Showing posts with label Grammar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grammar. Show all posts

Thursday, September 7, 2017

IELTS book links. They can be helpful for your IELTS Tests.

Berikut ini link untuk mengunduh buku-buku IELTS yang berkualitas, mudah dan gratis. Semoga bermanfaat bagi yg membutuhkan.

1. Cambridge IELTS
1-9 https://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-28817..
10 - https://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-28817..

2. Macmillan - Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking for IELTS
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3. High Impact IELTS
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4. Collins - Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking and Vocabulary for IELTS
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5. Focus on IELTS
http://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-288173..

6. Сheck your vocabulary for IELTS (2001, 2012)
http://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=VOCABULARY&w=wall-2..

7. Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS
http://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=VOCABULARY&w=wall-2..

8. Grammar for IELTS
http://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=grammar&w=wall-2881..

9. IELTS tips (highly recommended)
http://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-288173..

10. Academic English
http://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-288173..

11. VISUALS. Writing about graphs, tables and diagrams. (IELTS)
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12. Academic Writing Practice for IELTS
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13. IELTS writing task samples
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14. Academic Writing
http://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=essay&w=wall-288173..

15. A set of sample essays on different topics
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16. Common mistakes IELTS
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17. Ready for IELTS (2015) https://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-28817..

18. IELTS Testbuilder 1,2 https://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-28817..

19.IELTS practice tests by Peter May
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20. Essential tests for IELTS Academic Module
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21. IELTS Vocabulary (Band Score 7-9)
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22. Barron's Essential words for IELTS
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23. IELTS for Academic Purposes
https://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-28817..

24. IELTS Trainer
https://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-28817..

25. Achieve IELTS
https://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-28817..

26. Complete IELTS
https://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-28817..

27. Objective IELTS (Advanced)
https://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-28817..

28. Objective IELTS (Intermediate)
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29. IELTS Foundation
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30. Step Up to IELTS + Succeed in IELTS Speaking and Vocabulary + IELTS Speaking and Vocabulary
https://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-28817..

31. IELTS Graduation
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32. Get Ready for IELTS (pre-intermediate)
https://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-28817..

33. IELTS Resource pack + IELTS practice test plus + Kaplan IELTS + Official IELTS practice materials 2
https://vk.com/wall-28817335?q=ielts&w=wall-28817

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Expressing Necessity and Expectation

When we are thinking of saying something necessary or expectation, we can use the following expressions:

No.
Necessity
Expectation
1
Have to
To be supposed to
2
Must
should
3
Need
Ought to
4
Be necessary
Be expected to

Examples:
      1.       You have to pay taxes if you run a business.
      2.       You must prepare yourself for the upcoming exams.
      3.       I need to talk to you for a second.
      4.       It is necessary to follow all instructions precisely.
      5.       You are supposed to come to meetings on time.
      6.       We should leave now if we don’t want to miss the show.
      7.       They ought to work hard and smart to get a promotion.
      8.       You are expected to show your best performance in the match.

Have to VS Must
Betty Azar says in Fundamentals of English Grammar (3rd ed) page 206 that Have to and must have basically the same meaning. Have to is usually used in questions, not must.
However, Raymond Murphy says in English Grammar in Use with Answers (2nd ed) page 62 that must is personal. We use must when we give our personal feelings. While have to is impersonal. We use have to for facts, not for our personal feelings.

Examples:
She’s a really nice person. You must meet her. (=I say this is necessary)
You can’t turn right here. You have to turn left. (because of the traffic system)

Compare:
I must get up early tomorrow. There are a lot of things I want to do.
I have to get up early tomorrow. I’m going away and my train leaves at 7.30.

Monday, July 6, 2015

Offering Help / Service

The following are some expressions you can use to offer help or service:

Can/May I help you?
Can I give you a hand?
Do you need some help?
How may I assist you, Sir?
How can I help you?
May I offer my assistance?
Are you looking for something?
What can I do for you?
Would you like some help?


What if I take a half and I’ll edit it after I finish this one?

Examples:
Offering to Help and Responding
  • A: May I help you?
    B: (positive) Yes, please. I'd like to buy a leather bag.
    B: (negative) No, thank you. I'm just looking.
  • A: Do you need some help?
    B: (positive) Yes. That would be great. Thank you.
    B: (negative) Thank you for offering, but I think I can manage it.
  • A: What if I bring some of the books for you?
    B: (positive) Oh Thank you! That's very kind of you.
    B: (negative) Thanks. I think I've got it.

