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Thursday, 25 February 2016

THE 12 VERB TENSES AND THEIR USAGE IN ENGLISH

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN "LIKE" AND "AS" IN ENGLISH

We generally use LIKE and AS to make comparisons.

LIKE

The structure of the sentence is usually: VERB + LIKE + NOUN / PRONOUN.

He speaks like a native speaker.
She looks like a supermodel.

The structure of the sentence is usually: AS + SUBJECT + VERB.

Nobody sings as she does.
They went to the party as they were.

It is very common in American English to use LIKE instead of AS. However, it is generally considered informal to use it in this way.

We play football like champions do.

Another use of AS is to say what the role/function of a person/thing is.

He started work as a carpenter.
She used the tapestry as a decoration in her living room.

LIKE vs. AS

Be careful, in similar sentences that use LIKE and AS, the meanings of each sentence are very different. For example:

As your boss, I must warn you to be careful. (I am your boss.)
Like your boss, I must warn you to be careful. (I am not your boss, but he/she and I have similar attitudes.)

AS IF

In English we also use as if to make comparisons. However it has a few distinct characteristics to its use:

1. The verb after AS IF is always in the past subjunctive, no matter what tense the sentence is.

2. If the verb BE directly follows AS IF, we use were for all personal pronouns.

He looks as if he knew the answer.

(The verbs LOOKS indicates this sentence is in the present – but the verb after AS IF – knew - is in the past subjuntive).

She walks as if she were a supermodel.

(The verb after AS IF – be – has been changed to were and not was).

He boarded the airplane as if he were a seasoned traveller.
He spends money as if he owned a bank.

ADAPTADO DESDE: www.grammar.cl

Tuesday, 23 February 2016

WRITING ESSAYS: A GUIDE

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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY IN ENGLISH

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Sunday, 21 February 2016

5 STEPS HOW TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES HAPPEN (INTERESTING READING)

You have probably heard about the law of attraction and the power of positive thinking. The concept is: if you have positive thoughts, you attract positive things in your life. There are thousands of books around this topic, motivational speakers praise this universal concept, but still, not everybody is happy, rich and successful. So why is that? Being positive on the surface is not enough to activate the law of attraction. Positive thinking is useless if you still have negative blockers in your subconsciousness.

The subconsciousness is the engine that powers your life, not your conscious mind. To make positive changes occur on your subconscious level it takes conscious commitment. Our perception of reality, how we think about ourselves and the world around us, what we take to be true is determined by our beliefs.

To create lasting change rescript the core set of your beliefs that forms how you think and perceive your reality. “Change your thought and it will change your world.” (Norman Vincent Peale). The following steps will help you to make positive changes happen:

1. Clear your mind. Get rid of all the negativity in your life. Don´t complain, don´t blame. Don´t watch TV and news (90% of it is negative). See reality as it is, accept it but don´t let negativity consume you. Like computer programmers use to say: garbage in and garbage out. Take responsibility for your life. You are not a victim of your circumstances, you are a product of your decisions.

2. Decide who you want to be. It is not about what you want to be but about who you want to be. You haven´t figured it out yet? Don´t worry. Take time to get to know yourself better and figure out what you want out of life. How do you see yourself in the future? Try to embody your future person in the here and now. If you want success, dress, talk, act, breath like success.

3. Have faith. Start to believe in yourself, your goals, your talents, skills and dreams. You deserve the life you have imagined. Expect positive things to happen. Expect to be lucky. Believe that it is possible.

4. Take actions to become who you want to be. Do what is required to reach your goals and stay focused. Be willing to make sacrifices to practice, enhance your skills and prepare for success. Work harder than anybody else. “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don´t wish it were easier, wish you were better.”

5. Be patient. Great things take time. Change takes time. Be patient. If you go through tough times, always remember: pain is not here to last, pain is here to pass. Don´t give up, go through it. Remember why you have started and where you want to go to.

ADAPTADO DESDE: www.buoyantshop.com

Saturday, 20 February 2016

HOW TO DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN A JOB INTERVIEW AND OTHER TIPS (VIDEO)

ADAPTADO DESDE: languagelearningbase.com

OTHER TIPS TO SUCCEED IN A JOB INTERVIEW (WATCH THIS VIDEO):

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "DO" AND "MAKE"

MAKE is associated with creation (producing, constructing, creating or building something new, plans and decisions). We use Make with food, drink, meals.

Examples:

I've just made a cake.
Can you tell me how much ten and ten make?
The dress you are wearing seems to be made for you.

DO is associated with completion (about work, jobs, tasks, activities in general without being specific). They do not produce any physical object. We sometimes use DO to replace a verb when the meaning is clear or obvious. This is more common in informal spoken English.

Examples: