Wednesday, April 22, 2015

World Book Day. 23 April


World Book and Copyright Day is marked annually on 23 April, a symbolic date for world literature. On this day in 1611, Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died.
It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo.
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Earth Day. 22 April

 EARTH DAY TIPS TO HELP SAVE OUR PLANET
Every Day Is Earth Day
    Earth Day April 22
    Plant a tree in your yard.
    Turn off the water while you brush your teeth.
    Use cloth napkins.
    Reuse glass and plastic containers.
Use fabric grocery bags.
    Recycle aluminum cans.
    Recycle all paper products.
    Wash only full loads of laundry.
    Turn off lights when you leave the room.
    Use energy efficient light bulbs.


    Volunteer to clean up an area in your community.
    Carpool or take public transportation.
    Walk more and drive less.
    Take a quick shower instead of a bath.
    Make notepads out of used paper.
    Buy items made of recycled materials.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Adverbials and their Position

An adverbial can be an adverb, an adverb phrase or an adverb clause. In short, any word or phrase that gives us additional information about the time, place or manner of the verb given in the sentence can be considered as an adverbial.

In English we never put an adverb between the verb and the object.

We often play handball. We play often handball.

1) Adverb at the beginning of a sentence

Unfortunately, we could not see Mount Snowdon.

2) Adverb in the middle of a sentence

The children often ride their bikes.

3) Adverb at the end of a sentence

Andy reads a comic every afternoon.


More than one adverb at the end of a sentence

If there are more adverbs at the end of a sentence, the word order is normally:
Manner - Place - Time

Peter sang the song happily in the bathroom yesterday evening.

Different types of adverbs:
Manner, place, time, duration, frequency, degree, focusing, certainty/obligation, viewpoint, evaluative.
Click on the link below and you'll learn how to use adverbials, their position and examples

Adverbials and their position (languagelearning)

EXERCISES
1. Rewrite the complete sentence using the adverb in brackets in its usual position.
2. Right or Wrong. Rewriting
3. Adverbs of Place
4. Adverbs of Time 
5. Adverbs of Frequency
6. Adverbs Mix

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

How to Identify your Target Market (for dummies)

Identify your business's target market so that you can best serve and advertise directly to your real customers. To identify your target market, you first need to answer these questions:

What are you selling, and what makes it so unique?
To whom do you want to sell it?
Why should people buy the product or service from you?


When you have the answers to these questions, you should do two things:
Focus on your primary market.
Research your market and find out as much as possible about the people you want to sell to.

Your market research can take many forms:
Demographics 
Publications         
Potential customers

Differentiate your business from your competition (in a good way) by targeting customer needs and attracting business!

Text adapted from:
By Gary Dahl from Advertising For Dummies, 2nd Edition

What to wear to a Job Interview II

What you wear to your job interview is more important than you think. Your appearance is the first thing people notice about you–and the hiring managers first impression may play a big part in his or her hiring decision.

TIPS: 
  • Research the company's culture/typical dress code. 
  • Buy a few outfits that are appropriate, professional, and, most importantly, comfortable.
  • Invest in comfortable, work-appropriate shoes.
  • Practice your interview answers while you wear your interview outfit,
  • Do not wear perfume or fragrances. (But have a shower!)
  • Pay attention to accessories.
  • Be aware of your posture and body language.
  • Your hair should be neat, and fingernails should be clean,
  • Continue dressing for success, even after you land the job.  Forbes
     
    What not to wear