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🔘 As an adverb, we can use still to say that something is continuing, especially if that is a bit surprising. You’re still awake! It’s 3am – go to sleep! 🔘 We can also use it to introduce a surprising or contrasting idea, in a similar way to 'despite'. That exam was hard, still I think I got everything right. 🔘 Still can also mean 'even more so' - we use it to make a verb or adjective stronger. You need to be on time or, better still, early. 🔘 As an adjective, still means 'not moving'. Keep still and the injection won’t hurt.

🔘 The adjective specific means relating to one thing in particular. It can also mean exact. The restaurant in London is the specific place I'm talking about. He asked for a specific type of soup, but I can't remember what it was! 🔘 The plural noun specifics means relating to some exact things and not others. We can work out the specifics tomorrow. We don't need the details yet.

🔘The noun situation means the set of conditions at a particular time and place. What's the situation with dinner? Do we have any details yet? It was a tough situation. He wanted to tell the boss about the problem but he didn't want to lose his job. 🔘 We often use the adjectives 'economic' and 'political' before situation. When the new government came into power, the economic and political situation changed significantly. 🔘Situation can also be the position of something, like a building. The situation is perfect. The city is a mile away but it feels like the countryside. The situation is perfect. The city is a mile away but it feels like the countryside.

🔘Concern, as a verb, means to worry. The amount of junk food you eat concerns me. 🔘Concern can be used as a noun in the same way, though it is quite formal. There is concern about the amount of sugar children consume. 🔘As a verb, concern can mean not important or relevant to someone. This problem doesn't concern you. Keep out of it please. 🔘Concern is used formally to explain what films, TV series and books are about. The film concerns pirates looking for treasure.

🔘Nice has a positive meaning and can be similar to good, pleasant or enjoyable. We had a really nice time with the monkeys at the zoo. It was so nice to see you! 🔘 The negative is also common. The weather isn't nice today. Take a coat with you. 🔘We use nice to describe people who are kind, polite or friendly. He lent you his phone? What a nice guy. I love seeing Susy. She's a really nice lady.

Accept is a regular verb. Here are five common ways to use it: 🔘to agree to take something or receive something willingly, for example a gift, an award, an apology, responsibility for something or even a form of payment. Many shops don’t accept cash anymore. The actor accepted a life achievement award at a special ceremony. 🔘 to say yes to an invitation or an offer. She accepted the job straight away! I accepted Leon's dinner invitation from us both. I hope that's OK! 🔘to believe or recognise that something is true. The relationship has been over for weeks, but he still refuses to accept it. The police officer didn't accept the suspect's answer. 🔘to consider satisfactory or to give approval. Tommy was immediately accepted by the other children at his new school. Her boyfriend's family welcomed and accepted her straight away. 🔘to endure something without complaint. He accepted that he had lost the match. Even though it makes me sad, I accept that my one minute with you is up.

🔘 Major can be something important or large. This is a major meeting. I can't be late! It's a major building. There are over 100 floors. 🔘 Major is also used to talk about university courses, especially in the US. I studied history as my major. 🔘 And it can be used as a verb in the same way. I majored in history.

🔘Capacity is the total amount of something that can be contained. The capacity of the bottle is 100ml. The capacity of the bottle is 100ml. 🔘It can also be a person's ability to do something. You have the capability. Try it! You have the capability. Try it! 🔘Capacity is often used in the phrase at capacity, which means full, or reach capacity which means become full. We're at capacity. You can't enter the castle today. 500 visitors is when the castle has reached capacity.

🔘Our head is at the top of our body. On our head, we have our eyes, nose, mouth and ears. She always tilts her head when she's thinking. I hit my head and now it hurts. 🔘Head as a noun to refer to our mind and how we think. I can't get that song out of my head! Gemma has a good head for numbers. 🔘As an adjective or noun, we can use head to mean leading or being in charge of something. My sister is the head chef of a restaurant. My brother is head of English at a school. 🔘In phrasal verbs, head means to leave or go in a particular direction. I'm going to head off soon. The lesson has almost finished. And after this lesson, why not head over to our other videos! They're great!

As an adjective current relates to time. It means 'related to the present', 'relevant now' or 'up to date'. I'm still reading the current edition As a noun, current can mean: 🔘'steady continual movement', especially of air, water and electricity. There's no current in that circuit - it's not working! The boat was carried along by the current. 🔘 'feelings and opinion held by a lot of people together'. This article reflects a current of public opinion

🔘 Career is most commonly used as a noun to mean the job, or jobs, you do i. Your working life, especially if you progress and earn money. I’m studying medicine because I want a career as a doctor. 🔜 She had a very successful career- she deserves an enjoyable retirement! 🔘 We can also use career as an adjective before some nouns, like “development” and “advice”. You must take this training course as part of your career development. I went to the HR department for career advice. 🔘 We can also use career as a verb to describe something on wheels, like transport, that moves fast and in an uncontrolled way. The car careered off the road but luckily the driver wasn’t hurt. That bus is careering towards that tree! It’s lost control!