Friday, June 26, 2015

Pronouns

What are pronouns?

Ronald is brilliant. He can solve difficult problems. The word 'he' refers to Ronald. Therefore, it replaces the noun 'Ronald'. Hence, it is called a pronoun.

We need a pronoun to avoid using a noun repeatedly in the following sentences. It can be very awkward and boring to say the same word again and again. So, we use a pronoun, instead.

Check the following list of common pronouns.


Nouns
Pronouns

Subject
Object

I
I like him.
Me
He likes me.

You
You like him.
You
He likes you.
Tony and Mila
Tony and Mila like Dian.
They
They like Dian.
Them
Dian likes them.
Julia and I
Julia and I like Dian.
We
We like Dian.
Us
Dian Likes us.
Peter/my father/their uncle
Peter likes Dian.
He
He likes Dian.
Him
Dian likes him.
Maria/my sister/our grandpa
Maria likes Dian.
She
She likes Dian.
Her
Dian likes her.
The book/the problem/the cat
The cat likes Dian.
It
It likes Dian.
It
Dian likes it.



Pronouns
Possessive Adjective
Possessive Pronouns
My
He is my friend.
Mine
He is a friend of mine.
Your
He is your friend.
Yours
He is a friend of yours.
Their
Dian is their friend.
Theirs
Dian is a friend of theirs.
Our
Dian is our friend.
Ours
Dian is a friend of ours.
His
Dian is his friend.
His
Dian is a friend of his.
Her
Dian is her friend.
Hers
Dian is a friend of hers.
Its
Dian is its friend.
Its
Dian is a friend of its.


Have you got questions, please feel free to write in the comment.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Adverbs

Hello all! This time we will talk about adverbs. I believe we have used adverbs in our daily conversations as well as in written texts. only we might not realize that they are adverbs.

'Tania walks quickly.' for example.

'Quickly' tells us how Tania walks. So, it is an adverb.

Hence, we can conclude that an adverb is a word used to modify a verb. But that's not all. We also use adverbs to modify an adjective and another adverb. Observe the following sentences:

Your daughter is very cute.
My father works very diligently.

In the first sentence, the word 'very' tells how cute your daughter is. Therefore, it modifies the adjective 'cute'.

While in the second sentence, the word 'very' tells how diligently my father works. Therefore, it modifies the adverb 'diligently'.

Now, how can we identify an adverb in a sentence?

1. Most adverbs are formed by using adjectives + ly. They are adverbs of manner.
quickly: They moved to the side quickly.
diligently: We all work diligently.
beautifully: Letty danced beautifully that day.
sweetly: She has been acting so sweetly.
nicely: Pat has decorated the room nicely.

2. Adverbs of place:
here: Do you live here?
there: I will be there.
somewhere: It is here somewhere.
abroad: Have you been abroad before?
upstairs: John is upstairs in his bedroom. 

3. Adverbs of time:
now: They are having a holiday in Australia now.
then: Then, he left.
everyday: Do you jog everyday?
yesterday: The robbery happened yesterday.
before: George was here before.

4. Adverbs of purpose:
in order to: They called in order to get some information.

so: He came late so he apologised.
to: We arrived early to get front seats.
therefore: Patrick studied hard. Therefore, he got good results.
thus: He thus got a punishment from his manager.

5. Adverbs of degree:
very: The coffee was very sweet.
too: The tea was too hot to drink.
so: Those shoes are so expensive that I don't think I will ever buy them.
absolutely: You are absolutely gorgeous in that gown.
totally: I totally agree with you, Nathan.

6. Adverbs of frequency:
always: We always start our classes on time.
usually: They are usually punctual.
often: Hans often went to the shop.
sometimes: Your brother is sometimes short-tempered.
seldom: I seldom come here.
rarely: Mr. Banks rarely goes abroad.
hardly ever: I hardly ever eat meat products.
never: He has never been to India. 
once a while: They visit us once a while.
most of the time: He sleeps late most of the time.

I hope you all get something out of it. Be with you again soon.