A to Z Intermediate - Family

... brother's child' and 'mother's sister's child'. In Njamal, an Australian aboriginal language, the words for father and uncle are the same; and in Italian they make ... marry? What are the advantages of an arranged marriage? What are the dangers of a marriage that is only based on personal compatibility? 3 Should marriages be to people outside the immediate ... have come to accept as 'natural' a representation of the world that devotes disproportionate space to large-scale maps of areas perceived as important, while consigning other areas...

A to Z Intermediate part 1

... England. I was afraid to watch TV because of it; it was too embarrassing, too degrading. The word 'Pakistani' had been made into an insult. It was a word I didn't want used about ... our programme to the 'Save the whale campaign'. But first I'd • like to welcome Dr Alan Katz, a zoo manager, who has joined us tonight to talk about the roles of a modern zoo. I ... marriage' and &apos ;a mother's sister', and between the 'father's brother's child' and 'mother's sister's child'. In Njamal, an Australian...

A to Z Intermediate - Unusual

... 'I want doesn't get' is a typical parent's reply to a child who says 'I want an ice-cream.' rather than 'Can I have an ice-cream?' However, the idea ... England. I was afraid to watch TV because of it; it was too embarrassing, too degrading. The word 'Pakistani' had been made into an insult. It was a word I didn't want used about ... our programme to the 'Save the whale campaign'. But first I'd • like to welcome Dr Alan Katz, a zoo manager, who has joined us tonight to talk about the roles of a modern zoo. I...

A to Z Intermediate - Appearances

... 'that' that that man said was correct, (ibu could explain this by saying the man had a choice of saying 'which' or 'that'and that 'that' was correct). 13 You are ... you draw from the following information? a A man who wears an earring in one ear. b A woman with an earring in her nose. c A man with a beard or moustache. d A woman who wears heavy make-up. ... and get a totally new one. I mean what's the point of saying 'end o( the week' when you can say 'weekend'? A That's not so original, many languages can do that....

A to Z Intermediate - Kindness

... indicate (a) a romantic approach to love (b) a realistic approach and (c) a cynical approach. This should enable them to write a score/analysis for the test. Finally, they can compare their analyses ... 'one' and 'two' and then a word which just meant 'many' (much the same as today we talk about 'crowds' of people, 'herds' of animals, and 'handfuls' ... commu-nist, to vote against his instincts, for a neo-Fascist party. Soon after that, Lorella was arrested for a suspected racial attack, but she got Roberto to swear in court that she had in...

A to Z Intermediate - Predictions

... ready to go to work. 6 I learned how to ride a bike, this is embarrassing to say, when I was about ten years old, and the rest of my family and all my friends used to ridicule me. And that's ... idea. Finally, get class feedback and decide as a whole class what the most interesting, practical or useful idea was. Put students into pairs and ask them to act out one of these role-plays. ... as all Asian countries for cultural reasons, if a child is found to be particularly talented they can actually jump the classes and be admitted into classes two or three classes higher than...

John.Wiley.And.Sons.Marketing.Insights.From.A.To.Z.eBook-LiB.pdf

... liability. All a company needs is access to physical assets. To operate as a lean company may call for decapitaliz-ing—outsourcing activities and shrinking working capital. The Sara LeeCorporation, ... planning but also allows real-time tactical responses.• Some people deﬁne Wal-Mart as an information system com-pany more than a retailer. Wal-Mart knows the sales of eachproduct in each store ... value of a company.For example, where is Coca-Cola’s brand value on the com-pany’s balance sheet? Coca-Cola’s brand value is estimated at $70 bil-lion. Where is the value of its customer base?...

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The A to Z of Correct English

... priestLLAMA = an animal of the camel family landscape (not lanscape)language (not langage)larva (singular) larvae (plural)SeeFOREIGN PLURALS.later or latter? LATER is the comparative of ‘late’.(late, ... (not aq-)acquiescence (not -ance)acquire acquired, acquiring, acquisition(not aq-)acreage Note that there are three syllables here.(not acrage)across (not accross)adapter or adaptor? Traditional ... SeeFLAMMABLE OR INFLAMMABLE?.See also next entry.inflammable or INFLAMMABLE = easily bursting intoinflammatory? flamesINFLAMMATORY = tending to arouseviolent feelings.information (not im-)INDIVIDUAL98For...

English Proverbs from A to Z

... pleasant. A loaded wagon makes no noise. Really wealthy don't talk about money. A loveless life is a living death. A man can die but once. A man is as old as he feels himself to be. A ... which causes your own downfall. Don't judge a book by its cover. Don't judge by appearances. EEarly to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Easier said than ... time saves nine. It's better to deal with a problem at an early stage, to prevent it from getting worse. A stumble may prevent a fall. Correcting a small mistake may help you to avoid making...

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