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🔴 The difference between "wish & hope

🔸Wish is most commonly used in hypothetical (or imagined) situations:

🔷I wish that I had a dog. (I don't really have a dog, but if I did, I would be happy.)

🔷I wish (that) you were here. (Unfortunately, you're not, and I miss you.)

🔸Sometimes wish is used in greeting and expressions of goodwill:

🔷We wish you a "Merry Christmas."
🔷They wished him "Happy Birthday."
🔷Wish me luck.


🔸Hope can also be used in expressions of goodwill, but the grammar is slightly different:

🔷I hope (that) you have a Merry Christmas.
(some time in the future)

🔷I hope (that) you had a nice Birthday.
(some time in the past)


🔸 Hope can be used to specify a desired outcome. For future hopes, the possibilities remain open, but for past hopes, the outcome has usually been determined already.


🔷I hope you can come to the party on Saturday.
(future possibility)

🔷I was hoping that you would come to the party.
(but you didn't make it)

🔷I had hoped to see you at the party on Saturday.
(but I didn't)

🔷I hope to get an A on the exam.
(it is still possible)


🔸Wish and hope are also used in certain types of requests and pleasantries. In such situations, wish carries a more definite and formal tone.

🔷I wish to see the doctor.
(right now)

🔷I hope to see you again.
(anytime in the future)


#vocabulary
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✳️ Prepositional Collocations (by)


🔵 by accident
Eg I was so sleepy that I put salt in my coffee by accident.

🔴 by all accounts
Eg By all accounts, Seville is a beautiful city.

🔵 by appointment
Eg The museum is open at weekends by appointment.

🔴 by the arm/hand
Eg He took me by the hand as we walked along the beach.

🔵 by auction
Eg We’re selling our antique furniture by auction.

🔴 by birth
Eg I grew up in England but I’m Irish by birth.

🔵 by bus/train/plane, etc.
Eg Are you going to go there by bus or by train?

🔴 by chance
Eg I found some money in my jacket pocket by chance.

🔵 by cheque
Eg I’ve never paid for anything by cheque.

🔴 by day/night
Eg The Eiffel Tower looks spectacular by night.

🔵 by design
Eg I became a teacher more by accident than by design.

🔴 by the drozen
Eg I always buy eggs by the drozen. A drozen means 12.

🔵 by far
Eg Before Sunset is by far my favourite film – I just love it.

🔴 by hand
Eg My granduncle built this house by hand.

🔵 by heart
Eg At school we had to learn poems by heart.

🔴 by invitation
Eg Membership to the club is by invitation only.

🔵 by land/sea/air
Eg I get sick whenever I travel by sea.

🔴 by law
Eg Dog owners must have a licence for the pets by law.

🔵 by luck
Eg They played badly but won the match by luck.

🔴 by means of
Eg I was able to afford the car by means of a bank loan.

🔵 by mistake
Eg I chose the wrong road by mistake. Now we’re lost.

🔴 by nature
Eg German people tend to be quite organised by nature.

🔵 by no means
Eg It’s by no means certain that the economy will improve.

🔴 by now
Eg If you don’t know me by now, you’ll never know me.

🔵 by oneself
Eg I don’t mind spending time by myself.

🔴 by phone
Eg Get in touch with me by phone if you need any help.

🔵 by post
Eg Do you think it’s safe to send cash by post.

🔴 by request
Eg Guided tours of the gallery are available by request.

🔵 by rights
Eg By rights, it’s my turn to play but you can go ahead.

🔴 by one’s side
Eg He was by her side whenever she needed him.

🔵 by surprise
Eg The unusual question took John by surprise.

🔴 by the time
Eg I’ll have gone to bed by the time you get home.

🔵 by the way
Eg By the way, I won’t be able to come to class next week.

🔴 by word of mouth
Eg . The best form of advertising is by word of mouth.


#Prepositional #Collocations
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✳️ Collocations With Practice.


VERB+ practice


💠Need
practice

Most trainee teachers need practice in writing on a b
lackboard.

💠Have
practice

Using a mouse is the easiest thing in the world once you've ha
d some practice.


💠Imp
rove with practice

Don't worry. Your English will impro
ve with practice.


💠Lear
n through practice

You get knowledge from books, but skills can only b
e learnt through practice.


💠Come with practice

Playing the piano is the kind of skill that only com
es with years of practice.


💠Give you practice

This exercise gives studen
ts practice in using the past tense.


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American_English_File_3_Second_Edition.pdf
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🎬 A movie review

📗📗📗 American English File 3, Second Edition,
Unit 6A, Writing Vocabulary
, Page 117

First Edition

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#AmericanEnglishFile #Vocabulary #Writing #AmericanEnglishFile3 #Review #6A #B1 #AEF3U6AE7 #AEF3
American_English_File_2_Second_Edition.pdf
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📘📘 Describing a person

American English File 2, Second Edition,
Unit 1B, Writing Vocabulary
, Pages 7 & 111

#AmericanEnglishFile #Vocabulary #Writing #A2
Irregular comparative & superlative forms

#Grammar
Special adjectives

#Grammar
Comparison of adjectives

#Grammar #Adjectives
Irregular comparative & superlative forms 2

#Grammar
Curriculum Vitae Sample

#CV #Resume
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#idioms

Here are 15 common English idioms and phrases that will enrich your English vocabulary and make you sound like a native speaker in no time.👇👇

🔰1. ‘The best of both worlds’ 

means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time.


