Golf: what's a Fairway?

Fairway	Es la denominación en inglés de la calle, es decir, la parte del recorrido donde está el césped más cortado.

http://www.golfinspain.com/esp/blog/diccionario-de-golf/

Opposite vs. In front of

Opposite or in front of?

from English Grammar Today

Opposite as a preposition means ‘in a position facing someone or something but on the other side’:

Jake sat opposite Claire in the restaurant. (Jake and Claire are facing each other on different sides of the table.)

Not: Jake sat in front of Claire …

In front of as a preposition means ‘close to the front of something or someone’:

There was a woman in front of me in the bus queue who was crying. (I was standing behind the woman.)

Compare

We parked opposite the hotel.

We parked in front of the hotel.

(“Opposite or in front of ?” from English Grammar Today © Cambridge University Press.)

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

Rugby - the basics

Excruciating (adj)

excruciating - definition and synonyms

    

• Using the thesaurus

ADJECTIVE  /ɪkˈskruːʃiˌeɪtɪŋ/

1. 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. 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?

Word Order

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?

Using 'do'

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?

Using 'if' or 'whether':

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)?

Vocabulary:

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

Horror short films for halloween

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

Source --> https://clasejoseangel.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/words-related-to-cry/

Source--> http://berkaanonymous.blogspot.com.es/2011/06/types-of-crying.html

Describing appearance

Progress test 3 CAE

Part 1. Multiple choice cloze

1. collocation: transmit + signal
VERB + SIGNAL  (³ series 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

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

Light gases diffuse through porous surfaces more rapidly than heavy gases.

2

2. [INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] if light diffuses, or if something diffuses it, it shines over  large area but not very brightly

3. [TRANSITIVE] FORMAL to spread something such as information, ideas, or power among a large group of people

CAE resources

Book: Cambridge English Advanced TRAINER- Six practice tests with answers (2008)

Highly recommended!

Book: Advanced Grammar in Use (third edition)

A FREE online course about IELTS

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/understanding-ielts

Stative verbs

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/stative-verbs.html

The Kitchen - vocabulary

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The Supermarket - Vocabulary

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Nutrients

Food pyramid