5 Mistakes English Learners

1. Focusing On Grammar
This is the biggest, most common, and worst mistake. Research shows that grammar study, in fact, actually hurts English speaking ability. Why? Because English grammar is simply too complex to memorize and use logically... . and real conversation is much too fast.

2. Forcing Speech
Both English students and teachers try to force speech before the learner is ready. The result is that most students speak English very slowly- with no confidence and no fluency. Forcing speech is a huge mistake. Don't force speech. Focus on listening and be patient. Speak only when you are ready to speak- when it happens easily and naturally. Until then, never force it.

3. Learning Only Formal Textbook English
Unfortunately, most English students learn only the formal English found in textbooks and schools. The problem is- native speakers don't use that kind of English in most situations.

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Vocab : Science - Computers

Target Words :
circulate            implement
corrode            innovative
derive               installation
detection           maintenance
expeditiously     simulation

Definitions and Samples :
1. circulate v. To move throughout an area or group; to move along a somewhat circular route; Usage tips Circulate is often followed by through.
"The gossip circulated quickly through the small town".
"Blood circulates more quickly during physical exercise".

2. corrode v. To be slowly weakened by chemical reactions; Usage tips A familiar kind of corrosion produces rust, the reddish coating on iron or steel that has been exposed to air and water.
"Sitting in salt water, the old coins corroded and became very easy to break".

3. derive v. To come from, usually through a long, slow process; Usage tips Derive is often followed by from.
"The Cyrillic alphabet was derived from the Greek alphabet".

4. detection n. Discovering something that cannot easily be found; Usage tips Detection is often followed by an of phrase.
"With new medical technology, the detection of cancer is much easier nowadays".

Vocab : Nature - Ancient Life

Target Words :
accuracy      integrally
adjacent      overlap
compress     retain
feasibly        seep
gut              structure

Definitions and Samples :
1. accuracy n. Precision; exactness; Usage tips Accuracy is often followed by of.
"The research department checks all our articles for accuracy of facts before we print them".

2. adjacent adj. Next to; Usage tips Adjacent is often followed by to.
"Even though the villages are adjacent to each other, their residents speak different languages".

3. compress v. To press together
"To make the foundation stronger, they compressed the soil before pouring the concrete".

4. feasibly adv. Practically; in a way that can work
"Scientists can’t feasibly bring energy from deep ocean currents to where it is needed—on land".

Vocab : Science - Time Efficiency

Target Words :
adjust               maximize
arbitrary           parallel
denominator     proportion
exponentially    rate
infinitesimal      sequence

Definitions and Samples :
1. adjust v. To change; to get accustomed to something
"Travelers are advised to adjust their watches before arriving in the new time zone".

2. arbitrary adj. Chosen simply by whim or chance, not for any specific reason
"The decision to build a school in Blackberry Township was arbitrary, without any thought to future housing patterns".

3. denominator n. The number written below the line in a fraction; Usage tips The phrase lowest common denominator means “the most basic and unsophisticated things that most people share.”
"In the fraction 1⁄2, the number 2 is the denominator".

4. exponentially adv. At a very fast rate; Usage tips Exponentially is taken from mathematics, where an exponent is a number indicating how many times something is multiplied by itself. For example, 43 contains the exponent “3,” indicating 4 × 4 × 4.
"In Turkey, the value of the lira has decreased exponentially in the last several decades".

Vocab : Nature - Petroleum Alternatives

Target Words :
constraint          emission
contamination   extinction
deplete             reservoir
dispose of        shrink
elementally       stable

Definitions and Samples :
1. constraint n. Something that restricts thought or action
"The constraints of military life kept Eileen from seeing Private Morris more than once a month".

2. contamination n. Being made less clean by a germ or hazardous substance
"The contamination in the river came from the factory located just upstream".

3. deplete v. To greatly decrease the supply of a resource or material
"The prolonged war depleted the country’s national treasury".

Vocab : Nature - Evolution and Migration

Target Words :
adapt           inherent
diverse         migration
evolve          physical
feature         process
generation    survive

Definitions and Samples :
1. adapt v. To adjust to the circumstances; to make suitable; Usage tips Adapt is often followed by to.
"Dinosaurs could not adapt to the warmer temperatures".
"The teacher adapted the exercises for his more advanced students".

2. diverse n. Various; showing a lot of differences within a group; Usage tips An -ly adverb (e.g., linguistically) often comes before diverse.
"India is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world".

3. evolve v. To develop; to come forth; Usage tips Evolve is often followed by into or from.
"Modern-day sharks evolved from their ancestor Eryops, which lived more than 200 million years ago".

Vocab : Nature - Disaster

Target Words :
anticipate           flood
catastrophic       impact
collide               persevere
eruption            plunge
famine               unleash

Definitions and Samples :
1. anticipate v. To expect; to sense something before it happens
"By placing sensors in earthquake-prone areas, scientists can anticipate some tremors in time to warn the public".

2. catastrophic adj. Extremely harmful; causing financial or physical ruin
"The architect died in a catastrophic elevator accident".

Vocab : Nature - Food Crops

Target Words :
abandon        intensify
adversely       irrigation
aggregate      obtain
cultivation      photosynthesis
fertilize          precipitation

Definitions and Samples :
1. abandon v. To leave; to give up
"To save their lives, the sailors had to abandon the sinking ship".

2. adversely adv. In a harmful way; negatively; Usage tips Adversely is often followed by affect.
"Excessive rainfall early in the spring can adversely affect the planting of crops".

Apa itu "Taken for granted"?

Dear All,
I have some words that I don't understand the meaning. So, everyone please
help me by explaining these idiom :
"Taken for granted..."
Regards, Suhendra.

Free-English-Course@yahoogroups.com answer :

Taking for granted is not appreciating something or someone for what they are there for, have to offer, and can do. For instance, suppose you had a friend that you shared a class with and usually copied answers from. Then next term you find out she doesn't share any classes with you. You took her for granted that she'd always be around for you to copy from her, and now you can't.

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