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Tuesday, 21 November 2017
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN "TO" AND "FOR" IN ENGLISH
1. Use TO in these cases:
Motive/Reason (with verb)
·
I went to the store to buy milk.
What time it
is
·
It was a quarter to six when I left.
Destination
·
I shall go to London next month.
Distance
·
It’s about ten kilometers from my house to my
school.
Comparing
·
I prefer this dress to the one you were
wearing yesterday.
Giving
·
He gave the pen to his friend.
2. Use FOR in these cases:
Motive/Reason (with noun)
·
I went to the store for milk.
Period of
time
·
The couple took the house for 2 years.
Benefits
·
A win is always good for morale.
Function – with verb (-ing
form)
·
She had a special talent for learning languages.
Agree with
·
Are you for or against his idea?
Doing
something to help someone
·
Could you carry my case for me?
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Thursday, 9 November 2017
Sunday, 5 November 2017
MONEY AND FINANCE: EXTENDED VOCABULARY AND COMMON EXPRESSIONS
I.
Common words for money / finance:
ATM:
abbreviation of
Automated Teller Machine: a machine, usually in a wall outside a bank, from
which you can take money out of your bank account using a special card.
bank
balance:
the amount of
money in a bank account.
I'd
like to check my bank balance, please.
bank
charges:
sums of money
paid by a customer for a bank's services.
bank
statement:
a printed
record of the money put into and removed from a bank account
bounce:
when a check
cannot be paid or accepted by a bank because of a lack of money in the account:
I
had to pay a penalty fee when my check bounced.
cash:
(noun) money in
the form of notes and coins, rather than checks or credit cards:
Do you have any cash on you?
Do you have any cash on you?
cash
a check/cheque:
(verb) to
exchange a check for cash:
Would
you cash a check for me?
checkbook
(US) / chequebook (UK):
a book of
checks / cheques with your name printed on them which is given to you by your
bank to make payments with.
check
(US) / cheque (UK):
a printed form,
used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account:
I wrote
him a check for $100.
credit:
1. money in
your bank account.
I
was relieved to see from my statement that my account was in credit
2. a method of
paying for goods or services at a later time, usually paying interest as well
as the original money.
They
decided to buy the car on credit.
credit
card:
a small plastic
card which can be used as a method of payment, the money being taken from you
at a later time.
checking
account (US) / current account (UK):
a bank account
that you can take money from at any time and which usually earns little or no
interest.
debit:
(a record of)
money taken out of a bank account.
The
account was in debit at the end of the month (= more money had been spent than
was in the account at that time).
debt:
money, which is
owed to someone else, or the state of owing something:
He
managed to pay off his debts in two years.
The firm ran up huge debts.
The firm ran up huge debts.
deposit
(US) / pay in (UK):
to put money
into a bank account.
If
you go to the bank, will you deposit these checks for me?
direct
debit:
an arrangement
for making payments, usually to an organization, in which your bank moves money
from your account into the organization's account at regular times:
I
pay my electricity bill by direct debit.
expense:
when you spend
or use money.
Buying
a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense.
We've just had a new garage built at great expense.
We've just had a new garage built at great expense.
insurance:
an agreement in
which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident,
injury, etc:
life/health/car/travel
insurance
interest:
1. money which
is charged by a bank or other financial organization for borrowing money.
I
got a loan with an interest rate of 10%.
2. money that
you earn from keeping your money in an account in a bank or other financial
organization.
You
should put the money in a savings account where it will earn interest.
loan:
a sum of money
which is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually together
with an additional amount of money that you have to pay as a charge for
borrowing.
She's
trying to get a $100 000 loan to start her own business.
NSF:
Non Sufficient
Fund
overdraft:
The act of
overdrawing a bank account.
payee:
a person who
money is paid to or should be paid to.
savings
account (US) / deposit account (UK):
a bank account
in which you usually leave money for a long time and which pays you interest.
standing
account (UK):
an instruction
to a bank to pay a particular amount of money at regular times from a person's
bank account to another bank account (compare direct debit)
tax:
(an amount of)
money paid to the government, which is based on your income or of the cost of
goods or services you have bought:
They're
putting up the tax on cigarettes.
traveler's
check:
a piece of
paper that you buy from a bank or a travel company and that you can use as
money or exchange for the local money of the country you visit
withdraw:
to take money
out of a bank account.
II.
Banking idiomatic expressions:
Can I bank on your support?
A fool and his
money are soon parted.
A company or an
activity which is a licence to print money.
The company has
been coining it/money since the new manager took over.
Since
he's in the money, he's extremely generous to his friends.
Ice cream
sellers are minting money thanks to the heat.
Most people
think being a professional footballer is money for jam.
That costs an
arm and a leg.
I got it for
a song.
Time is money.
More money idioms with examples
III.
Rich and poor:
Describing a rich or a poor person:
Rich:
stinking rich,
flush, well-heeled, loaded, moneyed, well-to-do, filthy rich, rolling in it,
wealthy, prosperous, affluent, well off, ...
Poor:
dirt poor, hard
up, needy, skint, broke, penniless, moneyless, poverty-stricken, empty-handed,
deprived, unfortunate, underprivileged, meager, reduced, pitiable, humble,
lowly, modest, destitute...
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Thursday, 2 November 2017
DIFFERENT USES OF LOOK, SEEM AND APPEAR
1) Look,
seem and appear
Look, seem and appear are all copular
verbs and can be used in a similar way to indicate the impression you get from
something or somebody. Copula verbs join adjectives (or noun compounds) to
subjects:
She looks unhappy (here look is more oftenly
used with temporary status, e.g. mood)
He seems nice (here seem is more commonly
used with permanent condition, e.g. personality)
They appear (to be) contented.
Note that adjectives,
not adverbs, are used after copular verbs. We do not say:
She looked angrily.
He seems cleverly.
We have to say:
She looked angry.
He seems clever.
Of course,
when look is not used as a copular verb, but as a transitive
verb with an object, an adverb will describe how someone
looks:
She looked angrily at the intruder.
2) Look / seem -
as if / like
After look and seem,
but not normally after appear, we can use an as if / like construction:
It looks as if it's going to rain again.
It looks like we're going home without a suntan.
It seems as if they're no longer in love.
It seems like she'll never agree to a divorce.
3) Seem / appear to +
infinitive
After seem and appear we
often use a to + infinitive construction (or a perfect
infinitive construction for past events). We cannot use look in this
way. Compare the following:
They appear to have run away from home. They cannot be
traced.
I seem to have lost my way. Can you help me?
It seems to be some kind of jellyfish. Do not go near
it.
They appear not to be at home. Nobody's answering.
They do not appear to be at home. No one's answering.
We can also use
a that-clause after It seems?... and It
appears..., but not after look. It looks... has
to be followed by an as if / like clause:
It seems that I may have made a mistake in believing
you did this.
It appears that you may be quite innocent of any
crime.
It looks as if / like you won't go to prison after
all.
4) Appear / seem -
differences in meaning
You can use seem to
talk about more objective facts or impressions and about more subjective and
emotional impressions. We do not usually use appear to refer
to emotions and subjective impressions. Compare the following:
· impressions /
emotions:
It seems a shame that we can't take Kevin on holiday
with us.
It doesn't seem like a good idea to leave him here by
himself.
It seems ridiculous that he has to stay here to look
after the cat.
· more objective facts
and impressions:
They have the same surname, but they don't appear /
seem to be related.
She's not getting any better. It seems / appears that
she's not been taking the medication.
5) Non-copular use of
appear and look
Note that seem is
used only as a copular verb, but both appear and look have
other meanings and uses:
· appear = (begin to)
be seen:
She has appeared in five Broadway musicals since 2000.
Cracks have suddenly appeared in the walls in our
lounge.
Digital radios for less than £50 began to appear in
the shops before the end of last year.
· look = direct your
eyes / search:
I've looked everywhere for my passport, but I can't
find it.
I've looked through all the drawers and through all my
files.
He didn't see me because he was looking the other way.
Note that look is
used in a wide range of phrasal verbs:
Could you look after the children
this afternoon while I go shopping?
Could you look at my essay before I
hand it in?
I'm looking for size 36 in light
blue. Do you have it?
It's been a hard year. I'm looking forward to
a holiday now.
I've written a letter of complaint and they've
promised to look into the matter.
Look out for me at the concert. I'll probably be there by ten
o' clock.
Don't you want to look round the
school before enrolling your children?
He's a wonderful role model for other players to look
up to.
If you don't know the meaning of these phrasal
verbs, look them up in a dictionary.
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