Learn English Through Learning Phrases

One interesting way to improve your ora l and written skills is to learn the commonly used idioms and phrases. They serve as a handy tool to convey your thoughts in an emphatic and precise way.

Here is an example of an essay followed by a collection of idioms and phrases.

Cultures of different countries are becoming similar. Reasons? Is it a positive or a negative development?

Pre-writing / Planning

Shared existence. Like the waves of a sea. Our lives are related to each other. Like different rivers merge in the sea people from different cast creeds and genders and merging into one.. concept of dualism and monism.

Values must be adapted through contest. If it is good to follow  a particular culuture why not! Take the plunge. Entrepreneurship and personal freedom is given precedence.. but not to the extent that it becomes harmful to you.

Is it positive or negative dev? Positive development.. we are tied through same.. the best thing prevails. One should not have a avatar.. pundit, mantra,  rail etc..

Essay
All values must be won by contest. I tend to believe that we should embrace the contemporary practices and ways of life instead of having a slavish lingering to the local customs and traditions.

A deep dive into the subject will help us to understand all the aspects of this topic holistically.


To begin, let us analyse a few new trends and their impact. The gifts of science such as Internet and television have given rise to a new world order. The boundaries are not the barriers any more. This exposure has led people of different countries to re-evaluate and reassess their ways of living and thinking. Thus, we see fast-food delicacies of West finding their niche markets in East. Similarly, Eastern practices of Yoga and Naturopathy find their followers in West. The effect is so profound that English, the native language of Europe and Americas is equally popular in India. On the other hand, words like – pundit, mantra, and avatar, which are derived from Hindi have become a part of common English parlance. With the advent of modern means of communication and transport, the world seems to have transformed into a big village where dwellers can freely interact and exchange goods and services. Archaic practices and philosophies are challenged and supplanted by the modern and relevant ones at supersonic speeds. ulnder, our cultures and traditions today have a strong hue of global colors than ever before.

Overall, this seems to be a positive step in the journey of human civilization. We are no more suffering from the frog-in-the well syndrome and have become more open and inclusive in our approach. Such mindset and approach provides for a better world where instead being into a polemic state we strive to find the best solutions to the common problems and let the truth prevail.

A word of caution though, blindly following foreign traditions and cultures, is not advisable. Thus, fast-foods do save a lot of time, but they are also known to cause a lot of health hazards. A pragmatic way would be to adapt only those practices which are in our best interest.

To conclude, I go concede that the modern trend of globalization is a blessing in disguise. We should wholeheartedly adapt the salutary practices irrespective of their source of origin.

Idioms and phrases..

• All values must be won by contest.

Before embracing any values, we should deeply understand their underlying philosophy.

We should adopt an open approach towards life.

• Contemporary practices and ways of life.

A big city teaches the contemporary practices and ways of life.

In our course we teach you the contemporary methods of letter-writing.

Instead of / in place of / rather than..

I will take tea, instead of coffee. / I will go to UK instead of US. / I will go to UK in place of going to US. / In will go to UK in place of US. / We should embrace foreign culture, rather than eschewing it. / We should embrace modern practices, rather than eschewing them.  / We should learn from talented people, rather than envying them. / I give more importance to being good, rather than looking good. /

• To tell your opinion

I am of the firm view that... / I strongly advocate that.. (suggestion) / Undeniably (natural truth) / It is an indubitable fact that../ It is an irrefutable truth that...

 I am of the firm view that anyone can clear IELTS. 
I am of the firm view that hard work is more important than talent. 
Undeniably, hard work is more important than talent.

I strongly advocate that use of cars should be limited.
I strongly advocate that government should levy heavy tax on cigarette sale. 
I strongly advocate that everyone should do something for his / her health. 
I strongly advocate that one should learn new phrases to learn a language.  
I strongly advocate that it is time we limit the use of cars.

It is an indubitable fact that what you become is more important than what you possess. 
It is an indubitable fact that a person with faith is stronger than a person without faith. 
It is an indubitable fact that hope is a strong motivating factor.

Boundaries are not the barriers any more..

The world is shrunk into a global village, thanks to technology. 
Boundaries are not the barriers any more.

Thanks to the advent of aeroplane, boundaries are not the barriers anymore.

Advent of internet has blurred the limitations of time and distance.

Advent of internet catapulted (pushed us)  us into a new era.

Advent of TV catapulted us into a new era of communication.

Advent of computer technology catapulted us into a new and exciting era of speed and precision.

The advent of modern lifestyle has us to live an unhealthy life. Long working hours leave no time to do any physical exercises.

It is easy to find excuses and to scapegoat someone else or your circumstances for your own lack of discipline.

Blaming others for your shortcoming is a loser’s limp.

Fast food delicacies I like the fast food delicacies of West. 
I like the native delicacies of Mumbai. Vada pav is my favourite. 
When we travel to a distant place, we get to taste the native delicacies of that place. 
When I toured South, I ate idli- Sambhar. Our area has many restaurants which serve various delicacies ranging from South Indian to North Indian cuisines. 
I like South Indian cuisines. 
 A chef is an expert who can cook many cuisines. I will learn preparing native cuisines when I do my course.