Cheap and cheerful Cheap and cheerful Summary Neil and Li are talking about the Christmas presents they received. Li describes her presents as 'cheap and cheerful' whereas the smart watch Neil's wife bought him is 'cheap and nasty'. What do they mean?TranscriptLi Hi and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Li and with me today is my colleague Neil.Neil Hello everyone. How was your Christmas, Li? Did you receive lo.. 더보기 quantifiers We use quantifiers when we want to give someone information about the number of something: how much or how manySometimes we use a quantifier in the place of a determiner:Most children start school at the age of five.We ate some bread and butter.We saw lots of birds. We use these quantifiers with both count and uncount nouns:all; any; enough; less; a lot of; lots of; more; most; no; none of; some.. 더보기 Much, many, a lot of, lots of: quantifiers We use the quantifiers much, many, a lot of, lots of to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. We can use them with a noun (as a determiner) or without a noun (as a pronoun). Much, many with a nounWe use much with singular uncountable nous and many with plural nouns:[talking about money]I haven't got much change. I've only got a ten euro note.Are there many campsites near you? Questions and .. 더보기 Is modern life making us tired? Is modern life making us tired? Vocabularyprimate - BIOLOGY an animal belonging to the same group as humans, which includes monkeys and apes- the name in some religions or churches for a priest of the highest rank in a particular region or country - apechimp- INFORMAL- a chimpanzee: an African animal with black or brown fur that lives and hunts in groups. It belongs to the ape family, which is t.. 더보기 Intensifiers Intensifiers We use words like very, really and extremely to make adjectives stronger: It's a very interesting story. Everyone was very excited. It's a really interesting story. Everyone was extremely excited. We call these words intensifiers. We also use enough to say more about an adjective, but enough comes after its adjective: If you are seventeen you are old enough to drive a car. I can't w.. 더보기 Writing Tips Answer all parts of the questionPlan your timePlan your structure before you start writingStart each paragraph with a topic sentenceUse synonyms rather than repeating wordsParaphrase if you can't think of a synonym Marking criteria:How completely you answer the questionHow clear and organised your answer isAccuracy and range of vocabularyAccuracy and range of grammar Task1 Task2 Read a task and .. 더보기 Application Checklist Consolidate all pages into one PDF document for each qualification and each employment entryMaximum 3MB per PDF uploadDo not password protect PDF filesPersonal Documents passport Qualification Documents Certified copy of your academic transcript Ensure that the following information is detailed in your qualification documents: - Title of Degree or Award - Name of University - Date the Degree - U.. 더보기 Employment References Each employment reference must contain:Start and Finish Dates of EmploymentDescription of Duties PerformedHours worked - Full time(20 hourts or more per week and must be stated in the reference) or Part timeCountry where Employment was completedCompany Letterhead and signed by the authorPlease Note:Only month and year will be counted for employment duration, not individual days.The relevance to .. 더보기 Form of Speaking test The sepaking test is a one-to-one interview which assesses how well you can communicate in English. The intrview lasts for 11-14 minutes and has three parts. Phase 1: Introduction and interview You answer general questions about yourself, your life and interests. Examiner introduces him/herself and confirms candidate's identity. Exmanier interviews candidate using verbal questions based on famil.. 더보기 A bitter pill to swallow A bitter pill to swallow SummaryHelen's not happy about a decision that's been made and Rob tries to offer some sympathy with a strange idiom that involves swallowing something that doesn't taste very nice. Find out what he means in the programme.TranscriptFeifei Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei and joining me today is Rob.Rob Hello everybody… errr, Feifei are you OK? You do.. 더보기 이전 1 2 3 4 5 ··· 55 다음