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💠 MANIFESTO 💠
🔹 man‧i‧fes‧to ➡️ /ˌmænəˈfestəʊ, ˌmænɪˈfestəʊ $ -toʊ/
BrE AmE countable noun
🔸Plural :
man·i·fes·tos or man·i·fes·toes
🔹 Definition:
a written statement by a political party, saying what they believe in and what they intend to do
🔸 Example:
The group's manifesto focused on helping the poor and stopping violence.
🔹 Synonyms:
• policy statement
• mission statement
• platform
• (little) red book
• program
• declaration
• proclamation
• pronouncement
• announcement
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🔰Crank something out 🔰
separable phrasal verb
=do something very quickly often used with large quantities
Example: Lets' crank out ten new songs for an album
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separable phrasal verb
=do something very quickly often used with large quantities
Example: Lets' crank out ten new songs for an album
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🔰Crank something out 🔰
Synonyms:
grind out, ground out, work out, develop, forge, hammer out, work up, carve out, thrash out, churn out
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Synonyms:
grind out, ground out, work out, develop, forge, hammer out, work up, carve out, thrash out, churn out
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🔴 Daily Conversations:
♦️5.Directing a Conversation (Part3 of 9)
🔸5.9When you don't understand what a speaker has said
🔹Sir?
🔹Ma'am?
🔹Pardonme?
🔹Excuseme?
🔹I'msorry?
🔹I'msorry.I missed that.
🔹I'msorry.What?
🔹Whatdid you say?
🔹Whatwas that?
🔹Could you please repeat yourself?
🔹Couldyou please repeat that?
🔹Couldyou please say that again?
🔹Saythat again.
🔹Ididn't quite get that.
__________
🔸5.10When you don't understand what a speaker is saying
🔹I don't understand you.
🔹Ican't understand you.
🔹Ican't hear you.
🔹Couldyou please speak slower?
🔹Pleasespeak more slowly.
🔹Speakup.
🔹Couldyou please speak louder?
🔹Couldyou spell that?
__________
🔸5.11When you don't follow the speaker's train of thought
🔹I don't follow.
🔹Idon't follow you.
🔹Idon't quite follow you.
🔹I'mnot following you.
🔹I'm not sure I follow.
__________
🔸5.12When you don't understand the speaker's point
🔹I don't understand your point.
🔹I don't get it.
🔹Ididn't quite get that.
🔹Idon't see what you're getting at.
🔹I'mnot sure I get your point.
🔹I'mnot sure I get what you mean.
🔹I'mnot sure I know what you mean.
__________
🔸5.13When you bring up a counter point
🔹I hate to bring this up,but…
🔹I don't mean to be negative,but…
🔹I don't mean to be rude,but…
🔹I may be wrong,but…
🔹Correct me if I am wrong,but…
🔹You might be right,but…
🔹You may have a good point,but…
🔹That may be true,but…
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♦️5.Directing a Conversation (Part3 of 9)
🔸5.9When you don't understand what a speaker has said
🔹Sir?
🔹Ma'am?
🔹Pardonme?
🔹Excuseme?
🔹I'msorry?
🔹I'msorry.I missed that.
🔹I'msorry.What?
🔹Whatdid you say?
🔹Whatwas that?
🔹Could you please repeat yourself?
🔹Couldyou please repeat that?
🔹Couldyou please say that again?
🔹Saythat again.
🔹Ididn't quite get that.
__________
🔸5.10When you don't understand what a speaker is saying
🔹I don't understand you.
🔹Ican't understand you.
🔹Ican't hear you.
🔹Couldyou please speak slower?
🔹Pleasespeak more slowly.
🔹Speakup.
🔹Couldyou please speak louder?
🔹Couldyou spell that?
__________
🔸5.11When you don't follow the speaker's train of thought
🔹I don't follow.
🔹Idon't follow you.
🔹Idon't quite follow you.
🔹I'mnot following you.
🔹I'm not sure I follow.
__________
🔸5.12When you don't understand the speaker's point
🔹I don't understand your point.
🔹I don't get it.
🔹Ididn't quite get that.
🔹Idon't see what you're getting at.
🔹I'mnot sure I get your point.
🔹I'mnot sure I get what you mean.
🔹I'mnot sure I know what you mean.