🔘Wow is quite informal, and we use it mostly when speaking. The most common use of wow is as an exclamation to express surprise. Wow! You’ve shaved your beard off! You looking amazing in that suit! Wow! 🔘Wow can often be a neutral, but pleasane surprise. Intonation is important to express that it is neutral. Did you make that cake? For me? Wow! Did you text me to remind me to set my alarm? Wow! Thanks. 🔘Wow can also be used to show wonder or amazement. Wow! The Moon is so big tonight. I love the way the light bounces off of the ocean. Wow! 🔘wow can go at the beginning or at the end of the sentence when used as an exclamation. Wow! That's such a special gift. I love your new car. Wow! 🔘Wow can be verb which means to make other people feel admiration or excitement or wonder. She’s an amazing pianist. She wows audiences every time she plays. He wowed the room with his amazing presentation about gorillas.

🔘Issue, as a noun, can be an important topic that people are talking about. The environment is an important issue. The energy crisis is a big issue for many people. 🔘An issue can also be 'a problem'. If you find any issues with our videos, please let us know. Your work was good, but there are a few issues you need to address. 🔘As a verb, we can use 'to issue'. This describes something being ready or available, often for official purposes. I'm waiting for reception to issue my work pass. my new driving license has finally been issued. 🔘We can call a newspaper or magazine an issue if it belongs to a certain title. Read about this story in next week's issue!

🔘General is an adjective that's similar to 'common'. It's a general day in the UK today - a bit cold and wet. 🔘General can also mean basic. This book will give you a general understanding of human biology. 🔘General is often used in the phrase 'in general', which means usually. It rains a lot here, in general.

🔘 Above is used to show that something is in a higher position than something else. My flat is above a Chinese restaurant. 🔘 Above also means more than a level or amount. Your cooking is above what I expected. 🔘 Use above if you're talking about a person in a more advanced position than someone else. She thinks she's above me, but I got a better score in the test!

🔘Quality is a noun and an adjective. When we use it on its own, it means that something is very good. We prioritise quality because we want to beat the competition! 🔘Quality is not always good. It can refer to how good or bad something is. I'm afraid the quality of your work isn't good enough. You're fired! 🔘A quality of something or someone is one of their characteristics. Keep mixing the sauce until it has a smooth quality.

🔘As a verb, cause can mean 'make something happen', usually something bad. The damage was caused by an earthquake.The damage was caused by an earthquake. 🔘Cause, as a noun can mean 'the reason something happened'. Bad posture is the cause of your neck pain.Bad posture is the cause of your neck pain. 🔘Cause can mean 'the reason that you feel a particular way'. Getting that job is a cause for celebration. Getting that job is a cause for celebration.

🔘Special means that something is different to other things. That might be because it's better. I'm making you a special cake tomorrow because it's your last day. It can also be because something is particularly important. 🔘My time at university was really special - I loved it. Special can be used when something is different to other similar things. 🔘That's a special flower. It doesn't grow here normally. So special can mean very good, very important, or just different.

🔘A purpose is a reason to do, make or use something. The purpose of today's lesson is to learn meanings of 'purpose'. Purpose is determination - we often use it with 'a sense of' or 'real' 🔘He got the job after showing real purpose in the group activities. We use purpose in the adverbial expression 'on purpose', which means deliberately. 🔘She didn't eat your chocolate by accident - she did it on purpose!

🔘 Check as a verb can mean examine the quality, condition or suitability of something. Can you check this essay for me? 🔘 Check can mean find out about something. Could you check which room we're meeting in? 🔘 Check is an examination to make sure something is correct or in a suitable condition. There are security checks on the way into the concert hall. 🔘 If you play chess, check is what you say when you can win. Check mate. I win!

🔘A feature is an element of something interesting or important. The number of parks is an important feature of the city. It it also used as a general label for the parts of our faces. 🔘My big nose is my least favourite feature. When we want to say what is included in something, we use feature. Often it's important that they're there. 🔘This phone features an amazing camera. Just remember, we use the word feature to talk about interesting or important things.

