Study Skills: helpful tips

Study Skills: helpful tips

Learning and studying are important for success. However, you can't succeed if you do not study in systematic way. Time management, prioritising tasks over others, revising, etc. All are good things for students. Yet, at times we need help and guidance. The follwing video gives some insightful ideas that I liked and loved to share with everyone.https://youtu.be/i1nHtq10HD4

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Conditional type III

Conditional type III We use conditional type 3 to express conditions in the past that did not happen. We often use it to express criticism or regret using: would have, could have, should have. If + subject + had + past participle ..... + subject + would/should/could + have + past participle ..... Conditional Meaning If I had revised my lessons, I would have succeeded If I had revised my lessons I wouldn't have failed I didn't revise my lessons and as a result I didn't succeed Exercise: use the conditional with the following sentences A - Kamal crashed his car, because he felt asleep while driving. - If he...............................asleep while driving, he.....................................his car. B - We couldn't go to the concert, because we didn't have enough money. - If we ..........................enough money, we .......................to the concert. C - I lost my j...

The Past Perfect

The Past Perfect Form: had + past participle We use the past perfect to: Clarify order of two past actions (to show that one happened before the other) · In reported speech. · In conditional type three · To express a past wish Examples : I had phoned Jamal before I went out. Action 1 : I phoned Jamal. Action 2 : I went out Amin told me that he had been away for the whole week. If I had worked hard, I would have got the prize. I wish I had gone with you! Exercise : Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form. 1- Nadia (never read)..............................such an interesting story before she moved to university in Spain. 2- (Nadia, ever, study)..................................Spanish before she moved there? 3- She (be)............................

The Passive Voice

THE PASSIVE VOICE We use the passive voice when: a- our focus is on the action not on the person who does the action. b- it is not necessary to mention the doer of the action. c- we don't know the person who does/did the action Present simple S V O Active Amin speaks English Passive English is spoken by Amin be (is/are)+ past participle Exercise: Put the sentences in the passive voice. 1- He opens the door …………………………………………… 2- We set the table …………………………………………… 3- They don't help you …………………………………………… 4- Does the police catch the th...

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