__________
🔸5.13When you bring up a counter point
🔹I hate to bring this up,but…
🔹I don't mean to be negative,but…
🔹I don't mean to be rude,but…
🔹I may be wrong,but…
🔹Correct me if I am wrong,but…
🔹You might be right,but…
🔹You may have a good point,but…
🔹That may be true,but…
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✨ 10 Common English Slang Terms✨
🍃 Be there or be square 🍃
▪️This means that you should attend an event or you will be considered an outsider
🔸 You’re invited to my birthday party tonight. Be there or be square!
🍃 Beats me 🍃
▪️ This means that you don’t know something. The emphasis is on “me”
🔸 Beats me why he wants such a big car.
🍃 Bed of roses 🍃
▪️ A luxurious situation or an easy life. (This is commonly used in a negative way)
🔸 Life isn’t always a bed of roses, you know.
🍃 Beef about 🍃
▪️ This means that one complains about someone or something
🔸 They’re always beefing about something.
🍃 Big mouth 🍃
▪️ A person who talks too much or too loudly; someone who tells secrets
🔸 He went and told them the whole story. He’s such a big mouth.
🍃 Beef something up 🍃
▪️ This means to add strength or substance to something
🔸 We need to beef the campaign up.
🍃 Beemer 🍃
▪️ A slang term for a BMW
🔸 That’s his white Beemer convertible over there.
🍃 Cut a deal 🍃
▪️ To arrange a deal or to seal a bargain
🔸 In they end, they had to cut a deal with the Communinsts.
🍃 Flip side 🍃
▪️ The “other” side of something, such as an argument
🔸 The flip side of the treatment is that it can make patients feel very tired.
🍃 Jack something up 🍃
▪️ This means to raise the price of something
🔸 They’re just interested in jacking up their profit margins.
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🍃 Be there or be square 🍃
▪️This means that you should attend an event or you will be considered an outsider
🔸 You’re invited to my birthday party tonight. Be there or be square!
🍃 Beats me 🍃
▪️ This means that you don’t know something. The emphasis is on “me”
🔸 Beats me why he wants such a big car.
🍃 Bed of roses 🍃
▪️ A luxurious situation or an easy life. (This is commonly used in a negative way)
🔸 Life isn’t always a bed of roses, you know.
🍃 Beef about 🍃
▪️ This means that one complains about someone or something
🔸 They’re always beefing about something.
🍃 Big mouth 🍃
▪️ A person who talks too much or too loudly; someone who tells secrets
🔸 He went and told them the whole story. He’s such a big mouth.
🍃 Beef something up 🍃
▪️ This means to add strength or substance to something
🔸 We need to beef the campaign up.
🍃 Beemer 🍃
▪️ A slang term for a BMW
🔸 That’s his white Beemer convertible over there.
🍃 Cut a deal 🍃
▪️ To arrange a deal or to seal a bargain
🔸 In they end, they had to cut a deal with the Communinsts.
🍃 Flip side 🍃
▪️ The “other” side of something, such as an argument
🔸 The flip side of the treatment is that it can make patients feel very tired.
🍃 Jack something up 🍃
▪️ This means to raise the price of something
🔸 They’re just interested in jacking up their profit margins.
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🍃🍂USEFUL SPOKEN PHRASES with “ beat “🍂🍃
🍁(it) beats me🍁
🔰used to say that you do not know something, or cannot understand or explain it:
✨ ‘What’s he saying?’ ‘Beats me!’
🍁beat it! 🍁
🔰used to tell someone to leave at once, because they are annoying you or should not be there
✨ The big guy turned to me and said, "Beat it, kid – nobody wants you here."
🍁can you beat that/it?🍁
🔰used to show that you are surprised or annoyed by something:
✨ They’ve got eight children! Can you beat that?
🍁beat your brains out🍁
🔰to think about something very hard and for a long time:
✨ I’ve been beating my brains out all week trying to finish this essay.
🍁if you can’t beat 'em, join 'em🍁
🔰used when you decide to take part in something even though you disapprove of it, because everyone else is doing it and you cannot stop them
✨ It was the toughest football team we'd ever faced, and we'd had enough. Finally, we gave up and said, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!"
🍁beat the rap🍁
🔰American English informal =to avoid being punished for something you have done
✨ The youngsters were caught shoplifting, but somehow they were able to beat the rap.
🍁beat time 🍁
🔰to make regular movements or sounds to show the speed at which music should be played:
✨ a conductor beating time with his baton
🍁beat a path/track🍁
🔰to make a path by walking over an area of land
✨ We beat a path/track through the undergrowth.
🍁to beat the band🍁
🔰American English informal =in large amounts or with great force:
✨ It’s raining to beat the band.
