Work + Prepositionwork in + department / company place"When the pant was finished, I started work in the production department."She started work in our Ottawaoffice on February 6.work on + a projectGardening is a great way toexercise while they work on a project of calm and creative.I would never have had theopportunity to work on a project like this in France.work for + company / nameI do find it exciting to work for acompany thats a leader in its field.Everyone at the picnic works forthe same employer.work with + personLet me work with him for a while.Ill convince him.Students also learn to work withguest artists.work on + objective"The carpenter worked on the fence for three hours."Bill is out working on his carengine. 10 Idioms About Talking Part I1. Diarrhea of the mouth: excessive talking2. Like talking to a brick wall: said of trying unsuccessfully topersuade or reason with someone3. Shoot the breeze: to chat4. Speak the same language: to be in agreement5. Spit it out: to speak about something one is reluctant todiscuss often used as an imperative6. Talk around: to avoid (a subject)7. Talk dirty: to try to stimulate someone sexually by speakingprovocatively8. Talk (ones) ear off: to talk to someone excessively9. Talk in riddles: to speak obscurely or with hints10. Talk (something) up: to promote something to draw attention to itAdapted from DailyWritingTips Linking WordsLiking words help you to connect ideas and sentences. They might be usedfor:1. Giving Examples: for example / for instance / namely2. Adding Information: and / in addition / as well as /besides / moreover / futhermore3. Summarising: in short / to conclude / to summarize / in anutshell4. Sequencing Ideas: firstly / secondly / first of all /lastly / the following5. Giving a Reason: because / due to / owing to / since / as6. Showing Consequence: so / then / consequently / therefore /as a result7. Contrasting Ideas: but / however / although / even though*/ nevertheless / despite / whereas*For a better understanding on the use of Although and Eventhough, read our post of Feb 14.Adapted from English At Home VerbAgreement After Certain WordsCertain words in English are always grammatically singular, even thoughthey might have plural meanings.Everybody isgoing to the theater.Even though we understand from this example that a lot of people aregoing to the theater, everybody is singular and requires a singularverb.These words or expressions are grammatically singular, so they takesingular verbs:anybody everybody nobody somebody each(+ noun)anyone everyone no one someone every(+ noun)anything everything nothing somethingAdapted from Longman Complete Course for theTOEFL TEST Do and Make1. We use DO when the exact activityis not stated, especially with words like thing, something, nothing,anything.What are you doing over the weekend?I feel like doing nothing for achange.2. We use DO to talk about works andjobs.What do you do for a living?She did her homework before dinner.3. We use MAKE to talk aboutbuilding, constructing, creating. We use it as a synonym for create,develop, produce, generate, form.He once made a small fishing boatwith his brother.Lets make the dinner first and thenwe can make a cake.4. DO and