Proficiency Idiomatic expressions- Collocations
We need to learn phrases- lexical chunks to be a native-like speaker. I wanna share useful phrases with you all.
- 1. We wish you to know what a grievous cause has led us to Your country, what peril threatening you and all the faithful has brought us
- 1. race chosen and beloved by Godas shines forth in very many of your works set apart from all nations by the situation of your country, as well as by your catholic faith and the honor of the holy church!
- 1. To you our discourse is addressed and for you our exhortation is intended.
- It´s normal to get cold feet before your wedding day
- Don’t pour cold water on the idea if you can’t cook because you can find recipes and TV shows anywhere for ideas
- Blanket of snow
- The only thing I want to do in the dead of winter is stay indoors and drink some tea.
- The problems that you see here now are just the tip of the iceberg. There are numerous disasters waiting to happen.
Tech issues
A few phrases about dealing with tech issues - in English.
- Over the past few weeks, our teams have been working around the clock to make important changes to make sure ads show up in the right place.
- I'll pass it on to the development team and it should be fixed in the next couple of days
- I've looked into this and it does appear to be a problem on our side
- Google chat time has been dwindling and it took a nosedive when third-party support was crippled
- We are aware of performance issues related to ...
Informal e-mails in English
Writing without strict grading requirements :-)
Startups and apps
This collection is aimed at helping you present your tech startups or apps in English. You can memorize useful phrases for presenting, pitching, being interviewed on your product or service. Use the same clever collocations as successful startups used and still use in their interviews clipped from tech blogs. Such as: "Ping was born from a personal frustration with having a...", "Our Aim is To Bridge The Gap Between...", "At the core of the app lies a clever algorithm that allows" etc.
- A console that keeps up with gaming PCs
- Developing the right user interface is another vital step toward making headsets mainstream.
- but it’s safe to predict that AR headsets will be part of the picture.
- and their respective developers immediately set to work creating new consumer-oriented AR games and apps.
- Augmented reality marked a major milestone this year
Demonstration and explanation
Useful collocations while trying to describe or highlight issues or problems, explaining app functionality, giving tutorials etc. For example: "Common sense will tell you what...", "This one should be pretty self explanatory" or "Nice idea, if only there was..."
- Common sense will tell you what this word is
- This one should be pretty self explanatory
- For example, when sharing a link to a Buzzfeed recipe with a friend
- So, I'm going to show you a demo of a virtual reality film: a full-screen version of all the information that we capture when we shoot virtual reality
- And that’s about it — it’s basically a
Phrasal verbs in business
You can’t get by without hundreds of phrasal verbs in English. Phrasal verbs are as natural and comonly used as suit and briefcase in business. This phrasebook is a collection of phrasal verbs you can use in your professional life.
Presentation
A collection that allows you to be more confident while giving presentations in English. Here you'll find phrases for opening presentations, conclusions, branching topics, arguments ... Such as: "Before I go any further, let me...", "I'm going to do this as a show of hands" or "This all emerged from a simple curiosity" and a ton of others.