VOCABULARY PRACITSE 6: Opinion, attitude, and belief 1. As far as I am enodccenr, happiness is more important than money. 2. In my nponioi, technology is moving too quickly. 3. She aitainsmn that most young people would rather work … Read more
VOCABULARY PRACITSE 6: Metaphor A metaphor is a word or phrase that means one thing and is used to refer to another thing in order to emphasize their similar qualities. For example, in the sentence “Picasso was the father of the Cubist movement”, the word father is not used in its usual sense to mean … Read more
Idioms and colloquialisms 4 Exercise 1:Choose the correct underlined word to complete each of the idioms in bold. The meaning of each idiom is in brackets after the sentence: 1. You shouldn’t try to burn the match / lighter / candle at both ends; you’ll exhaust yourself. (to get up early in the morning and … Read more
EMPLOYMENT 1.Employ – word formation: Employ: Some companies prefer to employ people with experience than better qualified graduates. Employment We can see from the chart that the rate of employment fell by 25% in their third quarter of the year. Employee Some companies do not reward their employees as well as others do. Employer In … Read more
IMMIGRATION The key words for describing immigration are immigrant – the person immigrate – the verb immigration – the idea Note that immigrants (people who enter a country) are also emigrants (people who leave a country) and also migrants. 1.Some common word combinations Illegal immigrants: people who enter a country illegally Economic migrants: people who move … Read more