Good expression
some important and useful collocation that I learned from class
Shemima
stories about Shemima Begum
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
- We vehemently disagree with Ms Wipper’s claim
- I’m a big believer in leaks for the public interest
- I think we should exhaust the other options before we take a metaphysical sledgehammer to it
- I remain unpersuaded, and I’m not alone in this
- I am convinced that the real value of tenure is at a global level
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.
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 ...
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
Phrasal verbs and idioms in use
Learning English isn’t only words and grammar. The interplay of prepositions with nouns, pronouns, and phrases; colorful uses of metaphors, idioms and phrasal verbs are just some of the things that goes into it.
- 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.
- I've rounded up the current Thunderbolt 3 docks on the market
- Apple has kicked off its back to school promotion in the UK
- Wise investors accept that they can't see the future and restrict themselves to doing things that are within their power. Principally this includes:
Emails and other online communication
Learn from real emails how to arrange a meeting, naturally asking for help or advice, requesting information, follow up communications like a human. How to open and close emails formally and informally. Imagine starting an email with “Sorry to be a pain, but can you…, ”Sorry for delay in getting back to you" or "Let me know if it works for you but no hurry"
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.