99 ways of saying 'good'

How any words / expressions meaning 'good' do you know?

99 Ways to say very good!

You’re on the right track now!
You’ve got it made.
SUPER!
That’s right!
That’s good.
You’re really working hard today.
You are very good at that.
That’s coming along nicely.
GOOD WORK!
I’m happy to see you working
like that.
That’s much, much better!
Exactly right.
I’m proud of the way you worked
today.
You’re doing that much better today.
You’ve just about got it.
That’s the best you’ve ever done.
You’re doing a good job.
THAT’S IT!

Now you’ve figured it out.
That’s quite an improvement.
GREAT!
I knew you could do it.
Congratulations!
Not bad.
Keep working on it.
You’re improving.
Now you have it!
You are learning fast.
Good for you!
Couldn’t have done it better myself.
Aren’t you proud of yourself?
One more time and you’ll have it.
You really make my job fun.
That’s the right way to do it.
You’re getting better every day.
You did it that time!
That’s not half bad.
Nice going.
You haven’t missed a thing!
WOW!
That’s the way!
Keep up the good work.
TERRIFIC!
Nothing can stop you now.
That’s the way to do it.
SENSATIONAL!
You’ve got your brain in gear today.
That’s better.
That was first class work.
EXCELLENT!

That’s the best ever.
You’ve just about mastered it.
PERFECT!
That’s better than ever.
Much better!
WONDERFUL!
You must have been practicing.
You did that very well.
FINE!
Nice going.
You’re really going to town.
OUTSTANDING!
FANTASTIC!
TREMENDOUS!
That’s how to handle that.
Now that’s what I call a fine job.
That’s great.
Right on!
You’re really improving.
You’re doing beautifully!
SUPERB!
Good remembering.
You’ve got that down pat.
You certainly did well today.
Keep it up!
Congratulations. You got it right!
You did a lot of work today.
Well look at you go.
That’s it.
I’m very proud of you.
MARVELLOUS!
I like that.
Way to go!
Now you have the hang of it.
You’re doing fine!
Good thinking.
You are really learning a lot.
Good going.
I’ve never seen anyone do it better.
Keep on trying.
You outdid yourself today!
Good for you!

That’s a good (boy/girl).
Good job, (person’s name).
You figured that out fast.
You remembered!
That’s really nice.
That kind of work makes me happy.
It’s such a pleasure to teach when you
work like that!
I think you’re doing the right thing.

                                                                  I think you’ve got it now.

Source: http://www.careerlab.com/99ways.htm

 

Fun ads

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I want to share some fun ads as part of a discussion or just for fun. What do you think about them?
 

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Greek & English

 Hi mates,

Stathis has proposed to talk about the influence of Greek on English vocabulary. Here I leave a list of words taken from Enhance your vocabulary

Taken from:http://gogreece.about.com/od/greeklanguage2/ss/greekalphabet_9.htm

 If you want to read more about this subject, you can visit More about the influence of Greek on English

 

Greek Word	Definition	English Derivatives
A, an	no, not	aseptic, anarchy
Amphi (Latin ambi)	about, around, both	ambidextrous, amphitheater
antiqua	antique, old	antique, antiquity, ancient
Ana	up, again	anatomy, Anabaptist
Aner, andros, anthropos	man, stamen	androgynous, philander, philanthropy
Anti	against, opposite	antidote, antiphonal, antagonist
Archos	chief, primitive	archaic, architect
Autos	self	autograph, automatic, authentic
Barvs	heavy	baritone, barites
Biblos	book	Bible, bibliomania
Bios	life	biology, autobiography, amphibious
Cata	down	catalepsy, cataclysm
Cheir	hand	chiropody, chirurgical, surgeon
Chilioi	a thousand	kilogram, kilowatt
Chroma	color	chromo, achromatic
Chronos	time	chronic, anachronism
Cosmos	world, order	cosmopolitan, microcosm
Crypto	hide	cryptogam, cryptology
Dia	through, across	diameter, dialogue
Cyclos	wheel, circle	encyclopedia, cyclone
Deca	ten	decasyllable, decalogue
Demos	people	democracy, epidemic, demographics
Derma	skin	epidermis, taxidermist
Didonai, dosis	give	dose, apodosis, anecdote
Dis, di	twice, doubly	dichromatic, digraph
Dynamis	power	dynamite, dynasty
Eidos	form, thing seen	idol, kaleidoscope, anthropoid
Epi	upon	epidemic, epithet, epode, ephemeral
Ethnos	race, nation	ethnic, ethnology
Eu	well	euphemism, eulogy
Gamos	marriage	cryptogam, bigamy
Ge	earth	geography, geometry
Genos	family, race	gentle, engender
Gramma	writing	monogram, grammar
Grapho	write	telegraph, lithograph
Haima	blood	hematite, hemorrhage, anemia
Heteros	other	heterodox, heterogeneous
Homos	same	homonym, homeopathy
Hydor	water	hydraulics, hydrophobia, hydrant
Hyper	over, extremely	hypercritical, hyperbola
Hypo	under, smaller	hypodermic, hypophosphate
Isos	equal	isosceles, isotherm
Logos	word, study, management, measure	theology, dialogue
Meta	after, over	metaphysics, metaphor
Metron	measure, mind	barometer, diameter
Monos	one, alone	monoplane, monotone
Morphe	form	metamorphosis, amorphous
Neos	new, young	neolithic, neophyte
Neuron	nerve	neuralgia, neurotic
Nomos	law, science	astronomy, gastronomy, economy
Onoma	name	anonymous, patronymic
Opsis	view, sight	synopsis, thanatopsis, optician
Orthos	rightr	orthopedic, orthodox
Osteon	bone	osteopathy, periosteum
Pais, paidos	child	paideutics, pedagogue, encyclopedia
Para	beside	paraphrase, paraphernalia
Pas, pan	all	diapason, panacea, pantheism
Pathos	suffering	allopathy, pathology
Peri	around, about	periscope, peristyle
Petros	rock	petroleum, saltpeter
Phaino	show, be visible	diaphanous, phenomenon, epiphany, fantastic
Philos	loving	bibliophile, Philadelphia
Phobos	fear	hydrophobia, Anglophobe
Phone	sound	telephone, symphony
Phos	light	phosphorous, photograph
Physis	nature	physiognomy, physiology
Plasma	form	cataplasm, protoplasm
Pneuma	air, breath	pneumatic, pneumonia
Polis	city	policy, metropolitan
Polys	many	polyandry, polychrome, polysyllable
Pous, pados	foot	octopus, chiropodist
Pro	before	proboscis, prophet
Protos	first	protoplasm, prototype
Pseudes	false	pseudonym, pseudo-classic
Psyche	breath, soul	psychology, psychopathy
Pyr	fire	pyrography, pyrotechnics
Scopos	watcher	scope, microscope
Sophia	wisdom	philosophy, sophomore
Syn	together, with	synthesis, synopsis, sympathy
Techne	art	technicality, architect
Tele	far, far off	telepathy, telescope
Temno, Tomos	that which is cut off	epitome, anatomy, tome
Theos	god	theosophy, pantheism
Therme	heat	isotherm, thermodynamics
Tithenai, Thesis	a place, placing, arrangement	epithet, hypothesis, anathema
Treis	three	trichord, trigonometry
Zoon	animal	zoology, protozoa, zodiac

I hope this is useful.

See you in the next session.

Texting in English

Hello mates

Since last month's video was about texting, I think it's a good idea to have a look at this form of communication:


Here I leave you a link to a translator, in case you don't understand some messages in English:

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This month's video

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