drop off: take someone somewhere by car Can I DROP you OFF somewhere on my way home? get away: leave to go on holiday I need to GET AWAY for a few days. set off: start a journey We SET OFF early the next morning. speed up: go faster The car suddenly SPED UP and went through a red light. take off: leave the ground, begin to fly The plane TOOK OFF at 8.30 a.m. get on / get off: enter/leave a bus, train, plane A lot of people…
I’m fine, Thanks. How about you? Pretty good. Not bad. Great! Couldn’t be better! Can’t complain. I’ve been busy. Same as always. Not so great. Could be better.
Agreeing I agree I do. I agree with you 100 percent. I couldn’t agree with you more. That’s so true. That’s for sure. That’s exactly how I feel. I feel the same way. You have a good point there. I was just going to say that. I had that same idea. Exactly. You’re absolutely right, Absolutely I’m afraid I agree with Janel. I have to side with Willy on this one. No doubt about it. You nailed it on the head.…
Bring up – raise Tell out – argued Face up to – accept an unpleasant state of affairs, and try to deal with it Call off – not to ahead with something Count on – rely/depend Catch up with – get to the same level Dies down – becomes less strong drop out off – leave figure out – find it hard to understand find out – discover handing out – giving their teachers keep behind – rise at the same speed as leaves out – does not include pointed out – showed look…
No Nope. No thanks, I won’t be able to make it. Not this time. Not possible. No thanks, I have another commitment. I’m not taking on anything else right now. I wish I could make it work. I’d love to — but can’t. Unfortunately not. Apologies, but I can’t make it. Maybe another time. I’m booked into something Thanks, but no thanks. I’m not able to make it this week. I’m slammed. If only it worked. Sorry. Darn! Not able to…
Thank you so much. Thank you very much. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for the delightful gift. You must have read my mind because your gift is exactly what I wanted. You picked the perfect gift for me. Your gift means a lot. Thanks for being thoughtful. This is so great. You are a blessing. Thanks for thinking of me: you made my day. Responding to “thank-you’s” No sweat. Don’t mention it. You’re welcome. Don’t…
You can use these questions and sentences before saying the exact favor you want. Formal & Informal Do you think you would be able to do me a favor? Would you be able to do me a favor? Can I ask you to do me a favor? Could you do me a favor? Can you do me a favor? I need to ask a favor. I need a favor. Can you do me a solid? Positive Responses Of course. What is…
SYNONYMS: A synonym is a word that means exactly or nearly the same as another word. In IELTS writing you need to use these Synonyms in paraphrasing and for speaking as well. Using Synonyms in spite of repeating the same word, again and again, will increase the chances of getting high band scores. Therefore take a look at the words below and try to use it while writing and speaking. Attractive…… Appealing End…………… Finish Accomplish…Achieve Enormous…… Huge Admit………..Confess Fast…………… Quick Alike……….. Same Fool…………..Idiot…
News stories on TV and in newspapers are very often accompanied by pictures. Some people say that these pictures are more effective than words. What is your opinion about this? Now days news reports are published with images. Many people argue that publishing newscast with images is most effective than its context. I believe with this statement and will first discuss how photographs help to engage the audience and then talk about how photos beautify the reports. The primary reason…
Some say that music, art and drama are as important as other school subjects, especially at the primary level. Do you agree or disagree? It is argued that pupils should be taught some vocational subjects at the primary school level, which has as much importance as other subjects like science and math. This essay totally agrees with the statement because students could learn soft skills and could explore their inbuilt qualities. To begin with, learning extra curricular courses apart from their…