Linguistic and literature +grammer skill+academic writing +communication skill+phonetics
Sunday, 21 August 2016
confusing words in english speaking
affect vs effect | a lot/alot/allot
all ready vs already | all right vs alright | allude vs elude | alone vs lonely
altogether vs all together | ambivalent vs indifferent
any vs some | any one vs anyone
apart vs a part | around vs round | assume vs know vs think
astrology vs astronomy | at vs in
bald vs bold | been vs gone | beside vs besides
bold vs bald | bored vs boring | borrow vs lend
bought vs brought | by vs until
capital vs capitol | captivate vs capture
career vs carrier vs courier | certain vs curtain
check vs control | close vs closed | close vs shut
collage vs college | come over vs overcome
*compare vs compere | complement vs compliment
concentrate vs concentrated | confuse vs confess | *content | council vs counsel
councillor vs counsellor | curious vs interesting | curtain vs certain
data vs datum | decent vs descent | decision vs division
defrost vs melt | desperate vs disparate | destroy vs destruct
discreet vs discrete | division vs decision | do or make
don't have to vs mustn't | dose vs doze | downside vs underside
draught vs drought | dress up vs get dressed | driving test vs test drive
drought vs draught
effect vs affect | e.g. or i.e. | -er vs -re | either or vs neither nor
either vs as well / too | employer vs employee
enquire vs inquire | enquiry vs inquiry | every day vs everyday
except vs accept | except vs expect | excited vs exciting | *execute vs executive
expand vs expend | expect vs except | experience vs experience(s) | extra vs surplus
fewer vs less | for vs since (time) | full stop vs period | get dressed vs dress up
good vs well | going out vs outgoing | gone vs been
hard vs hardly | hear vs listen | heroin vs heroine | he's vs his
holiday vs the weekend | holy vs holly | homework vs housework
hope vs wish | "How do you do?" vs "How are you?"
I vs me | immunity vs impunity | improve vs improvise | impunity vs immunity
inquire vs enquire | inquiry vs enquiry
interested vs interesting | interesting vs curious
know vs assume vs think | know vs now
later vs latter | lay vs lie | lay down vs lie down | leaped vs leapt
learn vs teach | less vs fewer | live vs stay
look after vs look for | look at vs watch
look forward(s) vs look forward to
look over vs overlook | loose vs lose
massage vs message | me vs I | me vs my | moan vs mourn
moral vs morale | most vs the most | most vs mostly | mourn vs moan | my vs me
neither | nor vs or | now vs know
ointment | ornament | or vs nor
outgoing vs going out | outgoings vs outgoing
overlook vs look over | overrun vs run over | overtake vs takeover / take over / of vs off
of course vs off course | pass away vs pass out | period vs full stop
personal vs personnel | practice vs practise
precede vs proceed | principal vs principle
proceed vs precede | probably vs properly
quiet vs quite
raise/rise | -re vs -er | regard vs regardless vs regards | remainder vs reminder
remember vs remind | replay vs reply | round vs around | run over vs overrun
said vs told | say vs talk | say vs tell | scared vs scary
see vs watch | shortage vs shortness | shut vs close
so vs such | some vs any | some time vs sometime vs sometimes
sooth vs soothe | stationary vs stationery | stay vs live | stick vs sticker | strange vs stranger
stuff vs things | such vs so | surplus vs extra
take care vs take care of | takeover / take over vs overtake
talk vs say | teach vs learn
tell vs say | than vs then | that / which / who
then vs than | think vs assume vs know
told vs said | to/too/two | there/their/they're | things vs stuff
trainer vs trainee | travel/trip/voyage/journey
us vs we | used to vs used to do
wander vs wonder | warn vs worn | watch vs look at
watch vs see | we vs us | what vs which
wish vs hope | who vs which vs that
who vs whom | wrong vs wrongly
See the the explanation below
http://www.learnenglish.de/mistakes/commonmistakes.html
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Tuesday, 9 August 2016
Monday, 8 August 2016
Common mistakes we always do:-(
Common Mistakes in speaking English
Here are some mistakes which are commonly made when we talk in the simple present tense.
What does she plays ? ❌
What does she play ? ✅
He doesn't goes to the club. ❌
He doesn't go to the club. ✅
We afraid of snakes. ❌
We are afraid of snakes. ✅
I a teacher. ❌
I am a teacher. ✅
They drink tea always. ❌
They always drink tea. ✅
They're wanting to eat cake. ❌
They want to eat cake. ✅ (stative)
He haves a car. ❌
He has a car. ✅
They're always go to school. ❌
They always go to school. ✅
She always crys. ❌
She always cries. ✅
He plaies tennis. ❌
He plays tennis. ✅
My friend always watchs the TV. ❌
My friend always watches the TV. ✅
Have you got them all ? :-)
Making a presentation: language and phrases
Making a presentation: language and phrases
- follow the structure of the presentation
- understand the speaker more easily
- get an idea of the length and content of the presentation.
