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Word Meaning Acrobranching An adventure sport involving acrobatics in trees using zip lines and climbing harnesses. Affluenza A blend of 'affluence' and 'influenza'. A social disease resulting from extreme materialism and excessive consumerism: earning more money and consuming more, which can lead to overwork, debt, stress, anxiety, etc. Agritourism A form of tourism in which tourists stay on farms or in agricultural villages, and often participate in farm activities. Alcopop Fruit drinks fortified with alcohol, designed and marketed to appeal to young people. Amazeballs Used to say that you find something extremely good, very enjoyable, impressive, etc. Analysis paralysis The total inability to reach a decision due to over-analysis of a situation. Anklington Blend of the words 'ankle' and 'wellington'. A short wellington boot. Anonymouse  Anonymice People who wish to remain anonymous when they give information, essentially because they are afraid of sca

1.The children have _____ new teacher called Mr. Green A AN THE No Article 2.Alex is in Boston studying for _____ MBA A AN THE No Article 3.It would help us if you gave _____ honest opinion A AN THE No Article 4.Jennifer tasted _____ birthday cake her mother had made A AN THE No Article 5.Dad turned on _____ radio to listen to _____ news A/A A/THE THE/THE No Article

1.The teacher read _____ interesting article from the newspaper. A AN THE No article 2.Julie talked for _____ hour about her school projec A AN THE No article 3.Danny wanted _____ new bicycle for Christmas A AN THE No article 4.All pupils must obey _____ rules A AN THE No article 5.The Mississippi river is in _____ United States of America No article AN THE A

WISH : To express  a regret about the present,  we use  wish + the past simple  : I don't play the piano.  I  wish I play ed  the piano. Pedro doesn't speak English.  Pedro  wishes he spoke  English. When  'wish'  if followed by the  verb 'to be ',  'were'  is used instead of 'was': I don't have a lot of money.  I  wish I were  (not  was ) rich.  I'm not very tall. I  wish I were  taller. To express  a regret about the past,  we use  wish + the past perfect  : Julie lost her umbrella yesterday.  Julie  wishes  she  hadn't lost  her umbrella. Alex didn't revise his grammar.  Alex  wishes  he  had revised  his grammar. To express  a desire to change something , we use  wish + would  : The children are making a lot of noise. I  wish they would stop  making noise. The weather is awful.  I wish the weather  would improve . NOTE  :   ‘I wish’  can be replaced with  ‘if only’  which carries more emphasis. ◊  “If only you had told me in t

There is often confusion about the use of  who, whose,   whom, that, which  or  where.   We use  who  when referring to people or when we want to know the person. • The person  who  answered the phone was very helpful. •  Who  ate all the chocolates? We use  which  to refer to a thing or an idea, and to ask about choices. • My car,  which  is 20 years old, isn't worth much. •  Which  size would you like, small, medium or large? We use  that  for both a person and a thing/idea. • I'm talking about the person  that  I saw yesterday.  • This is the style  that  I want to use. Whose  refers to ownership. •  Whose  dictionary is this? • There's the girl  whose  car was stolen. Whom:  When  who  is the object of a verb,  whom ,  with a preposition , can be used instead, but it is formal and rather old-fashioned. In modern speech, we use  who , or we leave out the pronoun. • You are referring to a person  who  no longer works here. • The person  to whom  you are referring no longe

There is often confusion about the use of who and whom.   Who and whom are pronouns.   Who is a subject pronoun, in the same way as 'he/she/they'.   Whom is an object pronoun, in the same way as 'him/her/them'.   In the sentence "John loves Julie." : John is the subject of the verb 'love' Julie is the object of John's affection. Simple rule : If you can substitute 'he/they', use 'who'.   If you can substitute 'him/them', use 'whom'. Subject Verb Object Tom loves Julie Who loves Julie? Tom loves whom? Subject Who We use 'who' when it is the subject of a verb, that is, when it refers to the person who takes an action. Julie played tennis. Julie is the subject of the verb 'to play'. To find out the name of the player, we ask a question using 'who'. Who played tennis? Julie played tennis. Who can also be used as the subject of a non-identifying clause: There's Mr. Jones who bought the house n

When to use 'whether' and 'if' in English. 'Whether'  and  'if'  are used as follows :   To express alternatives : I don't know  whether/if  I'll go to the party on Saturday (or not). To report a question : Are you going to the party? - She asked me  whether/if  I was going to the party (or not). Only  whether  can be used in the following cases: When followed by an infinitive : I don't know  whether to go  to the party or not. After prepositions : It depends  on   whether  I get home early or not. When  whether  begins a clause which is the subject of a sentence. Whether I  go to the party or to the cinema makes no difference to me. When followed directly by 'or not' I'll be happy  whether or not  I go to the party.

Complete the sentences below with an appropriate word.              1.      You are welcome to come and stay with us __________ you like.                    2.       I'd like to speak to __________ is in charge of sales.               3.      __________ you do, don't forget to call me as soon as you arrive.               4.      It comes in three colours;  choose __________ you prefer.               5.      What do you want to do on Saturday?  I don't mind - ___________ you like!                6.      He always makes friends quickly, ________________ he goes.              7.      _______________  borrowed the dictionary should return it as quickly as possible.              8.      The teacher says I don't participate enough, but ____________ I try to speak, someone interrupts me!               9.      There is no entrance fee; you give __________ you can afford.               10.    He says he's from Brookstown, ____________ that is.   Answers :     1) whenever   2

Whatever, whenever, wherever, whichever, whoever : If we add  -ever  to  wh - words  like  what, which, when, where and who , we change their meaning to : “it doesn’t matter”, or “no matter” what, which, when, where and who … Whatever, whenever, wherever, whichever, whoever  are used as follows : Whatever  = anything or everything; regardless of what, no matter what - Whatever  you do, don't forget your grandmother's birthday. - Take  whatever  you want from the fridge of you're hungry. - Put that thing away  whatever  it is! - She won't listen to you  whatever  you say.  Whenever  = every time; at any time; regardless of when, not matter when - You can borrow my dictionary  whenever  you like.  -  Whenever  we plan a picnic it rains!  - He interrupts me  whenever  I start to speak. - Whenever  I open this cupboard something falls out! Wherever  = everywhere; regardless of where, no matter where -  Wherever  you go you'll always find someone who speaks English. - Sh