pitfall (noun)
a pitfall is a problem which you didn’t expect to have
handy (adjective; informal)
useful
a pitfall is a problem which you didn’t expect to have
handy (adjective; informal)
useful
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Improving your spelling
notorious (adjective)
if something is notorious, it is well-known – but for a bad reason
patchwork (noun)
usually used to describe a bedcover made of many different pieces of different-coloured cloth. Here, it describes the different languages which have been used to ‘make’ English.
mnemonic (noun; /?eµ????/)
something which you use to aid your memory of a word or idea
to jog your memory (verb)
to make you remember something
if something is notorious, it is well-known – but for a bad reason
patchwork (noun)
usually used to describe a bedcover made of many different pieces of different-coloured cloth. Here, it describes the different languages which have been used to ‘make’ English.
mnemonic (noun; /?eµ????/)
something which you use to aid your memory of a word or idea
to jog your memory (verb)
to make you remember something
Changing your pronunciation
to aspire to (something) (verb)
to have a very strong ambition to do (something)
to make out (something) (verb)
to understand when you hear something
to differentiate (between) (verb)
to recognise the difference between two things
to have a very strong ambition to do (something)
to make out (something) (verb)
to understand when you hear something
to differentiate (between) (verb)
to recognise the difference between two things
Keeping the conversation going
to chat (verb)
to have a conversation, usually with friends
to network (verb)
to meet and chat with new people who are in the same business as you, usually in a social setting.When you network, you usually hope to form a business relationship with the people you meet.
instinctively (adverb)
if you do something instinctively, you know what to do without thinking about it.
delegate (noun)
a person attending a business conference
to have a conversation, usually with friends
to network (verb)
to meet and chat with new people who are in the same business as you, usually in a social setting.When you network, you usually hope to form a business relationship with the people you meet.
instinctively (adverb)
if you do something instinctively, you know what to do without thinking about it.
delegate (noun)
a person attending a business conference
Changing the tone of what you say
to make allowances for (someone/something)
to understand or tolerate someone or something even if this creates a problem
to get to grips with (something) (verb)
to fully understand a skill or piece of information so that you can use it
vague (adjective; /ve?g/)
unclear. Often used when talking about language, thoughts and ideas.
to understand or tolerate someone or something even if this creates a problem
to get to grips with (something) (verb)
to fully understand a skill or piece of information so that you can use it
vague (adjective; /ve?g/)
unclear. Often used when talking about language, thoughts and ideas.
Giving yourself time to think in conversations
fluently (adverb)
if you speak or write English fluently, you do it easily and without mistakes.
to panic (verb)
to become confused because you are afraid
strategy (noun)
a plan to help get round a problem
chunk (noun)
a language chunk is a group of words (or phrase) which together form a unit of meaning (e.g.‘Would you like a…’ is used to make offers)
to clarify (verb)
to make something clear
to paraphrase (verb)
to say the same thing, but using different words
if you speak or write English fluently, you do it easily and without mistakes.
to panic (verb)
to become confused because you are afraid
strategy (noun)
a plan to help get round a problem
chunk (noun)
a language chunk is a group of words (or phrase) which together form a unit of meaning (e.g.‘Would you like a…’ is used to make offers)
to clarify (verb)
to make something clear
to paraphrase (verb)
to say the same thing, but using different words
Widening your vocabulary
synonym (noun)
when two words are synonyms, they express the same idea (e.g. ship/boat). Be careful, however – two words rarely mean exactly the same thing. There are usually some fine differences of meaning.
when two words are synonyms, they express the same idea (e.g. ship/boat). Be careful, however – two words rarely mean exactly the same thing. There are usually some fine differences of meaning.
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