Expressions involving the words world, earth, air, ground and floor C

You will be using these words: grounding floorboardson top of the worldfloordown-to-earthgroundsworldon airthe ground Home   1. [Match] Choose which word or set of words fits the phrase given! (Notes grounding – basic training or instructions on what grounds = for what reasons down-to-earth – practical on air – elated. You could use the phrase…

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The Present Tense – in journalism

In journalism and the media in general we use the present tense when giving a spoken commentary – for instance on radio or TV – where events follow one after another: "….and Gerolsteiner’s Carlo Westphal+, wins the fifth stage of the Tour of Benelux, beating Hutarovich of Belarus, who comes in second, and Božič of…

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Dare you try this exercise?

After the verb ‘dare’ we use the infinitive with or without to:I wouldn’t dare to do that. I wouldn’t dare do that. But after daren’t or dare not we use the infinitive without to:I daren’t go there after dark.I didn’t dare go there after dark.   1. [Match] See if you dare complete these sentences…

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Noun + noun in newspaper headlines B

Newspaper headlines often save space by using the noun + noun structure instead of the noun + preposition structure. Strings of three or four nouns are common:   Weary holidaymakers face Newcastle airport strike chaos Southampton doc cleared drugs negligence Kidnap child found safe Hotel manager found guilty wedding food-poisoning Top clothing firms adopt Fairtrade…

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Noun + noun or preposition structure A

We use the noun + noun structure for well-known everyday combinations. To talk about things that do not go together so often, we usually prefer a noun structure with a preposition. Compare: a history programme but a programme about pets the milkman but a man from the gas board a chemistry book but a book…

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