Reading Skills: At The Office. BeginnerA New Office. Beginner
The Hotel of the Famous. Intermediate
Comic Strip 1. Intermediate
Comic Strip 2. Intermediate
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Reading Comprehension (A1-A2)
Reading Skills: At The Office. BeginnerA New Office. Beginner
The Hotel of the Famous. Intermediate
Comic Strip 1. Intermediate
Comic Strip 2. Intermediate
Interactive exercises
Modern English Words and Slang Terms
New English words, slang terms and figures of
speech for conversations. Not sure how
to use them? Don’t worry, we’ve included definitions and examples of
how to use them in a sentence.
Earworm
A song or tune that, once you’ve heard it, is stuck in your head.
Use it: “That new Taylor Swift song is such an earworm!”
Use it: “I’m having a staycation this summer, as I’m trying to save money.”
Use it: “There’s a new Breaking Bad webisode online, have you seen it?”
Use it: “We raised enough money to launch our business using crowdfunding.”
Use it: “We’re going to be glamping at Glastonbury this year.”
Use it: “Have you seen the Prince William and Kate Middleton lookalikes over there?”
Use it: “I’ll send my notes in a handover email so you can continue the project while I’m away.”
Use it: “The film was a bit meh.”
Use it: “I’m planning to binge-watch the entire series of Game of Thrones this weekend!”
Use it: “See you later, bae.”
From Pearson
Earworm
A song or tune that, once you’ve heard it, is stuck in your head.Use it: “That new Taylor Swift song is such an earworm!”
Staycation
Spending your holiday in your hometown rather than travelling abroad. Often spent relaxing around the house or doing activities in the local area.Use it: “I’m having a staycation this summer, as I’m trying to save money.”
Webisode
An episode or series created exclusively for online viewing. This can be part of a web series or used to promote a television series.Use it: “There’s a new Breaking Bad webisode online, have you seen it?”
Crowdfunding
Funding a project or business venture by asking a large number of people (typically online) to invest a small amount of money – usually via websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo.Use it: “We raised enough money to launch our business using crowdfunding.”
Glamping
Glamorous camping! Avoiding any rough conditions with luxurious facilities and accommodation, such as a yurt or cabin.Use it: “We’re going to be glamping at Glastonbury this year.”
Lookalike
Something or someone that closely resembles something else, often used to describe someone who looks very similar to a celebrity.Use it: “Have you seen the Prince William and Kate Middleton lookalikes over there?”
Handover
This word has a more political significance, in terms of gaining land or ownership. However, its modern usage is commonly in the workplace: The act of passing over control or responsibility to another person while you are off work on holiday or leaving a job.Use it: “I’ll send my notes in a handover email so you can continue the project while I’m away.”
Meh
When something is a little uninspiring or dull. Also a word you could use to describe your lack of interest or indifference. It’s basically a verbal shrug.Use it: “The film was a bit meh.”
Binge-watch
Watching multiple episodes of a TV show, one after another, in a single sitting. Usually with a DVD box set or using online streaming.Use it: “I’m planning to binge-watch the entire series of Game of Thrones this weekend!”
Bae
An affectionate term for a girlfriend or boyfriend, short for babe or baby. Some say it’s an acronym for ‘before anyone else’.Use it: “See you later, bae.”
From Pearson
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
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Zero
0 is zero and in British English, it’s sometimes known as nought.
In telephone numbers, room numbers, bus numbers and dates (years), we say oh.
Here are some examples:
American English uses various words for sports scores: The Yankees are winning three nothing/ three zero/ three zip.
In telephone numbers, room numbers, bus numbers and dates (years), we say oh.
Here are some examples:
- The meeting is in Room 502 (five oh two)
- You need to take Bus 205 (two oh five)
- She was born in 1907 (nineteen oh seven)
- My telephone number is 07781 020 560 (oh double seven eight one oh two oh five six oh OR zero seven seven eight one zero two zero five six zero)
American English uses various words for sports scores: The Yankees are winning three nothing/ three zero/ three zip.
