006,01,2019 (25,12,2019 cancelled 260)

https://wordwall.net/resource/739691/toefl-voc4

TIPS FOR WRITING

Connectors of Addition and Contrast

• Read the pairs of sentences below. Which pair expresses similar ideas? Wich pair expresses contrasting ideas? Use the chart to  help you.

        1. Their team has got the best players. Moreover, their coach is fantastic.        

        2. Their team has got the best players. Nevertheless, they lost the last game. 

            CONNECTORS OF ADDITION: in addition, furthermore, moreover, as well as, also, and

               CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST: however, nevertheless, on the one hand / on the other hand, in spite of / despite, although /even though, but

                                                                         

• Choose the correct connector:

        1. Lorena seems to be quite clever. ......., she often gets low marks.NeverthelessFurthermore

        2. The service at this restaurant is excellent. .........., the food is delicious. HoweverIn addition

     

        3. I've never been to Argentina, .........having relatives there. as well asdespite

        4. Jordi is a careful driver. .........., he’s had several accidents. MoreoverHowever

        5. Cristina loves playing sport, ........ she’s not very good at it.  andbut

        6. Anna is talented at music.......... art. 

https://www.test-guide.com/toefl/free-toefl-practice-tests/toefl-structure-practice-test-1.html

https://wordwall.net/resource/728269/personality

23,12,2019

https://english.best/toefl/exercise/a-conversation-between-a-student-and-a-university-advisor/

https://www.englishgrammar.org/discourse-markers-exercise/

Stative verbs 

1. 1. 

   What awful noise! Our neighbors _______ (have) a party.
   •  have
   •  are having

2. 2. 

   The sky ____ (look) as if it’s going to rain.
   •  looks
   •  is looking

3. 3. 

   Is Molly doing anything? Yes, she _______ (see) Greg at five.
   •  sees
   •  is seeing

4. 4. 

   Jill_____ (have) a new high-end computer.
   •  has
   •  is having

5. 5. 

   Jane _________ (smell) the lilies in the garden.
   •  smells
   •  is smelling

6. 6. 

   I _______ (think) about my birthday party.
   •  think
   •  am thinking

7. 7. 

   I ______ (love) mellons.
   •  love
   •  am loving

8. 8. 

   The children ______ (have) fun making lots of noise.
   •  are having
   •  have

9. 9. 

   This cake ______ (taste) awful.
   •  is tasting
   •  tastes

10. 10. 

    This fabric _________ (feel) soft like good silk.
    •  feels
    •  is feeling

11. 11. 

    I ________ (think) we are being followed.
    •  think
    •  am thinking

12. 12. 

    This dress _______ (fit) you perfectly.
    •  fits
    •  is fitting

13. 13. 

    The butcher _______ (weigh) the meat.
    •  weighs
    •  is weighing

14. 14. 

    Molly ______ (look) pretty today.
    •  looks
    •  is looking

15. 15. 

    He __________ (appear) in a new play.
    •  appears
    •  is appearing

https://wordwall.net/resource/729876/dd

TIPS FOR WRITING

Connectors of Addition and Contrast

• Read the pairs of sentences below. Which pair expresses similar ideas? Wich pair expresses contrasting ideas? Use the chart to  help you.

        1. Their team has got the best players. Moreover, their coach is fantastic.        

        2. Their team has got the best players. Nevertheless, they lost the last game. 

            CONNECTORS OF ADDITION: in addition, furthermore, moreover, as well as, also, and

               CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST: however, nevertheless, on the one hand / on the other hand, in spite of / despite, although /even though, but

                                                                         

• Choose the correct connector:

        1. Lorena seems to be quite clever. ......., she often gets low marks.NeverthelessFurthermore

        2. The service at this restaurant is excellent. .........., the food is delicious. HoweverIn addition

     

        3. I've never been to Argentina, .........having relatives there. as well asdespite

 

        4. Jordi is a careful driver. .........., he’s had several accidents. MoreoverHowever

 

        5. Cristina loves playing sport, ........ she’s not very good at it.  andbut

 

        6. Anna is talented at music.......... art. 

https://wordwall.net/resource/728269/personality

18,12,2019

https://pronuncian.com/deletion-linking-the-dropped-d

So, if they cooked in bowls made of birch bark, wouldn’t that make the food taste funny?

they would peel large sheets of bark from the tree to form lightweight yet sturdy canoes.

Used to / Would

Use:

• We say Used to to talk about something that was true in the past, but is not true now.

                There used to be a park here, but now there’s a shopping centre.
                My grandmother used to have beautiful blonde hair, but now her hair is grey.
 
You can say used to to talk about states (things that were true for a long period of time) or repeated actions (things that happened several times).

                I used to live in Denver. (True for a long period of time)
                I used to go to the park every Friday. (A repeated action)

                Write adverbs before used to.
                I always used to cycle to school.
                I never used to eat vegetables.

• You can use Would in a similar way to used to. It describes things that were true in the past but are not true now.

                When I was a child, my dad would read to me every night.

Would CANNOT be used to talk about states. It can only be used to talk about repeated actions.
There would be a park here.        =>           There used to be a park here.
               
                Write adverbs after would.
                I would always talk to my grandma when I had a problem.

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/used_to_would.htm

https://english.best/toefl/exercise/a-lecture-from-a-social-sciences-class-3/

17.12.2019

https://pronuncian.com/linking-vowels-and-blocked-consonants

(To) Lose your touch

Literally this means to no longer have the ability to touch or feel with your fingers or hands. But to lose your touch actually means that you lose your ability or talent you once had when dealing with things, people or situations.

We use this when you’re usually good at a certain skill or talent, but then things start to go wrong.

“I don’t understand why none of the girls here want to speak to me.”

“It looks like you’ve lost your touch with the ladies.”

“Oh no, they used to love me, what happened?”

Listening

https://wordwall.net/resource/691126/danil

https://www.bestmytest.com/toefl-listening/3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK77_9LVBWQ&feature=emb_title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyQY8a-ng6g&t=155s