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Things I learned in English this year, Darija Gazdek, 2.d - Coggle Diagram
Things I learned in English this year
Unit 6
The influencers
on special offer
glossy magazines
advertising campaigns
marketing agency
brand image
luxury goods
free samples
insider knowledge
COLLOCATIONS - groups of words usually used together
Fair trade
Passive sentences
Cotton has been grown in Mali for hundreds of years.
Big profits were made by the major companies.
All the farmers will be paid a fair price.
Active sentences
They have grown cotton in Mali for hundreds of years.
The major companies were making big profits.
They will pay all the farmers a fair price.
Formal letter register
adressing the sender as Mr/Mrs/Ms + surname or Sir/Madam
often use the passive forms
often write longer, more complex sentences
use formal linking words (however, furthermore, whereas)
use full forms
end the letter with Yours sincerely or Yours faithfully and our full name
Unit 7
A question of taste
Adverb-adjective collocations
highly beneficial
entirely convinced
widely available
exceptionally careful
fairly tasteless
somewhat difficult
utterly repulsive
universally accepted
Vocabulary
detect
view
notice
realize
distinguish
differentiate
consider
Dogs to the rescue
Reported speech
He said that he was still feeling very weak.
"I'm still feeling very weak."
He explained that the weather had been good on the mountain.
"The weather was good on the mountain."
present simple - past simple
present continuous - past continuous
past simple/present perfect - past perfect
can - could
will - would
Don't shout, I can see!
Noun suffixes
-t, add ion
-e, remove the e and add ion
-ss, add ion
-d or -de, remove the d or de and add ion
examples:
reaction
situation
expression
decision
impression
A walk in the woods
Vocabulary
snoring
snuffling
whispering
peering
staring
blinking
Reported questions and commands
yes/no questions - if or whether
the subject comes before the verb
reporting commands: reporting verb + object + to + infinitive
for negative commands the same with addition of
not
before
to
Unit 8
The big question
: Vocabulary
highly-skilled
glamurous
high-flying
repetitive
dead-end
stressful
varied
worthwhile
challenging
Idioms
start the ball rolling
had a lot on his plate
put your feet up and relax
thrown in at the deep end
show him the ropes
rise to the challenge
the bottom line
If they hadn't owned a goat
Third conditional
refers to envents in the past
talks about imaginary events
talks about impossible conditions
talks about impossible results
Form:
if + subject + past perfect
subject + would/could/might + have + past participle
I wish and If only
Giving presentations
introducing a topic
sequencing events
giving an example
concluding
A bus ride to freedom
Vocabulary
oppposition
discrimination
struggle
boycott
threats
demonstrations
marches
injustice
A covering letter
use facts, dates and numbers
avoid quantifiers, like some, a lot, many...
give specific examples of how your experience and skills match the employer's requirements
Unit 9
Digital humans
Phrases
catch up with
open up
get over it
make up with
pick on
break down
stick up for
hit it off
run into
Vocabulary
actually / currently
sympathetic / friendly
latest / last
consequently / consistently
eventually / possibly
Friendships now and then
Relative clauses
who/that for people
what/that for things
whose for possesions
where for places
when for time
Can't live without...
Vocabulary
convenient
expensive
out-of-date
inexpensive
efficient
durable
fragile
reliable
Asking for/giving instructions
Asking for/giving clarification
Checking that the listener understands
Confirming understanding
Slam poetry:
Touchscreen
words with more than one meaning
Non-defining relative clauses
Both are examples of performance poetry,
whose aim is to tell a story
.
always start with a comma
A for and against essay
introduction with a clear outline of the topic
arguments in favour of the statement
arguments against the statement
conclusion, indcluding personal opinion
Unit 10
The stories behind the names: Picasso and Mozart
Vocabulary: abstract nouns
maturity
style
genius
success
beauty
originality
dedication
vision
talent
Phrases with
and
alive and well
sick and tired
pick and choose
trial and error
ups and downs
far and wide
Dancing badly around the world
Participle clauses
-ing form: active verbs
-ed form: passive verbs
Famous festivals
Vocabulary
each
a few / most of the
some of the
few / most
many of the
many / a little
A review of an event
background details about the event
details about the performances and including any quotes
personal: waht I enjoyed / did not enjoy the most
finishing with a summary or a recommendation
Vocabulary
acclaimed
amazing
captivating
hilarious
fascinating
renowned
amusing
remarkable
Emphasis
nominal clauses: what + clause + be
so and such:
be + so + adjective
so + adverb
such + adjective + plural / uncountable noun
such + a/an + adjective + noun
Darija Gazdek, 2.d