SEASONS

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ADMONISH

At some point of time in your life, your teacher or mother may have scolded you for doing something you shouldn't have. It could be due to an action which was not acceptable or approved of. Admonish basically means, to scold or strongly warn someone. It means to let someone know that you are not happy with his or her actions, for example, you often scold children for their bad behavior, it means, you are admonishing them. 

When a college principal strictly warns his students due to their poor attendance, he is actually admonishing them. Thus, when you admonish someone, you are actually telling them very seriously that they have done something wrong or you rare warning them very sternly. Hence, it is a mild, but serious scolding. As the word 'admonish' indicates an action of scolding or warning, it is a Verb
Example 01 : Shimona was admonished by her teacher for cheating in her final exams.
Ex 02 : The driver was admonished by the policeman for being drunk while driving.
Ex 03 : The Manager admonished the senior executive for being rude with the client in the meeting.
Ex 04 : Mary was admonished by her mother after being caught having alcohol, as she is just fourteen.
Ex 05 : The bouncer, admonished the girls for their misbehavior at the discotheque.
Ex 06 : The Police officer not only admonished Sam due to his reckless driving, but also took away his driving license. 
Ex 07 : The Manager decided to quietly admonish the new staff member in private, rather than issue an official warning for arriving late on her first day.
Ex 08 : "Shawn, I admonished you about eating the food in the trashcan!" yelled Shawn's mom. "I'm so sorry Mommy," said Shawn.
Ex 09 : For so many years, the lighthouse has been admonishing seamen of the approaching danger.
Ex 10 : Some Hasty Decisions taken in life can have an admonishing effect on your future.

LAS 100 PALABRAS MAS USUALES

According to Wikipedia, these are the 100 most common words in English--in order from 1 to 100.

MONTHS AND BIRTHDAYS

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BUTTERFLIES IN YOUR STOMACH

Before you go on a date for the first time, you feel nervous because you have never experienced such a situation before and you don't know what it would be like. You experience a mixed feeling of nervousness and excitement at the same time. The idiom 'butterflies in your stomach' basically means to feel nervous before doing something very important or stressful. 

For example, you are nervous before an important class test, this could be due to lack of preparation. This means, you have butterflies in your stomach. Having butterflies in your stomach may give you a tickling sensation in your stomach due to being nervous about something.

Example 01 : Before going on the roller coaster, I had butterflies in my stomach, as I had never experienced it before.
Ex 02 : When Maria was waiting to be called for her interview, she had butterflies in her stomach as it was her first interview.
Ex 03 : Before receiving the final year examination results, Mary had butterflies in her stomach.
Ex 04 : When Catherine's boyfriend went down on his knees to propose marriage, she had butterflies in her stomach. 
Ex 05 : As dental treatments are painful, little John has butterflies in his stomach whenever he visits his dentist.
Ex 06 : When I was questioned by the police for the murder in my building, I had butterflies in my stomach.
Ex 07 : Flying for the first time, the lady pilot had butterflies in her stomach when he took off.
Ex 08 : Allwyn had butterflies in his stomach when he held his new born baby for the first time, it was a whole new feeling for him.
Ex 09 : Leena had butterflies in her stomach on her first day of school as a teacher, as she didn't know anyone around. 
Ex 10 : All the employees had butterflies in their stomach when they were called for an urgent meeting by their seniors.

VOCABULARY IN USE PRE-INTERMEDIATE

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HOW OLD ARE YOU ?

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INVARIABLY

Meaning : Something that always happens or something that is constant. In short, you use the word invariably, when discussing things that happen all the time or just don't change. 

Mary invariably visits her grandmother every Saturday. This means, she regularly visits her grandmother every Saturday. So basically, when an action is repeated regularly, you use the word invariably. As the word invariably indicates that an action happening constantly, it is an Adverb.
Example 1 : Many people invariably start each morning with a hot cup of tea. 
Ex 2 : Even though Sarah is on a diet, she invariably lands up eating something sweet at night. 
Ex 3: The price of gold is invariably on a rise. 
Ex 4 : In spite of repeated warnings, John is invariably late for the meetings. 
Ex 5 : Peter invariably gets drunk in every party. 
Ex 6 : Due to Rosie's efficiency, she invariably receives compliments from her boss for all her projects. 
Ex 7 : The experienced boxer invariably wins every boxing match. 
Ex 8 : Whenever Rams wears a white shirt, he invariably lands up spilling something over eat.
Ex 9 : Sam invariably forgets to charge his mobile phone, getting in touch with him is really difficult. 
Ex 10 : Due to Kelly's positive approach towards life, she is invariably happy over years.

END HUNGER POVERTY AND DISEASE

Bono, the lead singer of U2, uses his celebrity to fight for social justice worldwide: to end hunger, poverty and disease, especially in Africa. His nonprofit ONE raises awareness via media, policy and calls to action.
La humanidad ha luchado contra la desigualdad y la pobreza por 3000 años. Pero la marcha se está acelerando. Bono "acepta al intelectual que vive en su interior" y nos trae unas cifras inspiradoras que muestran que el fin de la pobreza la tenemos a la vista... siempre y cuando seamos capaces de aprovechar el moméntum.
BIOGRAFIA : Bono

FAMILY

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PROFUSELY

Profusely basically means to do something in excess or over doing something. It describes something done in a huge amount or largely.
Example 01 : While taking Lucifer to the hospital, he was bleeding profusely. 
Ex 02 : She planted a profuse amount of flowers in her garden. 
Ex 03 : The old woman thanked us profusely for giving her a lift in the heavy rains. 
Ex 04 : After the long match, the football players were sweating profusely. 
Ex 05 : Besides feeling weak, Jenifer was shivering profusely despite the medication. 
Ex 06 : As Sarah requested profusely, I had to join her for lunch with her father. 
Ex 07 : Harry apologized profusely to his annoyed girlfriend, for not returning her call. 
Ex 08 : This book is great ! It is profusely illustrated with sufficient images. 
Ex 09 : Mary is allergic to flowers, after smelling them she starts sneezing profusely. 
Ex 10 : Lisa caught everyone's attention at the party, as she ate in a profuse manner. 
Ex 11 : After thinking profusely, I decided to take up the new job offer as it seemed very exciting.

PHRASAL VERBS 48 - IMPERATIVE

NEGATIVE FORMS OF HAVE

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