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- Today
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This story never took place. It was written in 1972 by Shelley Berman, an American comedian. It was written for his book, ‘A Hotel is a Place.’
But it should help you when you need to write a letter to say something bad about your stay in a hotel.
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Dear Maid,
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- Wednesday 16th May
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FISHBOWL expression To be seen by the public a lot. ‘Working on TV is like living in a goldfish bowl.’
FLUB verb To miss. ‘She flubbed her sales targets again.’
FLUNKY noun An employee at the bottom of the company. ‘Unless you work harder you will always be a flunky.’
FLUSH
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- Friday 11th May
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Remember that:
• both + plural noun • either / neither + singular noun • after personal pronouns (I, he, she, etc) and possessives (mine, his, hers, etc) we use both / neither / either • before personal pronouns (I, he, she, etc) and possessives (mine, his, hers, etc) we use both of
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- Wednesday 9th May
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Read & Listen
Cars are not blue or green or yellow. Now they are celeste, zinnober or xanthic.
Know your colours? Of course you know red, yellow, blue, green, etc. But what if you wanted a colour that was a dark red, or a pale grey or a light brown? Is the dark red dress you
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- Saturday 5th May
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Read & Listen
both . . . and . . .
• Both Gary and Paul scored yesterday. • I am both lost and hungry.
neither . . . nor . . .
• Neither Gary nor Paul arrived late for work. • Neither John nor Patrick have contacted me.
either . .
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- Wednesday 2nd May
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Read & Listen
How many words can you think of that rhyme with orange? Or how many with elephant? How many can you think of that rhyme with Gary?
How many words can you think of that rhyme with these:
1. Red (6 is a good score) 2. Book (4) 3. Car (3) 4. Park (4)
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- Today
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This story never took place. It was written in 1972 by Shelley Berman, an American comedian. It was written for his book, ‘A Hotel is a Place.’
But it should help you when you need to write a letter of complaint next time you are staying in a hotel. ---------------------------------------
Dear Maid,
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- Wednesday 16th May
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EGO SURFING verb Searching the web for references to yourself. ‘If I go ego surfing and type in “Gary Skyner English teacher” I come top of the Google search.’
ELEPHANTS noun Elephants noun Large investment companies that follow each other. ‘If one investment company will take a risk then the elephants
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- Friday 11th May
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Remember that:
• we use both / neither / either + noun for two things. • you can say: both . . . and . . . / neither . . . nor . . . / either . . . or . . . • after personal pronouns (I, he, she, etc)
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- Wednesday 9th May
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Read & Listen
Cars are not blue or green or yellow. Nowadays they are celeste, zinnober or xanthic.
Think you know your colours? Of course you know red, yellow, blue, green, etc. But what if you wanted a colour that was a dark red, or a pale grey or a light brown? How would you describe
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- Saturday 5th May
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Read & Listen
We use both / neither / either + noun for two things.
If you are looking at two books you can say:
• Both books are very good. (= The two books) • Neither book is expensive. (= Not the first book. Not the second book.) • Either book would be a good present.
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- Wednesday 2nd May
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Read & Listen
How many words can you think of that rhyme with orange? Or how many with elephant? How many can you think of that rhyme with Gary? In fact there are 244 words that rhyme with that wonderful word, including airy, berry, ferry, and canary. The list goes on to include some very strange words which
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- Today
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This story never took place. It was written in 1972 by Shelley Berman, an American comedian. It was written for his book, ‘A Hotel is a Place.’
But it should provide you with advice on how to write a letter of complaint next time you are staying in a hotel. ---------------------------------------
Dear Maid,
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- Wednesday 16th May
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EXTRACT THE MAX verb To achieve the highest level of work from someone. ‘I hope my management style will extract the max from each of you.’
FALL GUY noun After the blame is passed through the whole organisation, it stops at this unfortunate person. ‘The new trainee will make a good fall
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- Friday 11th May
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With either of or neither of + a plural noun we use a singular or plural verb:
• I don’t think either of them knows (or know) where the money is hidden. • Neither of the American athletes has (or have) won this year.
When a subject is made up of two or more
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- Wednesday 9th May
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Read & Listen
Cars are not blue or green or yellow. Nowadays they are celeste, zinnober or xanthic.
Think you know your colours? Of course you know red, yellow, blue, green, etc. But what if you wanted a colour that was a dark red, or a pale grey or a light brown? How would you describe
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- Saturday 5th May
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Read & Listen
We use both (of) when we want to talk about two things together:
• Both (of) the houses have now been sold. • Are both of you (or Are you both) going to Morocco? • I went on holiday with both of them (or . . . with them both . . . ) last year.
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- Wednesday 2nd May
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Read & Listen
How many words can you think of that rhyme with orange? Or how many with butterfly? How many can you think of that rhyme with Gary? In fact there are 244 words that rhyme with yours truly’s name, including airy, berry, ferry, and canary. The list goes on to include some very strange words which
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