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Even if means ‘whether or not’:
Even if you run, you’ll still be late. (You’ll be late whether you run or not.)
I feel tired even if I go to bed early. (I feel tired whether I go to bed early or not.)
The conjunctions but and although/though connect ideas that contrast. Whereas is also used but it is not as common:
The new city hall is amazing but it’s going to cost a lot.
He’s quite short, whereas his sister is tall.
A few (adj) some, more than one but indefinitely small in number
“a few roses”
Listen out for sth [phrasal verb] to make an effort to hear a noise that you are expecting.
Would you listen out for the phone while I'm in the garden?
As as a preposition:
We use as with a noun to refer to the role or purpose of a person or thing.
I worked as a waiter when I was a student. Most of us did.
We don’t use as + noun to mean ‘similar to’. We use like + noun:
It’s almost like a real beach, but it’s actually artificial.
Surprised (adjective) feeling or showing surprise because something has happened that you did not expect.
We were very surprised at the result.
It's not like you to behave like this, Alice - I'm surprised at you (= I feel disappointed with you)!
Approve of sb/sth- to have a good opinion of someone or something.
Close to 90% of people approve of his handling of the crisis.
Under: Used to say who or what controls, governs or manages somebody/something.
The country is now under martial law.
The mission is under United Nations control.
We don’t use a/an before uncountable nouns:
Correct: Could I have rice instead of potatoes with my fish?
Incorrect: Could I have a rice.
Correct: I hope we have nice weather.
Incorrect: I hope we have a nice weather.
We use interjections to express emotions such as pleasure, surprise, shock and disgust. Most interjections are just sounds, rather than actual words, and come at the beginning or at the end of what we say. Interjections are more common in speaking than in writing:
Ouch, it stings. (expresses pain)
You’re going to the Maldives. That’s a long way, wow. (expresses surprise and wonder)
Hooray, here comes the bus at last! (expresses delight)
Ugh, sorry, I can’t eat tomatoes. (expresses disgust)
''So'' makes a subordinating link between the cause/reason (He couldn’t get money from the bank) and the result (he couldn’t buy a house). This is a grammatical link. The position of so cannot change.
''As a result'' creates a link between two clauses based on meaning. We can move as a result.
He couldn’t get money from the bank. As a result he couldn’t buy a house.
He couldn’t get money from the bank. He couldn’t buy a house as a result.