💢“By working part-time and looking after her kids two days a week she managed to get the best of both worlds.”


🔰2. ‘Speak of the devil’

 this means that the person you’re just talking about actually turns up at that moment.


💢“Hi Tom, speak of the devil, I was just telling Sara about your new car.”


🔰3. ‘See eye to eye’ 

this means agreeing with someone.

💢“They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”


🔰4. ‘Once in a blue moon’ 
an event that happens infrequently.

💢“I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.”


🔰5. ‘When pigs fly’
 something that will never happen.

💢“When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.”


🔰6. ‘To cost an arm and a leg’

something is very expensive.

💢“Fuel these days costs and arm and a leg.”


🔰7. ‘A piece of cake’
something is very easy.

💢“The English test was a piece of cake.”


🔰8. ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ 
to accidentally reveal a secret.


💢“I let the cat out of the bag about their wedding plans.”


🔰9. ‘To feel under the weather’ 
to not feel well.


💢“I’m really feeling under the weather today; I have a terrible cold.”


🔰10. ‘To kill two birds with one stone’ 

to solve two problems at once.


💢“By taking my dad on holiday, I killed two birds with one stone. I got to go away but also spend time with him.”


🔰11. ‘To cut corners’ 
to do something badly or cheaply.


💢“They really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.”


🔰12. ‘To add insult to injury’ 
to make a situation worse.


💢“To add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.”


🔰13. ‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’ 
– to not judge someone or something based solely on appearance.


💢“I thought this no

brand bread would be horrible; turns out you can’t judge a book by its cover.”


🔰14. ‘Break a leg’

 means ‘good luck’ (often said to actors before they go on stage).


💢“Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will be great.”


🔰15. ‘To hit the nail on the head’
 to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.


💢“He hit the nail on the head when he said this company needs more HR support.”


#idioms
🔴 Grammar

✳️ Go


Go→Home
Go→Hometown
Go→shopping
Go→swimming
Go→camping
Go→dancing
Go→fishing
Go→sailing

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Go to→dress
Go to→work
Go to→school
Go to→college
Go to→washington
Go to→Italy
Go to→Asia
Go to→Europe
Go to→jail
Go to→bed

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Go to a →party
Go to a →conference
Go to a →concert

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Go to the→doctor
Go to the→dentist
Go to the→specialist
Go to the→bank
Go to the→mall
Go to the→airport

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Go on →a vacation
Go on →a cruise
Go on →a trip

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Go for →a walk
Go for →a swim
Go for →a drive


#Grammar #Vocabulary #Go
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✳️ Idioms about books


📕 a closed book

something that you accept has completely ended
Example: As far as she is concerned, her marriage is a closed book.

something or someone that is very difficult to understand
Example: I’m afraid accountancy is a closed book to me.

📗 an open book
something or someone that is easy to know about because nothing is kept secret
Example: Her life is an open book
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read someone like a book
to be able to understand easily what someone is thinking or feeling
Example: I know what you’re thinking – I can read you like a book.

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the oldest trick in the book

a dishonest method of doing something that you know about because it has been used many times before
Example: Flattery is the oldest trick in the book, so don’t fall for it


📕By the book
correctly, following all the rules or systems for doing something in a strict way
Example: He always tried to do everything by the book.

📗 take a leaf out of someone’s book

to copy what someone else does because they are successful at doing it
Example: They should take a leaf out of industry’s book and pay both management and staff on results.

📙 don’t judge a book by its cover

used for saying that you should not form an opinion about someone or something only from their appearance

#Idioms
Imam Ali (peace be upon him):
"I am astonished at one who looks for a lost item but when his soul is lost, he does not look for it."

📘 Mizan al-Hikma, vol 7 - p 163


امام على عليه السلام:
عَجِبتُ لِمَن يَنشُدُ ضالَّتَهُ و قَد أضَلَّ نَفسَهُ فلا يَطلُبُها!

در شگفتم از كسى كه گمشده خود را مى جويد، امّا خويشتن را گم كرده و آن را نمى جويد!

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امام على عليه السلام:
إذا كَتَبتَ كِتابًا فَأَعِد فيهِ النَّظَرَ قَبلَ خَتمِهِ ، فَإِنَّما تَختِمُ عَلى عَقلِكَ.

هنگامى كه چيزى را نوشتى، پيش از مُهر و امضا كردن، آن را مرور كن؛ زيرا بر خرد خويش، مُهر و امضا مى زنى.
📘 غررالحکم، حدیث 4167


Imam Ali (peace be upon him):
"When you have written something, recheck it before signing and sealing it because what you are actually validating is your intellect."

📘 Ghurar al-Hikam, Hadith 4167


#Quote
30 different ways to say OK in English


#vocabulary #OK #Okay