🍁beat the heat🍁
🔰American English informal =to make yourself cooler:
✨ Fresh lemonade is a great way to beat the heat.
🍁beat your breast🍁
🔰literary to show clearly that you are very upset or sorry about something
✨ There's no point in beating your breast about losing the money - you won't get it back.
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🍁(it) beats me🍁
🔰used to say that you do not know something, or cannot understand or explain it:
✨ ‘What’s he saying?’ ‘Beats me!’
🍁beat it! 🍁
🔰used to tell someone to leave at once, because they are annoying you or should not be there
✨ The big guy turned to me and said, "Beat it, kid – nobody wants you here."
🍁can you beat that/it?🍁
🔰used to show that you are surprised or annoyed by something:
✨ They’ve got eight children! Can you beat that?
🍁beat your brains out🍁
🔰to think about something very hard and for a long time:
✨ I’ve been beating my brains out all week trying to finish this essay.
🍁if you can’t beat 'em, join 'em🍁
🔰used when you decide to take part in something even though you disapprove of it, because everyone else is doing it and you cannot stop them
✨ It was the toughest football team we'd ever faced, and we'd had enough. Finally, we gave up and said, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!"
🍁beat the rap🍁
🔰American English informal =to avoid being punished for something you have done
✨ The youngsters were caught shoplifting, but somehow they were able to beat the rap.
🍁beat time 🍁
🔰to make regular movements or sounds to show the speed at which music should be played:
✨ a conductor beating time with his baton
🍁beat a path/track🍁
🔰to make a path by walking over an area of land
✨ We beat a path/track through the undergrowth.
🍁to beat the band🍁
🔰American English informal =in large amounts or with great force:
✨ It’s raining to beat the band.
🍁beat the heat🍁
🔰American English informal =to make yourself cooler:
✨ Fresh lemonade is a great way to beat the heat.
🍁beat your breast🍁
🔰literary to show clearly that you are very upset or sorry about something
✨ There's no point in beating your breast about losing the money - you won't get it back.
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🍃FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS🍃
= to be forgotten or overlooked, often within an organization
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= to be forgotten or overlooked, often within an organization
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💢LIVING UNDER A ROCK💢
= not being aware of major events, news or trends that everyone else knows about
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= not being aware of major events, news or trends that everyone else knows about
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🔰 SPELLING RULES 🔰
There are a few rules of thumb that can help when you’re faced with a word you’re not sure how to spell. Check them out!
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🔰Spelling Rules🔰
📌 PART I 📌
🍃 Spelling Rule 1️⃣ 🍃
🌟I Before E, Except After C🌟
The rule goes like this:
🌀 I before E, Except after C, unless it sounds like A, as in neighbor or weigh 🌀
🔺I before E🔺
◽️Would you like a piece of cake?
◽️Jerry will believe anything. ◽️They’re planting new grass on the football field .
🔺Except before C🔺
◽️Darnell received an A on his spelling test.
◽️Jeremy spotted a spider on the ceiling.
◽️I never expected such deceit from you!
🔺Unless it sounds like A🔺
◽️Our neighbors live in a beige house.
◽️How much does the kitten weigh ?
📍 Here’s a tip 📍
It’s a good idea to memorize these common exceptions to the rule:
seize, either, weird, height, foreign, leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, neither, science, species, sufficient
🍃Spelling Rule 2️⃣ 🍃
🌟 Adding Suffixes to Words that End in Y 🌟
🔺When you add a suffix that starts with E (such as -ed, -er, or -est) to a word that ends in Y, the Y usually changes to an I.🔺
◽️Cry – cried – crier
◽️Dry – dried – drier
◽️Lay – laid (note the irregular spelling: no E)
◽️Baby – babies
◽️Family – families
◽️Ugly – ugliest
◽️This is the dustiest old house I’ve ever seen.
◽️The best bakers make the flakiest pie crusts.
◽️The soup needs the tiniest pinch of salt, and then it’s perfect.
◽️Seawater dries out your skin.
🔺The Y doesn’t change for the suffix -ing.🔺
◽️The baby has been crying for almost an hour.
◽️The minute we brought in the new puppy, our mother began laying down sheets of newspaper.
◽️We should spend some time tidying before the guests arrive.
🔺If the word in question has two consonants before the Y, change the Y to I before adding the suffix ‑ly.🔺
◽️Sloppy – sloppily
◽️Happy – happily
◽️Scary – scarily
◽️Funnily enough, I said the same thing just yesterday.
