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OLD TIMES x NOWADAYS

ADVERB + VERB COLLOCATIONS

Collocations are essential to an ellaborate speech.
See the list of adverbs and verbs that best match below:

ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Support
Applaud

CATEGORICALLY
Deny

DEEPLY

Hurt

Regret

Disappoint

Shock

Affect

Grieve

Resent

READILY

Admit

Accept

Confess

TOTALLY

Reject

HONESTLY

Believe

Expect

Think

SINCERELY

Hope

Apologize

Thank

POSITIVELY

Encourage

BARELY (neg)

See

QUITE (neg) / PERFECTLY  (aff)

Understand

FULLY

Appreciate

Agree

Cooperate

Comply

CLEARLY / DISTINCTLY /

VAGUELY (neg)

Remember

Recall

 

DRAMATICALLY

Increase

Decrease

Change

SOUNDLY

Sleep

BITTERLY

Criticize

Complain

LOUDLY

Scream

Weep

Cry

GENTLY

Place

Put

Lay

MISERABLY

Fail

STRONGLY

Oppose

Condemn

Suggest

Feel

Argue

Object

Disagree

Recommend

Support

SERIOUSLY

Think

Wonder

HEAVILY

Breathe

Rely on

THOROUGHLY

Investigate

Review

Check

ABSOLUTELY

Love

Adore

Hate

EAGERLY

Await / Wait

Anticipate

 

SOFTLY

Whisper

Murmur

Caress

Best wishes,

André

IRREGULAR PLURAL FORM

There are tens of words that differ from singular to plural.
Take a look at a short list of them:

CHILD - CHILDREN
MAN - MEN
PERSON - PEOPLE
FOOT - FEET

The ones above are constantly drilled by teachers, right?
What about the following ones?

STAFF - STAFF
BACTERIUM - BACTERIA
DEER - DEER
AIRCRAFT - AIRCRAFT
APPENDIX - APPENDICES
BOOTH - BOOTHS

Attention to verb conjugation when using the words above:

The staff were really helpful.
The bacteria have spread to other parts of the body.
Both booths are broken.


Best wishes,
André

LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENT

One good piece of advice for you to improve your English is replace the words you already know for those you still need practice with.
Take a look at the exmaples below:

I have too much work = I have INSURMOUNTABLE work
Let's get started = Let's get THE BALL ROLLING 
I will give him some info = I will PROVIDE him WITH some info
She got hurt = She got INJURED
It was a delicious cake = It was a SCRUMPTIOUS cake

Watch out for opportunities to do it!

Best wishes,
André

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

 

Pay attention to the uncountable nouns below:

 

INFORMATION

ADVICE

EQUIPMENT

WORK

PAPER

MAIL

KNOWLEDGE

HELP

TROUBLE

STUFF

CARGO

FURNITURE

LAND

NEWS

LUGGAGE / BAGGAGE

 

You are not supposed to conjugate verb TO BE in the plural form with these nouns!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

And the Oscar goes to ...

... THE KING'S SPEECH.

THE ORIGINAL FORMULA FOR COCA-COLA

The formula for Coca-cola is one of the most jealously guarded trade secrets in the world. It is said to be locked in a vault in Atlanta and also, supposed to be unreplicable.
However, according to the website http://www.thisamericanlife.org/, the formula might have been found, by chance, in a 1979 newspaper article. And there are strong reasons to believe it is the original recipe for coke.

If you are as curious as I was at the time I came across the story, go to the website and check out the whole text about it.

You can click the headline above and go straight to the audio of the story, which is an excellent way of practicing your listening.

Best wishes,
André

THE LONGEST ENGLISH WORD

The longest word to be found in a dictionary contains 45 letters:

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

The meaning, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is:
"a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflamation of the lungs"

Due to the rare use of the word outside the medical field, pronunciation aid resource is poor and only available through the following hyperlink:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

If you are curious enough to find out what other words are also considered the longest in the English language, click on the following hyperlink:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English

Best wishes,
André

DID YOU KNOW?

The NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY is a rapid transit system owned by the city of New York and leased to the New York City transit Authority. It is one of the oldest and most expensive public transportation systems in the world with 468 stations in operation. The subway delivers an average of 5 million rides on weekdays and 2.4 million on weekends.

The first underground line of the subway opened in 1904. An interesting fact about the construction of the subway is that the streets were torn up to dig the tunnel below and then, the streets were rebuilt above. By doing that, most sewage pipes had to be redirect and that caused a lot of inconvenience for New Yorkers.

An easy way to practice listening!

PAST TENSE - VIDEO PRACTICE

Pay attention to the explanation and examples in this video concerning the simple past tense:

Best wishes,

André

MODAL PRACTICE

Modal verbs are those that can help you indicate the level of your intent. If you try to get something across by expressing the importance of it, for instance, you will use the word SHOULD. Peek at the websites below for further explanation and practice:

Explanation:
http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/mvbasics_ex.htm

Exercises:
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal6.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal7.htm

MODAL VERBS - PAST

Explanation:
http://myenglishzone.com/Resources/Resources4.htm

Exercises:
http://www.esl-classroom.com/grammar/perfmodals1.html
http://www.esl-classroom.com/grammar/perfmodals2.html

Best wishes,
André

HOW TO DO A HANDSTAND

Best wishes,

André

NOTHING IS CERTAIN, BUT DEATH AND TAXES

This is a popular saying that can be used by anyone when they want to convey the idea that it's impossible to be 100% sure about anything, except dying and having to pay taxes.

Take a look at the humorous video below:

Best wishes,

André

AT A RESTAURANT

How to order a steak:

You go to a steakhouse or any other place where they serve meat. You are mouth-watering for that juicy thick steak. Well, you'd better be prepared to specify how you like it:

WAITER/ WAITRESS: How would you like your steak?
YOU: Well... I don't know!

Check it out:


- rare
- medium-rare
- medium
- well-done
- cooked-to-perfection


Try to remember next time!

Best wishes,
André