TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL

Sometimes you use all your means and resources to achieve something in your life, or you put in a lot of efforts to oppose someone or something. To fight tooth and nail basically means to use all your resources to win a struggle. So to overcome a difficult opposition with someone, you fight tooth and nail. To win, you give it your best shot and leave no stone unturned. So when you fight tooth and nail for something, you will do anything and everything to get what you want.

You will use all your means or resources to be an achiever or a winner. For example, when two countries are battling a war, they fight tooth and nail, it means they use all their resources like manpower, weapons and technologies. To win, they are ready to even sacrifice their lives for their country.
Example 01 : James told Maria, " What a tough match ! They fought tooth and nail to win the world cup."
Ex 02 : Ben assured his father, "I'm going to fight tooth and nail to win the Inter-school elocution competition.
Ex 03 : To increase the literacy rate, The people fought tooth and nail to get new schools opened in their town.
Ex 04 : Both of the brothers, Peter and Andrew fought tooth and nail to get a higher share in their family business.
Ex 05 : Michelle told Kelly, "if my family disapproves of my boyfriend, I will fight them tooth and nail just to be with him." 
Ex 06 : The senior doctor fought tooth and nail to revive the patient who met with a fatal accident, he resorted to all the means like using the shock treatment.
Ex 07 : In some countries, women had to fight tooth and nail for their basic rights such as education.
Ex 08 : Richard is fighting tooth and nail to gain custody of his children as he is he divorcing his wife.
Ex 09 : On a lonely street, when Jack was attacked by a gangster, he fought tooth and nail, and later managed to reach the police station.
Ex 10 : During the promotion of a film, the fans and photographers fought the security tooth and nail to get a glimpse of their favorite star.
Ex 11 : Little John and Mary always fight tooth and nail to get the first turn to play games on their father's laptop.

EFFORTLESS LANGUAGE LEARNING

I am not convinced that hard work and deliberate learning is more effective than taking the easy way.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Topic: Forms and uses of the present progressive
Level: Intermediate and advanced
This series is designed for upper level students. We will review how each verb tense is formed and used. We will be comparing and contrasting verb tenses as well.
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PREJUDICE

Sometimes you have a biased opinion about something without knowing its facts. The word prejudice basically means A judgment or an opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts. Prejudice is a bias, favoring or opposing something based on personal opinions or feelings. It means to pre-judge or to make an assumption before hand about something, without any understanding any actual facts.

You usually judge people because of race, social class, gender, age, political beliefs, religion and many personal characteristics. For example, a manager who is of the opinion that women do not like to travel in their jobs, would not select a woman for a job that requires her to travel. This is because he has a fixed idea without any facts that women do not like to travel. The word prejudice can be a verb or a noun, depending on how it's used in a sentence The verb 'prejudice' has three forms, the present is prejudice, the past is prejudiced and the past participle it is prejudiced.
Example 01 : The salesman at the mall always gets annoyed when he sees children around, he has a prejudice against kids as he feels they are just trouble makers.
Ex 02 : Mary told Peter, " The university that I studied in, has no prejudice and admits students purely on merit basis."
Ex 03 : Samantha has a prejudice against fast food as she feels that they are not only high in calorie but also unhealthy.
Ex 04 : All the bad stories she had heard about the new COO of the company from her colleague, prejudiced Sheila against him even before their first meeting.
Ex 05 : Maria was prejudiced against buying unbranded and lower priced cosmetics even though they were clinically approved. 
Ex 06 : In many countries, women feel troubled as they face prejudice at their work place and are not treated at par with men. 
Ex 07 : Lisa is prejudiced against people women who smoke and drink, as she believes they are bad influencers.
Ex 08 : Samantha told her friend, " Working with an organization that fights racial prejudice is quite challenging." 
Ex 09 : All the employees are prejudice towards Frieda as she is very good looking they always favor her even though she isn't good at her work.

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SIMPLE PRESENT

Forms and uses of the simple present
Level: Intermediate and advanced
This series is designed for upper level students. We will review how each verb tense is formed and used. We will be comparing and contrasting verb tenses as well.
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CATASTROPHE

Sometimes you are faced with a tragedy or a misfortune.The word catastrophe basically means an event resulting in a great loss or a disaster. A bad event that causes a lot of suffering to many people is a catastrophe. It could be a natural calamity such as a storm or an earthquake. So when you describe something as catastrophic, it means that it is very bad or unsuccessful. It is a huge problem you have to deal with.

A sudden violent change in the earth's surface is also known s catastrophe. It also means the final event or a climax in a romance or a drama.As the word catastrophe means an unpleasant event, it is a noun. The word catastrophe is an adjective as it describes something of being disastrous. For example, the Japan earthquake of 2011 was a catastrophe as it claimed lives of many people and left many homeless.

Example 01 : William was the only earning member in his family, his death in a road accident was a catastrophe for his family.
Ex 02 : Peter told his wife, " Lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our children's education."
Ex 03 : The coach told his team players, " This is our last chance, it would be a catastrophe if we didn't qualify for the world cup."
Ex 04 : The quarreling ladies made the whole dinner party a catastrophe.
Ex 05 : The Black Sea is facing an ecological catastrophe as a result of pollution.
Ex 06 : The company's catastrophic losses left the shareholders displeased as they were not entitled to any dividend this year.
Ex 07 : The sinking of the cargo ship was a major catastrophe for the shipping company.
Ex 08 : The heavy rains caused a catastrophic flood in the city leading to massive destruction.
Ex 09 : The catastrophic hurricane left the people helpless and devastated.
Ex 10 : The catastrophic effects of global warming has resulted in changes in the climatic conditions globally.