Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They
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WATCHING THE ENGLISH The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour Kate Fox Awkwardness Rules As it is, our introductions and greetings tend to be uncomfortable, clumsy and inelegant. Among established friends, there is less awkwardness, although we are often still not quite sure what to do with our hands, or whether to hug or kiss. The French custom of a kiss on each cheek has become popular among the chattering classes and some other middle- and upper-middle-class groups, but is regarded as silly and
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|Word |Synonym |Sentence | |Abase |to humiliate, degrade, debase, corrupt, |Don’t abase yourself by accepting this offer. | | |disgrace | | |Abash |to bewilder, confound, confuse
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No wonder the English language is so very difficult to learn: We polish the Polish furniture. He could lead if he would get the lead out. A farm can produce produce. The dump was so full it had to refuse refuse. The soldier decided to desert in the desert. The present is a good time to present the present to the President. At the Army base, a bass was painted on the head of a bass drum. The dove dove into the bushes. I did not object to the object. The insurance for the invalid was invalid
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Name:______________________ School:___________________________ Std. __________ Date:______________________ Grammer Read through the following passage carefully, then answer the questions. The Frog and the Cow One day, a cow was walking through the swampy ground near a pond, when it tramped among a number of young frogs. Some of the frogs were kicked to death, some were squeezed underfoot and made to sink into
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I Believe I believe in childhood. I believe that childhood is important and that you should embrace your inner child and not grow up too fast. When I was a kid I grew up way too fast, I think I came out okay, but I think that is because I had a good head on my shoulders and God was on my side. I don't know my biological father and the men that were in my life never were good to my mom or I or my little brother. My mom had problems with drugs and alcohol. There were nights when I was five
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Counted all my mistakes and there's only one Standing up on a list of the things I've done All the rest of my crimes don't come close To the look on your face when I let you go So I built you a house from a broken home Then I wrote you a song with the words you spoke Yeah, it took me some time but I figured out How to fix up a heart that I let down Now I'm searching every lonely place Every corner calling out your name Trying to find you but I just don't know Where do broken
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October 20, 2013 English Language I am choosing to use the English language of Britain for this paper mainly because I can speak it, read it, and understand it. Well modern English I can speak, read, and understand. I was in the Navy for 12 years. My job in the navy was a Hospital Corpsman. In the medical field we still use a lot of words that have Latin origins. This is the same generally speaking of the early English language. English broke into three categories when
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iii v Acknowledgements We would like to thank the staff and students of the following institutions for their assistance in trialling these materials: Wollongong English Language Centre; Australian College of English, Sydney; Hong Kong Polytechnic; Waratah Education Centre, Sydney; International House, Queensland; Milton English Language Centre, Sydney;
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English File Intermediate Wordlist File 1 accommodation admit adult (n.) advert affectionate aggressive ambitious argue arrangements attention available bald bank manager best friend beware (of sth) biography bossy break up brochure change your mind charming Cheers! coach transfer colleague competitive context contribute (to sth) co-operative cover (v.) criticism debut depend (on sb) disadvantage dominate emphasis emphasize enclosed escort (v.) exhausted extrovert factor find out
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