt explain indokol, magyaráz

get kap fancy kedvet érez vmihez

grow (up) növekszik fear retteg, fél

guarantee szavatol, jótáll feel like kedve van vmihez

hate utál feign kitalál,tettet

hesitate habozik, tétovázik finish befejez

help forget (el)felejt

hope remél vmit tenni forgive megbocsát

hurry siettet, sűrget give up (stop) felad, abbahagy

incline elhajlít, eldönt hate utál

intend szándékozik imagine elképzeli, hogy vmi történik

learn tanul vmit csinálni (hogy hogyan kell csinálni) include többek között vmi történik

like mint preferál jelentésben keep (on) tovább csinál valamit

love mint preferál jelentésben like szeret

long vágyakozik vmit tenni love imád

manage sikerül vmit tenni mention említ, szová tesz

mean jelent, gondol mind (object to) figyelembe vesz, kifogásol, bán

need szükséges neki vmit tenni miss hiányol

neglect mellőz, elhanyagol necessitate (meg)követel, kényszerít

offer ajánl vmit tenni omit kihagy, elhagy, elfelejt

pay permit engedélyez, megenged

plan tervez picture lefest, megfest, ábrázol

persuade postpone elhalaszt, későbbre tesz

prefer practice gyakorol, praktizál

prepare előkészít prefer előnyben részesít

pretend azt tetteti, hogy / úgy tesz, mintha prevent megakadályoz

promise ígéri, hogy megteszi put off elhalaszt, elnapol

profess előad, gyakorol, szerepel recall felidéz, visszaemlékezik

prove igazol, (be)bizonyít recollect visszaemlékezik, visszagondol

refuse nem hajlandó vmit tenni recommend ajánl, tanácsol

remain tartózkodik, marad regret megbán

request kíván, folyamodik, kér report jelent, közvetít

resolve resent neheztel, zokon vesz

say mond resist ellenáll vminek

seek minden erejével azon van, hogy vmit tegyen resume újrakezd, folytat, összefoglal

seem tűnik, látszik risk megkockáztatja, hogy

shudder remeg, borzong start kezd

start kezd shirk kitér vmi elől, kibújik vmi alól

strive küzd, igyekszik vmit tenni shun kitér, kikerül

struggle küzd, viaskodik can't stand "nem állhatja", utálja, ha

swear fogad, esküszik, káromkodik is suggest javasolja, hogy

teach (object)+to support segít, támogat

tend hajlamos vmire, hajlik rá tolerate elvisel, tolerál

threaten fenyeget, (meg)félelmít understand (meg)ért

turn out átváltozik urge sűrget, ösztökél

venture belevág, megkísérel vmit tenni warrant jótáll, garanciát vállal, igazol, indokol

volunteer önként jelentkezik vmit tenni

vow megfogadja, hogy

wait vár

want akar

wish kíván

would like szeretne

yearn bánkódik, búsul

megkér vmire(object)+to

meggyőz(object)+to

azt reméli, azt várja(object)+to

kényszerít,erőltet(object)+to

(object)+toor (object)+bare

fizet(object)+to

meggyőz(object)+to

felbont, feloldelhatároz, eldönt

(to)infinitive

allow (object)+to learn tanul vmit csinálni (hogy hogyan kell csinálni)

(can't) afford nem engedheti meg magának (anyagilag) like mint preferál jelentésben

agree beleegyezik vmibe love mint preferál jelentésben

aim szándékozik megtenni vmit long vágyakozik vmit tenni

appear feltűnik manage sikerül vmit tenni

arrange megbeszél vmit, elintéz vmit mean jelent, gondol

ask need szükséges neki vmit tenni

attempt megkísérel neglect mellőz, elhanyagol

beg könyörög offer ajánl vmit tenni

begin (el)kezd pay

can/can’t wait alig várom plan tervez

care tőrődik, gondol vmivel, érdekli persuade

chance megkockáztat, feltesz preferchoose úgy dönt (azt a választást hozza) prepare előkészít