For tennis scores we say love: ‘The score was thirty love. (30-0)
For temperatures we say zero: ‘It’s zero degrees celsius today (0°)
The decimal point (Notice that in English we say decimal point, and not a dot as in internet addresses).
For temperatures we say zero: ‘It’s zero degrees celsius today (0°)
The decimal point (Notice that in English we say decimal point, and not a dot as in internet addresses).
In British English, zero and nought are used before and after a decimal point. American English
does not use nought.
Oh can be used after the decimal point.
Here are some examples:
Oh can be used after the decimal point.
Here are some examples:
- 0.05 zero point zero five OR nought point nought five
- 0.5% zero point five per cent OR nought point five per cent.
- 0.501 zero point five zero one OR nought point five nought one OR nought/zero point five oh one
Reading Numbers
When expressing large numbers (more than one hundred) read in groups of hundreds. The order is as follows: billion, million, thousand,
hundred. Notice that hundred, thousand, etc. is NOT followed by an ‘s’.
Two hundred (NOT two hundreds)
NOTE: British English takes 'and' between 'hundred and ...' American English omits 'and'.
350 – three hundred and fifty / Three hundred fifty
425 – four hundred and twenty-five
873 - eight hundred and seventy-three
112 - one hundred and twelve
15,560 – fifteen thousand, five hundred and sixty
786,450 – seven hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred and fifty
342,713 - three hundred and forty-two thousand, seven hundred and thirteen
569,045 - five hundred and sixty-nine thousand, forty-five
2,450,000 – two million, four hundred and fifty thousand
234,700,000 – two hundred and thirty-four million, seven hundred thousand
2,350,400 => two million, three hundred and fifty thousand, four hundred
NOTE - Remember: Use ‘and’ only between hundreds in British English.
DECIMALS
Read decimals as the given number point XYZ
2.36 - two point three six
14.82 - fourteen point eight two
9.7841 -nine-point seven eight four one
3.14159 - three point one four one five nine (that's Pi!)
PERCENTAGES
Read percentages as the number followed by ‘percent / per cent"
100% hundred per cent
37% - thirty-seven per cent (BRITISH ENGLISH)
12% - twelve percent (AMERICAN ENGLISH)
87% - eighty-seven percent
3% - three per cent
FRACTIONS
Read the top number as a cardinal number, followed by the ordinal number + ‘s’
3/8 - three-eighths
5/16 - five-sixteenths
7/8 - seven-eights
1/32 - one thirty-second
NOTE: ¼ =>one quarter, 2/3 => two thirds, ½ one half
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Here are the descriptive names of a number of important numerical expressions:
- Speed - 100 mph (miles per hour) 120 kpm (kilometres per hour) Read speed as numbers: One hundred miles per hour
- Weight - 80 kg (kilograms) OR 42 lbs (pounds)
Read weight as numbers: Eighty kilograms OR forty-two pounds
- Telephone number - 0171 895 7056
Read telephone numbers in individual numbers:
zero/oh one seven one eight nine five seven zero/oh five six
- Date - 12/04/65
Read dates: month, day, year in the US December the fourth nineteen sixty-five
day, month, year in the UK
The twelfth of April nineteen sixty-five
- Temperature - 28° C (Celsius) OR 72° F (Fahrenheit)
Read temperature as "degrees +number": twenty-eight degrees Celsius OR seventy-two degrees Fahrenheit
NOTE: sub-zero, minus zero
- Height - 1 m 89 cm / 6'2''
Read height first meters then centimeters, or feet then inches: one meter eight nine centimeters or 6'' 2' six feet two inches
- Price - $60
Read the currency first then the number: Sixty dollars
- Score - 2-1
Read scores as "number + to + number": Two to one
Ordinal
numbers are used when speaking about the place in something such as in competitions. Most numbers end in 'th', except first, second, and third of every ten numbers.
1st - first 2nd - second 3rd - third
4th- fourth 5- fifth. 12- twelfth
17th - seventeenth
21 - twenty- first. 46 - forty -sixth
http://esl.about.com/od/beginningvocabulary/a/ex_numbers.htm
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