Understanding Relationship Idioms

• Idiomatic expressions are frequently used to describe relationships and the closeness between people
• It's important to focus on understanding these idioms

Common Idioms

• As thick as thieves: Describes two very close people who share secrets and experiences.
• Hit it off: Describes two people who get along very well upon meeting.
• Like two peas in a pod: Describes two people who are very similar or inseparable.
• Through thick and thin: Describes the act of staying loyal during difficult or good times
• Shoulder to cry on: Describes someone who listens and comforts during tough times.
• Joined at the hip: Describes two people who spend almost all their time together.
• Birds of a feather flock together: Describes people with similar interests or characteristics who tend to stick together.

Tips for studying idioms

• Learn the meaning and practice forming sentences
• Think of people that fit the description

Transition Words

• It's importnat to use transition words to connect ideas logically and make sentences flow smoothly

Common Transition Words

• Hence: Used to indicate a result or conclusion.
• Nevertheless: Used to introduce a contrast or contradiction.
• Additionally: Used to add more information.
• To sum up: Used to give a final summary.
• Eventually: Used to describe something that happens after a long period of time.
• Briefly: Used to describe something in a short amount of time.
• In order to: Used to explain the purpose of an action.

Tips for Studying Transition Words

• Practice using these words in sentences to connect ideas logically.
• Understand the meaning of each word and its use in context.

Direct Questions

• You need to consider what success means, how you measure achievements, and contributing factors

Common Direct Questions

• How to measure success in life and the meaning of success.
• What achievements someone is most proud of and why.
• Whether hard work leads to success, or if luck is more important.
• Examples of people who overcame challenges to achieve success.
• How school achievements will help in the future.

Tips for Studying Direct Questions

• Think about successes and challenges
• Be ready to clearly share thoughts with examples

Phrasal Verbs

• Learn the meanings of these phrasal verbs and practice using them in sentences

Common Phrasal Verbs

• Call off: Cancel something
• Look after: Take care of someone or something
• Go over: Review or check something carefully
• Find out: Discover something
• Make off: Leave quickly, often in a hurry
• Get through: Overcome a difficult situation
• Break down: Stop functioning
• Make up: Resolve a disagreement or invent something

Tips for Studying Phrasal Verbs

• It's important to know the definition and create example sentences
• Phrasal verbs often have different meanings depending on the context

Verb Tenses

• Review how to use the Simple Past, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect tenses

Common Verb Tenses to Study

• Simple Past: For actions that happened and finished in the past
• Past Continuous: For actions that were happening at a specific point in the past
• Past Perfect: For actions that happened before another past action

Tips for Studying Verb Tenses

• Focus on clue words
• Focus on time relationships between actions
• Practice with sentence exercises
• Pay attention to time signals
• Focus on when the action is completed (past perfect) vs. when it was happening (past continuous).