claim állít vmit pretend azt tetteti, hogy / úgy tesz, mintha

come adódik, történik promise ígéri, hogy megteszi

consent jóváhagy, hozzájárul profess előad, gyakorol, szerepel

continue folytat prove igazol, (be)bizonyít

convince refuse nem hajlandó vmit tenni

dare merészel, bátorkodik remain tartózkodik, marad

decide request kíván, folyamodik, kér

demand igényel, követel resolve

deserve (ki)érdemel, megszolgál say mond

determine elhatároz, eldönt seek minden erejével azon van, hogy vmit tegyen

dread retteg, fél seem tűnik, látszik

elect (meg)választ shudder remeg, borzong

endeavor igyekszik, törekszik vmire start kezd

expect strive küzd, igyekszik vmit tenni

fail nem sikerül neki, nem tesz meg vmit struggle küzd, viaskodik

force swear fogad, esküszik, káromkodik is

forget (el)felejt teach (object)+to

get kap tend hajlamos vmire, hajlik rá

grow (up) növekszik threaten fenyeget, (meg)félelmít

guarantee szavatol, jótáll turn out átváltozik

hate utál venture belevág, megkísérel vmit tenni

hesitate habozik, tétovázik volunteer önként jelentkezik vmit tenni

help vow megfogadja, hogy

hope remél vmit tenni wait vár

hurry siettet, sűrget want akar

incline elhajlít, eldönt wish kíván

intend szándékozik would like szeretne

it takes yearn bánkódik, búsul

megkér vmire(object)+to

fizet(object)+to

meggyőz(object)+to

meggyőz(object)+to

felbont, feloldelhatároz, eldönt

azt reméli, azt várja(object)+to

kényszerít,erőltet(object)+to

(object)+toor (object)+bare

it takes + (to)infinitiveit takes + indirect object + (to)inf.

gerund (-ing)

abhor gyűlöl, utál give up (stop) felad, abbahagy

acknowledge elismer,bevall hate utál

admit beismeri, hogy vmit tett imagine elképzeli, hogy vmi történik

advise ajánl,javasol,tanácsol include többek között vmi történik

allow lehetővé tesz, megenged keep (on) tovább csinál valamit

anticipate megérez, előre lát, számít vmire like szeret

appreciate méltányol, nagyra becsül love imád

avoid elkerüli hogy vmit tegyen mention említ, szová tesz

begin (el)kezd mind (object to) figyelembe vesz, kifogásol, bán

be worth (meg)ér vmit miss hiányol

can’t help nem bírom ki, nem tehetek róla necessitate (meg)követel, kényszerít

celebrate ünnepel, dicsőít omit kihagy, elhagy, elfelejt

confess beismer,elismer,bevall permit engedélyez, megenged

consider megfontol, elgondolkozik vmiről picture lefest, megfest, ábrázol

continue folytat postpone elhalaszt, későbbre tesz

defend oltalmaz,(meg)véd practice gyakorol, praktizál

delay elodáz vmit prefer előnyben részesít

deny tagadja, hogy vmit tett prevent megakadályoz

detest megvet,utál put off elhalaszt, elnapol

discontinue abbahagy,felhagy recall felidéz, visszaemlékezik

discuss (meg)tárgyal, (meg)vitat recollect visszaemlékezik, visszagondol

dislike nem szeret, utál recommend ajánl, tanácsol

dispute vitat,megvitat regret megbán

don't mind nem bánom report jelent, közvetít

dread retteg, fél resent neheztel, zokon vesz

end up végez vhogy resist ellenáll vminek

endure kitart,elvisel,eltűr resume újrakezd, folytat, összefoglal

enjoy élvez vmit, nagy kedvvel csinál risk megkockáztatja, hogy

escape menekül, szökik start kezd

evade elkerül,kikerül shirk kitér vmi elől, kibújik vmi alól

explain indokol, magyaráz shun kitér, kikerül

fancy kedvet érez vmihez can't stand "nem állhatja", utálja, ha

fear retteg, fél suggest javasolja, hogy

feel like kedve van vmihez support segít, támogat

feign kitalál,tettet tolerate elvisel, tolerál

finish befejez understand (meg)ért

forget (el)felejt urge sűrget, ösztökél

forgive megbocsát warrant jótáll, garanciát vállal, igazol, indokol

VERB + INFINITIVE VERB + INFINITIVE

Verbs followed by a gerund (gerund-participle) verb form

admit He admitted smoking marijuana. delay They delayed leaving.

