English Idioms Related to Happiness and Sadness - Intermediate English

English Idioms Related to Happiness and Sadness - Intermediate English Sometimes it can be hard to show happiness and  sadness to other people. There are many idioms related to happiness and sadness in English. Let’s learn some of them so you can express your happiness (or sadness)  in any social situation. 12 English Idioms Related to Happiness and Sadness 1. GET A (REAL) KICK OUT OF SOMETHINGto enjoy something very muchExample: This show is just the kind you like and you’ll get a real kick out of it.2. IM THRILLED TO BITS  to be extremely happyExample: Kathy was thrilled to bits to win the main prize.3. JUMP FOR JOYto be very happy and excited about something that has happenedExample: The student was jumping for joy as she took silver medal in the women’s high-jump competition.4. TO WALK ON AIRto be very happy about something that has happenedExample: I was walking on air since Chris asked me to marry him.5. TO MAKE YOUR DAYsomething makes you feel very happyExample: My husband came home with flowers for me, this really made my day! Idioms about Happiness and Sadness - Infographics Enjoyed this infographic? Here’s what you can do next: 6. TO BE OUT OF SORTSto be slightly ill or slightly unhappyExample: Jason was out of sorts and decided to stay at home.7. DOWN IN THE DUMPSto be unhappy or sad (informal)Example: Everyone feels down in the dumps once in a while.8. NOT THE END OF THE WORLD  nothing serious, it’s no big dealExample: If you don’t finish this task by the end of this week, it’s not the end of the world. 9. A   MISERY GUTSsomeone who is miserable and unhappyExample: I’m such a misery guts lately, I complain all the time.10. SOUR GRAPESsomeone is unhappy due to jealousyExample: She didn’t think I deserved to win, but I think it’s just sour grapes.11. GRIN AND BEAR ITto accept a difficult situation as there is no other choiceExample: My sister started a new job last week and doesn’t get on well with her boss, I’ve told her that she’d better just grin and bear it.12. HAPPY AS LARRYto be very happy (New Zealand/Australian slang)Example: He was happy as Larry  eating a huge piece of cake.Who actually was Larry?  It is believed to be originated from an Australin middleweight boxer called Larry Foley in the 1870s. He won a prize of £1,000 before boxing was fully legalised. An article was published in New Zealand newspaper with a headline on its front page  Happy as Larry and this phrase stuck.Please, make sure to learn at least 10 out of 12 English idioms related to happiness a nd sadness! Indeed, 12 is always better.Did we make your day? Now continue learning English idioms and English Grammar online:IDIOMS DESCRIBING CHARACTER AND PERSONALITYENGLISH IDIOMS WITH TWO WORDSENGLISH VOCABULARY RELATED TO LOSING YOUR JOBENGLISH IDIOMS ABOUT COMMUNICATIONMore English idioms  related to happiness and sadness can be found  here English Idioms about Happiness and Sadness - Images

When Businesses are Unethical - Business English Listening

When Businesses are Unethical - Business English Listening Business English classesWe have some great business English classes  that help you improve your English for  negotiating, giving presentations, participating in meetings and engaging in small talk. As part of these classes, we have designed lessons that include several topics.One of the theme based topics is business ethics.  It turns out, thanks to several recent high profile scandals, that this is the perfect time to talk about business ethics.In todays listening exercise we look at three recent scandals that are examples of businesses behaving unethically.Business English Class One: Story  1: Big Pharma Goes Bad  Answer questions in comments, and well respond.1. Why did he hike up the price of the drug (according to this video)? 2. Is there another drug that has the same effects and is used for the same treatment? 3. What did social media do? 4. What does she mean by seeing a perfect storm?  a) There is a hurricane. b) You can see lightning in the distance. c) An expression that d escribes a rare combination of circumstances, 5. Has Martin Shkreli ever raised drug prices before? Does your country have this problem? Does your government regulate medication prices?Business English Class TwoStory  2: Killer Peanuts 1. Does the punishment ____ the crime? 2. How long might Parnell spend in prison? 3. What was different about this particular case in the peanut factory versus other outbreaks? 4. Are these normal charges for a food company? 5. What did Parnells daughter say about the peanut butter?Can you answer the first question?  Business English Class ThreeStory  3: Volkswagen BustedClick here to watch the video.Why did the CEO of Volkswagen resign?What countries are opening investigations about Volkswagen?Would the people who bought the VW have made more for a greener car?Were the three people interviewed negative or positive about buying a VW in the future?Shares in the brand have ________.What do you think the repercussions should be for Volkswagen?  Finally, we  would like to open a discussion on who is responsible in corporations, when governments should  step in, and whether  CEOs and executives be held criminally accountable for their actions. What do you think? How strict are the business regulations in your country? What are the most recent business scandals?Ok, type your answers in comments and well respond.

