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Yoga is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated in ancient India and aim to control and still the mind. Personally, I am too busy sweating to feel calm when I do Yoga, but many people enjoy it, and there are a lot of variations, such as Goat Yoga and Hot Yoga.
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Vocabulary
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Grammar
It is easy to mix up “make” and “do” in English. Here are the general rules:
1: We use ‘make’ when we create or construct something. For example:
- She made a cake.
- I’ve made us some coffee.
- Did you really make those trousers?
2: We use ‘do’ for general activities. In this case, ‘do’ is often used with ‘something,’ ‘nothing,’ ‘anything,’ or ‘everything’:
- What did you do at the weekend?
- I didn’t do anything yesterday.
- She’s fed up with doing everything herself. She needs some help.
- Are you doing anything interesting during the holidays?
Of course, there are always exceptions to the general rules. For example: ‘What do you do?’ means ‘what’s your job?’
Let’s Practice!
Fill in the blank for each sentence below with either do or make:
1) If you’ll _____ the dishes, I’ll sweep the floor.
2) Thanks for _____ such a lovely dinner. It was delightful.
3) Could you call the manager, please? I’d like to _____ a complaint.
4) It’s freezing! Let’s _____ a fire in the fireplace.
5) He’s volunteering at a homeless shelter because he wants to _____ good.
6) She needs to _____ a choice. Either move to Madrid or stay in London. She can’t keep changing every week!
7) Let’s ______ a date to meet and talk about your business idea. How about next Friday?.
8) John _____ a decision to take the bus, but it was so delayed that he wished he’d taken the train.
9) Could you possibly _____ me a favor and bring a dessert to my dinner party tomorrow?
10) When she was 40, she sold her business and _____ a fortune. She now spends most of her time at the beach.
Grammar Bonus
Mnemonic devices are tools we can use to help us memorize and remember things. They might be a poem, song, rhyme, list, or acronym.
The world of business can be cut-throat, so here are a few Mnemonic devices to help you get ahead and have an advantage over your competitors:
Business Presentations – Remember your ABC’s:
Accurate, Brief and Clear
And the five P’s:
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance
Always remember to take PRIDE in your work:
Personal Responsibility In Daily Efforts
You can never go wrong with a KISS:
Keep It Simple Stupid
And when preparing for a job interview, remember that YOU are a STAR:
Situation – Describe situations you have managed successfully
TAsk – Give details of how you managed it
Result – Positive results of your management
Listening Practice
Listen to Nicole as she walks you through a morning yoga stretch to start your day.
Weekly Challenge
Word Order
In English, the basic word order in a sentence looks like this:
Subject + Verb + Object
She + is + smart
Subject = The person, place or thing performing the action
Verb = The action word
Object = The noun to which the action is being done.
In the example above, the verb “is” – is called a “to be” verb because the action is simply existence or “being”
Let’s practice! Unscramble the words to write each sentence using the correct word order below:
- is / near / school / There / new / a / our / cinema .
- got / my / problem / I / with / have / homework / a .
- when / can / help / she / thinks / problem / we / Mary / has / her / a .
- well / think / your / very / I / don’t / father / drives .
- to / we / On / a / restaurant / sometimes / Sundays / go .
- circus / went / with / we / ago, / the / Two / my / to / parents / months .
- did / very / The / trick / well / magician / his .
- after / Jim / sister / Mother / look / asked / his / to / younger .
- her / Cindy / you / I / found / Can / tell / that / have / necklace .
- way / on / bike / Mike / on / is / his / to / his / school .
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