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PORTFOLIO unIT 1-12

UNIT 1

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

We use a reflexive pronoun when we want to refer back to the subject of the sentence or clause. Reflexive pronouns end in "-self" (singular) or "-selves" (plural). Some examples: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself...

UNIT 2

PHRASAL VERBS

In the second unit we learn about phrasal verb that are verbs that is made up of a main verb together with an adverb or a preposition, or both. Typically, their meaning is not obvious from the meanings of the individual words themselves.

Some Examples are like: "Despite being a man of few words, Michael was a respected man in his town."

UNIT 3

VERB PATTERNS

On unit 3 we learn about Verb patterns. Verb Patterns are used simply when we want to express an idea with two verbs. When we use two verbs together, a verb pattern is used. Example:- "I want to buy an electric car. " "I hate driving."

UNIT 4

MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS

The verbs can, could, will, would, should, may, might, must, ought and shall are verbs which 'help' other verbs to express a meaning. For example: "You should have been watching the beans."

UNIT 5

PREPOSITIONS

A preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns or phrases to other words in the sentence. There are many prepositions in the English language. In addition there are endless possibilities for creating prepositional phrases. There are prepositions of time, place and also to indicate direction. Some of the prepositions we saw in this partial were about, for, from, of, on, to, with.

unit 6

REAL AND UNREAL TENSE

PUSH THE PANIC BUTTON : to do something quickly without thinking about it in order to deal with a difficult or worrying situation

NOT ROCKET SCIENCE : used to say that you do not think that something is very difficult to do or to understand:

BLOW A FUSE : to become very angry

GET YOUR WIRES CROSSED : they have a different understanding of the same situation

BE LIGHT YEARS AHEAD : a long way in front of them in terms of development, success, etc.

BE ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH :to think in a similar way and to understand each other well

A WELL-OILED MACHINE: Something that works very smoothly and effectively

FIRE ON ALL CYLINDERS : To be functioning or operating at the most desirable or greatest possible level of efficiency,

REINVENT THE WHEEL: to waste time trying to create something that someone else has already created

THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS : to do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding: The funding for the project was withdrawn so that really threw a spanner in the works.

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