The English Teacher

19/07/2021

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01/06/2021

RUN OUT means to use something completely so that nothing is left.

02/05/2021

10/04/2021

BEGIN means to start to do something.
Irregular verbs are common verbs in the English language that do not follow the simple system of adding “d” or “ed” to the end of the word to form the past tense. Some irregular verbs follow patterns, such as drink–drank, spring–sprang, know-knew, and blow-blew but you can't use those patterns with predictability.

03/04/2021

How do you CALM DOWN when you’re upset?
CALM DOWN means to begin to feel more relaxed and less emotional, or to make someone do this.

23/03/2021

SUMMARY means a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something.

09/02/2021

DETAIL means a piece of information or fact about something. When did you last need more DETAILS before doing something?
Coding is for everyone, as long as you speak English. Coders need to know English. On the other hand, coders that don’t really yet know much English can make use of code to improve their English.

09/02/2021

PASS AWAY means to die. It’s a more polite way of saying ‘die’. Have any of your loved ones PASSED AWAY recently?
Multi-word verbs are combinations of a verb and a particle which function as a single unit. They are very common in spoken English and often have many different meanings.

08/02/2021

The noun AREA means a particular subject or activity, or a part of it. There are AREAS OF INTEREST/RESEARCH/STUDY. In this sense we can also use the word FIELD, as in FIELD OF STUDY.
It is one of 570 words that frequently appear in a broad range of academic texts.
It is part of The Academic Word List (AWL) which was developed by Averil Coxhead at the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
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HEDGE, Tricia. Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. p.287

08/02/2021

COME DOWN WITH means to start to suffer from an illness, especially one that is not serious, to contract (a flu, a cold, etc). When did you last COME DOWN WITH a cold?
Multi-word verbs are combinations of a verb and a particle which function as a single unit. They are very common in spoken English and often have many different meanings.

07/02/2021

PASS OUT means to faint, collapse or become unconscious, for example when ill, hurt, or drunk. Have you ever PASSED OUT?
Multi-word verbs are combinations of a verb and a particle which function as a single unit. They are very common in spoken English and often have many different meanings.

06/02/2021

THROW UP simply means to vomit. When did you last THROW UP? What happened?
Multi-word verbs are combinations of a verb and a particle which function as a single unit. They are very common in spoken English and often have many different meanings.