Tips for improving your written and oral english - Página 2

JOB: A job is a regular and official activity that you do, and receive money for. It is also called a profession or an occupation. It can be full-time or part-time - She has a great job - Being a doctor is a very demanding job -This is the best job I have ever had - I love this job even though it is part- time   WORK: The word work is more general than "job" - whereas "job" is a specific occupation, "work" refers to general efforts and activities done to accomplish a goal. - I won´t be ...

ON: For a point on a surface: On the table On the floor For a position along a river, coast, lake...: On the west coast of the province On the left bank of the river For a floor in a building: On the third floor For a public transport: On the bus On the train   IN: For enclosed spaces: In the house In the garden In a box For workplaces seen as a location: In the office In a hospital For countries and cities: In Barcelona In Japan For class: In class   AT: At a particu...

Future simple:  I will go //  I won´t go // Will you go? We use future simple to speak about a one-time, unplanned future action: - The weather will be great in August - They won´t find the keys - The guests will arrive after lunch - Will you come with us?   Future perfect: I will have gone // I won´t have gone // Will you have gone? We use the future perfect to refer to actions finished before a future time: - She will have finished her thesis by august - They will have had lunch wh...

ALL DAY: It means throughout the whole day - She has been waiting all day but he didn´t turn up - It snowed all day so we didn´t go out *All day long is more emphatic   EVERY DAY: It means on a daily basis - He has an orange for breakfast every day Every day, they take the train to work *Every single day is more emphatic

MISS: We miss something we might have got and we didn´t finally get, so we: - Miss a bus  - Miss the train - Miss a plain - Miss the chance - Miss an opportunity - Miss a call - Miss a shot - Miss the ball   LOSE: We lose something we had and we no longer have, so we: - Lose our appetite - Lose an object - Lose weight - Lose interest - Lose a match or game - Lose our head - Lose track of time - Lose our keys  

TAKE: This is a verb used when we want to say "carry from one place to another" (from here, to there) So we might say: Are you taking an umbrella? She will take the kids to school today I will take the books to the library today   BRING: This is a verb used when we want to express the action of "carrying towards the speaker" (moving from there to here) So we can say: Can you bring the shopping when you come back? The postman has brought some letters today She always brings good news  ...