earn When you make money at work or through any other kind of activity, you “earn” money. make money = earn money simple past past participle earn earned earned Sheila earns almost $1000 every two weeks. Nguyen earned $45,000 last year. Bob doesn’t earn very much money at his job. How much did you earn […]
ambitious A person who is ambitious is determined to succeed. Through hard work and dedication, anyone can reach his or her goals. Ambitious people are persistent. They don’t give up or quit. She’s studying to be a doctor. She’s very ambitious. Ambitious people who work hard towards their goals often succeed. Tom turned in a very ambitious
rude “Rude” is an adjective that means not nice or impolite. We use this word for people who don’t consider how their behavior affects others (other people). The saleswoman was rude to the customer, so the customer left the store without buying anything. A student was being rude to the teacher, so the teacher told the student to
naive To be naive is to lack a certain knowledge about situations and people. This adjective is similar to the word “innocent.” Pay close attention to the pronunciation of this word: naive (neye eve) She’s a very naive person. He’s naive when it comes to negotiations. You’re so naive. Stop being so naive. It’s naive to believe that.
brag To “brag” is to speak highly of oneself and one’s accomplishments or to talk about people who are close to you, such as a family member. It’s generally considered to be in poor taste to brag, but people naturally do it. simple past past participle brag bragged bragged Jennifer bragged about how great her
lame A person or a thing that is lame is weak, unoriginal, or just not very good. Dan came up with a lame excuse for why he was late. (His excuse was bad, or it was obviously false.) That movie was lame. (It was a bad movie. Overall, it was unoriginal and the acting was terrible.) Mr. Smith’s teaching
If something is eternal, it continues forever and without end. An eternal flame is a fire that never goes out. It’s kept lit in memory of someone who has died. A grave is an eternal resting place. It’s the place where a person is buried. Their love was so strong that it felt eternal, but it
loop A thing that makes a full circle makes a loop, but a loop doesn’t have to take the shape of a perfect circle. A loop may be circular or oval. Some parts of a roller coaster take the shape of a loop. A cowboy’s lasso forms a loop in order to snare horses and other
EXAMINATION BRIEF There will be a zoom conference for everyone on how the examination will be commenced and adequate preparations. DAY: SUNDAY, 13TH DECEMBER, 2020 TIME: 7:30pm GMT Find below the examination timetable
