Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives
A grammar-oriented phrasebook focused on correctly using adjectives. Do you know that each adjective can be graded with using only proper combinations? For example: "extremely risky, utterly terrifying, super busy, quite tasty, incredibly elitist, relatively steady, deeply inacurate" etc.
- I’m 69 later this year — and I’ve had a pretty good run.
- But as utterly terrifying as Jaws has been made out to be, it’s also one of the most visually stimulating spectacles one could ever witness
- It’s hard. I am super busy the entire time
- The term ‘animal rights’ has become largely meaningless.
- And a bland, plastic, synthetic, universal can’t-tell-one-brand-of-coffee-from-another-brand-of-coffee by contrast makes life flat, uninteresting, and essentially uncreative.
- 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
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:
Arguments and debates
Be fluent while discussing, debating, defending and arguing. Master prompt reactions, interjections and crowd controlling phrases. For example: “If I could finish my sentence I would say…”, "It doesn't take a genius to work out that...", "The same could be said about..." or "Probably a silly question but is that..."
- A console that keeps up with gaming PCs
- What this shows is that ...
- the same could be said about java...
- Wise investors accept that they can't see the future and restrict themselves to doing things that are within their power. Principally this includes:
- If it’s sunny and 28C, that’s a bit too much for me, one Calgarian said. “Honestly — I get hot, really fast — and I just prefer colder temperatures
- 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
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.
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"
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
Travelling
Useful phrases that can help you make yourself understood in English while travelling. Do you know how an English native speaker would ask for taking a photo of themselves or how to answer a shop assistent if you are just looking? Discover phrases from real situtations such as: “Can I help you? Thanks, just browsing.”, ”Would you mind taking my picture?” or “Excuse me, are you from round here?”
- I can't get enough of people getting mad online because ...
- that’s some damn quality sarcasm right there!
- 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
- 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 ...
- 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.
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
- Aunque soy extranjero, me apaňo en una ciudad desconocida. Me puedo defender en un idioma extranjero
- He pasado la noche en vela, estoy cansadísimo, lo siento
- Después de tomar la segunda cerveza sentí que se me subía a la cabeza muy rápido
- De buenas a primeras, empezo a pedir muchos chupitos
- Tengo que pedir hora a mi medico de cabezera