суббота, 10 декабря 2016 г.

History Vocabulary Lists, Cambridge dictionary words lists, translation into Russian

Overthrow
Trial
Uprising
Vow
Subject
Martial art
Mob
Rage
Treason
Topple
Due
Consent
Seize
Interfere
Flee
Reign
Levy a tax
Plague
Jail
Heir
Abolish
The Commonwealth
Oppose
Threaten
Rein
Writ
Ancestor
Try
Suspend
Grievance
Standstill


Cambridge Dictionary History Wordlist with translation into Russian 

Phrases, Synonyms, IELTS intermediate level

1. the summit or top - peak
2. To begin to disappear - to die out
3. The essentials or fundamentals - the basics
4. Consists of - is made up of
5. Some evidence of - traces of
6. Immigrants - settlers
7. Came from - originated in
8. Was changed to suit different conditions - was adapted (to)
9. Depends on - relies on
10. Not well connected - disjointed



вторник, 25 октября 2016 г.

A variety of different things/ items etc. Collocations with variety of

A variety of different things/ items etc. Collocations with variety of.

Although 'a variety of different ' is an example of Redundancy that typically takes the form of tautology, 'variety ' can be used with the word 'different '.

I have found these examples on the internet:

There are hundreds of different varieties of apple. (Online Oxford Collocation Dictionary)

Range - a variety of different things or activities; (TheFreeDictionary)


This article can also be useful: BBC



пятница, 8 июля 2016 г.

Pronouns (indefinite, reflexive, impersonal etc.)

Michael Vince with Paul Emmerson. Intermediate language practice. English grammar and vocabulary. Macmillan.

Indefinite pronouns, reflexive pronouns, impersonal 
Grammar 45


Michael Swan, Catherine Walter. Oxford English Grammar Course
Section 9 Nouns and Pronouns 


Mark Foley. Diane Hall. MyGrammarLab Intermediate B1/B2.Pearson.
Unit 7-13

Mark Foley. Diane Hall. MyGrammarLab Advanced C1/C2. Pearson
Unit 4 personal pronouns - subject/object pronouns, reflexive and reciprocal pronouns
Unit 5 Impersonal and indefinite pronouns.

Raymond Murphy. English Grammar in Use.
Unit 82-91 pronouns and determiners 


Cambridge Online Dictionary Word Lists

Cambridge Online Dictionary provides users the opportunity to create their own word lists and then  test their knowledge of the vocabulary. In this post I'm going to share the word lists created by the members of the website's community. If you are the author of these lists and you don't want me to share them, please let me know by leaving a comment.

P.S. see the lists created by me HERE






English collocations.

Intermediate level:


Stuart Redman. English vocabulary in use (Pre-intermediate & intermediate) Cambridge University Press.
Unit 12. Collocation (word partners) miss the bus, a soft drink, fast asleep.

Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell. English collocations in use. Intermediate.Cambridge University Press.

Michael Vince with Paul Emmerson. Intermediate language practice. English grammar and vocabulary. Macmillan.
Vocabulary 4, 5 collocations and fixed exprerssions

Mark Foley. Diane Hall. MyGrammarLab Intermediate B1/B2.Pearson.
Unit 87. Common collocations. 

Advanced level:

Mark Foley. Diane Hall. MyGrammarLab Advanced C1/C2. Pearson.
Unit 68. Common collocations.

Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell. English vocabulary in use. Upper-intermediate. Cambridge University Press.
Unit 32. Collective nouns.

Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell. English vocabulary in use. Advanced. Cambridge University Press.
iv Collocation (the real thing, the genuine article)

Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell. English collocations  in use. Advanced. Cambridge University Press.



Michael Vince with Peter Sunderland. Advanced language practice. English grammar and vocabulary. Macmillan.
Words and phrases 8 Collocations...



Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell. Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge University Press.
Word combinations. Unit 10-16.