2021-12-16T17:42:38+08:0016/12/2021|Categories: Daily|
‘Sick’ means being physically or mentally ill. However, do you know there are many English words with the suffix of ‘sick’, for example when describing feeling unwell on a car or a boat. Before reading the following article, can you guess how we call them in English?
2021-12-15T17:26:55+08:0015/12/2021|Categories: Daily|
British people love talking about the weather when they meet someone. In 2017, an interesting study shows that over 90% of British people will talk about the weather once every six hours. So, let’s learn about various kinds of words which can describe the weather, so you can use them when greeting a foreigner next time!
2021-12-14T18:22:10+08:0014/12/2021|Categories: Business|
Do you find it difficult to ask others for help? However, in the workplace, there are always situations that you need to ask your colleagues for help. Today, we will teach you 8 phrases that you can use to ask for help politely!
2021-12-13T13:38:39+08:0013/12/2021|Categories: Business|
Have you ever been overloaded with work but then someone asks you for more help? How would you respond? Do you think that refusal is rude and you always agree to help? Learn to say no appropriately when you cannot handle additional tasks!
2023-03-11T22:51:49+08:008/12/2021|Categories: Business|
‘Talk’ means speaking to sb, and ‘talks’ can also be interpreted as having a serious and formal conversation of an important topic, in order to reach an agreement or decision. In addition, especially in the workplace, ‘talk’ can be used with various of words, let’s learn some examples!
2023-03-11T22:51:49+08:007/12/2021|Categories: Phrasal-Verbs|
Today, we will talk about 5 more phrasal verbs which will have a different meaning by adding sb or sth! Let us ask you a question, do you remember the difference between ‘take sb in’ and ‘take sth in’? If you cannot remember the difference, review the previous article after reading the article today!
2021-12-06T17:40:13+08:006/12/2021|Categories: IELTS|
In July, we have shared with you three common IELTS topics idioms, including the likes of study, work, and hobbies. Knowing that you might want to learn words about other topics, therefore, we are going to share another three topics with you this month! We will talk about ‘environment’ today. Hope you can use these words if you are asked something about the environment!
2023-03-11T22:51:49+08:001/12/2021|Categories: IELTS|
During the IELTS Speaking exam, for example, when the examiner asks you to recommend a book, you cannot get high marks by answering the question with ‘very’ all the time. For example, ‘I believe it is very important to our personal development. It is very meaningful and very easy to read.’ Your examiner will probably frown. Let's avoid using ‘very’ in emphasizing something every time, learn these words instead to surprise him/her!
2023-03-11T22:51:49+08:0026/11/2021|Categories: DSE|Tags: dse應試技巧, 閱讀|
When we are describing the speed or time, we can use words like ‘quickly’ and ‘slowly’. However, the passages in the reading exam might not use these two words, instead they will use difficult words to make it harder for students to read. Therefore, in order to understand those passages, we should also learn their synonyms!
2021-11-24T18:01:04+08:0024/11/2021|Categories: DSE|Tags: dse應試技巧, 寫作, 閱讀|
Speaking of the preposition ‘by’, can you think of the ways in which it can be used? It can be used to talk about transportation, for example ‘I go to school by bus’. Alternatively, it can also be used in passive sentences, such as ‘The question was answered by the teacher’. Apart from these two usages, can you think of any other ways to use the word, ‘by’?
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