Vocabulary is a cornerstone of any foreign language and English vocabulary is definitely not an exception. In general, an average native English speaker uses approximately 20,000 words.
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VOCABULARY BY TYPE
• Collocations
• Idioms
• Phrasal verbs
• Words and slang terms
VOCABULARY BY TOPIC
• Travel and vacation
• Food and restaurant
• Love and relationships
• Urban and street slang
VOCABULARY FROM MOVIES
• Forrest Gump
• The Martian
• American Pie 1
• Gran Torino
1. Watch the videoclips with idioms • not a rocket science – something that is not so difficult • in the long run – from the long-term perspective • comfort zone – standard method of working that requires only little effort • ballpark figure – an approximate number or quantity • go the extra mile […]
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1. Watch the videoclips with idioms • hit the bottle – drinking alcohol excessively • miss the boat – lose an opportunity by acting too slow • pie in the sky – something that is very exciting, but unrealistic • running on fumes – working with almost no energy left • ring a bell –
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1. Watch the videoclips with idioms • ahead of the curve – being faster about doing things before others do them • hit the spot – when food or drink tastes really good • chew the fat – have a long conversation about unimportant things • burning the midnight oil – working too long into
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English slang and informal vocabulary Informal and colloquial English is a must for all of you who want to know more than just a few basic English phrases. So if you want be a guru in English language, phrases and vocabulary from your textbooks are not enough anymore. You also have to understand and know
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Vocabulary about relationships, romance and love Probably the most important aspect of our lives is love and our relationships with other people. So that’s why young people are often searching the internet for vocabulary about these topics. Socializing, parties and forming relationships with other young people from different countries seems to be the most important
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Vocabulary about food, cooking and in a restaurant I am pretty sure that many of you who have traveled or lived in English speaking countries, have visited some good restaurants. There is something special about eating delicious dishes in foreign country. Good knowledge of English names of meals and ingredients is in this situation absolutely
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English travel vocabulary for holidays and vacation Everybody loves to travel – it’s time of pure relax, great adventures and lots of wonderful memories. If you plan to spend your vacation in an English speaking country, it’s another good reason to learn some English words and phrases for your summer or winter vacation. Tourism in
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Words and slang vocabulary Each language has thousands of words. Based on the information from Oxford English dictionary, there are 171,476 English words in current use. However, you as a learner of English as your second language, need only several thousands of them. Learning new English vocabulary and words is important While knowledge of words
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What are phrasal verbs and why every English learner hates them? DEFINITION: Phrasal verb is a phrase that indicates an action and consists of two or three distinct but related constructions = verb, particle and preposition. Together they form a single semantic unit. Types of phrasal verbs with examples: 1. verb + particle (pay off
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English idioms – the main ingredient of advanced English DEFINITION: Idioms are informal phrases where the meaning of the whole phrase cannot be understood from individual words. By another definition, idioms are phrases or expressions that usually have a figurative meaning. Idioms with examples You should always learn English idioms in examples from real-life sentences