1 GRE Vocab Capacity Powerful Memory Tricks and Mnemonics to Widen your Lexicon Now with more than 900 mnemonics! by Brian McElroy and Vince Kotchian Contents Introduction Why This Book Is Different Mnemonic Examples Word Root Examples How To Use This Book The Mnemonics Appendix: Word Roots Index 2 Introduction Brian McElroy (Harvard‚ ‘02) and Vince Kotchian (Boston College‚ ‘97)‚ two of San Diego’s most sought after testprep tutors‚ provide a series of clever‚ unconventional
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1. Practice / Practise In US English‚ practice is used as either a verb (doing word)‚ or noun (naming word). Hence‚ a doctor has a practice‚ and a person practices the violin. In UK english‚ practice is a noun‚ and practise is a verb. A doctor has a practice‚ but his daughter practises the piano. 4. Its / It’s As in the case above‚ the apostrophe denotes an abbreviation: it’s = it is. Its means “belongs to it”. The confusion arises here because we also use an apostrophe in English to denote possession
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Then‚ attach the worksheet under the submission box. 3.2 Assignment: Identifying Simple Tenses and Writing Statements and Questions Total: 65 pts. Name______Karla D.Padilla__________Date__________________________ Part 1: Identify the simple verb tense used in each affirmative or negative statement. Write PRE‚ PAS‚ or FUT. 16 points (2 points each) 1._____PAS_(affir.)_____ Benjamin wrote a small poem in class. 2. ___FUT_(neg.)______ He will not write an essay. 3. _____PRE_(affir.)____
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McDonalds | month‚ day of the week | January‚ Sunday | book‚ film | War & Peace‚ Titanic | | | Verb Is a action word Ex. Walk Adjectives An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun. (By "noun" we include pronouns and noun phrases.) An adjective "qualifies" or "modifies" a noun (a big dog). Adjectives can be used before a noun (I like Chinese food) or after certain verbs (It is hard). We can often use two or more adjectives together (a beautiful young French lady). Adverbs
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Nosotros tenemos tantos zapatos como ellos. We have as many shoes as they do. Equating actions 4. When comparing actions (verbs)‚ the word order changes slightly to: verb + más/menos + que = _____ more than verb + tanto + como = _____ as much as If the action (verb) comparison also involves a description (adverb)‚ use this pattern: verb + tan + adverb + como = _____ as _____ as Examples: Ustedes caminan menos que ellas. You guys walk less than they do. Tim come
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EMPLOYING CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS HYPOTHESIS IN TEACHING ENGLISH PASSIVE VOICE By: Connie Tanone‚ S.Pd.‚ M.Pd. Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Abstract The passive voice is taught by providing pattern of the sentences. Still students have difficulties to master passive voice. To overcome the problem‚ the writer applies the hypothesis of Contrastive Analysis in teaching passive voice. The writer presented the similarities and the differences between English and Indonesian‚ and treated the
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speech Synonym Antonym Meaning Sentence 1. embark verb Launch Stop Get on transportation object 2. dismay verb Anxiety Calm Dissapointed feeling 3. queue noun Line Disorder Line of people waiting 4. burden noun Duty Tranquility Something you carry and its heavy 5. summon verb Request Reply Call to a place 6. advocate noun Defender Enemy Person supporting an idea 7. gaudiness noun 8. hazel adj. 9. plunger noun 10. loathe verb
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to reinforce the learning. Sessions: Mins: Resources: Welcome & introductions 2 • Projector & screen/TV • Flip chart‚ markers‚ paper & pens‚ whiteboard • Pre-session questionnaires (sent in advance) (1) • CV Workshop Hand-outs (2) • Action Verbs Hand-outs (3) • CV Template (4) • CV Workshop Evaluation Forms (5) • Laptop with MS PowerPoint • PowerPoint pack – content (6) • Boardroom style room layout About the CV 5 Good Vs Poor CVs – exercise 15 Preparation 2 The CV Structure 3
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De- is almost always used before a verb‚ or a word formed from that verb‚ and means to reverse the verb’s action‚ as in dehydrate or detoxify. (It has other meanings in addition to making a verb negative.) Dis- can be used with verbs‚ nouns‚ adjectives or adverbs.It also has other meanings besides making words negative. In-‚ non-‚ and un- are usually used for nouns‚ adjectives‚ or the adverbs formed from them‚ and they mean not _____. (In- is from Latin‚ non- from Old French‚ and un- from Old English
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speech function or "job" example words example sentences Verb action or state (to) be‚ have‚ do‚ like‚ work‚ sing‚ can‚ must EnglishClub is a web site. I likeEnglishClub. Noun thing or person pen‚ dog‚ work‚ music‚ town‚ London‚ teacher‚ John This is my dog. He lives in my house. We live in London. Adjective describes a noun a/an‚ the‚ 2‚ some‚ good‚ big‚ red‚ well‚ interesting I have two dogs. My dogs are big. I likebig dogs. Adverb describes a verb‚ adjective or adverb quickly‚ silently‚ well‚ badly
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