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About Me
Followers
Thoughts
''IF YOU DO NOT PLAN YOUR PLAN,
IT WILL REMAIN A DREAM''
IT WILL REMAIN A DREAM''
Dictionary
Links
My Persuasion Checklist - for Persuasive Texts
An opening statement of the case
The present tense
Logical connectives
Techniques to attract and engage
Evidence and examples
Persuasive language
Powerful reasons and benefits
A closing statement to reinforce
Prefijos I
a-, Anglo-, anti-, auto-,
bi-,
cent-, circum-, co-, contra-, counter-,
de-, deci-, dis-,
ex-, extra-, fore-,
in-, inter-.
bi-,
cent-, circum-, co-, contra-, counter-,
de-, deci-, dis-,
ex-, extra-, fore-,
in-, inter-.
Grammar
Key learning
I travelled in a six-carriage train.
She received an eight-page letter from him.
I have to sit a three-hour exam tomorrow.
Opinion
In my opinion
Yo my mind
I hold the view that
Personally, I have no doubt that
my own thoughts are
One expression
The four corners of the Earth.
Phrasal verb
Get together
I travelled in a six-carriage train.
She received an eight-page letter from him.
I have to sit a three-hour exam tomorrow.
Opinion
In my opinion
Yo my mind
I hold the view that
Personally, I have no doubt that
my own thoughts are
One expression
The four corners of the Earth.
Phrasal verb
Get together
Get on
It is nice to get together with people you get on with.
Get over with
Get away
Let's get this meeting over with, or else we'll never get away before the rush hour and it will take ages to get home.
Make
Make an appointment.
Make the bed.
Make a decision.
Make an effort.
Make an excuse.
Make friends.
Make fun.
Make a plan.
Make a noise.
Make a mess.
Do
Do your best.
Do business.
Do exerxise.
Do a favour.
Do homework.
Do work.
Do sport.
Do the sopping.
One adjective
Hectic.
Life in the city is too hectic for my grandmother.
Expressions with time
To spend time.
To kill time.
To pass the time.
To have a good time.
Ten times three.
Behind the time.
From time to time.
To waste time.
At times.
In time.
To take time off.
ful or full
Full becomes -ful when added to the end of a word:
- beautiful joyful useful mouthful spoonful
Note also: fulfil fulfilment
But: fullness
- beautiful joyful useful mouthful spoonful
Note also: fulfil fulfilment
But: fullness
i before e except after c
This rule works with many words, especially if the sound is "ee":
ceiling, believe, deceive, niece, receive, shield, siege.
but: seize, protein, weird, species, Keith, Neil, Sheila, are some examples of exceptions
ceiling, believe, deceive, niece, receive, shield, siege.
but: seize, protein, weird, species, Keith, Neil, Sheila, are some examples of exceptions
y or i
Words ending in y and preceded by a vowel, keep the y:
key - keying, play - playing, annoy - annoying.
Words ending in y and preceded by a consonant, change the y to i when adding -ed or er:
cry - cried, fly - flier, carry - carried, dusty - dustier.
But keep the y when adding -ing:
cry - crying, fly - flying, carry - carrying.
key - keying, play - playing, annoy - annoying.
Words ending in y and preceded by a consonant, change the y to i when adding -ed or er:
cry - cried, fly - flier, carry - carried, dusty - dustier.
But keep the y when adding -ing:
cry - crying, fly - flying, carry - carrying.
Keep e?
sufixes: -ed, ing, er, ly, etc
If the sufix begins with a vowel, the e is dropped:
hope - hoping, dive - diver, pursue - pursuing, celebrate - celebrated.
Exception: age - ageing
If the sufix begins with a consonant, the e is kept:
bare - barely, fine - finely, woe - woeful, refine - refinement, care - careless.
Exception: argue - argument, awe - awful, due - duly, true - truly, whole - wholly
If the sufix begins with a vowel, the e is dropped:
hope - hoping, dive - diver, pursue - pursuing, celebrate - celebrated.
Exception: age - ageing
If the sufix begins with a consonant, the e is kept:
bare - barely, fine - finely, woe - woeful, refine - refinement, care - careless.
Exception: argue - argument, awe - awful, due - duly, true - truly, whole - wholly
useful verbs
"I was born in..."
"I grew up in..."
"I moved to..."
"I started/left school/university, etc."
"I became interested in..."
"I'm thinking of..."
"I'm hoping to..."
"I'd like to..."
"I grew up in..."
"I moved to..."
"I started/left school/university, etc."
"I became interested in..."
"I'm thinking of..."
"I'm hoping to..."
"I'd like to..."
Presenting your conclusions
"All/Some of us thought that..."
"We are all absolutely sure that..."
"We couldn't agree about..."
"We're not sure whether..."
"We thought this question was fairly obvious/the hardest..."
"We are all absolutely sure that..."
"We couldn't agree about..."
"We're not sure whether..."
"We thought this question was fairly obvious/the hardest..."
TABLE TRIVIA
In what country was Picasso born? Spain.
The eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD destroyed the city of Herculaneum and which other city? Pompeii.
To watch; to look at carefully observe.
The eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD destroyed the city of Herculaneum and which other city? Pompeii.
In what decade was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated? 1940s
Who wrote the controversial novel ''The Satanic Verses''? Salman RushdieTo watch; to look at carefully observe.
Who moves first at chess? White
To which hemisphere do penguins belong?Southern
Which daughter of Zeus was the cause of the Trojan War?Helen
In which country was the Tango first danced? Argentina
Who gave the donkey a voice in Shrek? Eddie Murphy
Which nutty chocolate is sold in triangular bars? Toblerone
Which river divides the US and Mexico? Rio Grande
Which game is similar to lawn bowls but is played on ice? Curling.
Dad, kayak and rotavator are examples of what kin of word? Palindromes.
In which country is ''Le Monde'' a major national newspaper? France
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