Vocabulary Practice 16 :Spelling Exercise 1: There are eleven words in this passage which are spelled incorrectly. Can you find and correct them? Apart from condemming tobacco companies and rising the price of cigarettes, the goverment’s antismoking campain has failed to have any long-term affects, and the only people bennefitting from it are the Treasury … Read more
Vocabulary Practice 11: Phrasal Verb 1 Phrasal verbs are very common in English, and should be learnt like any other item of English vocabulary. In the TOEFL, they are tested in the Listening Comprehension section, and appear frequently in other parts of the test. Exercise 1:In the following sentences, choose the correct verb in bold … Read more
FAMILY Types of family Close-knit family: We’re a pretty close-knit family, we tend to talk to each other every day. Immediate/extended family: While my immediate family is quite small, my more extended family is huge – I think I have over 15(first) cousins. Cousins/ relates: I get on especially well with my (first) cousin. We … Read more
TECHNOLOGY 1.Progress words: When you write and speak about computers and technology, very often you will be asked to say how technology has changed or progressed. Innovation /innovative: The cloud is one of the latest innovations in computer technology. Advance: One major advance is in the use of computers in transport regulation. Develop /development: It … Read more