B.E.L.L. Tips – Fencing
B.E.L.L. Tips – Fencing
Learn English Here!Tips and Tricks for Business English Language Learners (B.E.L.L.)
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Each week, I will send out some handy tips and useful exercises for adults learning to navigate and use English. Please feel free to share this newsletter with friends and colleagues. Use the link below for more in-depth language coaching and schedule a 1:1 consultation. Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting and was one of the first sports to be featured in the Olympics. Fencing event season runs from August to July in the USA, and children can participate in competitive events as young as eight years old. Want to boost your language learning practice?Sign up for 1:1 coaching with me!Click the button below to contact me for 1:1 coaching rates.
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GrammarPhrasal Verbs are two or more words (usually a verb and an adverb and/or preposition) to act as a completely new verb with a different meaning. Here are some examples of phrasal verbs that are common in business: To ask around – To ask many people the same question I need a good real estate agent. Could you ask around and see if anyone knows one? To back * up – To support Thanks for backing me up in the meeting. To call * off – To cancel Management is going to call off the meeting because so many people are out sick today. To check in (with) – To talk to someone to ensure things are okay I feel it’s important to check in with my team at least once a week. To check * it – To look at carefully I’m not sure why the copier isn’t working. I’ll check it out. To come across – To find unexpectedly I came across some financial discrepancies in the annual report. Let’s practice! Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with a phrasal verb:
Grammar BonusMnemonic devices are tools we can use to help us memorize and remember things. They might be a poem, song, rhyme, list, or acronym. Spelling can be tricky in English and what makes it even more challenging is that Americans and British often spell the same word in different ways. For example = Practice – Americans use this spelling when this word is used as a noun or verb. Practise – the British use this spelling when the word is used as a verb (but use the other spelling when it is used as a noun). Here are some mnemonic devices that can be helpful when trying to remember how to spell something: Reading and Listening PracticeFencing is quickly becoming a popular sport for parents to choose for their children for a number of reasons. It’s beneficial for both the brain and body, as fencing is one of the only sports that requires a mental skill that matches the physical skill that’s required. Continue reading this article here: https://academyoffencingmasters.com/blog/9-reasons-why-fencing-is-good-for-kids/ Weekly ChallengeTry some more phrasal verbs with the sentences below: 1. Would you _______ my dog for me this weekend? look 2. My neighbour _______ eggs yesterday. ran 3. John _______ his leg at the baseball game. broke 4. Our boss _______ our meeting until next week. put 5. Could you _______ the music while I’m on the phone? turn 6. I don’t _______ my new science teacher. get up 7. We both _______ meeting your new girlfriend. look 8. My car _______ on the highway today. broke down 9. It will be easier to read if you _______ the lights. switch 10. I have to _______ to the finish line and back. run away
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