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Asking for help

1. Phrase 1 is quite a direct question to use with friends and people who you know quite well.
1. Phrase 2 is more polite. We include the words 'for a second' to show that we don't need a lot of help and that it will not be difficult.
2. Phrase 3 is a general way of introducing a request for help.
3. Phrase 4 is polite and can be used with people you don't know very well, or with your boss.
4. Phrase 5 is quite direct, and the focus is that you really need help. It's quite strong.
5. Phrase 6 shows you have a big problem. You are desperate for help. you often hear this phrase when somebody has too much work to do.
6. Phrases 7 and 8 are similar and are direct requests for help. 'Lend a hand' is a little more polite and old-fashioned than 'give me a hand.'
7. We use phrase 9 to show that we respect that the other person is really quite busy and to say that they will only need to help you for a short time.
8. Phrase 10 is a direct question and the asker does not expect the listener to say no. This is often used by people in authority e.g

Asking for help

1. Can you give me a hand with this?
2. Could you help me for a second?
3. Can I ask a favour?
4. I wonder if you could help me with this?
5. I could do with some help, please.
6. I can't manage. Can you help?
7. Give me a hand with this, will you?
8. Lend me a hand with this, will you?
9. Could you spare a moment?
10. I need some help, please.

How To Use These Phrases In Your English:

1. We follow all the phrases with a sentence or clause that shows the speaker's opinion.
2. Phrases 1 - 3 are really quite informal. You can use these phrases when you are discussing something with friends or people who you know well.
3. In phrase 1, 'reckon' is a very common word in the UK today. It means 'I think' but British people use the word 'reckon' much more often than 'think'.
4. Phrases 5, 6 and 7 are all quite polite and show clearly that the statement is only an opinion.
5. Phrase 8 is more polite because it says to the other speaker that they might not agree with what you are saying.
6. Phrase 9 shows a very strong opinion. The speaker has no doubt at all that it is true.
7. Phrase 10 is the most polite expression of the ten. It is often written on the Internet as the abbreviatoin 'IMHO' or 'imho'.

Giving an opinion

1. I reckon...
2. I'd say...
3. Personally, I think...
4. What I reckon is...
5. If you ask me...
6. The way I see it...
7. As far as I'm concerned...
8. If you don't mind me saying...
9. I'm utterly convinced that...
10. In my humble opinion...

Describing people - good

1. Warm-hearted / friendly
2. Good-looking
3. Hard-working
4. Bright
5. Generous / Kind
6. Full of energy / energetic
7. Thoughtful / Considerate
8. Easy-going
9. Reliable / responsible
10. Truthful / honestHow To Use These Phrases In Your English: 
    1. Adjective 1 describes somebody who can be friends with other people easily.
    2. Adjective 2 describes somebody who looks beautiful - either women or men.
    3. Adjective 3 describes somebody who does a lot of work.
    4. Adjective 4 describes somebody who is intelligent.
    5. Adjective 5 describes somebody who often gives things to other people or is happy to help them with their problems.
    6. Adjective 6 describes a person who is always moving, never gets tired and has a lot of energy.
    7. Adjective 7 describes somebody who thinks carefully about other people before they do things.
    8. Adjective 8 describes somebody who is relaxed and calm and doesn't get angry with other people easily.
    9. Adjective 9 describes a person who always does what they say they will do.
    10. Adjective 10 describes somebody who tells the truth and doesn't steal or take things from other people.

Elementary

1. Sorry.
2. I'm (so / very / terribly) sorry.
3. Ever so sorry.
4. How stupid / careless / thoughtless of me.
5. Pardon (me)
6. That's my fault.
7. Sorry. It was all my fault.
8. Please excuse my (ignorance)
9. Please don't be mad at me.
10. Please accept our (sincerest) apologies.
11. Phrase 1 is a general short apology. We use this when we bump into people on the street. At other times, it sounds too weak.
12. In phrase 2, we use 'so', 'very' and 'terribly' to make the meaning stronger. 'Terribly' is the strongest. If we use one of the words in brackets, it is stressed.
13. Phrase 3 is quite formal but it's a stronger apology than just 'sorry'.
14. We use phrase 4 to criticise ourselves and the mistake that we have just made.
15. We use phrases 6 and 7 to take all the responsibility for what happened. Phrase 7 is a little stronger.
16. We use phrase 8 to apologise for our lack of knowledge or ability. We can replace the word in brackets with other nouns, e.g. carelessness, forgetfulness.
17. Phrase 9 is asking the other person not to get angry. The tone is quite informal.
18. Phrase 10 is often used in formal letters. The word 'sincerest' makes the apology very strong and very formal.

expressions

1. It's common knowledge that...
2. It's a fact (that)..
3. Anyone will tell you..
4. Everybody knows that...
5. It's a well-established fact that
6. Few people would deny that..
7. It's no secret that...
8. I think we can all accept / agree that..
9. It is generally assumed that...
10. It has been scientifically proven that...
    1. In phrases 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 the speaker is introducing ideas that everybody agrees are true.
    2. The other 5 phrases are a little less strong, saying that a few people might disagree, but nearly everybody does agree with your statement.
    3. Phrases 1, 5, 6 and 10 are good opening phrases for a discursive essay. You can use one of these phrases to establish the importance of the topic before introducing an aspect of the topic that is not agreed.
    4. Phrases 3, 4, 7 and 8 are often used in spoken discussions or debates.
    5. Phrase 10 is saying that somebody has done an experiment that proves your statement to be true. If using this in writing you may want to refer specifically to scientist or the experiment itself in your next sentence.

today

hello

now

i am going to english class

 i learned about gerunds and infitives that functions as a noun in sentence

expression

noun

1.

the act of expressing or setting forth in words:

the free expression of political opinions.

2.

a particular word, phrase, or form of words:

old-fashioned expressions.

3.

the manner or form in which a thing is expressed in words; wording; phrasing:

delicacy of expression.

4.

the power of expressing in words:

joy beyond expression.

5.

indication of feeling, spirit, character, etc., as on the face, in the voice, or in artistic execution:

the lyric expression embodied in his poetry.

6.

a look or intonation expressing personal reaction, feeling, etc.:

a shocked expression.

7.

the quality or power of expressing an attitude, emotion, etc.:

a face that lacks expression; to read with expression.

8.

the act of expressing or representing, as by symbols.

9.

Mathematics. a symbol or a combination of symbols representing a value, relation, or the like.

10.

Linguistics. the stylistic characteristics of an utterance (opposed to meaning).

11.

Linguistics. the system of verbal utterances specific to a language (opposed to content1. ).

12.

the act of expressing or pressing out.

13.

Computers. a combination of variables, constants, and functions linked by operation symbols and any required punctuation that describe a rule for calculating a value.

14.

Genetics.

1. the action of a gene in the production of a protein or a phenotype.
2. expressivity (def 2).