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Passive Voice Only Events and Verbs (Part 3)
4 weeks ago
English Writing: Formal vs. Informal e-mails
Writing better e-mails:
Don't use informal language with people you don't know.
Use emoticons
NATALIA
Dear Amy,
Don't worry!!!. When you saw Blake after class he had just to hurry to take the bus. That's all. You know that he lives far away and there aren't so many buses going to his neighborhood. He must have been very busy with the exams lately.
Be patient. Just wait that he calls you back!
We will talk tomorrow after class!!
See you soon :)
Tony.
Second message:
To: amykarlson@wowmail.net Subject: Can you help me?
Dear...
also (adv.)
in addition
beat the odds (i.)
to overcome
difficulty
but unlike
in opposition
devastated (v.)
destroyed;
completely upset
emerged (v.)
came out
fled (v.)
ran away
like (v.)
resembling or
similar
nevertheless (adv.)
despite anything to
the contrary (usually following a concession)
retreated (v.)
went backward
though (adv.)
despite the fact
that
whereas (adv.)
although on the
contrary
wiped out (v.)
completely destroyed
back-up plan
an alternate way to
carry out a project if something unexpected changes the first plan
devise
come...
Present and Past Unreal Conditionals
Unreal conditionals are used to talk about situations that are improbable, imaginary, or past events that never occurred.
Second conditional is used to talk about situations in the future that have a probable or improbable chance of happening (10% chance). For example if I say: If I would go to Rome, I could have an audience with the Pope. There is a probability that I could go to Rome, but an audience with the Pope is highly improbable, but not impossible, it could happen.
Second Conditional
Format
Condition
Result clause
past conditional
would...
English Vocabulary Unit 11
bachelor
a man who has never
been married
browsing
looking at things in
a fairly casual way
calling the shots
giving the orders
cheat on
be sexually
unfaithful to one's partner
chemistry
the way two
individuals relate to each other
compatible
able to get along or
work well together
eligible
worthy of choice;
qualified
fall head over heels
fall in love quickly
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