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Idioms
●1.To be fed up with sth = To be annoyed/tired of something due to excessive exposure.
"I'm fed up with waking up so early for work every day."

●2.Hardheaded = Stubbornly determined not to change one's beliefs or ways. ‫آدم دگم‬
"He's too hardheaded to take any criticism of his ideas."

●3.To have a fit = To become suddenly very angry or upset. ‫زود از کوره در رفتن‬
"The toddler )‫ (تادلر=کودک نوپا‬had a fit when he couldn't get the toy he wanted."

●4.To have someone wrapped around your finger = To have influence/control over someone.
"She has her dad wrapped around her finger - he'll do anything she asks."

●5.To give someone the cold shoulder = To deliberately ignore or avoid interacting with someone.
"I felt bad after giving my best friend the cold shoulder all week during our fight."

●6.What goes around comes around = Karma, when bad behavior is returned in kind.
"After spreading rumors about her, it served her right when a video of her drunkenly screaming at a
party went viral on social media - what goes around comes around."
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Speaking (a person you admire)

● look down on ‫ حقیر شمردن‬# look up to ‫تحسین کردن‬

●admire = look up to

●admire [V]

admiration [N]

admirable [ADJ]

● buddy = friend

● one of + plural noun

● rely on = count on

●He is the one whom I can rely one.

●He is the one on whom I can rely.

with whom I can speak.

to whom I can listen.

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● optimistic ‫خوشبین‬/‫ خوشبینانه‬# pessimistic ‫بدبین‬

●advice [UNC]

●Never in their life had iranians seen such a helpful scientist.

●Never in our life had we received help from a mayor.

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Grammar (Subject-Verb Agreement 3)

●He is very helpful in every difficulties.

every + singular noun

● All mens and womens are looking up to him.

●The government do/ does not pay attention to his achievements.

●Clothes are much the same for men and women these days.

His earnings are not enough to lead a happy life.

XXX datas

XXXmedias

●1000KM ...is..... a long way to drive.

●3 minutues ....was..... not enough for me to find the answer.

●The inflation rate of 40% makes living difficult.

●40% of all of the goods were sold at a higher price.

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Speaking (Fashion and design)

●to some extent :
"The new policy has been effective in reducing costs, but it's also had some unintended consequences. It's
worked to some extent but not perfectly."

‫ یا‬،‫ صلاحیت ها‬،‫ استفاده از آن فضایی را برای استثناها‬.‫ اما صحت کامل یا مطلق را تایید نمی کند‬،‫حقیقت یا اعتبار جزئی را تصدیق می کند‬
.‫اخطارهایی برای یک بیانیه گسترده باقی می گذارد‬

●fashionable

●trendy
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●loose- fitting ‫گشاد‬

●bright # dark

●mix and match

●a big fan of = a slave to

●The shirt looks good on you.

●You look good in that shirt.

●clothes, attire, outfit

●fabric= cloth

●light# heavy

●light# dark

●untidy= messy

participle cl.

●pay through the nose= pay a lot of money

●wear- wore- worn

were

where

●the knock off# the real McCoy

●arent my thing= arent my type

●look good in

●throw on

●get dressed up:‫شیکترین لباس خود را پوشیدن‬

●pay through the nose

●old-fashioned

●occasion

●suit

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Grammar (Reported Speech)

●Nazanin : "I am fine." direct speech

●Nazanin said that she was fine. reported speech

1. add "said"

2. "that" is optional.

3. Change the subject pronouns.

4. change the tense, one step back.

●Mary : "I can fix the problem in my phone."

Mary said (that) she could fix the problem in her phone.

●Ali : "We exercise daily."

Ali said (that) they exercised daily.

●Reza: "My manager is sending letters to us."

Reza said (that) his manager was sending letters to them.

●Parsa: "our home is located downtown."

Parsa said that thier home is located downtown. ‫تغییری نمی کند چراکه موقعیت عوض نشده و همچنان خانه در انجاس‬

●Sara: "I will immigrate next year."

Sara said that she would immigrate the following year.

●John: "I went to the hospital 2 days ago."

John said that he had gone 2 days before.

●Maryam: " I love this city the most."

Maryam said that she loves that city the most.

●Pouya: "These pants are not my type now."

Pouya said that those pants were not his type then.

●Bita: "Last year we visited the south of Iran." (it is the fact with simple past tenes)

Bita said that the year before/the previous year they visited the south of Iran.

●Bita said that

Bita told me that Alternatives for “said that” and mentioned “Sb”

Bita said to me that

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●Indirect for orders and requests

●Bita : "check my writing please."

Bita told me to check her writing.

●My doctor : "Rest for 3 days."

My doctor said to me to rest for 3 days.

●Teacher: "Don't cheat."

Teacher told us not to cheat.

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●In my opinion

●I subscribe TO the view

●It is widely believed that

●It is like a double edged sword

●Being (participle clause)

●If we had ...... (iii)