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Learning a new language
Learning a new language, what is grammar, and why is it important? Learning a language is similar to building a house. A brick house is made by arranging bricks upon a firm, strong foundation. A language is constructed by arranging words on a strong foundation as well. The strength of a language is…
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Business English: Legal terms and phrases, usage in Law Practice
Business English: Legal terms and phrases, usage in Law Practice A few of the most common vocabulary for Business English related to Law Practices abandon an action n. the act of intentionally and permanently giving up, surrendering, deserting or relinquishing property, premises, a right of way, a ship, contract rights, a spouse and/or…
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Speaking skills: Articles, which one should I use?
What is an article? It seems to be so important that I must use one to ask what it is! An article is a word that defines if we are talking about something specific, about a special thing in particular, or we are referring to something in general. Example: There are millions of dogs and…
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TOEFL Speaking Test Practice 1
TOEFL SPEAKING TEST TOEFL iBT® Speaking Section Academic Speaking Skills The TOEFL speaking section takes 20 minutes to complete, and it contains 6 consecutive sections. It is done on a computer. Your answers are recorded via a microphone on your headset and then sent to the Educational Testing Service (ETS) for marking. The TOEFL…
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Business English: When to omit articles (the, a, an)
When do we omit articles (the,a,an) in a sentence? Before uncountable nouns (mass nouns) Substances, concepts, etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot count milk or sugar, but we can say a spoon of sugar or a glass of milk. Examples: music, art, love, happiness advice, information, news furniture, luggage…
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Business English: Article usage grammar.
Breathe in and breathe out. Check out the photo and then explain what you see in it. Alright, that was good! Time to get busy! The usage of articles: (when we should use the, a, or an, as well as, when not to use an article) can often be confusing when learning English as…
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Business English: Finance
Before we jump into this, some quiet time sounds good. Check out the photo and then explain what you see in it. Alright, good fun! Now it’s back to today’s business! Let’s start filling in those gaps… 1. The global central banks want to keep interest rates at ___________________ ( = unnaturally) low levels. …
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Reading Exercise: Atitlán Lake in Guatemala
An ancient volcano’s crater “The most beautiful lake in the world” Alexander Von Humboldt The famous, world explorer considered Lake Atitlán the most beautiful lake in the world. It is positively an impressive lake, dotted with small picturesque villages on its shores. Most of the communication between its lakeside villages…
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Business English Employment and counter offers
Employment and counter offers Counteroffer (counter offer, counter-offer) A situation in which a company or organization offers an employee more money or a better job in order, for example, to try to prevent them moving to another company or organization where they have been offered a job: When they realized that he was about to quit, they made a counter-offer, which he politely rejected. Before we jump into this, some quiet time sounds good. Check out the photo and then explain what…
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Business English The Information tech.
The Information technology Before we jump into this, some quiet time sounds good. Check out the photo and then explain what you see in it. Alright, good fun! Now it’s back to the grindstone! Let’s start filling in those gaps… 1. Some believe that the open source era is coming to ______________. =…