📍Of course, there are always exceptions:
◽️“Funny,” he said dryly .
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📌 PART I 📌
🍃 Spelling Rule 1️⃣ 🍃
🌟I Before E, Except After C🌟
The rule goes like this:
🌀 I before E, Except after C, unless it sounds like A, as in neighbor or weigh 🌀
🔺I before E🔺
◽️Would you like a piece of cake?
◽️Jerry will believe anything. ◽️They’re planting new grass on the football field .
🔺Except before C🔺
◽️Darnell received an A on his spelling test.
◽️Jeremy spotted a spider on the ceiling.
◽️I never expected such deceit from you!
🔺Unless it sounds like A🔺
◽️Our neighbors live in a beige house.
◽️How much does the kitten weigh ?
📍 Here’s a tip 📍
It’s a good idea to memorize these common exceptions to the rule:
seize, either, weird, height, foreign, leisure, conscience, counterfeit, forfeit, neither, science, species, sufficient
🍃Spelling Rule 2️⃣ 🍃
🌟 Adding Suffixes to Words that End in Y 🌟
🔺When you add a suffix that starts with E (such as -ed, -er, or -est) to a word that ends in Y, the Y usually changes to an I.🔺
◽️Cry – cried – crier
◽️Dry – dried – drier
◽️Lay – laid (note the irregular spelling: no E)
◽️Baby – babies
◽️Family – families
◽️Ugly – ugliest
◽️This is the dustiest old house I’ve ever seen.
◽️The best bakers make the flakiest pie crusts.
◽️The soup needs the tiniest pinch of salt, and then it’s perfect.
◽️Seawater dries out your skin.
🔺The Y doesn’t change for the suffix -ing.🔺
◽️The baby has been crying for almost an hour.
◽️The minute we brought in the new puppy, our mother began laying down sheets of newspaper.
◽️We should spend some time tidying before the guests arrive.
🔺If the word in question has two consonants before the Y, change the Y to I before adding the suffix ‑ly.🔺
◽️Sloppy – sloppily
◽️Happy – happily
◽️Scary – scarily
◽️Funnily enough, I said the same thing just yesterday.
📍Of course, there are always exceptions:
◽️“Funny,” he said dryly .
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📖 Word of the day 📖
🥀 NEGLIGIBLE 🥀
▪️neg‧li‧gi‧ble ( adjective )
▶️ /ˈneɡlɪdʒəbəl, ˈneɡlɪdʒɪbəl/ BrE AmE
▫️Meaning :
too slight or unimportant to have any effect
🔹 Example(s):
• The damage done to his property was negligible.
• The price difference was negligible.
🔺Synonyms🔺
fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, minute, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant
🔻Antonyms🔻
big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty
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🥀 NEGLIGIBLE 🥀
▪️neg‧li‧gi‧ble ( adjective )
▶️ /ˈneɡlɪdʒəbəl, ˈneɡlɪdʒɪbəl/ BrE AmE
▫️Meaning :
too slight or unimportant to have any effect
🔹 Example(s):
• The damage done to his property was negligible.
• The price difference was negligible.
🔺Synonyms🔺
fiddling, foolish, frivolous, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, minute, slight, small, small-fry, trifling, trivial, unimportant
🔻Antonyms🔻
big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, unfrivolous, weighty
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↗️ HOW TO MASTER ENGLISH INTONATION ↘️
↘️ Use Falling intonation in ...
↗️ Use Rising intonation in ...
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↗️ Use Rising intonation in ...
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🍃BINOMIALS in English language🍃
Binomials are two words separated by a conjunction that almost always appear in the same order.
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🍃BINOMIALS in English language🍃
🔺Common binomial pairs in English 🔺
🔰PART 1️⃣ 🔰
🔵Binomial pairs with ‘and’ conjunction.🔵
☘️Neat and tidy☘️
🍂Meaning: Clean and well organised, in perfect order.
🍂Example: Susan’s office is always neat and tidy: she pays a special attention to her desk.
☘️Far and wide☘️
🍂Meaning: A huge number of places, spread across a large geographical area, often used with “from”.
🍂Example: Alistair and Jane looked far and wide for the missing dog.
☘️Sick and tired☘️
🍂Meaning: Bothered or exhausted about something/someone.
🍂Example: Ann was sick and tired of her boss, so she decided to quit her job.
☘️Safe and Sound☘️
🍂Meaning: Unharmed, 100% healthy
🍂Example: The Japanese boy who got lost in the forest, was finally found safe and sound after three days.
