Progressive English Skills

#vocabulary ❇️ prohibit /prəˈhɪb.ɪt/ - verb 🟣 Definition: To forbid (an action, activity, etc) by authority, rule, or law. 🔻Examples: Smoking is prohibited here. The government introduced a law prohibiting tobacco advertisements on TV. This discrepancy is due to the algorithm alterations prohibiting repeated designs. 🔶 Synonyms: 🔸 forbid 🔸 interdict #synonyms T.me/progressiveenglish

#reading Amazing facts about earth @progressiveenglish

#common_mistakes Rise 🆚 Raise A) Rise ❌ Don't say: He raises very early in the morning. ✅ Say: He rises very early in the morning. B) Raise ❌ Don't say: She rose their salaries too often. ✅ Say: She raised their salaries too often. 🍃 "Rise" is an intransitive verb and means to go up, stand up, or get out of bed. It doesn't require an object. "Raise" is a transitive verb and means to lift up something. Their principal parts are: rise, rose, risen, and raise, raised, raised. 👉 Note: "Arise" is often used for "rise", but it is better to use arise only in the sense of begin :A quarrel (a discussion, an argument, a difficulty, etc.) may arise. This is formal but is still used.   #vocabulary @progressiveenglish

#idiom 🟨 Call it a day Ⓜ️eaning: to stop the work you are doing. ⭐️ Example: You've been studying hard, I think you should  call it a day. #speaking #IELTS #TOEFL @progressiveenglish

#idiom 🟨 Big shot Ⓜ️eaning: a powerful or important person ⭐️ Example: He is trying to become a big shot in the mortgage business. #speaking #IELTS #TOEFL @progressiveenglish

#idiom 🟨 Live wire Ⓜ️eaning: someone who is very active and has a lot of energy. ⭐️ Example: My sister was the live wire and I was always called #speaking #IELTS #TOEFL @progressiveenglish

#idiom 🟨 Out of practice Ⓜ️eaning: no longer good at doing something ⭐️ Example: Sarah studied French in high school, but she hasn't spoken it since. She is really out of practice. #speaking #IELTS #TOEFL @progressiveenglish

#idiom 🟨 Wet behind the ears Ⓜ️eaning: to be young and without experience. ⭐️ Example: Peter is too young to take on a job like this! He's still wet behind the ears! #speaking #IELTS #TOEFL @progressiveenglish

#vocabulary ❇️ Chandelier /ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪər/ noun 🔵 Definition: A large light that hangs from a ceiling and has branches for holding electric lights or candles. 🔻Example: Did it hurt when you and the chandelier hit the floor? @progressiveenglish

#proverb 🟩 Actions speak louder than words. Ⓜ️eaning: What a person actually does is more important than what they say they will do. #saying @progressiveenglish

#proverb 🟩 Accidents will happen. Ⓜ️eaning: Some unfortunate events must be accepted as inevitable. #saying @progressiveenglish

#proverb 🟩 - Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Ⓜ️eaning: When you are away from someone you love, you love them even more. #saying @progressiveenglish

#common_mistakes ❌ Don't say: Where is post office? ✅ Say: Where is the post office? ❌ Don't say: We drive usually to home. ✅ Say: We usually drive home. ❌ Don't say: Kathy always puts on black shoes. ✅ Say: Kathy always wears black shoes. ❌ Don't say: I wear my clothes in the morning. ✅ Say: I put on my clothes in the morning ❌ Don't say: We studied during four hours. ✅ Say: We studied for four hours. ❌ Don't say: How many childrens you have? ✅ Say: How many children do you have? ❌ Don't say: My brother has 10 years. ✅ Say: My brother is 10 (years old). ❌ Don't say: I want eat now. ✅ Say: I want to eat now. ❌ Don't say: You are very nice, as your mother. ✅ Say: You are very nice, like your mother. @progressiveenglish

#vocabulary Business English Vocabulary Sales Force @progressiveenglish

#conversation Ways of saying "good luck" #slang @progressiveenglish

#collocation 📍Collocations with 'make' make something of (oneself)  make a speech (to)  make sure (about)  make trouble  make up ( for something) make up your mind  make use of  make war  make way  make yourself at home  @progressiveenglish

#phrasal_verb 🟪 wean off 🔸 to gradually break a bad habit by doing it less and less. ◻️ wean sb off: If somebody's hooked on drugs and they want to quit, they can stop all of a sudden, or they can slowly wean themselves off. ◻️ wean sb off sth: If you're addicted to cigarettes, you could try to wean yourself off them by smoking fewer and fewer every day. @progressiveenglish

#conversation Other ways to say "I don't like it" I don't appreciate it. I'm not into it. I'm not fond of it. It doesn't tickle my fancy. It's not for me. I'm not a big fan of it. I'll pass. I'm not crazy about it. #slang @progressiveenglish

#collocation Collocations with natural @progressiveenglish

#grammar Passive Voice Review @progressiveenglish