CRIME + Violent crime: Includes assault, mugging and armed robbery White-collar crime: Crimes committed by “office works”, for example fraud. Organised crime: Large scale crime by crime organisations such as the Mafia, for example smuggling Key words for Crime Another key word here is “offence” which is a close synonym for crime. It is a … 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
ADVERTISING 1.Advert, advertisement or ad? All these forms of the words are correct but ad is mostly used in spoken English only. You should also be aware of a common pronunciation problem: advert advertise advertisement This means that you make an “iss” sound when say advertisement. This is a very common mistake and one way … Read more
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