Here are the keys for the vocabulary exercises which are useful for you to increase your English vocabulary
1. refreshed
2. unconscious
3. receipt
4. originality
5. mass
6. standard
7. permanent
8. pressure
9. permission
10. harvest
11. heading
12. a sample
13. saddle
14. plough
15. males
16. borrow
17. impatient
18. rather
19. bill
20. detail
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Increasing Your English Vocabulary (Do the Exercise Below)
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In each of the following sentences, there are five words or phrases in brackets. Select the one which makes the best sense.
1. After my long walk I was pleased to have an iced drink: I found it ( lived, drunk, refreshed, tired, upstarted) me.
2. After the car had knocked her down, she lay (asleep, thoughtless, unconscious, unimaginative, unknown) for half an hour.
3. After you have paid a bill you are given a (cash, expenditure, receipt, reception, recipe) to show that you have paid.
4. An artist who does not copy others but paints in a new way shows (intention, novel, originality, reality, will-power).
5. An island is a (bait, heap, mass, mess, size) of land with water all around it.
6. All the workers complained that the price of the food had increased, so that their (cost, mark, price, rule, standard) of living had fallen.
7. A small child has teeth which fall out when it is between five and twelve years old; then it gets (general, habitual, long, ordinary, permanent) teeth.
8. A steam engine is driven by the ( influence, pressure, strength, vitality, weight) of steam.
9. As John felt ill, the teacher gave him (allowance, excuse, permission, permit, power) to go home.
10. At (finish, harvest, market, ripen, section) time, all the women of the village come together to cut the rice.
11. At the top of your letter, you must put the (capital, captivating, guarantee, heading, head-line) “private & personal.”
12. Before a merchant buys cloth from another country, he wants to see a small piece as (a case, an example, an idea, a sample, a trial).
13. Before getting on a horse, you usually put a (base, coach, leather, saddle, seat) on its back.
14. Before sowing seeds, farmer usually have ( harvest, plough, plod, scratch, turn) their field.
15. Boys and men are (adults, humans, males, masculines, fellows), but girls and women are not.
16. Can I (borrow, hire, lend, owe, rent) some money from you? I’ve lost my bag.
17. (exciting, Impassive, Impatient, Patient, Pleasant) people are angry and unhappy if they have to wait a few minutes for something.
18. “Have you any shoes a little wider than these? These are (about, a few, nearly, not quite, rather) narrow for me.”
19. Have you paid the (bill, cheque, debt, debt, note, sum) for $10 that the garage sent you?
20. He didn’t describe what happened in (delicate, detail, little, small, smallness); he only told me the most important facts.
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1. After my long walk I was pleased to have an iced drink: I found it ( lived, drunk, refreshed, tired, upstarted) me.
2. After the car had knocked her down, she lay (asleep, thoughtless, unconscious, unimaginative, unknown) for half an hour.
3. After you have paid a bill you are given a (cash, expenditure, receipt, reception, recipe) to show that you have paid.
4. An artist who does not copy others but paints in a new way shows (intention, novel, originality, reality, will-power).
5. An island is a (bait, heap, mass, mess, size) of land with water all around it.
6. All the workers complained that the price of the food had increased, so that their (cost, mark, price, rule, standard) of living had fallen.
7. A small child has teeth which fall out when it is between five and twelve years old; then it gets (general, habitual, long, ordinary, permanent) teeth.
8. A steam engine is driven by the ( influence, pressure, strength, vitality, weight) of steam.
9. As John felt ill, the teacher gave him (allowance, excuse, permission, permit, power) to go home.
10. At (finish, harvest, market, ripen, section) time, all the women of the village come together to cut the rice.
11. At the top of your letter, you must put the (capital, captivating, guarantee, heading, head-line) “private & personal.”
12. Before a merchant buys cloth from another country, he wants to see a small piece as (a case, an example, an idea, a sample, a trial).
13. Before getting on a horse, you usually put a (base, coach, leather, saddle, seat) on its back.
14. Before sowing seeds, farmer usually have ( harvest, plough, plod, scratch, turn) their field.
15. Boys and men are (adults, humans, males, masculines, fellows), but girls and women are not.
16. Can I (borrow, hire, lend, owe, rent) some money from you? I’ve lost my bag.
17. (exciting, Impassive, Impatient, Patient, Pleasant) people are angry and unhappy if they have to wait a few minutes for something.
18. “Have you any shoes a little wider than these? These are (about, a few, nearly, not quite, rather) narrow for me.”
19. Have you paid the (bill, cheque, debt, debt, note, sum) for $10 that the garage sent you?
20. He didn’t describe what happened in (delicate, detail, little, small, smallness); he only told me the most important facts.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Accurate English: A Complete Course in Pronunciation
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This pronunciation text helps students achieve a near-native accent. *Teaches vowels, consonants, rhythm, stress, and intonation using principles of articulatory phonetics. *Provides precise illustrations of lip positions of vowels and consonants, and a diagnostic speech sample. *Reinforces theory with numerous practice exercises that include phrases, dialogues, reading passages, and oral presentations. *Includes spelling patterns for ordinary words and academic words.
Aimed at enabling readers to improve their pronunciation of English so they can be understood effortlessly by native speakers in both formal and informal situations, this handbook teaches the vowels, consonants, rhythm, and intonation of American English using the principles of articulatory phonetics. Stressing a cognitive approach to learning and providing do-it-yourself exercises designed to put theory into practice, the reference hands readers techniques for improving their accents ... provides steps for working up from phrases to dialogues, reading passages, and oral presentations ... includes spelling patterns for ordinary words, academic words, and exceptions, as well as rules for stress placement ... offers detailed treatment of rhythm, including reduction and linking ... and contains a diagnostic speech sample and self analysis to help readers pinpoint their own language problems. Ideal for individuals who are non-native speakers of English and want to achieve a near-native accent.
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Need + Ving (Passive Meaning)
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Need + Ving means passive. Look at the examples below
This radio needs repairing.
'Radio ini perlu diperbailki'.
This wall needs painting.
'Dinding ini perlu dicat'.
This floor needs sweeping.
'lantai ini perlu disapu'.
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This radio needs repairing.
'Radio ini perlu diperbailki'.
This wall needs painting.
'Dinding ini perlu dicat'.
This floor needs sweeping.
'lantai ini perlu disapu'.
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