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.
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
- 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.
typical idioms (ANGER and HAPPINESS)
TO GO BANANAS - (to get very angry) MAKE THE AIR TURN BLUE - (to get furious) TO GO UP IN THE AIR (to get furious) DRIVE SOMEONE UP THE WALL (make someone to get very angry) TO BE ON CLOUD NINE - (to be very happy)
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
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"
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
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?”
Directions
Real and natural phrases for giving and asking for directions. Don’t be like a human statue if someone stops you on the street and, without stuttering, confidently help English speaking tourists. No textbook junk required.