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How to be polite when asking a colleague for help?
Do you find it difficult to ask others for help? However, in the workplace, there are always situations that you need to ask your colleagues for help. Today, we will teach you 8 phrases that you can use to ask for help politely!
Are you being asked to help but you are overloaded with work? How should we reject helping our colleagues?
Have you ever been overloaded with work but then someone asks you for more help? How would you respond? Do you think that refusal is rude and you always agree to help? Learn to say no appropriately when you cannot handle additional tasks!
What is the meaning of shoptalk? The multiple meanings of ‘talks’ in the business world!
‘Talk’ means speaking to sb, and ‘talks’ can also be interpreted as having a serious and formal conversation of an important topic, in order to reach an agreement or decision. In addition, especially in the workplace, ‘talk’ can be used with various of words, let’s learn some examples!
These phrasal verbs will change completely when added sb or sth (part 2)!
Today, we will talk about 5 more phrasal verbs which will have a different meaning by adding sb or sth! Let us ask you a question, do you remember the difference between ‘take sb in’ and ‘take sth in’? If you cannot remember the difference, review the previous article after reading the article today!
IELTS Speaking: Would you like to reach 7 or above? Learn these useful words for common topics idioms! (Environment-related)
In July, we have shared with you three common IELTS topics idioms, including the likes of study, work, and hobbies. Knowing that you might want to learn words about other topics, therefore, we are going to share another three topics with you this month! We will talk about ‘environment’ today. Hope you can use these words if you are asked something about the environment!
IELTS Speaking: Do you find yourself using ‘very’ all the time? Let’s learn more words to replace it!
During the IELTS Speaking exam, for example, when the examiner asks you to recommend a book, you cannot get high marks by answering the question with ‘very’ all the time. For example, ‘I believe it is very important to our personal development. It is very meaningful and very easy to read.’ Your examiner will probably frown. Let's avoid using ‘very’ in emphasizing something every time, learn these words instead to surprise him/her!
DSE synonyms! What can we use apart from ‘quickly’ and ‘slowly’?
When we are describing the speed or time, we can use words like ‘quickly’ and ‘slowly’. However, the passages in the reading exam might not use these two words, instead they will use difficult words to make it harder for students to read. Therefore, in order to understand those passages, we should also learn their synonyms!
DSE Paper 1,2: Can you use ‘by’ to express agreement? Here are 8 ways to use this preposition.
Speaking of the preposition ‘by’, can you think of the ways in which it can be used? It can be used to talk about transportation, for example ‘I go to school by bus’. Alternatively, it can also be used in passive sentences, such as ‘The question was answered by the teacher’. Apart from these two usages, can you think of any other ways to use the word, ‘by’?
DSE English: Avoid using ‘because’ repeatedly in writing, let’s try to use these 8 words instead!
‘Because’ is a common word used in our writing, such as when we talk about our reasons. To avoid using ‘because’ too frequently, here are a few synonyms to replace this word.
English expressions that are related to body parts! (Part 1)
Head, shoulder, and hands are some of the basic words you learn long time ago. However, do you understand the meaning of ‘out of hand’ instead of ‘hand’?
