Vocabulary
Teachers should be encouraging creativity, not stifles it.
prevent from happening
Change this sentence below into a reported speech.
"I spoke to my boss this morning." Said Michael.
Michael said that he had spoken to his boss this morning.
stuck in a rut
feeling trapped in boring, repetitive routines with no motivation, purpose, or excitement
One of the famous change management is ADKAR. Which stands for Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and what?
Reinforcement
the UN should focus its resources on alleviating global poverty.
make a problem less severe.
use a suitable type of participle clause to make the sentences below more formal.
He was late for work ten times. He was finally fired.
Having been late for work ten times, he was finally fired.
top dog
The leader, boss, or highest-ranking individual in a situation or organization.
A direct counterargument or response that you can use in a debate
Rebuttals
Global poverty is an immediate and well-known scourge, currently affecting roughly half of the world’s population.
something to cause great suffering/pain
By 2035, global charities (work) collaboratively to reduce the long-term impacts of climate change on developing nations.
will have been working
monkey business
behavior that is not acceptable or is dishonest
An alternative medicine treatment, in which a hollow candle is placed in the patient’s ear and lit at one end.
Ear candling
Reflexology, homeopathy and ear candling, are statistically indistinguishable from placebo treatments.
a ‘blank’ pill used for testing whether the real medicine works.
Convert the sentences using the past participle grammar structure.
I took the IELTS exam, then I applied for university
Having taken the IELTS exam, I applied for university.
throws a spanner in the works
cause sudden problems
an institution for studying postgraduate qualifications, such as a Master’s Degree
Grad School