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Collocations are of paramount importance to considerably improve your speaking.

โšซADDRESS    +   issue
                               matter
                               problem
                               question
                               subject

โšซBOOST     +      confidence
                               economy
                               income
                               performance
                               profit
                               value

โšซCOMBAT    +    crime
                               crisis
                               disease
                               inflation
                               violence
                               drug

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๐Ÿ”ฐReading Exercises.

๐Ÿ’ Multiple choice

Read the text and answer the questions below.

Is violence innate?


โ€ƒ In 1983, archaeologists in southern Germany discovered a mass grave containing 34 skeletons. They included 9 adult males, 7 adult females and 16 children.

โ€ƒ All of the skeletons showed signs of fatal trauma, including head wounds. None of them showed any signs of defensive wounds, suggesting they were killed whilst running away.

โ€ƒ The "Talheim Death Pit" dates from the Stone Age, around 7,000 years ago. It offers some of the oldest evidence of organised group violence between two communities: that is, of war.

โ€ƒ Clearly, humans have been fighting wars for thousands of years, and we may not be the only ones. There is growing evidence that several other species also engage in warfare, including our closest relatives the chimpanzees.

โ€ƒ That suggests we have inherited our predilection for warfare from our ape-like ancestors. But not everyone agrees that warfare is inbuilt.




Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

1โƒฃWhat did archaeologists in southern Germany discover?
A) Remains of 34 dead animals
B) Graveyard containing 34 skeletons
C) Relics of early civilization
D) 9 adult males, 7 adult females and 16 children


2โƒฃWhy did scientists suggested that those people were killed whilst running away?
A) Their skeletons showed signs of fatal trauma
B) There were 16 children
C) During that period organised group violence was very frequent
D) Their skeletons didn't show any signs of defensive wounds


3โƒฃWhy do human beings fight, according to the article?
A) Because they have been fighting wars for thousands of years
B) Because chimpanzees, who are humans' closest relatives, engage in warfare
C) Because humans inherited predilection for warfare from their ape-like ancestors
D) Because fighting is their inbuilt instinct


4โƒฃWhich of the following phrases best describes the main aim of the Reading Passage?
A) To describe fighting among different species
B) To intoduce principles of contemporary archaeology and its application
C) To introduce some relics of humans' warfare for further discussion whether violence is innate or not
D) To suggest ways of interperting humans' violence


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โ™ป๏ธ Different ways to say "Smart"  ๐Ÿ’ก

๐Ÿค“ Witty
๐Ÿคฉ Bright
๐Ÿง Quick-witted
๐Ÿฅธ Knowledgeable
๐Ÿค– Intelligent
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“ Clever
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ Ingenious
๐Ÿค‘ Sharp
๐Ÿง  Brainy
๐Ÿ’Ž Brilliant
๐Ÿฅ‡ Gifted
๐Ÿฆ‰ Wise
๐Ÿคน Apt
๐Ÿ”ฌ Erudite
๐Ÿงฎ Genius
๐Ÿ— Whip-smart

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STEP 2
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Creative way to say "You are welcome "โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’žโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ˜‡ Anytime
โค๏ธIt's okay
๐Ÿ˜ŒNever metion
๐Ÿ˜ŠMention it
๐Ÿ˜‹Glad to have helped
๐Ÿ˜‰ It's all gray
๐Ÿซ Sure thing
๐Ÿ˜ŽNot at all
๐ŸซกNo worries
๐ŸŒนMy pleasure
๐Ÿ˜˜Glad to be of any assistance
๐ŸฅฐOh anytime
๐Ÿ˜Don't mention it
๐Ÿ˜ŽNo problem It was nothing
โค๏ธYou are welcome
๐Ÿ˜‡Glad to help
๐Ÿ˜That's all right
๐ŸฅฐNot a problem
๐Ÿ˜ŠThat's absolutely fine

๐Ÿ˜‡ Thanks a million dears ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜‰


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๐Ÿ”” Word Of The Day ๐Ÿ””


๐Ÿ”ป LAUGH ๐Ÿ”ป

๐Ÿ”ธGiggle -> To laugh with repeated short catches of breath.

โœจThe girl giggled at the joke.

โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•

๐Ÿ”นChuckle -> To laugh inwardly or quietly.

โœจSarah was chuckling as she read the letter.

โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•

๐Ÿ”ธRoar -> To laugh loudly.

โœจHe looked so funny, we all roared.

โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•

๐Ÿ”นTitter -> To laugh in a nervous way.

โœจThere were a few titters from the students.

โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•โž•

๐Ÿ”ธCackle -> To laugh in a loud unpleasant way.

โœจThey all cackled with delight.

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๐Ÿงจ BASIC             ๐Ÿ’ฃ  ADVANCED

โ€ข interesting     -       captivating
โ€ข tired                -       exhausted
โ€ข nervous         -       apprehensive
โ€ข friendly          -       amiable
โ€ข shy                 -       timid
โ€ข crowded        -       bustling
โ€ข noisy              -      deafening
โ€ข lovely              -      gracious

Example: The flower market was bustling with shoppers. ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐ŸŒพ

The ๐Ÿš• driver was an amiable young man.

