QUOTE OF THE DAY

‘People often say that motivation doesn’t last.

Well, neither does bathing…that’s why we
recommend it daily.’
Mistakes Correction
• 1. I have never travelled internationally. I might next year, though.
• 2. I really enjoyed being there yesterday.
• 3. If you want to be successful, you need to believe in yourself.
• 4. She’s really selfish. She only cares about herself.
• 5. They’ve been marrie for ten years.
• 6.He has to be polite and respectful towards his parents.
• 7. I wish I had more time to finish the proposal.
• 8. I have worked here since 2010.
• 9. I’ve been studied a lot lately.
• 10. The TV is too loud? Okay, I will turn it down.
• 11. When I was a kid I used to play sports with my friends.
• 12. Waking up early was hard at first, but now I’m used to doing it.
• 13. This office isn’t as big as the other office.
• 14. They didn’t think that the house was big enough.
• 15. I had to think about the problem for a while, but I finally figured
it out .
Grammar point of the day
Use of conditionals One and Two
Put the verbs below into their right form:
• 1. If I get home late tonight, I won’t eat.
• 2. If Jan could run 100 metres in 10 seconds, he would be an
athlete.
• 3. If Simon catches a fish today, we will eat it.
• 4. She would buy a Porsche if she won the lottery.
• 5. If it rained in the Sahara desert, everyone would be very
surprised.
• 6. If it rains tonight, we can go to the cinema.
• 7. If your dog spoke, you could sell it to the circus.
• 8. If we play football on Saturday, I will be tired on
Sunday.
• 9. You will become fat if you eat too much.
• 10. If I were you, I wouldn't accept that job.
Idiomatic expressions of the day

• Idioms Practice Exercise 1

• 1. The supervisor was fired because he had sticky fingers.
2.Why are you being so hardfisted ? You don’t even pay for
your drinks.
3. Whenever I eat out with my friends, I prefer to go dutch.
4.He had to fork over a lot of money last month for violating traffic
rules.
5. ‘Do you think you could lend me some money?’ ‘No, I am in the
red this month’.
6. The corrupt cops receive kickbacks for ignoring certain crimes.
7. We have been living hand to mouth since I lost my job.
8.I don’t earn much from my job as a freelance writer, but I can
make ends meet.
9. Why are you looking upset? Keep your chin up.
10. ‘How are you doing in Singapore?’ ‘I’m still finding my feet.
11. I thought the interview would be difficult but it was a piece of
cake.
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Phrasal Verbs of the day
• Practise your phrasal verbs : Fill in the blanks from the list below :
• .
• 1-I arranged to meet Jane after work, but she didn’t show up.
• 2-We’ve bought a new house. Ok, great, when are you moving in ?
• 3-There used to be a store at the corner, but it closed down a year ago.
• 4-I run a Marathon last week but dropped out after fifteen kilometres.
• 5-I was very sleepy while I was sitting in my armchair, I dozed off.
• 6- The weather is terrible outside. I hope it will clear up.
• 7-If you make a mistake on the test, just cross it out.
• 8-The story she told us was not true. She made it up.
• 9- I don’t like people who borrow things and don’t give them back.
• 10-Kate is going to Italy tomorrow night. I am going to the airport to
see her off.
• 11- Would you like to see the new office ? Would you like me to show you
around.
• 12-She was offered a job as a secretary but she turned it down.
Collocations of the day
Words going together : Mix and Match
1-keep a-abroad

2-Go b-bad

3-Go c-a promise

4-make d- bankrupt

5-Go e- noise

6-Go f-to an agreement

7-come g- effort

8-make h-mad

9-Go i-astray

10-keep j- online

11-Go k-in touch

12-make l-to terms with

13-Come m- to an end

14- Come n- room

Listening:Blowing in the wind
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Yes, 'n' how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
Yes, 'n' how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind