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Simon This post is a glimpse into the world of literary English. In this area of the English language we encounter a very flowery and poetic style. We see imagery, figures of speech, metephor, simile, metonymy, allegory, personification and pathetic fallacy. We are confronted by patterns of sound such as assonance, alliteration and onomatopoeia. We also see … Read more
Planning and writing an essay or composition Read the question or essay title carefully to make sure you fully understand exactly what is required. Brainstorming: Quickly note down some ideas on the topic as you think of them. Then write down some vocabulary that you know you will need to write about this subject. Planning: … Read more
Native speakers of English often use idioms. What are idioms? An idiom is a phrase whose meaning is difficult or sometimes impossible to guess or understand by looking at the meanings of the individual words it contains. For example, the phrase be in the same boat has a literal meaning that is easy to understand, … Read more
A great technique that is often used when giving presentations is to first ask a rhetorical question to introduce an emphatic statement. for example : So, just how big IS the market? …………..eNORmous. * Notice how the adjective in the question is reinforced with a stronger adjective in the answer. Notice also how the verb … Read more
When you ask a rhetorical question, you don’t really expect an answer. The answer is understood. Like when you ask, “Why me?!” Rhetorical – adjective 1. (of a question) asked only to make a statement or to produce an effect rather than to get an answer. When something is rhetorical that means it is made … Read more
So on the last post we looked at a few synonyms of words beginning with the letter ‘a’. Part 2 of this post will give examples of words beginning with ‘b’ and their synonyms. basis / foundation / base / bedrock beat / batter / pound / pummel / lash / hammer beautiful / pretty / … Read more
This blog shows the differences between groups of words with similar meanings. The words in each group are given order of frequency_ from the most common to the least common. The word in bold shows you the entry in a dictionary where you can find the note. action / move / act / gesture / … Read more
Spring Forward: 100 years of British Summer Time British Summer Time Read through this interesting article and see if there is any new vocabulary for you. The Royal Observatory’s public clock, the Shepherd Gate Clock, set permanently to Greenwich Mean Time ©NMM. Repro ID: D56012007 marked 100 years since British Summer Time was first proposed … Read more
Read this text about negotiation. Fill the blanks in the text with the words from this list: agreement – bargaining – compromise – concessions – deadlock – gain – offers – priorities – reactions A negotiation is a way of reaching an agreement by means of discussion and___________. Each side has something the other wants … Read more
for & since for + a period of time and since + a point in time are two ways of saying the same thing. for a few days / for five years / for ages since Saturday / since I left school / since 1999 been been is the past participle of go as … Read more