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Did you know these before?๐Ÿ”ฅ

@ at

= Equal

# - hash

- dash

;  semicolon

, comma

% percent

_ underscore

" quotation mark

: colon

& and

? question mark

! exclamation mark

/ slash


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BIG

๐Ÿ˜large
๐Ÿ˜huge
๐Ÿ˜giant
๐Ÿ˜hefty
๐Ÿ˜gigantic
๐Ÿ˜sizeable
๐Ÿ˜colossal
๐Ÿ˜massive
๐Ÿ˜immense
๐Ÿ˜enormous
๐Ÿ˜monstrous
๐Ÿ˜humongous
๐Ÿ˜tremendous
๐Ÿ˜considerable

#synonym

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๐Ÿ“šmake a mountain out of a molehill

โœ๐ŸพMeaning
If you make a mountain out of a molehill, you make a small problem seem to be a much bigger problem.


โ—๏ธFor example

๐Ÿ”ธYou've just got a cold so stop making a mountain out of a molehill. You're not going to die from it!

๐Ÿ”ธCome on, you only lost $10. It's not that much, so I think you might be making a mountain out of a molehill.

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๐Ÿ“’go over


๐Ÿ’ฅ Meaning
to cause a reaction of some sort, especially from an audience

๐Ÿ’ฅFor example โคต๏ธ

๐Ÿ’ฌOur fashion show went over really well. Everyone loved it.

๐Ÿ’ฌDon't worry. I'm sure your speech will go over well.
โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”

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๐Ÿ’ฅ loudmouth


๐Ÿ’ฅ Meaning
an obnoxious person who talks too much and too loudly


โ•For example

๐Ÿ”บWhen Charlie drinks alcohol, he turns into a boring, bragging loudmouth. No wonder he never gets invited to dinner parties.

๐Ÿ”บTakahiro wondered if all Americans were overweight loudmouths, or just the ones who visited Japan.

โœNote
a common adjective derived form this word is "loudmouthed", as in "A loudmouthed fan yelled out when Tiger was hitting his shot."

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๐Ÿค‘ Money doesn't grow on trees


๐Ÿ“–Meaning
It's not easy to get money. We have to work hard to make money. We can't just walk around and pick it like fruit from the trees.

Note
grow (verb) = germinate and develop

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๐Ÿ’ฅstand up for


๐Ÿ“–Meaning
to defend an idea or a person against criticism or attack

๐Ÿ’ฅFor example โคต๏ธ

๐Ÿ’ฌ During the anti-war protests we all stood up for what we believed in, even if it meant being arrested by the police.


๐Ÿ’ฌMy son wants to learn karate so he can stand up for himself if he's being bullied.

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๐Ÿ’ฅ pull someone's leg

Meaning
If you pull someone's leg, you play a joke on them by saying something that isn't true.


โ—๏ธFor example

๐Ÿ”ธI was just pulling Karl's leg when I said Marissa wanted to go out with him, but he believed me and he called her. And now they really are going out!


๐Ÿ”ธJoe was just pulling your leg when he said he was going spaghetti picking. Spaghetti doesn't really grow on trees, Sally.

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๐Ÿ’  on fire ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ


โœ๐ŸพMeaning
to be doing something really well


โ•For example

๐Ÿ”บOur pitcher was on fire in the last inning. He struck out three batters in a row!

๐Ÿ”บDid you hear the guitarist in the last song? He was on fire! Fantastic playing!

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10 ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ

1. ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—š๐—ข๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ, ๐—•๐—จ๐—ง ๐——๐—ข๐—กโ€™๐—ง ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——

Rather than spending time on things that donโ€™t make you grow, know yourself and what you want to become. Invest your energy on working to reach your goals but donโ€™t feel pressured and allow yourself to experience failures.

2. ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—™-๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜

Growing up, you may have been dependent on your parents, siblings, friends, and other people around you, and they might undeniably made your life easier. But in reality, not everyone can be there for someone forever. Each of us deals with our own battles, and you have to learn how to overcome them alone. It will make you stronger and more prepared to a much difficult trail.

3. ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—™-๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—Ÿ

Learn to control your emotions, actions, and temper. Learn to reflect, evaluate, and analyze the ends before it begins. Never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

4. ๐——๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฃ ๐—”๐—–๐—–๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜

Understand that you can never control everything. When you face a loved oneโ€™s death, rejection, failure, heartbreak, etc., learn to quickly move forward, and the first step to that is acceptance.

5. ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐——, ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—™๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—  ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š

The most common reason for unhappiness is not learning to be contented. Count what you have and work for what you donโ€™t have; complaining wonโ€™t make a thing.

6. ๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ๐—ง ๐—•๐—˜๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ

Find joy in other peopleโ€™s success while working on yours. Other people's success will never threaten yours. Other people's blessings will never take away yours.

7. ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—œ๐—— ๐—ก๐—˜๐—š๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฆ

Surround yourself with positive people. Condition your mind with positive thoughts. Engage yourself in a positive environment, and eliminate anything that doesn't contribute a positive effect.

8. ๐—•๐—จ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—™-๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—™๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜

Accept and love yourself; it is the first step to build confidence. Go out of your comfort zone. You will never know where your confidence will take you.

9. ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก-๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐——

Accept constructive criticisms as they will help you grow. Be open to suggestions, opinions, and changes. An open-minded person accepts his mistakes, makes improvements, and therefore is more likely to achieve success.

10. ๐—•๐—˜ ๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐——

The world might be cruel but when you start sharing kindness, sooner it will become a better place to live. Be kind to yourself and to everyone
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๐Ÿ’ฅrun out on


๐Ÿ’ฅ Meaning
to suddenly leave the person you're in a relationship with


๐Ÿ’ฅ For example

๐Ÿ’ฌ After running out on her husband, Heather went to live in Bali with a younger man.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Just before my mother gave birth to my little sister, my father ran out on us.

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