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greatly (adv): by a large amount; very much

How to Use "Greatly" with Example Sentences Used with verbs: "He is greatly admired in the medical profession." (admired, respected) "They greatly increased the membership fee." (increased, decreased, reduced) "We were greatly affected by his death." (affected, changed, saddened) "He greatly appreciates the help he has received." (appreciates) "The problem has been greatly exaggerated." (exaggerated, overestimated, underestimated) "The numbers fluctuate greatly." (fluctuate, vary) "The program has been greatly expanded." (expanded, extended, modified, simplified) "This change greatly improved the plan." (improved) "The benefits greatly outweigh the risks." (outweigh) "He has greatly influenced me." (influenced) "His reaction surprised me greatly." (surprised, troubled, concerned) Used with adjectives: "He was greatly amused by her behavior." (amused, concerned, disappointed, shocked, surprised, troubled, upset) "She is greatly indebted to him." (indebted) "They are greatly interested in science." (interested) "This plan is greatly superior over the previous one." (superior, preferable)

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NEEDN'T & DON'T NEED TO. What's the difference between them?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv317.shtml
  

There is also a difference in use when these verbs are used to describe present situations. We can use both needn't and don't need to to give permission to someone not to do something in the immediate future. We can also use need as a noun here:

You don't need to water the garden this evening. It's going to rain tonight. 

You needn't water the garden this evening. It's going to rain tonight. 

There's no need to water the garden this evening. It's going to rain tonight. 

You don't need to shout. It's a good line. I can hear you perfectly. 

You needn't shout. It's a good line. I can hear you perfectly.                                      

There's no need to shout. It's a good line. I can hear you perfectly.

 

However, when we are talking about general necessity, we normally use don't need to:

You don't need to pay for medical care in National Health Service hospitals.

You don't need to be rich to get into this golf club. You just need a handicap.

NEEDN'T HAVE & DIDN'T NEED TO. What's the difference between them?

 Both these forms are used to talk about past events, but there is sometimes a difference in use. When we say that someone needn't have done something, it means that they did it, but it was not necessary. Didn't need to is also sometimes used in this way:

You needn't have washed the dishes. I would've put them in the dishwasher. 
You didn't need to wash the dishes. I would've put them in the dishwasher. 
I didn't need to prepare all that food. They phoned to say they wouldn't be coming. 
I needn't have prepared all that food. They phoned to say they wouldn't be coming.

 But we also use didn't need to to say that something was not necessary under circumstances where it was not done:

The sun came out so we didn't need to take any rainwear on the trip.

We had plenty of petrol in the tank so I didn't need to fill up.

We didn't need to wait for long for them. They arrived just after us.

 

Sensory disabilities

http://www.hwns.com.au/Resource-centre/Types-of-disabilities/sensory-disability

http://www.onetoonesupportservices.co.uk/Deafblind%20sensory%20impairments%20definitions.htm

https://www.britannica.com/topic-browse/Health-and-Medicine/Diseases-and-Disorders/Diseases-of-the-Senses/2

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Reading: What comes NATURALLY

Irving Berli

Doin' What Comes Natur'lly Lyrics

Folks are dumb where I come from
They ain't had any learnin'
Still they're happy as can be

Doin' what comes naturally
Doin' what comes naturally

Folks like us could never fuss
With schools and books and learnin'
Still we've gone from A to Z

Doin' what comes naturally
Doin' what comes naturally

You don't have to know how to read or write
When you're out with a feller in the pale moonlight
You don't have to look in a book to find
What he thinks of the moon or what is on his mind

That comes naturally
That comes naturally

My uncle out in Texas
Can't even write his name
He signs his checks with X's
But they cash 'em just the same

If you saw my pa and ma
You'd no they had no learnin'
Still they raised a family

Doin' what comes naturally
Doin' what comes naturally

Uncle Jed has never read
An almanac on drinkin'
Still he's always on a spree (parranda)

Doin' what comes naturally
Doin' what comes naturally

Sister Sal who's mus-i-cal
Has never had a lesson
Still she's learned to sing off-key (desafinado)

Doin' what comes naturally
Doin' what comes naturally

You don't have to go to a private school
Not to pick up a penny by a stubborn mule
You don't have to have a professor's dome (figurative: head)
Not to go for the honey when the bee's at home

That comes naturally
That comes naturally

My tiny baby brother
Who's never read a book
Knows one sex from the other
All he had to do was look

Grandpa Bill is on the hill
With someone he just married
There he is at ninety-three

Doin' what comes naturally
Doin' what comes naturally

Sister Lou ain't got a sou figurative: a samll amount of money- coloquial : céntimo)
Although she goes out shoppin'
She gets all her stockings free

Doin' what comes naturally
Doin' what comes naturally

Cousin Nell can't add or spell
But she left school with honors
She got every known degree

For doin' what comes naturally
Doin' what comes naturally

You don't have to come from a great big town
Not to clean out a stable in an evening gown
You don't have to mix with the Vanderbilt's
Not to take off your panties when you're wearing kilts (schoolgirl's pleated skirt)

That comes naturally
That comes naturally

My mother's cousin Carrie
Won't ever change her name
She doesn't want to marry
And her children feel the same

Sister Rose has lots of beaus (French- boyfriends)
Although we have no parlor (US- reception room: salòn)
She does fine behind a tree

Doin' what comes naturally
Doin' what comes naturally

Vocabulary: Noise and sound

cry - noun [countable]  /kraɪ/

a loud expression of emotion, especially pain, fear, or happiness

cry of:a cry of pain/anguish

give/utter a cry:The horses gave a cry of alarm.

shriek - noun [countable]  /ʃriːk/

a sound of someone shrieking

shrieks of laughter

scream - noun [countable]  /skriːm/

a loud high noise that you make because you are hurt, frightened, or excited

He heard screams coming from the hotel lobby.

scream of:screams of laughter/terror/rage/pain

give/let out a scream:She gave a little scream of delight.

groan -noun [countable] /ɡrəʊn/

a long low sound that a person makes, especially when they are in pain or unhappy

squeak - verb  /skwiːk/

1. [intransitive] to make a short, high noise
   

   The door squeaked open.

   Synonyms and related words 

2. [intransitive/transitive] to speak in a high voice, especially because you are upset or excited

growl -verb  /ɡraʊl/

1. 1

   [intransitive] if an animal growls, it makes a frightening or unfriendly low noise
   

   The dog growled at me.

   Synonyms and related words 
2. [intransitive] if thunder or a machine growls, it makes a low unpleasant noise
   

   Synonyms and related words 
3. [intransitive/transitive] to say something in an unfriendly and angry way
   

   ‘I couldn’t care less,’ Ben growled.

   Synonyms and related words

British accents and dialects

Vacabulary: Describing rooms and houses

Dark and Dingy
 (dark in an unpleasant way + often dirty)

Bright and cheerful

Light and Airy
 ( light +well-ventilated)

Neat and tidy
 (well-organised)

Warm and cosy
 (comfortable)

Cramped and cluttered
(small + crowded + untidy)

Tourism and going places

URBAN SPRAWL

CITY LANDFILL

Vocabulary: Describing an adventure

Exquisite waterfalls

Exquisite views

Exquisite flowers

Idyllic cabin/ spot/ setting

Swirling mist/ water/ wind

Vocabulary: Anger

to have/throw a tantrum

To be seething with anger

to fly into a rage

an outburst of temper

to blow your top

to let off steam