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useful verbs in English 'to give more information' about something.

mercredi 22 juin 2011

We all know the feeling of trying to find the right word sometimes. OK, maybe you have a word that ‘sort of fits’, but you know there’s probably a better word out there that more accurately means what you want to say.

Imagine you’re doing a presentation in English. You have a pie chart (

) on the screen. You’re using the pie chart to give more information about something, for example, different departments in your company.

'This pie chart says that...', you begin to say. But you realize that 'Says that...' isn’t really correct (pie charts don’t speak!). What other verb could you use instead of 'says that'?

Depict is a useful verb. This means 'to show or represent something, usually with pictures / images'.

'This pie chart depicts the profit areas for each department in our company.' = 'This pie chart shows the profit areas for each department in our company'

Check out the following video for some other useful verbs ‘to give more information’ about something in English.

At the end of the video, you’ll find a short quiz to test your knowledge of the new verbs.

تعلم ظرف النوع باللغة الانجليزية learn Adverb of manner in English

dimanche 30 janvier 2011

تعلم ظرف النوع باللغة الانجليزية
learn Adverb of manner in English

ظرف النوع

Adverb of manner

Good - جيد
Enough good - مستحسن
Better - أحسن
The best - أفضل
Bad - سيئ
Worse - أسوأ
The worst - أرذأ
Rapidly - سريعا
Yes - نعم
No - لا
Rather - بالأحرى
Sure - أكيد
Willingly - طوعا
Wisely - بحكمة
Slowly - مهلا

VocaTube - Vocabulary about the Human Body on YouTube

jeudi 27 janvier 2011

Do you know how to express in English the different parts of your body? Like for instance the most important parts or some more specific like the muscular system? Don’t worry if your answer is negative as we bring you the solution.

In this new post about the VocaTube series, we present several videos with which you’ll learn vocabulary related to the human body. Moreover, videos are sorted according to the level s of difficulty (from the elementary to the advanced level) so you’ll be able to jump and watch only the ones you’re interested in.

Remember that vocabulary can only be improved with practice and listening through repetition. It’s difficult for everyone to understand from the beginning but you’ll notice that the more hours you listen, the better your understanding.

Learn how to pronounce and write several body parts (head, eye, nose, ear, mouth, hand, arm, leg, foot and stomach) with the following video – elementary English

Link to the video on YouTube

Funny video with the body parts explained by a pumpkin – elementary English

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Good video where you’ll find an explanation of the body parts explained by a cartoon – elementary English

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How to spell different parts of your body – elementary English

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Fantastic subtitled video where Mr Duncan explores the human body and look at some idioms and what happens when you are sick – intermediate English

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Very good subtitled video about the human body, health and exercise from Mr Duncan – intermediate English

Link to the video on YouTube

Respiration 3D Medical Animation – advanced English

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The muscular system – advanced English

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The digestive system – advanced English

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Mastering English Slang and Idioms

Good students of English can know all the English words there are to know, yet still feel like a fish out of water if they don't take the time to master English slang and idioms. Now pause from reading this for just a few seconds. Did you notice the idiom in the first sentence of this paragraph? The expression "like a fish out of water" is an English idiom for feeling like you're out of your natural environment. In this case, a student might feel a little out of place if he's sitting around a table with English speakers who use a great deal of English slang and idioms if he doesn't understand it.

To really fit in to American English culture, it helps to know certain idioms and slang. First, however, we will explain the difference between an idiom and slang words. An idiom is an expression not to be taken literally in which certain combinations of words mean something all together different than what they appear to mean. A prime example of an idiom is the phrase "it's a piece of cake", which in English means "something that's really easy or simple." So if you are taking a really easy English test, you would say that the test was "a piece of cake". You will also hear easy classes in college being referred to as "cake" classes. To foreign ears, this might sound silly, but it makes complete sense to English ears because the idiom has deep roots in the culture.

Slang is a little more tricky, because these informal words and phrases often have an element of humor or irony to them that doesn't always translate well. It also changes from generation to generation, based often on youth culture in the U.S. For instance, something that was great in the 1960s was "groovy" or "far out", but those slang terms have fallen out of circulation today. Today, someone might say something great is "sweet" or "the bomb". Of course, the word "cool" has meant great for several generations now.

There are some helpful free video resources online on YouTube that can help you learn common English idioms and slang terminology that you can use in informal conversations with English speakers. A few of them are:

English lessons with Jennifer: The instructor in this video teaches 10 consecutive classes on American English slang.
This English instructor describes some commonly used expressions in English here.
An instructor walks English students through common slang terms and idioms used in the English language in this series of videos. Once you click on the first video, the others will run consecutively.

In addition to these video resources there are some great lists of common English slang and idioms available on academic websites, including:

Texas A&M International Programs list of popular American slang words and phrases.
Salisbury University provides a helpful list of American slang.

vocabulary Tube - Vocabulary related to the Airport

Can you guess what the international language in an airport is? Exactly, it’s English. That’s why it’s very important to know the most commonly used vocabulary and expressions at the airport.

In this new episode of the VocaTube series, we’re bringing you a list of videos with which you’ll learn the most relevant English vocabulary to use at the airport. Moreover, videos are sorted according to the levels of difficulty (from the elementary to the advanced level) so you’ll be able to jump and watch only the ones you’re interested in.

Remember that vocabulary can only be improved with practice and listening through repetition. It’s difficult for everyone to understand from the beginning but you’ll notice that the more hours you listen, the better your understanding.

Essential vocabulary at the airport – elementary English