A service can be an organisation or company that provides something useful or helpful for people. 🔘The park service look after the green spaces. It can also be the thing that is useful or helpful. 🔘Sorry, we don't offer a delivery service. We also use service to talk about types of businesses – if a company does something rather than makes something, it is a service. We often use it here as an adjective. 🔘Accountants work in the service economy. We often talk about service as the length of time that someone works for a company. 🔘He retired after forty years of service to the company. So, service is all about helping, or being useful to people, companies and organisations. Hopefully this video has been of service to you!

🔘Serious can mean 'not funny' or 'not joking'. Stop laughing - this is serious! We can also use serious to describe a person who is quiet, thoughtful and doesn't laugh very often. 🔘Our professor is quite serious - he makes everyone nervous. If someone is serious about something, it means that they are determined. 🔘She's very serious about becoming a scientist. If a person is serious about another person, then introduce something you are going to say. 🔘They seem really serious about each other. It's sweet! If we use serious to describe words like 'accident', 'injury' or 'problem', it means 'bad'. 🔘Smoking can cause serious health problems. Serious can also mean 'important, needing of your complete attention'. 🔘Getting a pet is a big commitment. It's a decision that deserves serious consideration.

🔘What can be used in questions to ask for information. What time do you usually wake up?What time do you usually wake up? 🔘We can also use what in questions to show that we are surprised. What?! You wake up at noon?What?! You wake up at noon? 🔘We can use what on its own to ask someone to say something again. I don't like chocolate. What? I don't really like chocolate. 🔘What can introduce an opinion. What a cute puppy!

🔘Great is an adjective to talk about something being very big, very important or very good. We've seen great improvement in the last 10 years. This is the great question of our time. This is just a great video! 🔘We can use great with adjectives, particularly those related to large quantities or sizes to emphasise them. He caught a great big fish! They have a great many properties all over the world. 🔘Sometimes we use great as a noun, to talk about the people or things that we think are particularly important or successful. As a singer, she's one of the greats. He's one of the all-time greats of basketball. You need to study the greats of literature.

❌And ✅ In addition, along with 💛The company provides cheap Internet access. In addition, it makes shareware freely available. ❌But ✅However, having said that 💛She was highly creative and talented; success, however, remained elusive for her. ❌Also ✅Moreover, as well as 💛The whole report is badly written. Moreover, it's inaccurate. ❌Anyway ✅Nevertheless 💛There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. Nevertheless, it is worth trying. ❌So ✅Therefore 💛We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project. ❌I think ✅In my opinion 💛 In my opinion, studying abroad gives the opportunity to broaden your horizon.

⛳️ Antonyms List Hot – Cold, Warm Light – Dark, Heavy Early – Late, Delayed Young – Old, Mature Hard – Soft, Easy Heavy – Light, Airy Strong – Weak, Fragile Full – Empty, Hollow Sharp – Blunt, Dull Bright – Dull, Dim Fast – Slow, Sluggish New – Old, Ancient Rich – Poor, Needy Thick – Thin, Slim High – Low, Deep Right – Wrong, Incorrect Tall – Short, Small Happy – Sad, Unhappy Wide – Narrow, Slim Clean – Dirty, Soiled Big – Small, Tiny Easy – Hard, Difficult Wet – Dry, Arid Safe – Dangerous, Risky Quiet – Loud, Noisy Good – Bad, Poor Soft – Hard, Rough Warm – Cool, Cold Open – Closed, Shut Near – Far, Distant Smooth – Rough, Jagged Alive – Dead, Deceased Simple – Complex, Complicated Active – Idle, Inactive Clear – Cloudy, Obscure Sharp – Blunt, Rounded True – False, Incorrect Rich – Poor, Destitute Natural – Artificial, Synthetic Healthy – Sick, Ill Brave – Cowardly, Timid Calm – Stormy, Turbulent Hot – Cold, Chilly Generous – Stingy, Miserly Positive – Negative, Bad Optimistic – Pessimistic, Gloomy Victory – Defeat, Loss Knowledgeable – Ignorant, Uninformed Visible – Invisible, Hidden First – Last, Final

Juda mazali ❌ Very delicious ✅ Very tasty Xato qilmoq ❌ Do a mistake ❌ ✅ Make a mistake Avtobusda sayohat qilmoq ❌ Travel in a bus ✅ Travel by bus Kutubxonada kitob oʻqimoq ❌ Study on a library ✅ Study at a library Zerikmoq ❌ Feel boring ✅ Feel bored Proyekt ustida ishlamoq ❌ Work a project ✅ Work on a project Piyoda yurmoq ❌ Have a walk ✅ Take a walk

