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The Survivor
Related to the Learn English Teens audio series B2 level
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
- Utility companies in New Jersey are reporting that roughly 6,500 customers are still without electricity
- When I first started doing these fashion things a couple of years ago, I didn’t feel like a lot of my friends and family were around. Now, everyone kind of is.
- I wanted it to be sort of tropical-esque
- university’s imperative is teaching creativity and problem-solving. She laid out their belief that in a world of constant change, those who are best equipped are those who generate new ideas when the path is unclear.
- Nature is not trying to get somewhere. It simply is. Neither does your life have to be. There is no "getting there". The point of life is living.
- This course outlines how I and other teachers have done this step-by-step. But before I go on, I want to make sure that we’re on the right page. So let’s start with some questions:Let’s See if You’re in the Right Place
- university’s imperative is teaching creativity and problem-solving. She laid out their belief that in a world of constant change, those who are best equipped are those who generate new ideas when the path is unclear.
- Nature is not trying to get somewhere. It simply is. Neither does your life have to be. There is no "getting there". The point of life is living.
- This course outlines how I and other teachers have done this step-by-step. But before I go on, I want to make sure that we’re on the right page. So let’s start with some questions:Let’s See if You’re in the Right Place
- On this day 25 years ago, August 6, 1991, the world's first website went live to the public from a lab in the Swiss Alps
Informal e-mails in English
Writing without strict grading requirements :-)
- Any information you could give would be helpful.
- I am writing with regard to our telephone conversation concerning the high amount of absenteeism.
- The reason I am sending this message is to clarify a few things.
- I am writing to you for information about your commercial building.
- I have attached the requested information.
- There's no need to tell me who you are; you're already showing me
- In order for you to insult me I would first have to value your opinion
- You should try eating some makeup so you can be pretty on the inside
- I hope the rest of your day is as pleasant as you are
- You look like I need a drink
Online chat language
Simplified English used in online discussions and chats. The grammar? Don't sweat it!
- Love this tool - it's potentially going to save me a massive headache!
- The best sharing buttons i've ever witnessed. The sheer simplicity is mind blowing.
- Hey buddy, stop marketing your Giphy clone everywhere. It's kinda annoying
- These days Telegram has taken over instead
- Google chat time has been dwindling and it took a nosedive when third-party support was crippled
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 ...
- Knowing that your website is in beta testing mode, I am hesitant to present this tool to my boss
- size and thickness of either of these eReaders
- Neither the Jones nor the Smiths are coming to the party.
- Neither wind, nor rain, nor polar vortex can stop selfies
- Killing and destruction are gathering pace, but neither side is winning