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  • Do you know any English words borrowed from other languages? Lets share!

    1. Vice versa (pronounced vise vuh-suh) Vice versa comes from the Latin "vicis" meaning a change or alteration, a place or a position. 2. Gesundheit (pronounced guh•zuund•hyt) "Gesundheit" is borrowed from German and literally means "good health". It is usually said after someone sneezes. The English equivalent means bless you. 3. Rendezvous (pronounced ron-day-voo) Also from the French meaning "meeting" or "date".


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    Hie there😊. There are quite a number actually some mentioned by our lovely tutors here. Other common ones are lemon (Arabic) , ballet (French), karaoke (Japanese) however most of them were mostly borrowed from Latin and French. I hope his helps, have a good one. Fun Fact: Most English words are borrowed from Latin words because Latin was considered the language of scholars.

  • what do want to know

    consumer behavior


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    Hi Shafaq, Consumer behaviour or Customer behaviour is the decisions that people make to buy a product or service. Contributing factors to people's decisions can be if they have a lot of money to spend or they are looking for a deal with the best price. An example of this: "When I go shopping for clothes, I look for items which are on sale or they have a discounted price." The behaviour I am portraying is that i am looking for the best price and to make the most out of my money. Another example of consumer behaviour: "I always buy the latest I-phone, I bought this phone as I want the best product on the market." The behaviour I am portraying is that I am looking for the best product and I don't care about how much money I spend. These are just a few examples of Consumer behaviour. I hope this helps. If you have any more questions please feel free to reach out to me. Have a great day, Lewis

  • What is a synonym?
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    It is a word or phrase that has the same meaning as another word or one that is very similar to it. Example: happy (joyful, cheery, or content).

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  • Is this appropriate or correct to say to a new graduate? "Wishing you nothing more than all the best
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    I think the better way is to say “ I wish you nothing but the best”.

  • How many verb forms are there basically???
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    Hi Maimnat, There are five (5) forms: 1) Base (infinitive) - go, forget, love, cook 2) Past tense - went, forgot, loved, cooked 3) Past participle - gone, forgotten, loved, cooked 4) Present participle - going, forgetting, loving, cooking 5) Third (3rd) - person singular - goes, forgets, loves, cooks (he / she / it). I hope it was helpful. Have a great day! :)

  • What is the difference between “I know her” and “I know of her” and give an example?
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    I know her - you have met her and you know her personally. I know of her - you never met her but you have heard of her or heard about her.

  • How can run a successful trial session & what's its platform in here?

    Any related ideas are welcomed 🙏🌺🤓


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    If they are booking a trail lesson you have 30 minutes to break the ice with a small talk conversation, that if you send them a thank you for booking note, you can get some information prior to the lesson, where they live, what is their hobby and what do they need to work on specifically in English.. then you have the rest of the time to do a short lesson on what they are interested in working on. Encourage them to see the value of practicing their skills with you and say good bye.. In their recommendation be positive about everything they accomplished in the lessons and recommend a program with you. Good luck.

  • What is the difference between much and many?
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    Much is for uncountables and many is for countables.

  • Hi teachers! Do you know any website/s for teaching resources/materials? :) Thanks for sharing!
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    ESLDiscussions.com and they offer the word or pdf option so you can copy and send to your students.. It is 20 questions to assist them to talk about a subject. I love them. Also Woodpeckerlearning it is an app on your phone,, love it.. offer it to all my students. Both are free.. can't beat that and they are quality.

  • What are the other ways of saying "I am sorry"?