Level: A2 or B1 Listening: 1. BBC learning English- understandable for those who just began their language learning journey 2. HIMYM(American)/Extra English(British) *While watching the show or listening to the podcast write down the new words and always deeply focus on when you are watching/listening! Reading: 1. Read an article every day and learn the new words/structures and revise them constantly 2. Choose a book out of your interest and read it every day but doesn’t mean 50 pages on a daily basis; thus pay attention to quality not quantity and just be consistent Writing: 1. Start keeping a journal today because it helps you gather your messy thoughts into one place 2. Write about pretty much everything at first just to make a habit of writing 3. Write the important points/parts of the book you are reading and describe them as much as you can Speaking : 1. Shadow(learn how to do it on YT) 2. Record yourself and talk about anything you want 3. Talk to yourself more and with your friends P.s. Try to do these activities for 30 days at least. Everything takes time to be improved, let alone language. Just be patient

A lot of you guys ask this question over and over again. The very question is: How can I improve my pronunciation? ~Pronunciation just like other skills can be improved by doing lots of practice on it. 1️⃣First and foremost you should immerse in English a lot especially by watching and listening as far as pronunciation goes. Because in this way you will hear how the words are pronounced(including word stress and intonation). 2️⃣Find a person with a good/clear pronunciation and your preferable accent as well. And then watch her/his videos every day and try to imitate her/him(optional). Even though you don't imitate, with high possibility your pronunciation and way of speaking will start to look like hers/his. 3️⃣ Last but not the least, use authentic dictionary apps so that you can learn the words with its correct pronunciation. I am mentioning this because there are so many people who pronounce words totally incorrectly. E.g. they pronounce the word determine "determayn" ✴Recommended dictionary sources: OALD(personally use) Cambridge dictionary(available on google) Google itself

Well it is one of the normal as well as common struggles we all encounter during the learning process. So before I start giving my advice pls CALM DOWN😂. I do think that it takes us to spend our time, energy,lots of devotion you name it. So the more you speak the better you will get. The very advice: record yourself for 5 mins in the morning and again for another 5 mins in the evening. Talk about anything, like daily plans/priorities and feelings etc. But do this every day and with a passion(it does matter). Plus, don't forget to talk to yourself actively🤓

❌Musics- the word "music" is an uncountable noun, therefore you can't say musics. ✅A piece of music. ❌Advices-the same applies to this word. It is uncountable so it is a mistake to say advices. ✅A piece of advice ❌I am agree with you- agree is a verb not an adjective, thus we don't say I am agree with you we say ✅ I AGREE WITH YOU!

I have been studying for IELTS by myself but I don't see any improvement, especially when it comes to writing. What do you think whether I should attend any courses or self-study is enough? ~To tell the truth A GOOD TEACHER DOES MATTER for some reasons. First and foremost, that very teacher can show you right direction which ,as a result, doesn't waste your time. For example typical ''not good'' teachers only focus on doing more and more practice tests rather than improving students General English. I myself wasted couple of months by attending some wrong courses. ~Importance of a good teacher in ''writing section'' Secondly, especially in writing portion you definitely need a good teacher because it is the hardest part and without right instructions and proper feedback, in my opinion, it is impossible to see any improvement. ~Why not self-study? At last but definitely not least, self-study is way harder than you would ever think. I myself did that kind of thing for whole summer and believe or not that was a ''torture''. Plus when you are a self-student you will tend to follow everyone's instructions because you don't know what to follow! For those who cannot attend offline courses, there are some very reliable and good online ones. I also studied online and that helped me to understand writing better. So try to attend right courses as much as possible! Online or offline(doesn't matter!) If it's hard to find a teacher or you don't have enough money to pay, then there is a ChatGPT bot.

Like all languages, English has 3 types of words: formal, informal, and neutral. As a good rule of thumb, you should avoid using informal vocabulary in the Writing section, as well as too formal vocabulary in your Speaking test. Neutral words can go both ways. The word 'children', for example, is a completely neutral word, as opposed to 'kids' which sounds informal. Hence, it's a good idea to stick to the word 'children' in your essays. Compare these two sentences: 1) Kids learn a new language more quickly than adults. ❌ 2) Children learn a new language more quickly than adults. ✅ Many IELTS takers don't make this distinction. They keep using informal vocabulary, such as lots of, a bunch of, and in a nutshell, in their essays, which is obviously wrong. Conversely, it's a good idea to use these phrases in your speaking test. Instead of saying 'nevertheless, it is generally agreed that', which sounds unnatural, you'd better say 'mind you, pretty much everyone agrees that'. Can you think of any informal ways to say 'In conclusion'?