Welcoming
- Good morning and welcome to [name of company, name of conference hall, hotel, etc.].
- Thank you all very much for coming today.
- I hope you all had a pleasant journey here today.
Introducing yourself
- My name is Mark Watson and I am responsible for … .
- My name is Mark Watson from [name of company], where I am responsible for … .
- Let me introduce myself; my name is Mark Watson and I am responsible for … .
Introducing your presentation
- The purpose of today’s presentation is to … .
- The purpose of my presentation today is to … .
- In today’s presentation I’d like to … show you … . / explain to you how … .
- In today’s presentation I’m hoping to … give you an update on… / give you an overview of … .
- In today’s presentation I’m planning to … look at … . / explain … .
- In today’s presentation I’m hoping to cover three points:
- firstly, … , after that we will look at … , and finally I’ll … .
- In today’s presentation I’d like to cover three points:
- firstly, … , secondly … , and finally …
Explaining that there will be time for questions at the end
- If you have any questions you’d like to ask, please leave them until the end, when I’ll be happy to answer them.
- If there are any questions you’d like to ask, please leave them until the end, when I’ll do my best to answer them.
Starting the presentation
- To begin with … .
- To start with … .
- Let’s start/begin by looking at … .
- I’d like to start by looking at … .
- Let’s start with / start by looking at … .
Closing a section of the presentation
- So, that concludes [title of the section] … .
- So, that’s an overview of … .
- I think that just about covers … .
Beginning a new section of the presentation
- Now let’s move on to … .
- Now let’s take a look at … .
- Now I’d like to move on to … .
- Next I’d like to take a look at … .
- Moving on to the next part, I’d like to … .
- Moving on to the next section, let’s take a look at … .
Concluding and summarising the presentation
- Well, that brings us to the end of the final section. Now, I’d like to summarise by … .
- That brings us to the end of the final section. Now, if I can just summarise the main points again.
- That concludes my presentation. Now, if I can just summarise the main points.
- That’s an overview of … . Now, just to summarise, let’s quickly look at the main points again.
Finishing and thanking
- Thank you for your attention.
- That brings the presentation to an end.
- That brings us to the end of my presentation.
- Finally, I’d like to finish by thanking you (all) for your attention.
- Finally, I’d like to end by thanking you (all) for coming today.
- I’d like to thank you (all) for your attention and interest.
Inviting questions
- If anyone has any questions, I’ll be pleased to answer them.
- If anyone has any questions, I’ll do my best to answer them.
- If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask them now.
- If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask them and I’ll do my best to answer.
Referring to a previous point made
- As I mentioned earlier … .
- As we saw earlier … .
- You may recall that we said … .
- You may recall that I explained … .
Dealing with (difficult) questions
- I’ll come back to that question later if I may.
- I’ll / We’ll come back to that question later in my presentation.
- I’ll / We’ll look at that point in more detail later on.
- Perhaps we can look at that point at the end / a little later.
Other phrases and key presentation language
word, phrase meaning, function briefly ‘very quickly’ take a look at ‘look at’ take a brief look at ‘quickly look at’ return to ‘go back’, ‘explain again’ I’ll outline ‘I will explain’ here we can see to draw attention to a specific point on a slide as you can see here to draw attention to a specific point on a slide (let’s) move on to to start a new subject (let’s) continue with to start a new subject (let’s) continue by looking at to start a new subject to illustrate this point when giving an example let’s, we can, we will using ‘we’ and ‘us’ instead of ‘I’ connects you to your audience
Seven Tips for Learning New Words
Easy Ways to Improve and Expand Your Vocabulary:
Seven Tips for Learning New Words
1. Read, read, and read. The more you read -- especially novels and literary works, but also magazines and newspapers -- the more words you'll be exposed to. As you read and uncover new words, use a combination of attempting to derive meaning from the context of the sentence as well as from looking up the definition in a dictionary.
Sunday, 7 August 2016
Do you know what is illusion basically
In literature some time this term is used to express vision of poets.
illusion
ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/
noun
an instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience.
Difference Between Advice and Advise
Grammatical Category
Definition
Interrelation
4.Speaking rules need to know
Isn't it strange that schools across the world teach reading first, then writing, then listening, and finally speaking? Although it is different, the main reason is because when you learn a second language, you need to read material to understand and learn it. So even though the natural order is listening, speaking, reading, then writing, the order for ESL students is reading, listening, speaking, then writing.
The reason many people can read and listen is because that's all they practice. But in order to speak English fluently, you need to practice speaking. Don't stop at the listening portion, and when you study, don't just listen. Speak out loud the material you are listening to and practice what you hear.