Wednesday, November 11, 2015

GO + (gerund)

http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/go_gerund.htm

Go + Gerund List

go boating (the activity of travelling in a small boat on a lake or river for enjoyment - e.g. We’re going boating on the lake today.)

go sailing

go bowling

go scuba diving

go bungee jumping

go shopping

go camping

go sightseeing

go canoeing

go skateboarding

go climbing

go skating

go dancing

go skiing

go fishing

go skinny-dipping (swimming without any clothes on)

go hiking

go skydiving

go horseback riding

go sledding

go hunting

go snorkeling

go jogging

go snowboarding

go kayaking

go mountain climbing

go surfing

go paragliding

go trekking

go parasailing

go water skiing

go rollerblading

go window shopping

go running

go windsurfing

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Excruciating (adj)

excruciating - definition and synonyms

Using the thesaurus

ADJECTIVE

excruciating pronunciation in British English

/ɪkˈskruːʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/

1
causing extreme physical pain

I tried to move my leg, but the pain was excruciating.

She suffered from excruciating headaches.

Synonyms and related words

Physically painful and describing pain:
achy, acute, agonising...
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2
used for emphasizing how bad something is

a moment of excruciating terror

Synonyms and related words

Ways of emphasizing how bad something is:
utterly, sadly, hopelessly...
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Asking questions DIRECTLY and INDIRECTLY

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode46/languagepoint.shtml
INDIRECT QUESTIONS

There are two main ways of asking questions -
directly and indirectly. Both have the same
meaning but we use indirect questions when
we want to be more polite, more formal or
less confrontational.

We can ask a direct question - Where is Brighton Pier?

Or to be more formal or polite, we can ask

an indirect question - I wonder if you could

tell me where Brighton Pier is?

When we create indirect questions, the question
(What time is it?) becomes part of a longer sentence
or questions (Do you know.?) and the word order
changes from the order of a direct question.
For example:
Direct: What time is it?
Indirect: Do you know what time it is?

Direct: Why was he late?
Indirect: Can you tell me why he was late?
Direct: What is that?
Indirect: Would you mind telling me what that is?

When there is no auxiliary verb (be, do have,

can, will etc) in a sentence, we need to put in

do, does or did when we create a direct question.

When we make this into an indirect question

however, we don't use the verb 'do'. For example:
Direct: When does the lesson end?
Indirect: Could you tell me when the lesson ends?

Direct: What car does she drive?
Indirect: Can you tell me what car she drives?

Direct: How did you make that cake?
Indirect: Would you mind telling me how you made
that cake?

If there is no question word (who, what, when,

why, how) in a direct question, we need to use

if or whether in the indirect question.

For example:

Direct: Did she make it on time?
Indirect: Can you tell me if she made it on time? or
Can you tell me whether she made it on time?

Direct: Is this the right bus for Oxford Street?
Indirect: Do you have any idea if this is the right

bus for Oxford Street?

Direct: Is she French?
Indirect: Do you know whether she is French (or not)?

a pier: a large platform which sticks out into the

sea and which people can walk along

poxy (informal): rubbish, not good

a spot: a place

Horror short films for halloween

Saturday, October 17, 2015

START or BEGIN? What's the difference between them?

Begin or start? from English Grammar Today http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/begin-or-start

We can use the verbs begin and start to mean the same thing but begin is more formal than start. Begin is an irregular verb. Its past simple form is began and its -ed form is begun:

When did you begin learning English?

The meeting didn’t start until 9 pm.

We use start, but not begin:

1. to talk about machines:

Press this button to start the printer. (Not: …~~to begin the printer)~~

The lawnmower won’t start. (this means that it doesn’t work) (Not: ~~The lawnmower won’t begin)~~

2. to talk about creating a new business:

She started a new restaurant and it’s been going really well. (Not: ~~She began a new restaurant~~ …)

(“Begin or start ?” from English Grammar Today © Cambridge University Press. Need grammar practice? Try English Grammar Today with Workbook.)

Adverbs for emphasis: collocations of Adv+Adj

"Some adjectives are very often used with a particular adverb, and you need to learn these combinations. Here are a few useful ones:

bitterly cold / disappointed

highly likely / unlikely

heavily pregnant

blindingly obvious

seriously ill / injured

badly damaged"

For more information check the whole article:
http://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2014/10/22/highly-delighted-bitterly-disappointed-ridiculously-cheap-adverbs-for-emphasis/

Ways of crying

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Monday, October 5, 2015

Describing appearance

Friday, October 2, 2015

Progress test 3 CAE

Part 1. Multiple choice cloze

1. collocation: transmit + signal
VERB + SIGNAL (³series of radio waves, chemical messages, etc.)

carry, pass The nerves carry these signals to the brain. |
convert (sth into), scramble, unscramble The signal is scrambled into code before it is sent. |
emit, generate, send, transmit |
detect, pick up, receive, respond to This equipment can detect very low frequency signals.
Source: Oxford collocation dictionary

diffuse

1. [INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] if a gas or liquid diffuses through a substance, or if it is diffused, it spreads through it