miercuri, 12 martie 2014

Advice and Suggestions

Useful Expressions > Intermediate

Advice and Suggestions

Sometimes other people don't know what to do and they ask us for some advice. Here are ten phrases you can use when you are making suggestions.


Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing

  1. I reckon you should stop now
  2. Why don't you stop now?
  3. How about stopping now?
  4. If I were you, I'd stop now.
  5. I suggest you stop now
  6. You'd (really) better stop right now.
  7. I would strongly advise you to stop
  8. My advice would be to stop now
  9. It might be a good idea to stop
  10. You might try stopping

How To Use These Phrases In Your English

  1. Phrases 1, 2, 3 and 4 are quite informal. Phrases 2 and 3 are more tentative (you are trying not to be forceful with your ideas).
  2. Phrase 4 is more forceful than the first three suggestion phrases.
  3. Phrase 5 is neutral and can be used formally and informally. Using more stress on 'gest' of 'suggest' makes it more tentative and more stress on the main verb makes it more forceful.
  4. Phrase 6 is quite forceful and gives the idea that not following the advice will have a negative result.
  5. Phrases 7 and 8 are quite formal in tone. Phrase 7 is really quite forceful and phrase 8 less forceful.
  6. Phrases 9 and 10 are the most tentative phrases (least forceful). Phrase 10 sounds more informal than phrase 9.





luni, 10 martie 2014

Vocabulary for a supermarket and grocery items



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Vocabulary for a supermarket and grocery items 

In this English lesson you will learn the vocabulary for inside a supermarket and grocery items using pictures with words. There is also a large list of vocabulary for things you might expect to find in a supermarket.

List of useful vocabulary for supermarkets and grocery stores

Electronics
Household goods
Sporting goods
Beverages
Fruit
Vegetables
Fish
Meat
Groceries
Chemist’s (UK)
Fresh flowers
Cashier
Check-out counter
Money-back guarantee
Refundable
Return policy
Department
Bakery
Frozen food
Dairy products
Canned goods
Delicatessen
Pet supplies
Cosmetics
Guarantee
Credit card
Debit card
Cheque
Cash
Cash only
Banknote
Coin
Discount coupon
Change
Sales tax
Purchase
Delivery
Ticket
Receipt
Grand opening sale
Closeout sale
Price
Half price
20% off
Lift
Escalator
Warehouse
Customer
Supervisor
Manager
Sales assistant
Barcode reader
Market
Supermarket
Mini-market
To buy
To go shopping
To sell
Store hours
Shopping cart
Trolley
Shopping basket
Till
Express lane
On sale
Bag
Scales
Freezer
Fridge
Aisle
Shelf
Rack
Product
Packaging
Barcode
Nutritional information



miercuri, 5 martie 2014

Some plural nouns have different meanings - Cum se schimba intelesul unor subs. cand le punem la plural












































common problems with count/uncount nouns

 1: Uncount nouns used as count nouns
Although substances are usually uncount nouns...
Would you like some cheese?
Coffee keeps me awake at night.
Wine makes me sleep.
... they can be also used as count nouns:
I’d like a coffee please. =I’d like a [cup of] coffee.
May I have a white wine. =May I have a [glass of] white wine.
They sell a lot of coffees. =They sell a lot of [different kinds of] coffee.
I prefer white wines to red. =I prefer [different kinds of] white wine to red.
They had over twenty cheeses on sale. =They had over twenty [types of] cheese on sale.
This is an excellent soft cheese. =This [kind of] soft cheese is excellent.

 2: Some nouns have both a count and an uncount form:

We should always have hope.
George had hopes of promotion.
Travel is a great teacher.
Where did you go on your travels?

3: Nouns with two meanings

Some nouns have two meanings, one count and the other non count:
His life was in danger.
There is a serious danger of fire.
Linguistics is the study of language.
Is English a difficult language?
It’s made of paper.
The Times is an excellent paper.
Other words like this are:
businessdeath industrymarriagepowerproperty
taxtimevictoryusework 

 4: Uncount nouns that end in -s

Some uncount nouns end in -s so they look like plurals even though they are singular nouns.
These nouns generally refer to:
Subjects of study:mathematics, physics, economics, etc.
Activities:gymnastics, athletics, etc. 
Games:cards, darts, billiards, etc.
Diseases:mumps, measles, rabies, etc.

Economics is a very difficult subject.
Billiards is easier than pool or snooker.
 

5: Group nouns

Some nouns, like army, refer to groups of people, animals or things, and we can use them either as singular nouns oras plural nouns.
armyaudiencecommitteecompanycrewenemy
familyflockganggovernmentgroupherd
mediapublicregimentstaffteam 
We can use these group nouns either as singular nouns or as plural nouns:
  • My family is very dear to me.
    I have a large familyThey are very dear to me. (= The members of my family…)
  • The government is very unpopular.
    The government are always changing their minds.
Sometimes we think of the group as a single thing:
  • The audience always enjoys the show.
  • The group consists of two men and three women.
Sometimes we think of the group as several individuals;
  • The audience clapped their hands.
  • The largest group are the boys.

The names of many organisations and teams are also group nouns, but they are usually plural in spoken English:
  • Barcelona are winning 2-0.
  • The United Oil Company are putting prices up by 12%.
     

6: Two-part nouns

A few plural nouns, like binoculars, refer to things that have two parts.
glassesjeansknickerspincerspantspliers
pyjamasscissorsshortsspectaclestightstrainers
trouserstweezers    
These binoculars were very expensive
Those trousers are too long.
To make it clear we are talking about one of these items, we use a pair of …
I need a new pair of spectacles.
I’ve bought a pair of blue jeans.
If we want to talk about more than one, we use pairs of … :
We’ve got three pairs of scissors, but they are all blunt.
I always carry two pairs of binoculars.
 




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