Who’s “in charge of” your life?

If you are in charge (of), you have control over someone or something and are responsible for them

Who’s in charge here?

Philip’s in charge of our marketing department.

She is in charge of hiring new employees.

The teacher put me in charge of organizing the project.

They are also in charge of purchasing and using new equipment and techniques.

The person in charge should do something.

Ask to speak to the person in charge.

Some situations require the person in charge to make the final call.

Is it “money” which makes the world go round?

Hi everyone! We’ve recently looked at how we can express our opinion about things here and here. Now we can practice all that, maybe on this question: is it money which makes the world go round?

A short and “funny” animation of the World Wildlife Fund, that tries to alert society about Human greed and selfishness, in the search for money and pleasure at any cost, that is destroying the worldwide biological and ecosystems of the Web of Life.

And do you know how to pronounce money the right way? Listen and practice!

In Portuguese: “mais uma vez”. What about in English?

Quando estudamos uma nova língua, inevitavelmente a comparamos à nossa. Mas há inúmeros casos em que a simples troca de vocábulos do português para o inglês, não se aplica, sendo essa, uma abordagem nociva. E um equivoco recorrente entre os alunos, é quando querem dizer: mais um dia, mais uma vez, mais uma música, etc. A ordem das palavras no inglês é: one more day, one more time, one more song.

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Got it? Now listen to One More Night from Phil Collins…

…and most importantly, practice here.

What do you think? Opinion!

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So what do you think? How do you state / express / give (sb) your opinion about something? You can start with:

  • I think…
  • I feel…
  • I believe…
  • I think it is fair to say…
  • In my opinion…
  • I think that depends on

If you agree, you can say:

  • I think you’re (absolutely) right.
  • I (totally) agree.
  • Absolutely true.

If you disagree, then you can say:

  • (I’m afraid) I disagree.
  • I’m not sure I agree with you.
  • (I’m afraid) I don’t agree.
  • I can’t agree with you.

If you partially agree, say:

  • That’s true, but…

And finally, if you strongly disagree, say:

  • I totally disagree.
  • That’s ridiculous.
  • That’s absurd.

Then, you can give reasons to support your opinion, and conclude, saying:

  •  I’d like to argue for / in support of / against …
  • First of all,…
  • On the one hand,… on the other hand,…
  • On / But the flip side is,
  • What I oppose is…
  • To sum up,…

That will be all for today guys!

For more ways to support your opinion and conclude the discussion, click here.