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TRICKS TO BEAT THE AFTERNOON SLUMP AT WORK

Tricks to Beat the Afternoon Slump at Work How to Beat the Afternoon Slump: 16 Songs to Get You Motivated GrammarQuiz: Used to & Be/Get Used To Gerund and Infinitive – Exercise 1

GYMOREXIA: Compulsive exercise

Compulsive exercise or gymorexia (a kind of new anorexia) is a new mental disorder where people get obsessed with working out so, the question is: how much exercise is too much? LISTENING ACTIVITY. Watch this video and do the fill in the gaps exercise below. -Some men feel the need to look __________________ and for more and more men their ___________ is turning into an obsession. - Asked about whether he is addicted, David Moore admits he is a _______________ and worries about calories whenever he misses a day in the gym. -According to the reporter, gymorexia is due to ___________________ and the _________________ on young men. -According to sport psychologist, what happens physiologically when you exercise is that the endorphins _________________ and if you miss a day your body feels it’s missing something. -As the reporter says, the key is finding a balance. Some people like Mark , in fact, have no problems ___________________. He says that if he misses one day or t...

SKILLS FOR WRITING 6D: formal emails

6D SKILLS FOR WRITING: 1. Speaking and Listening b)   2. Reading b) 3. Writing skills a)  b) c) d) Formal letter of complaint about a music festival: 1. with regard to 2. Firstly 3. despite 4. until 5. In addition to 6. also 7. as 8. Secondly 9. although 10. When 11. so 12. so that 13. Thirdly 14. so 15. Furthermore 16. Finally 17. because of 18. yet 19. also 20. To sum up 21. as for 22. Consequently Writing persuasively: 1. kindly 2. extensively 3. agreeable 4. appreciated 5. a constant 6. appreciate 7. we cannot possibly 8. the overwhelming majority 9. your reference 10. do 11. deeply 12. considerable Informal letter/e-mail (inappropriate language): 1. Dear Anne 2. great to meet you 3. really 4. kept fine 5. buy 6. as you planned / as you wanted to 7. I think 8. I'm sending (you) 9. gone back to work 10. keep me going 11. don't get back 12. It wou...

PROOFREADING FOR ERRORS

Everybody writes. Some read. Few proofread. Let's do something about that! Proofreading and Editing (Error Correction) In addition to developing a better vocabulary, proofreading and editing are the two most essential skills you must learn when you are trying to improve your writing. Proofreading  means looking for grammar, punctuation and spelling mistakes in your writing. These could be verb tense mistakes, subject-verb agreement errors, sentence fragments, run-on sentences or comma splices, incorrect singular or plurals as well as many other types of errors.  Editing  simply means correcting the mistakes you have found.  ( From  https://learningenglishwithmichelle.blogspot.com.es ). Common errors that crop up: - Run-on sentences - Subject-Verb agreement - Singular and plural nouns - Pronoun agreement - Articles ( the  social networks are ... ) - Contractions - Capitalization  ( english  instead of  E nglish ...
A poster on the Book Sale taking place this coming weekend at the American Women´s Club. Browse and Brunch as they recommend!

SPRING SHOWS AHEAD

Dylan Moran: ‘Off the Hook’ in Spain The Irish ‘Black Books’ star brings his latest standup show to Málaga, Madrid and Barcelona http://www.englishtheatremadrid.com/ http://www.stgeorgesmadrid.org/sample-page/upcoming-events/ Caixaforum Madrid http://www.madridplayers.org/

EXAM TRAINING: amazing blog for C1

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