Archeology - Tutor Hunt Blog

Archeology Archeology ArcheologySubjectsThe AQA - assessment and qualifications alliance - announced in October that it would be removing both A-level and AS level Archeology from the syllabus. Students currently studying the subject will of course be able to complete it, but it will not be taught to a new set of pupils from next September.Many have been outraged by this decision, seeing it as a move to erode cultural understanding and wider social issues. Daniel Boatright, the teacher of Archeology at Worcester Sixth Form College, has said that that subjects outside mainstream academia are hugely beneficial to pupils, enabling them to discover skills that would otherwise have `been left undiscovered.` Dr Boatright has said it is `extremely naive` to restrict the curriculum to only the major academic subjects, and has launched an online petition to have the Archeology reinstated. This petition, which has collected more than 13,000 signatures, is headed by ; the words of the Roman philosopher Cicero: `To b e ignorant of what went before you were born is to remain always a child.`The actor Tony robinson, who presents numerous archeology TV shows, including the popular Time Team, has been strongly opposed to the excision of A-Level Archeology from the syllabus. Talking to the Guardian Newspaper, he said `To take away the chance for children to study archaeology at A-level seems to me to be a barbaric act How could you remove such a tranche of valuable subjects from our A-levels? The removal of all that knowledge is awful It feels like the Visigoths at the gates of Rome!`Mike Heyworth, The Director of the council for British Archeology, has stated that `This is disastrous news for archaeology. Another vital route into the study of the subject is being removed.`AQA has the jurisdiction to remove the subject simply because it is the only examining body permitting students to study the Archaeology before university. Demand for the subject has not been particularly high over recent years, with just 369 students sitting the exam in in 2016, and an additional 621 taking the AS level test.Along with the AQA exam board`s announcement of the dropping of A-level and AS level Archeology, a number of other niche subjects are being phased our of the curriculum. Classical Civilisation along with Citizenship studies and Communication and Culture will also be removed from the 2017 syllabus.As of the 1st of December however it was announced that Art History A-Level, which was due to be dropped, will remain as a qualification. It seems like the subject got a last minute reprieve, and was only saved by a high profile campaign to keep it on the syllabus. The historian Simon Schama described the decision to drop the subject as `a big dull axe wielded by cultural pygmies` Others prominent figures who fought against the scrapping of Art History included the artists Cornelia Parker, Anish Kapoor and Jeremy Deller, along with the Director of the Tate Gallery Nicholas Serota. `Art history is the study of power, politics, identity and humanity. It makes perfect sense to keep the exam,` said Jeremy Deller `The arts are one of the great strengths of the UK and I am pleased that A-level provision in art history will not be interrupted for students starting sixth form in 2017,` said Dr Gabriele Finaldi, director of the National Gallery.Many have said that if the UK is to remain competitive, and improve its standards of education - it ranked a lovely 23 in the international 2013 PISA scoring - it must focus more on the core academic subjects, and less on the more eclectic humanities. Many would retort that it is just these so called eclectic subjects that provide the greatest lessons regarding society and humanity. During the Second world war, when he was asked to cut the arts budget, Winston Churchill apparently replied: `Then what are we fighting for?` 3 years ago0Add a Comment

Reading Comprehension Exercises for Adults

Reading Comprehension Exercises for Adults The ability to recall and understand the words of a text after reading them is paramount to the broadening of one's knowledge base. After all, the point of reading is to obtain meaningful information that you can then make use of. Reading comprehension skills can be improved upon whether you are in preschool or retirement. Three exercises for improving reading comprehension for adults follow. Improve Vocabulary Vocabulary can be essential to reading comprehension. For example, if you are attempting to read a text dealing with the subject of tax law, and you have little to no background knowledge on the subject, there will be numerous terms within the text that will be unfamiliar to you, making comprehension nearly impossible.In a situation like the above example, it's a good idea to familiarise yourself with as many of the common terms used in the subject field as you can prior to reading. This way when you read you don't feel like you're trying to read a text written in a foreign language.At other times, your reading material may be more familiar, containing just a few unfamiliar words. In these instances, write down the new words, look up their meanings and then compare the dictionary definition to the contextual clues in order to fully understand the terms and their use in the text. Take Notes While reading a text, highlight key concepts or words or jot down anything you are sure you will want to remember. Writing down questions the text arouses in your mind is a good idea as well. When you are finished reading, if the questions remain unanswered, you can do further research. This will help to make the experience of reading a particular text worth your while.Writing things down helps your brain remember by repeating information, but also processing it in a different way, thus giving you multiple connections to the information. If you don't trust your memory, writing down key concepts or summaries of the information is a good idea so you have a quick reference to the most pertinent information and don't have to read the entire text again. SQ3R The last reading comprehension exercise is a multifaceted approach that was developed by educational psychologist Francis Pleasant Robinson in 1946. The acronym SQ3R stands for: survey, question, read, recite and review. The first part of this approach is done prior to reading the text. Survey the text before reading by scanning through the table of contents or chapter titles, looking for and reading any introductory sections or summaries, and studying any graphics found throughout the text. Doing this can give you an idea of the main subjects before reading and help make sense of the details. The Q of SQ3R also comes in the pre-reading stage. Form questions that address who, what, when, where, how and why by using the information gathered during the survey step. The next step is the first R: reading. While you read the text, look for the answers to the questions you formed during your initial survey of the text. The second R is done during the active reading stage as well. Stop to recite the information you've just read periodically. The end of a chapter or section is a good time to stop and recite. If there is an important concept within a chapter, stop after the paragraph and recite the information.Finally, when the text has been read entirely, review the information. Review should come soon after reading to be most effective, and periodically thereafter to keep it fresh and affixed in your mind.

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She sells sea shells by the sea shore Tongue Twister

She sells sea shells by the sea shore Tongue Twister A tongue-twister is an often humorous phrase difficult to articulate properly. For example: Which watch did which witch wear and which witch wore which watch? Some tongue-twisters produce results which are humorous (or humorously vulgar) when they are mispronounced, while others simply rely on the confusion and mistakes of the speaker for their amusement value. For example: Peter Pan plays the pan pipes, but were the pan pipes named after Peter Pan or Peter Pan the pan pipes. The following is list of 16 more tongue-twisters for you to enjoy or to share with your students. To learn even more tongue-twisters talk to our English tutors. She sells sea shells by the sea shore. William always wears a very warm woolen vest in winter. Victor, however, will never wear woolen underwear even in the Wild Wild West. Any noise annoys an oyster but a noisier noise annoys an oyster most. A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies. A tutor who tooted the flute, Tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutor, ‘Is it harder to toot or to tutor two tooters to toot?’ Billy Button bought a buttered biscuit, did Billy Button buy a buttered biscuit? If Billy Button bought a buttered biscuit, Where’s the buttered biscuit Billy Button bought? Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager managing an imaginary menagerie? Green glass globes glow greenly. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw. I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop. If a black bug bleeds black blood, what color blood does a blue bug bleed? If freaky Fred found fifty feet of fruit and fed forty feet to his friend Frank how many feet of fruit did freaky Fred find? If one doctor doctors another doctor does the doctor who doctors the doctor doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is doctoring doctors? Or does the doctor doctor the way the doctor who doctors doctors? If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch? If you notice this notice, you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing. I scream, you scream, all we scream for ice cream!

Make Computer Science Your Career Path

Make Computer Science Your Career PathIf you are looking for a school that can help you become a computer science tutor, look no further than the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. The University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee offers both full and part-time degrees in computer science.You may have already heard of the U.S. News and World Report's 'Best Colleges.' As part of its guide to the best colleges, UWM was included. Its nine schools have been ranked at the number one spot.There are several majors that can help you find a computer science position. Computer science is a rapidly growing field that require great work ethics, a clear idea of the subject matter, and a passion for the subject matter.The bachelor's degree in computer science allows students to learn the fundamentals of computer science. Those who would like to study in depth must choose from a variety of advanced degrees available. Other than the bachelor's degree, some computer science programs also offer a Master's o r doctoral degree in computer science.Students who want to go beyond the bachelor's degree must complete a master's degree in computer science. The master's degree is not required, but if you do not earn one you may not qualify for a computer science job.If you want to become a computer science tutor, UWM is a great place to begin. Its online courses are offered through distance learning and the program is available for every major. With online education, you can reach people anywhere, including people in remote parts of the world.At UWM, you can earn a Bachelor of Science in computer science or a Master of Science in computer science. With advanced degrees, you can be a computer consultant, a freelance programmer, or an independent consultant. It is important to note that because there are so many options available to you as a student, you should make sure you know what type of job you want before you start out.