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Jan 20, 2014
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Go to this link to watch some funny commercials while practising your English with activities.
Jan 6, 2014
Time management
HAPPY NEW YEAR!Read the article to pick up some useful tips on time management.
http://www.dumblittleman.com/
Maybe you can use the information provided as a New Year Resolution? ;)
TIME: Sayings, quotes and proverbs
Read the following proverbs, which are related to TIME.
- The early bird catches the worm
- A stitch in time saves nine
- Make hay while the sun shines
- When the cat's away the mice will play
- It's no use crying over spilt milk
- You can't teach an old dog new tricks
- Don't count your chicken before they're hatched
- A watched pot never boils
- We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
- Strike while the iron is hot
Read some quotes about time HERE.
More Idioms and collocations
Practise with a Crossword
Modals of Probability, Speculation and Deduction
Here you have some exercises to practise:
1. Choose the correct answer
2. Read the rules and assess what you learnt
3. Past deduction and fill in the gaps
4. Modal verbs of probabilty
Writing letters
You may have forgotten how to begin and end letters... Here you have some basic rules for you to remember:
1. If you know the name of the person you're writng to, begin Dear + title + surname. If not, begin Dear Sir or Dear Madam.
2. Finish your letter with Yours sincerely if you know the person's name, and Yours faithfully if you don't.
3. If you are writing a letter rather than an email, print your name underneath your signature.
Career advice
Visit MONSTER, a career advice website, to practise your reading and learn more about the topic of WORK.
Answer the interview questions HERE. Then click on the question to launch a video with advice from recruitment experts. How well did you do?
Finally HERE you have some listening and vocabulary exercises on how to prepare a job interview.
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