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Word Meaning Baggravation Blend of the words 'bag' and 'aggravation'. A feeling of annoyance and frustration at the airport when your baggage has not arrived but the other passengers' bags have. Bashtag A  bashtag  is a hashtag (#) that is used to make critical or abusive comments on social networking services such as Twitter. Binge drinking Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol in a short space of time, or drinking to get drunk. Binge thinking Thinking excessively about a problem in a short period of time. Binge-watch Watch multiple episodes of a TV programme in rapid succession. Bitcoin Digital currency which allows payments to be sent from one party to another without going through a financial institution. Black Swan An extremely rare and unexpected event of large magnitude and consequence. Bloatware/fatware Pre-installed software that occupies a lot of space, leaving little memory for storing personal data. Blook A blend of 'book' and 'blog' :  a...

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....

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 moder...

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 M...