| common expression | advanced expression |
|---|---|
| a bad problem |
a critical problem a key problem a serious problem a challenging problem |
| a great issue | a controversial issue an outstanding issue a sensitive issue a crucial issue an engaging issue a complex issue a current issue a popular issue a widespread issue a worldwide issue an attention-grabbing issue |
| a difficult situation | a hard situation a tough situation an awkward situation a critical situation a complicated situation an intricate situation a confusing situation a pertinent situation |
| a good idea | a novel idea a fantastic idea a smart idea an inspired idea a clever idea a weird idea an innovative idea |
| a nice plan | an attractive plan a brilliant plan a bright plan a plausible plan a feasible plan a structured plan an astonishing plan an exhaustive plan an innovative plan a forward-thinking plan |
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Improving your English vocabulary
On the left side there are some common expressions, in place of those try to use the more advanced adjectives on the right side:
Friday, July 15, 2011
Animal Idioms
When there's someone who does the donkey work developing software, a good team leader always find on opportunity to reward him.
Impudent people use euphemism to describe their behaviour, for instance: it's like water off a duck's back.
I was like a fish out of water when I started my first job.
You think that your job is going good, don't count your chickens, because someone could say that the team doesn't need you anymore.
Some mothers decided to take the bull by the horns and denounce the drug dealer who sell drugs to their sons.
The most domineering among brothers get the lion's share after the death of their parents.
Every woman is a dark horse when she is asked about her age.
I'm in the doghouse because I have forgot to buy a present for my girlfriend's birthday.
All the people that have gone on a cruise say that have spent their time on the boat making a pig of themselves.
When she discovered that her husband had had a love affair, that was the last straw and she asked for divorce.
The company has lost the majority of its customers and I smell a rat when they say that they are not going to make anybody redundant.
I got a new job that I like better and found a girlfriend, so it was like killing two birds with one stone.
One of my university teachers was always threatening noisy undergraduates in class that he would take action against them in an exam but his bark was worse worse than his bite.
After the police had fined the man for jwalking he went away with his tail between his legs.
People let sleeping dog lie so as not to be the first one to raise an argument at work.
Impudent people use euphemism to describe their behaviour, for instance: it's like water off a duck's back.
I was like a fish out of water when I started my first job.
You think that your job is going good, don't count your chickens, because someone could say that the team doesn't need you anymore.
Some mothers decided to take the bull by the horns and denounce the drug dealer who sell drugs to their sons.
The most domineering among brothers get the lion's share after the death of their parents.
Every woman is a dark horse when she is asked about her age.
I'm in the doghouse because I have forgot to buy a present for my girlfriend's birthday.
All the people that have gone on a cruise say that have spent their time on the boat making a pig of themselves.
When she discovered that her husband had had a love affair, that was the last straw and she asked for divorce.
The company has lost the majority of its customers and I smell a rat when they say that they are not going to make anybody redundant.
I got a new job that I like better and found a girlfriend, so it was like killing two birds with one stone.
One of my university teachers was always threatening noisy undergraduates in class that he would take action against them in an exam but his bark was worse worse than his bite.
After the police had fined the man for jwalking he went away with his tail between his legs.
People let sleeping dog lie so as not to be the first one to raise an argument at work.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Animal debates
People should not be allowed to keep very aggressive breeds of dog such as Rottweilers as pets.
PROs
Families should not be allowed to keep aggressive dog breeds as pets. The news confirms that aggressive dogs can cause harm to children. Indeed the dogs can confuse small children with prey and attack them.
People buy aggressive dogs and keep them in a garden or a courtyard to watch over their properties. They train dogs to be aggressive to strangers. But I think that it isn't fair, because dogs can't replace men in doing jobs that require responsibility.
CONs
People should be allowed to keep any kind of dog in their house and in their gardens and even let dogs play with young children.
I think that it does not exist any kind of dog breed that are naturally aggressive or dangerous for men. When a dog attacks a man it is because of the dog's owner who is responsible for having made the dog aggressive.
In civilized society there is no place for entertainment which involve cruelty to animals
PROs
Animals are born to be free and to live in their natural habitat. Animals we see at the circus or the zoo suffer from a loss of their freedom. Captive animals live in cages that are far smaller than the habitats like forests and savannas where they would roam freely.The animals that live at the circus are subject to physical abuse and torture. In fact the trainers use violence as means to make the animals perform degrading tricks.
CONs
Animals that live at the circus or the zoo are fed and are provided with a shelter to live and sleep. Animals living in the wild would naturally die because they become prey for their natural antagonists.Circus animals are not subject to violence by the trainers. Trainers teach animals using food and caresses as a reward.
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