VOCABULARY – BEDTIME
Here is some vocabulary about sleep and bedtime.
- Bed Mattress
- Pillow
- Bunk beds
- Crib
- Alarm clock
- Pajamas
- Slippers
- Sleeping
- Snoring
- Dreaming
- Wetting the bed
Do you know any other words related to sleep?
Mar 06
VOCABULARY – BEDTIME
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Mar 05
GRAMMAR – PHRASAL VERBS & HEALTH
GRAMMAR – PHRASAL VERBS & HEALTH
- Pass away [die] Uncle Joe passed away last night.
- Pass out [faint] He passed out from exhaustion.
- Run over [hit by a car] She was run over by the bus.
- Get over [recover] He got over his flu quickly.
- Break out [start suddenly] She broke out in a rash.
- Come down with [get sick] She came down with a sore throat.
- Fight off [defend against] Vitamin C helps you fight off the flu
- Throw up [vomit] The dog threw up all over the sofa.
- Come to [become conscious] the boxer came to after a few minutes.
- Come around [become conscious] She came around after she fainted.
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Mar 05
GRAMMAR – Conjunctions
GRAMMAR – Subordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions are words or phrases that introduce dependent clauses in a sentence. Adjective clauses are dependent clauses used to do what an adjective does: modify or describe a noun. The seven subordinating conjunctions that introduce adjective clauses are: who, whom, which, that, whose, when, where.
Use who, whom, or that if the adjective clause is describing a person.
- Mr. Ross, who claimed to be innocent, was sentenced to three years in prison.
- The criminal to whom the pardon was given expressed his gratitude.
- The man that was arrested was later proven to be innocent.
Use which or that if the adjective clause is describing a thing or idea.
- The proposal that has been made to build a swimming pool has many benefits.
- The swimming pool proposal, which the community supports, has many benefits.
Use whose to show possession.
- The man whose daughter is missing is in severe shock.
- Dr. Gupta, whose patients mostly have ADD, is an expert on the disease.
Use when and where if the adjective clause is giving information about a time or place.
Remember to add a subject after when or where.
- I became a doctor in the early eighties when there were a few cases of AIDS.
- The criminal was sent to a prison where there were thousands of prisoners
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Mar 05
GRAMMAR – Conjunctions
GRAMMAR – Conjunctions
‘Though’, ‘although’, and ‘even though’ are all conjunctions that introduce a clause that shows contrast. Clauses of contrast are dependent clauses used to show how one person, place, or thing is different from another. All three have the same meaning, but even though is slightly stronger than the others.
The clause that contains the subordinator of contrast can come at the beginning of the sentence or at the end. When it comes at the beginning, it should be followed by a comma.
Though + subject + verb
- I didn’t sleep very well though I was really tired.
- The U.S. has one of the worst healthcare systems though it is the richest country in the world.
Although + subject + verb
- She didn’t sleep very well although she was really tired.
- Although the U.S. is the richest country in the world, it has one of the worst health care systems.
Even though + subject + verb
- Even though they were really tired, they didn’t sleep very well.
- The U.S. has one of the worst healthcare systems even though it is the richest country in the world.
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Mar 10
VOCABULARY – Forest Animals
I had a special request for Forest Animals on my Instagram account so I found this image of a postcard online and thought it would be interesting to share.
These are animals of the Black Forest.
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Mar 10
VACABULARY – Men’s Clothing
Here is a slide of some common men’s clothing:
- Sweater (jumber)
- Shirt
- Jeans
- Gloves
- Cap
- Suit
- Hawaiian shirt
- Singlet
- Business shoes
- Flip-flops
- Shorts
- Cardigan
- Jacket
- Shoes
- Bow tie
- Sleeveless shirt
- Vest
- Long-sleeved shirt (top)
- Polo shirt
- Jumper (sweater)
- Trench coat
- Bath robe
- Cargo pants
- Swim trunks
- Blazer
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Mar 10
VOCABULARY – More Vegetables
Here is some vocabulary for common vegetables. In this image you can see the following vegetables:
- Zucchini
- Tomatoes
- Sweet potatoes
- Radishes
- Pumpkins
- Potatoes
- Peas
- Onions
- Eggplant
- Green beans
- Lettuse
- Mushrooms
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Corn
- Cucumber
- Broccoli
- Brussels srouts
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Artichoke
- Asparagus
- Beetroot (beets)
- Bell pepper
Do you like vegetables? Are you vegetarian? Are you vegan? Tell me what your favorite vegetables are.
