Sunday, 15 April 2018

Extremely frightening!

》When you find something extremely frightening 👻👽

✔It was really scary.
✔It was hair-rising.
✔It was a bloodcurdling sight.
✔It chilled me to the bone/marrow.
✔It made my blood run cold.


Bound for!

✔Bound for
1》Moving toward a particular destination.
▪I got on a train bound for Edinburgh.

2》Very likely to happen in the future.
▪She's doing a Master's at Oxford, and she's bound for a career in Astrophysics.

Bummer!

✔A bummer
/ˈbʌmə/
(informal)
》A disappointing, unpleasant or very annoying situation.

▪Waiting at the airport for 6 hours was a real bummer.

▪Damn! I've left my mobile phone at home. What a bummer!


Have you gone berserk ?

To go berserk

》 To lose control of oneself and become crazy and violent.

😖Oh dear... my father will go berserk when he finds out I have scratched his car...


Have you been under the weather?

✔To be/feel under the weather.

》To feel slightly ill.
》A little sick.

▪I'm a bit under the weather today; maybe I'm catching a cold.

▪Ann told me you've been a little under the  weather. Are you better now?


Exclamations using How and What

✔Exclamations using How/What

》How+ adjective
▪How nice it was!
》How+ adverb
▪How fast he drives!
》How+ subject+verb
▪How I love Paris!
》What+ noun phrases
▪What a beautiful day!
▪What bad luck!


Mooch Around!

✔To mooch around/about


》(🇬🇧 informal) To move around slowly without any purpose and doing almost nothing.

▪I spent the afternoon just mooching about the town, taking some pictures and having some beers.


Clever!

✔Clever
》Quick to understand

▪brainy
▪bright
▪brilliant
▪dexterous
▪gifted
▪intelligent
▪nimble
▪quick
▪quick-witted
▪sharp-witted
▪smart
▪talented

Brave!

✔Brave
》Showing courage

▪audacious
▪bold
▪courageous
▪daring
▪dauntless
▪fearless
▪intrepid
▪lion-hearted
▪manful
▪plucky
▪valiant
▪(informal) gutsy
▪(informal) ballsy

Saturday, 7 April 2018

Phrasal Verb - Stay in

High Frequency Phrasal Verbs


STAY IN = stay at home

🔹 I can't decide whether to stay in or go out tonight.

🔹 It was pouring with rain so the children had to stay in.


Don't Get Confused!

REMEMBER:


The DIFFERENCE between AT and IN:
-"I'll see you at the cinema." (the place in general)
-"I'll see you in the cinema." (inside the building)


Things to Remember



😊 Nice to meet you
😊 Glad to meet you
😊 Good to meet you
😊 Pleased to meet you
😊 I've enjoyed meeting you
😊 Lovely to meet you
😊 It was nice meeting you


How to Encourage Some one?

Encourage people:

💪 You can do it!
💪 You'll be fine
💪 Keep up the good work
💪 Good job, I’m so proud of you!
💪 You're on the right track
💪 Don't give up!


REMEMBER



TELL THE TRUTH
- She thought he was saying the truth.❌
- She thought he was TELLING the truth.✔

Monday, 2 April 2018

Jaw Dropping!

New!

JAW-DROPPING = astonishing


🔹 The apartment is on sale for a jaw-dropping ten million dollars.


Cooped Up!

New!

COOPED UP = kept in a confined space

🔹️ It was great to stretch my legs after being cooped up on the plane for four hours.

🔹️ The poor birds were cooped up in tiny cages.


Crawl into bed!



CRAWL INTO BED 

= get into bed slowly or with difficulty because you're exhausted, unwell, or drunk

🔹 After her long shift Denise was too tired to have dinner. All she wanted to do was crawl into bed.

Sunday, 1 April 2018

Phrasal Verb - Look After

High Frequency Phrasal Verbs

LOOK AFTER = take care of, be responsible for, sb or sth

🔹 Can you look after my dog while I'm on holiday?

🔹 Meg is an experienced babysitter. She has looked after children of all ages.

🔹 Who looks after the company's accounts?

You're welcome to join here!

New!

YOU'RE WELCOME TO (+ infinitive) .... = I'm/We're happy if you want to ....

🔹 You're welcome to stay for dinner.

🔹  I don't think you can fix my TV but you're welcome to try.

🔹  We're going to the cinema later. You're welcome to join us, if you like.

Know your stress!

Know your stress!

Pronunciation : NOBODY.

Stress the *first* syllable, not the second. Otherwise it sounds like you're saying "no body" 😱

🔸 There's nobody in the garden. Everybody's in the house.
🔸 There's no body in the garden. The police will look elsewhere. 

Chair வகைகள்

1. Arm chair (கை வைக்க வசதியிருக்கும் நாற்காலி) 2. Rocking chair (முன் பின் ஆடும் இருக்கை) 3. Stool (ஸ்டூல்) 4. Wheelchair (சக்கர ந...