lunes, 17 de agosto de 2020

Synonyms


YES

Affirmative, good, all right, okey, OK, fine, yeah, sure, affirmative, uh-huh, alright, exactly. 



NO

Never, none, nothing, not, noway, nowise, not at all, certainly not, absolutely not, nay, nix.




Word formation


1.      Book:             Booklet/ booking/ booked

2.      Defend:          Defender/ defensive

3.      Enjoy:            Enjoyment/ enjoyable/ enjoyably

4.      Create:           Creative/ recreate/ creation

5.      Communicate:       Communication/ uncommunicative/ communicator

6.      Moral:            Moralizing/ immoral/ immorally



Collocations


- To lose (your) temper:       to become very angry.

-To play a trick on someone:      to confuse someone or cause problem for them.

-To reach a decision:        to make a decision, agreement about something. 

-To stand a chance:           have a prospect of success or survival.

-To catch a cold:           to become ill with the common cold.

-The weather forecast:       a statement of what the weather is likely to be for the next da of few days, usually broadcast on television or radio or printed in a newspaper.









jueves, 13 de agosto de 2020

Phrasal Verbs


-Hung up:         to put the phone down.

-Chat up:          to talk to someone in a friendly way because you are attracted to them.

-Broke up:        to end a (romantic) relationship.

-Cut down:       to do or use something less often.

-Speak up:        to speak in a louder tone.

-Get away:        to escape.

-Take off:          suddenly become successful.