English Language : 20 ways to give advice

MODALS

• You have to ...
• You'd better ...
• You should ...
• You ought to ...
• You could ...

CONDITIONALS

• If I were you, I'd ...
• If I were in your shoes, I'd ...
• If you want my advise, I think ...
• If you really want to know, I'd ...
• If I were in your position, I'd ...

FORMAL VERBS

• I suggest (that) you ...
• I recommend (that) you ...
• I urge you ...
• I would advise you to ...

CASUAL

• You're gonna wanna ...
• You might wanna consider
• You should probably consider
• You should maybe think about ...
• Have you thought about ... ?
• What you yought do is ... ?

English Language : Adverbs of Intensity

OMG SO INTENSE

• completely
• totally
• thoroughly
• absolutely
• perfectly
• extremely
• Utterly

Kind of intense

• fairly
• rather
• somewhat
• moderately
• considerably
• nearly
• kind of
• sort of
• noticeable

pretty intense

• awfully
• pretty
• really
• so
• very
• mostly
• quite

ehh...

• a little
• a bit
• slightly

Common combinations

• perfectly
• sort of bland
• a little hungry
• absolutely certain
• pretty sure
• quite good
• nearly exausted
• mostly finished
• noticeably different

English Language : Passive Prepositional Verbs

be aimed at

• The advertisement was aimed at males between the ages of 18 to 34

be associcated with

• Drinking milk is often associated with strong bones

be based on

• The study was based on 10 years of close observation

be regarded/seen as

• Albert Einstein is regarded as the premier theoretical physicist of the 20th century

be defined as

• Darkness is defined as the absence of light

be derived from

• Some medicines are derived from herbs

be divided into

• Canada is divided into provinces and territories

be involved in

J. Robert Oppenheimer was the primary figure involved in the creation of the atomic bomb.

be known as

• The Wright Brothers are popular known as the pioneers of humann flight

be prejudiced against

• Human are often prejudiced againt people they do not understand

be required for

• Regular sleep is required for good health

be used in

Flamethrowers were first used in WW I

English Language : Money

Level of wealth

• poor
  • broke, living check to check
• rich
  • loaded, well-off

Spending habits

• cheap
• frugal
• a penny pincher

Going out

• Wanna split the bill ?
• pay for someone
  • I will cover you
  • I will get it
  • I got it
  • It's on me
  • My treat

Using the ATM

• I need to make a withdrawal
• I need to withdraw some money
• I need to make a deposit
• I need to deposite some money

Currency vocabulary

• bucks = dollars ( 10 bucks )
• a grand = a thousand dollars (2 grand)
• $0.25 = a quarta
• $0.10 = a dime
• $0.05 = a nickel
• $0.01 = a penny
• CAD$1.00 = a loonie
• CAD$$2.00 = a toonie

English Language : Learn 26 adjectives to describe the taste and texture of food

FLAVORS

• Sweet ( sugar )
• Sour ( lemon )
• Bitter ( medicine )
• Bland ( potatoes )
  • Plain
• Spicy ( jalapenos )
• Salty ( chips )
• Savory ( creamy | soups )

TASTES AND TEXTURE

• Crunchy
• Crispy ( fried food )
• Mealy ( soft and sandy )
• Mushy
• Soggy ( wet )
• Juicy
• Fatty
• Oily
  • Greasy
• Character
• Rich
• Decadent
• Heavy, Ripe

English Language : 35 words that we shorten in conversation

• abdominal muscles - abs
• administration - admin
• application - app (software)
• fabulous - fab
• favourite - fave
• delicious - delish
• identification - ID
• information - info
• radical - rad (cool)
• comfortable - comfy
• advertisement - ad
• laboratory - lab
• limousine - limo
• maximum - max
• medication - meds
• overdose -OD
• referee - ref
• underware - undies
• representative - rep
  • represent

English Language : EFFECT and CAUSE VERBS

EFFECT VERBERS

• Cause
  The 2008 financial crisis caused several problems for multinational banks

• Produce
  The medication did not produce the desired effect

• Lead to
  Several international incidents led to WWII

• Result in
  The earchquake resulted in thousands of deaths

• Create
  The increasing rate of crime is creating numerous issues

• Bring about
  The new regime brought about stricter laws

• Give rise to
  The election result gave rise to public protests

• be responsible for
  No one knows who was responsible for the vandalism

CAUSE VERBS

• be caused by
  The governmental collapse was caused by the implementation of unpopular policies

• be produced by
  The vast majority of air pollution in Europe is produced by fertilisers and animal waste.

• be brought about by
  Major economic benefits could be brought about by the adoption of solar roofs

• result from
  Many benefits quickly result from exercise

• stem from
  Most of our early beliefs stem from our parents

• be triggered by
  World War I was triggered by the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand