English Upper2

Honelako gehiago

American English vs. British English

by Alex Alexander

COURSE OVERVIEW

by Georges Emock

What it means to be a good citizen

by Sid Hom

DO/DOES

by ANALÍA SANTANA OLMEDO

English Upper2

Differences

GAIN

gain experience

TAKE

take a degree in

take a course

take tests

take notes

GET

get in trouble

get a degree

get to know someone

MAKE

make a grade deal

make the bed

make friends

DO

do dishes (cleaning)

do chores (tasks, obrigations)

do homework

do course

Time Expressions

Prior to (noun v+ing)

Just then

at that precise moment

Then

after that

Whenever

on every occasion

When/Once

Before

exception: Prior to (noun+verb+ing)

Should you learn the language prior to going to a foreign country?

usually, aftertime expression comes a clause (subject+verb+complement)

Vocabulary

get in university

taking responsibilty

draw on my experiences

be hard on

He asked the teacher not to be too hard on those who forgot the assignment

drop out

looking forward to landing a job

experiencing a challenge

embarking on

earn money

assure a future

are tailored to (fitting)

get the best/worst out of

make it easy/dificulty for...

put your skill/theory into practice

to achieve/land a better job/position

to accomplish/succeed a challengue

Giving opinion

I feel/felt

To my mind

It bits me (Informal)

I strongly believe

As far as I am concerned

From my point of view

I find it/something