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One of the great things about the English language is its
extraordinary depth. It has so many wordsthat there ... that
are often confused and identify their precise meanings so that
you’ll know when and how to use them correctly.
This chapter will consider wordsthat we mix up because
they sound almost the same. ... first-year law student, Peter’s legal
advice wasn’t
all that trustworthy.
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87. Beside vs. Besides
Don’t Say: Hey,...
... collocations using these words in a metaphorical way.
1 bright 2 warm 3 cold
English Collocations in Use 29
I 0 Synonyms and confusable words I
Common synonym pairs
The (a) and (b) words in each pair ... written than spoken Englishand often have the effect
of sounding quite poetic.
Light and dark
Light in English is associated with happiness. So a face shines with pleasure and eyes shine
with ... written than spoken Englishand often have the effect
of sounding quite poetic.
Light and dark
Light in English is associated with happiness. So a face shines with pleasure and eyes shine
with...
... structure, and to the kind of stories that get
told and retold about the Irish, so as to reveal both the regularity of
English colonial discourse on Ireland and the Irish and the mutations to
which that ... to preserve that unity,
and by its equal weight and pressure to consolidate the various parts that
compose it, must reside somewhere: that somewhere can only be in England
. . . So that I look ... here and
there, present and past, implicit in his own history and in that of the
places he and his have inhabited, which also continuously inhabit him.
Allegories of Union in Irish and English...
... Science
and Technology; Natural Resources and Environment; Labour, War Invalids and Social
Affairs; Health; Education and Training; and Industry; the State Bank; the Ministry of
Posts and Telematics; ... services such as hospital
and clinics, and the travel and tourism sector.
Chapter 4. Investment
Vietnam made a series of commitments that will ease investment, reduce paperwork and
in almost all cases ... new and significant commercial opportunities
for U.S. firms and persons to export and do business in Vietnam. By eliminating non-
tariff and tariff barriers on the import of agricultural and...
... you
and make you understand
and make you understand
All you have to do is close your
All you have to do is close your
eyes
eyes
And just reach out your hands
And just reach out your hands ... than words to show
More than words to show
you feel
you feel
That your love for me is
That your love for me is
real
real
What would you say if I
What would you say if I
took those words ...
Welcome to English songs:
My wife and my dearest son.
My wife and my dearest son.
ã
Saying I love you
Saying I love you
Is not the words I want to
Is not the words I want to
hear...
... practical D. gradually
5. similar to 10. renown
A. unlike A. domination
B. analogous B. prophecy
C. archaic C. prominence
D. prone D. position
SYNONYMS 24
1. discernible 6 similar
A. exceptional ... A. Inaccessible
B. Weaken B. Rich
C. Elude C. Recent
D. Withstand D. Discriminating
3. Defy 8. Even
A. Resist A. Fundamental
B. Demand B. Erratic
C. Simulate C. Evident
D. Discriminate D. Equitable
4. ... preconception C. relate
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SYNONYMS 12
1. benefit 6. endure
A. prosper A. suffer
B. demand B. erode
C. assist C. release
D. distinguish D. disappear
2. noticeably 7. broaden
A. constantly...
... watching or hearing it. Don’t just look and listen for
new words. Use them! Speak them. Write them down. Read them. Practice every new
word that you learn over and over again, until it’s not something ... bạn biết chứ không phải điều bạn nhớ.
Seek and you shall find ! Be active in trying to discover new words. If you com across
something you don’t know the English word for, find out what it is! Look ... Tips for getting more English Words!
BÍ QUYẾT HỌC NHIỀU TỪ MỚI
Learn by doing ! The body learns faster than the brain! It’s...
... P
Letters: Y, Z
Letters: Y, Z
Letters: A, B, C, D
Letters: A, B, C, D
THE ENGLISH
THE ENGLISH
ALPHABET
ALPHABET
26 LETTERS
26 LETTERS
Letters: I, J, K, L
Letters: I, J, K, ...
Letters: Q, R, S, T
Letters: Q, R, S, T
Nouamane ERRIFKI
Nouamane ERRIFKI
Teacher of English
Teacher of English
E-mail:
E-mail:
nouamane.errifki@gmail.com
nouamane.errifki@gmail.com
NB: for...
... certain body
parts, improve our memory, and cure anything else that ails us.
● “So any quacksalver with a computer and a copy machine can
turn his vegetable stand into a multibillion-zloty chain ... Journal
WORDS THAT APPEAR TO BE MISSPELLINGS OF EVERYDAY WORDS II
43
To be well informed, one must read quickly a great number of
merely instructive books. To be cultivated, one must read slowly and ... been born at the right time. As we’ll see here, there
are wordsthat were once misspelled and those misspellings some-
how stuck. All the words featured in this chapter had their spellings
altered...