Collocations
communication noun 1 act of communicating ADJ. effective, good Good communication is important for business. | poor | direct | open | two-way | interpersonal | regular | electronic, non-verbal, verbal, written…
What are modal verbs?
Modals (also called modal verbs, modal auxiliary verbs, modal auxiliaries) are special verbs which behave irregularly in English. They are different from normal verbs like "work, play, visit..." They give additional information…
Dialogue Writing
This dialogue is quite famous if you are a fan of the movie series – star wars. Chances are you don’t recognize the movie, being a millennial. But it was as…
Sample Speech Outlines
Chances are you have learned the basic principles of outlining in English writing courses: an outline is a framework that organizes main ideas and subordinate ideas in a hierarchical series of roman…
Brainstorming
What is Brainstorming Brainstorming is a combination of a relaxed, informal approach to problem-solving and lateral thinking. People are asked to find ideas and thoughts that can at first seem to…
Close Reading
Close reading is a thoughtful, disciplined reading of a text. Also called close analysis and explication de texte. Though close reading is commonly associated with New Criticism (a movement that dominated literary studies in the U.S. from…
Adverbs
Adverbs are a very broad collection of words that may describe how, where, or when an action took place. They may also express the viewpoint of the speaker about the…
One Word Substitution with Meaning
*One Word Substitution with Meaning* 1. Audience – a number of people listening to a lecture 2. Altruist – one, who considers the happiness and well-being of others first 3. Atheist – a person who does not believe…
Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal. We use the present tense: 1. For repeated or regular actions in…
Common Tenses
Tense Signal words Use Form Examples Simple Present · every day· sometimes· always· often· usually· seldom· never· first ... then · something happens repeatedly· how often something happens· sequence of actions· things in general· after the following verbs (to love, to hate, to…
