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Title:
The macro English aid : language and general knowledge for today
Author:
Uys, Isabel.
ISBN:
9780627024603
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Pretoria : Van Schaik, 2000.
Physical Description:
viii, 276 pages ; 25 cm
General Note:
Originally published under title: English aid.
Contents:
Language : Numbers (cardinal and ordinal). Plurals. Principle parts of verbs. Degrees of comparison. Gender. Sounds of animals. Young animals. Antonyms /opposites. Synonyms. Diminutives. Countries, people, ways. Similes (comparisons). Proverbs, idioms and expressions. Collective nouns. Abbreviations. Derivations (formation of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs). The apostrophe. Prepositions. Words denoting places. Professions, trades and characteristics of people. Science, medical and nature study. Miscellaneous. Homonyms. Homophones. Words easily confused. Useful verbs. A and an. Much, many, few and little. Words from foreign languages. Useful words and phrases in English, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi and Setswana. Letter of applicant (matriculant). Letter of application (advertised job). Curriculum vitae (junior level). Curriculum vitae (senior level). General knowledge : Days of the week. Months of the year. Currencies around the world. Inventions. Phobias (abnormal fears). Birthstones. Wedding anniversaries. Greek gods and goddesses. Roman numerals. Chemical elements. Planets. Venues of the modern Olympic Games. South African Prime Ministers (Presidents). British Prime Ministers. American Presidents. Capital cities. The seven wonders of the ancient world. Geographical facts. The National Anthem of South Africa. Provinces of South Africa. Official languages of South Africa. Public holidays in South Africa.
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