Opposing ideas : despite, although, nevertheless... by Emma

Even though  By Emma

A good point of the opposite

Ex.
- Although some people prefer cat, I prefer dog.
- Although some people prefer cold country, I prefer warm country.
- Although learning Eng. is fun, Many people feel difficult.
- Although some people learn Eng, I learn French.
- Even though some people go to ski, I prefer go to the beach.


Although/ Even though + Sub. + V.  , Sub. + V.


Despite..., I prefer....

Ex.
- Despite the advantage of living in the country, I prefer living in the city.

[Niharika] Idioms related to Emotions

Idioms related to Emotions by Niharika

- To carry the torch for 
To be in love with someone, love with one side love, it's kind of secret แอบรักข้างเดียว
definitely in love with someone but she can not relationship with the others
Ex. John carry the torch for Jan but Jan has not no clue about this.

- Chip on your shoulder
A person who extremely resentful  (angry)
Ex. A boy comes from a working class family and time he is really chip on shoulder  that is mean he is not treat drive  (ไม่เข้าใจ)
- Fish out of water
in very unfamiliar surrounding, you feel uncomfortable
Ex. You are fish out of water.
You like a fish out of water.

- To go bananas 
When time people feel really angry the act really crazy manner,go crazy มีคนทำให้อารมณ์เสีย
Ex.If you mess up your room and you mom come to home, she will go bananas over this

- Go to pieces
Fall to peices, go to mental collapse, feel terrible, go into a shock
Ex. After you heard a news about death, probably you lost someone who really close to you make you to go to pieces.

- Be as hard as nails
Someone who have no feeling or sympathy others, to have no feelings, do not care for anythings
Ex.Jan will be great in her business, the reason because she as hard as nails. Now probably Jan ......

- No hard feelings
Agreement, no bitterness between us  (ความเคียดแค้น, ความข่มข่น) you keep on argument on....
Ex. Hey man no hard feelings right - เหมือนไม่มีอะไรค้างคาระหว่างเรา  จบๆ กันไป (คิดว่าประมาณนี้แหละ)

- To be in a stew
to be extremely stress about something, to be worries
Ex.I'm in a stew right now about my son.

Don't get upset over unimportant things

Idioms

Don't get your knickers in a twist.

It means don't get upset, worried or angry over small and unimportant things.

Question tag

Mixed of Question tag

• But you don't really love her, do you?
• This'll work, won't it?
• Oh you think so, do you?
• Well, I couldn't help it, could I?
• But you'll tell me if she calls, won't you?
• We'd never have known, would we?
• Oh you do, do you?
• The weather's bad, isn't it?
• You won't be late, will you?
• Nobody knows, do they?
• You never come on time, do you?
• You couldn't help me, could you?
• You think you're clever, do you?
• So you don't think I can do it, don't you? (British English)
• Shut up, will you!
• She can hardly love him after all that, can she?
• Nothing will happen, will it?

Now, let's check your understanding of tag questions, shall we?

Postive sentences, with negative tags

Present simple 'be'	She's Italian, isn't she?
Present simple other verbs	They live in London, don't they?
Present continuous	We're working tomorrow, aren't we?
Past simple 'be'	It was cold yesterday, wasn't it?
Past simple other verbs	He went to the party last night, didn't he?
Past continuous	We were waiting at the station, weren't we?
Present perfect	They've been to Japan, haven't they?
Present perfect continuous	She's been studying a lot recently, hasn't she?
Past perfect	He had forgotten his wallet, hadn't he?
Past perfect continuous	We'd been working, hadn't we?
Future simple	She'll come at six, won't she?
Future continuous	They'll be arriving soon, won't they?
Future perfect	They'll have finished before nine, won't they?
Future perfect continuous	She'll have been cooking all day, won't she?
Modals	He can help, can't he?
Modals	John must stay, mustn't he?

Negative sentences, with positive tags

Present simple 'be'	We aren't late, are we?
Present simple other verbs	She doesn't have any children, does she?
Present continuous	The bus isn't coming, is it?
Past simple 'be'	She wasn't at home yesterday, was she?
Past simple other verbs	They didn't go out last Sunday, did they?
Past continuous	You weren't sleeping, were you?
Present perfect	She hasn't eaten all the cake, has she?
Present perfect continuous	He hasn't been running in this weather, has he?
Past perfect	We hadn't been to London before, had we?
Past perfect continuous	You hadn't been sleeping, had you?
Future simple	They won't be late, will they?
Future continuous	He'll be studying tonight, won't he?
Future perfect	She won't have left work before six, will she?
Future perfect continuous	He won't have been travelling all day, will he?
Modals	She can't speak Arabic, can she?
Modals	They mustn't come early, must they?

Salutation : Beginning of Email

Salutation

แบบเป็นทางการ (Formal)

- Thank you for your e-mail of …(ขอบคุณสำหรับ e-mail ของคุณเรื่อง…)
- Further to your last e-mail, …(อ้างถึง e-mail ล่าสุดของคุณ, ...)
- I apologize for not getting in contact with you before now. (ต้องขอโทษด้วยที่ไม่ได้ติดต่อคุณก่อนหน้านี้)

แบบไม่เป็นทางการ (Informal)

- Thanks for your e-mail. (ขอบใจสำหรับ e-mail ของคุณ)
- Re your e-mail, … (อ้างถึง e-mail ของคุณ, ...)
- Sorry I haven’t written for ages, but I’ve been really busy. (ขอโทษที่ไม่ได้เขียนหาคุณมานาน ฉันยุ่งจริงๆ)

จุดประสงค์ของการเขียน e-mail (Reason for Writing)

แบบเป็นทางการ (Formal)
- I am writing in connection with…หรือ I am writing with regard to…
(ฉันเขียนมาเกี่ยวกับ...)
- In reply to your e-mail, here are… (เพื่อตอบ e-mail ของคุณ, นี่คือ...)
- Your name was given to me by… (ฉันได้ชื่อของคุณมาจาก...)
- We would like to point out that… (เราอยากจะชี้แจงว่า...)

แบบไม่เป็นทางการ (Informal)
- Just a short note about…หรือ I’m writing about… (ฉันเขียนมาเกี่ยวกับ...)
- Here’s the … you wanted. (นี่คือ ... ที่คุณต้องการ)
- I got your name from… (ฉันได้ชื่อของคุณมาจาก...)
- Please note that… (ขอให้ทราบว่า...)

ให้ข้อมูล (Giving Information)

แบบเป็นทางการ (Formal)
- I’m writing to let you know that…(ฉันเขียนมาเพื่อให้คุณทราบว่า...)
- We are able to confirm that…(เราอยากจะยืนยันว่า...)
- I am delighted to tell you that…(ฉันดีใจที่จะบอกคุณว่า...)
- We regret to inform you that…(เราเสียใจที่จะแจ้งให้คุณทราบว่า...)

แบบไม่เป็นทางการ (Informal)
- Just a note to say… (แค่อยากจะบอกว่า...)
- We can confirm that… (เรายืนยันว่า...)
- Good news! (ข่าวดี!)
- Unfortunately, … (โชคไม่ดี,...)

Reply email

- I will proceed further in this matter.

- We have received your email and will be responding to you soon.