As far as I am concerned, the more you talk the better the fluency of your speech will get. We have already talked about two ways of doing that. Well, today I want to give another method or way whatever you wanna call it. And...... THAT WAY is TAKING VIDEOS🥳. If you thought that only only tiktokers should take own videos, yes you are wrong😁 Because unlike just recording your voice, videotaping can show your gestures, facial expressions etc. In this way you can see how confident you are in front of camera. And I am convinced that if a person is confident in front of camera that person is supremely confident in front of people 😎. I have tons of videos of myself and nobody watches that, don't worry! as long as you yourself don't show them. What to talk about? ~Well, pretty much everything but for the sake of IELTS speaking I think retelling articles and videos/podcasts are far better rather than just random talks. For daily articles and podcasts you can check out this channel 👉@ieltsapex(not an ad, just my humble recommendation)

*I am not an expert, all I am posting is based on my own experience! Let's define what fluency is. Fluency means speaking effortlessly/smoothly.(Not super mega fast) -How to speak fluently? Well, in order to improve your fluency you just need to speak more and more(at least I think so). The ways: •Talk about your own environment. For example, you can talk about your home, room, school and people who you are with. And don't seek for the person to do so, because you already have one; yourself 🥳. I, personally, always talk to myself because I am a great listener 😎. Just talk to yourself and don't waste your time by thinking what others would think of you if they see you talk to yourself). Anyways everyone is paranoid these days😁 •Recording yourself is another way of talking. What is more, having recorded, you can listen to it and check how fluent you are because when you speak you can't really know whether you are speaking smoothly or not. I would recommend you record yourself twice a day for 5 minutes. Once you get up and have your breakfast, you can record yourself and talk about your daily priorities and etc. And again in the evening before bed you can talk about how well you could accomplish your plans.

One of the most frequent questions I get asked is 'where can I get the vocabulary for speaking' or 'what book is the best for learning vocabulary for speaking' To be honest, I dont like the idea of learning words to use in speaking from books because no matter how many times you see a particular word/phrase/collocation, it's very difficult to turn them into active vocabulary that you use without thinking of. This is because before a particular word turns into active vocabulary, you need to see it being used several times,(at least this is how it works for me) including how it is used, in what situations it is used, with what tone the word is pronounced and etc. This is why the best way to improve your vocabulary is to listen and watch more. Watch movies, documentaries and practically anything that interests you in English. Your brain needs to absorb the language before it starts to produce the same language. By watching native speakers speak, you'll become aware of the style(band 7,8,9) which means you'll know where you can use a particular word and where you cant. Or when you can use an idiom and proverbs and when you cannot. After enough exposure/experience, you'll definitely start talking more and most importantly, you'll start producing natural English:)

~Important to mention that actually the formula of improvement is easy in English: JUST DO IT! That means if you want to get high score in listening just listen more.😅 So I would highly recommend to watch movies, series, you tube videos or just listen to podcasts. 1️⃣Extra English: I personally watched when I was a beginner so students with lower levels can watch this. Available on you tube. 2️⃣Kung fu panda: this cartoon is so amusing and the accent is American. Certainly can help to improve your listening skills if you watch constantly. 3️⃣It would be a shame to me if I didn't mention the most influential resource which I think helped me a big time. ''FRIENDS''- this is one of the most popular, if not the most popular, tv-sitcoms ever. Watch and enjoy! 4️⃣At last but definitely not least there are a great deal of you tubers out there who create their content in English. What is really great, that you can watch videos according to what you like💥. Passion helps you watch continuously! Just search what you have passion for and you tube finds necessary people.

Ailurophile - a person who loves cats Anthophile - a person who loves flowers Autophile - a person who loves solitude Astrophile - a person who loves stars Nyctophile - a person who loves darkness Selenophile - a person who loves the moon Heliophile - a lover of the sunrise Opacarophile - a person who loves sunset Bibliophile - a person who loves books Nephophile - a person who loves clouds Hodophile - a person who loves to travel Ornithophile - a person who loves birds Cynophile - a person who loves dogs Orophile - a person who loves mountain

Band 7+ Virtual = not real Digital = computerized Embrace = accept eagerly Online = via the internet Addicted = obsessed Secure = safe Cutting-edge = the latest Cyber bullying = attacking online Technological = related to tech Dated = old-fashioned Band 8+ Appliance = domestic machine Creativity = imagination / ingenuity Surpass = do or be better than Run-down = in a bad condition Hardware = the phys. parts of PC Upgrade = improve the quality Innovative = a new use of something Devise = come up with = invent Equipped = have(a tool) included Computerized = controlled by computer