☘️Short and sweet☘️
🍂Meaning: When something is done very quickly and comes straight to the point
🍂Example: Ben’s speech has been short and sweet: he told exactly what the employees needed to know.
☘️Ups and downs☘️
🍂Meaning: The good and bad times
🍂Example: The ups and downs in a relationship are routine, you just have to cope with them.
☘️Wait and see☘️
🍂Meaning:To be patient until the outcome of a situation becomes clearer.
🍂Example: We will have to wait and see whether or not these measures prove to be effective in practice.
☘️Pros and Cons☘️
🍂Meaning: Advantages and disadvantages of a situation
🍂Example: We need to assess the pros and cons, before signing the contract.
☘️Null and void☘️
🍂Meaning: Not valid
🍂Example: When a contract doesn’t have a date or isn’t signed properly, it is null and void.
☘️Wine and Dine☘️
🍂Meaning: To entertain someone with a good meal and good company
🍂Example: Top managers always wine and dine the agency’s best clients.
☘️Skin and Bone☘️
🍂Meaning:Very thin, with a sick appearance.
🍂Example: When we went to Cuba, we saw a lot of hungry dogs that were nothing but skin and bones.
☘️By and large☘️
🍂Meaning: On the whole
🍂Example: We missed the train and had to buy another ticket, but by and large ,the trip to Scotland was unforgettable.
☘️Out and About☘️
🍂Meaning: Busy, out of home
🍂Example: I can’t sit doing nothing when I’m on holiday. I love to be out and about most of the time.
☘️Bits and pieces☘️
🍂Meaning: Small individual things
🍂Example: Then there are all the other bits and pieces involved in a wedding: invitations, photos, and car hire.
☘️On and off☘️
🍂Meaning: Intermittently.
🍂Example: With so much worry, I only slept on and off last night.
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🔺Common binomial pairs in English 🔺
🔰PART 1️⃣ 🔰
🔵Binomial pairs with ‘and’ conjunction.🔵
☘️Neat and tidy☘️
🍂Meaning: Clean and well organised, in perfect order.
🍂Example: Susan’s office is always neat and tidy: she pays a special attention to her desk.
☘️Far and wide☘️
🍂Meaning: A huge number of places, spread across a large geographical area, often used with “from”.
🍂Example: Alistair and Jane looked far and wide for the missing dog.
☘️Sick and tired☘️
🍂Meaning: Bothered or exhausted about something/someone.
🍂Example: Ann was sick and tired of her boss, so she decided to quit her job.
☘️Safe and Sound☘️
🍂Meaning: Unharmed, 100% healthy
🍂Example: The Japanese boy who got lost in the forest, was finally found safe and sound after three days.
☘️Short and sweet☘️
🍂Meaning: When something is done very quickly and comes straight to the point
🍂Example: Ben’s speech has been short and sweet: he told exactly what the employees needed to know.
☘️Ups and downs☘️
🍂Meaning: The good and bad times
🍂Example: The ups and downs in a relationship are routine, you just have to cope with them.
☘️Wait and see☘️
🍂Meaning:To be patient until the outcome of a situation becomes clearer.
🍂Example: We will have to wait and see whether or not these measures prove to be effective in practice.
☘️Pros and Cons☘️
🍂Meaning: Advantages and disadvantages of a situation
🍂Example: We need to assess the pros and cons, before signing the contract.
☘️Null and void☘️
🍂Meaning: Not valid
🍂Example: When a contract doesn’t have a date or isn’t signed properly, it is null and void.
☘️Wine and Dine☘️
🍂Meaning: To entertain someone with a good meal and good company
🍂Example: Top managers always wine and dine the agency’s best clients.
☘️Skin and Bone☘️
🍂Meaning:Very thin, with a sick appearance.
🍂Example: When we went to Cuba, we saw a lot of hungry dogs that were nothing but skin and bones.
☘️By and large☘️
🍂Meaning: On the whole
🍂Example: We missed the train and had to buy another ticket, but by and large ,the trip to Scotland was unforgettable.
☘️Out and About☘️
🍂Meaning: Busy, out of home
🍂Example: I can’t sit doing nothing when I’m on holiday. I love to be out and about most of the time.
☘️Bits and pieces☘️
🍂Meaning: Small individual things
🍂Example: Then there are all the other bits and pieces involved in a wedding: invitations, photos, and car hire.
☘️On and off☘️
🍂Meaning: Intermittently.
🍂Example: With so much worry, I only slept on and off last night.
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