ENERGY Type of Energy Clean energy: Energy that does not create pollution Wind turbines: Modern windmills used to create power from the wind Solar panels: The implement used to create solar energy Solar energy: Energy from the sun Fossil fuels: A collective term for coal petrol and gas Natural resources: For example water, coal and … 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: 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