advise †He advised going to college. deny He denied stealing it.

allow †They allowed smoking outside. deserve He deserves being in jail.

anticipate I anticipate having fun. detest She detests exercising.

appreciate She appreciates having help. discuss We discussed going out.

avoid We avoid asking for help. dislike He dislikes dressing up.

begin *I begin working tomorrow. enjoy She enjoys dressing up.

can't bear I can't bear hearing lies. escape He escaped getting married.

can't help I can't help sneezing. finish We finished watching TV.

can't stand I can't stand waiting. forget **I forgot turning the light off.

celebrate He celebrated getting a job. imagine He imagined being free.

complete He completed reading it. hate *She hates being alone.

consider He won't consider helping. keep We keep trusting him.

Verbs that do not change meaning when followed by a gerund or infinitive object

attempt I attempted to build / building a house. continue We continued to work / working all day.

begin We began to work / working. deserve He deserves to be / being in jail.

can't bear I can't bear to leave / leaving you. hate I hate to miss / missing my bus.

can't stand I can't stand to see / seeing waste. like I like to smim / swimming.

Verbs Followed by Infinitives

afford I can afford to buy it. continue¹ I continue to work there.

agree I agreed to help her. decide I can afford to buy it.

appear You appear to be lost. demand He demanded to know.

arrange I arranged to meet them. deserve¹ You deserve to win.

ask I asked to go along. desire She desires to see you.

attempt¹ I attempted to explain. expect I expect to be a little late.

beg I begged to go too. fail I failed to get an A.

begin¹ I began to take classes. forget² I forgot to call you.

can't bear I can't bear to leave. hate I hate to miss your show.

can't stand¹ I can't stand to wait. hesitate¹ I hesitate to say anything.

care I don't care to see them. hope I hope to leave soon.

choose I choose to live here. intend¹ I intend to win the game.

claim He claims to be smart. learn I learned to speak Swahili.

consent She consented to marry him. hope I hope to see you soon.

VERB + INFINITIVE VERB + INFINITIVE

like *I like learning languages. reccommend I recommend staying.

love *We love going on vacation. regret *I regret not being there.

mention He mentioned having dogs. remember **I remember hearing it.

mind Do you mind smoking there? resent ††I resent being left alone.

miss I miss being home. resist I resist eating too much.

neglect *I neglected doing my work. risk He risked losing everything.

postpone I postponed having kids. start *We started taking walks.

practice I practice playing the piano. stop **He stopped smoking.

prefer *We prefer eating early. suggest He suggested chewing gum.

prevent Vaccinations prevent getting ill. support He supported going to war.

prohibit †They prohibit parking here. tolerate We don't tolerate cheating.

quit I quit smoking. try We tried eating snails.

recall She recalls being young. understand I understand getting mad.

love I love to travel / traveling

prefer I prefer to walk / walking.

start She started to cry / crying

like¹ I like to swim. regret I regret to tell you this.

would like I'd like to go with you. remember² I remembered to lock it.

love¹ I love to dance. seem He seems to be relaxed.

manage I'll manage to survive. start¹ It started to snow.

mean I didn't mean to hurt you. struggle I struggle to do well.

need I need to ask them. swear I swear to be true.

neglect¹ I neglected to do my work. tend I tend to be on time.

offer I offered to pay for it. threaten I hope to see you soon.

plan I plan to leave soon. try² I try to help often.

prefer¹ I prefer to pay less. use³ I used to play tennis.

pretend I pretend to be confident. volunteer I volunteered to cook.

prepare I will prepare to leave. wait I wanted to see the show.

promise I promise to be on time. want I want to leave now.

refuse I refuse to believe lies. wish I wish to go to Italy.

Common Expressions : Stuck in a rut

Let's see other examples :

If you are stuck in a rut, you are in a situation that has become boring, unproductive, uninspired and weighed down, but that is too difficult for you to change.people can also use in a rut without "stuck" where it's impossible to make progress.

- I feel I'm stuck 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 was in a rut, so I had to change it.

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