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Mar 08
GRAMMAR – Active or Passive (to bear)
The verb “to bear” has a few different meanings in English.
- to carry – They arrived bearing gifts.
- to support – The wall can’t bear the weight of the building.
- to endure – She can’t bear his bad moods.
- to turn and follow a direction – Bear left at the fork ahead.
- to give birth to – She bore a healthy baby boy.
Here I want to focus on one particular meaning: “to give birth.”
ACTIVE: She bore (gave birth to) a healthy baby boy.
In this sentence ‘she’ is the subject and ‘a heaelthy baby boy’ is the object.
PASSIVE: A healthy baby boy was born (to her).
Now the ‘healthy baby boy’ is the subject and we’ve made the sentence passive by adding the verb ‘to be’ + the past participle of bear (born).
Usually when we talk about ourselves and our birth, we use the passive voice.
“I was born in Dublin” is so much more common that “My mother bore me in Dublin.”
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Mar 06
GRAMMAR – Your Profession
When we ask WHAT DO YOU DO?, we want to know what you do for a living. So,…
We need to pay attention to the article (a, an, no article):
We use ‘a’ when the profession is singular and begins with a consonant sound.
We use ‘an‘ when the profession is singular and begins with a vowel sound.
We use no article when the profession is plural.
What do you do?
- He’s an artist. He’s very creative.
- John is a businessman. He has his own company.
- Mary is a businesswoman. She built her company when she was still at university
- She’s a secretary. She likes her boss.
- He’s an engineer. He works long hours.
- They are scientists. (no article) They do reseearch and exeriments.
- Philip and Tom are doctors. (no article) They work at a hospital.
- The Flynns are dentists. (no article) They practice together at the same clinic.
- She is a vascular surgeon. She studied a lot.
- They are nurses. (no article) They help people.
- I am a teacher. I educate people.
- Mark is a police officer. He keeps us safe
- Julian is a firefighter. He has a very dangerous job.
- He is a postman. He delivers our mail.
- dani cashier. She works at the local supermarket.
- Joe is a carpenter. He makes beautiful things our of wood.
- Old Tom is cobbler. He fixes shoes. He’s been a cobbler most of his life. His dad was a cobbler too.
- Jim is a painter. He works for the city painting the outside of buildings.
- He’s a mechanic. He fixes people’s cars.
- Fred is repairman. If something is your house breaks, take it to Fred – he’ll repair it.
- Mr. Suggs is a farmer. He grows soy beans and corn on his farm.
- Dave is a gardener. Everything grows in his garden. People say he has a green thumb.
- Mike is a miner. He’s worked in a coal mine since he was a teenager. He coughs a lot now.
- Francisco is a hairdresser. He works in a big salon in the city. He’s very well known.
- Roger is a roadworker. He works for the city filling potholes around town.
What do you do?
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Mar 05
VOCABULARY – Bodily Functions
When people use the term “bodily functions” they are usually talking about peeing and poooping.
But there are other bodily functions as well. Here are a few of them.
TUSSICATION (coughing)
Tussis is the Latin word for “cough.” It’s the origin of both tussication, a formal word for coughing, and pertussis, the medical name for whooping cough.
ERUCTATION (burping)
As well as being another word for a volcanic eruption, eructation is the medical name for burping, while the burp itself is called a ructus.
STERNUTATION (sneezing)
A sneeze or a sneezing fit is properly called a sternutation. Anything described as sternutatory causes sneezing.
FLATUS (farting)
Technically, flatus is just the build-up of gas in the stomach or bowels, not the actual expulsion of it. For that, why not try using an old English word for a fart—ventosity.
What other bodily functions do you know of?
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