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Military Drill Commands and Marching Techniques

Regulated Step (Cadence March)

From the fundamental position, upon the preparatory command and executive command, the movement begins with a regulated, rhythmic gait. This is often initiated with a command such as "Forward, MARCH!"

Route Step (March Without Cadence)

This step differs from the regulated step by allowing a relaxed pace without a fixed cadence. It is used to return to a normal marching pace after a period of regulated marching.

Uses for Route Step:

• For individual training when directed by the commander.
• During marches over varying terrain.

At Ease March (Step at Will)

Similar to the Route Step, but with the added allowance for personnel to talk, laugh, sing, whistle, or smoke. Personnel must...

A

• In a good deal: Many, above all, especially abroad.
• Accountant: The stranger.
• Address book: Contact.
• Afford: Allow.
• All in all: In general.
• Alow/Allow: Permit.
• Annoyed: Angry.
• Apply for: Seek.
• Approach: Method.
• Ardent: Fervent.
• As long as: Provided that.
• Assortment: Collection.
• Avoid: Evade.

B

• Be about to: Ready to.
• Beat about the bush: Avoid saying something directly.
• Beg: Plead.
• Boarding school: Residential school.
• Boot: Car trunk.
• Bottom line: The main point.
• Break a habit: Stop a habit.
• Break someone's heart: Cause emotional pain.
• Break the news: Inform.
• Bursts into tears: Starts crying.
• Business executive: Executive.

C

• Cab: Taxi.
• Can: Tin.
• Candy: Sweets.
• Chance: Occasion.
• Charm: Attractive quality.
• Check: Examine.
• Cheer: Applaud.
• Chemist's: Pharmacy.
• Choice: Option.
• Clap:

Passive Voice

• Active: The secretary types the letter.
• Passive: The letters are typed by the secretary.

• Future Simple: Will type / Will be typed
• Past Simple: Typed / Were typed
• Modal: Can type / Can be typed
• Present Continuous: Am/is/are being + past participle
• Present Perfect Simple: Have / has been + past participle

Impersonal Voice

1. It is thought/said/believed + that...
2. Subject + is considered/thought/said + to be...

The Causative (get/have + object + verb 3rd form)

Often associated with professions. Changes depending on the verbal tenses.

Ex: The painters painted my house / I had my house painted by the painters.

Wish Clauses

1. Wish + subject + past simple (about the future): Not reality, but you want it to happen. Ej: I wish I were a rich man.
2. Wish + could

Advanced English Grammar Exercises: Tenses and Conditionals

1. Perfect Simple and Continuous Tenses in Context

Instruction: Complete the blog extract using a suitable Perfect Simple or Perfect Continuous tense.

1. Hello and welcome to my first post from sunny Bangkok, the starting destination on my tour of South East Asia! Actually, I have been here for two days already, but I have not slept because of jet lag — so sorry if you have been waiting to hear from me!
2. Since we arrived, we have been staying on the world-famous Khao San Road, a must if you’re backpacking in Thailand and a great introduction to the country. We had considered booking into a three-star hotel, but in the end we have settled on Buddy Lodge, which saved us quite a bit.

2. Conditionals

To eat up – consumir, tragar-se

To give up – abandonar o rendir-se

To cut back on sth – reduir o recortar algo

To work on – treballar-hi / tratar de convencer

To turn down – rechazar

To keep up with – seguir el ritme

It isn’t everyone’s cup of tea – No a todo el mundo le gusta

To bite off more than I can chew – Morder más de lo que puedo masticar

To stuff yourself with sth – Atiborrarse de algo

It’s food for thought – algo que haria de ser pensat o tenir en compte

a broken heart – cor trencat

a heart of gold – cor d’or

a hearty meal – buena comida

from the bottom of your heart – de tot cor

good-hearted – de buen corazón

hand on heart – con la mano en el corazón

the heart of the matter – el cor del tema

To meet up

Genetic source

It is thought that a crucial mutation that took place over a short period caused a genetic change that made it possible for humans to create a language.

Teeth

Are upright, not slanting outwards like those of apes and they are roughly even in height

Lips

Have much more intricate muscle interlacing than is found in other primates and their resulting flexibility certainly helps in making sounds like p or b

Mouth

Is relatively small compared to other primates can be opened and closed rapidly and contains a smaller, thicker and more muscular tongue which can be used to shape wide variety of sounds inside the oral cavity

Larynx

Or voice box containing the vocal folds or vocal cords differs significantly in position from the larynx of other...

Vocabulary

Demanding: adj. needing a lot of effort and skill. Flustered: adj. nervous and confused, especially because you have been given a lot to do or are in a hurry Bizarre: adj. very strange or unusual Think on their feet: to be able to think and react to things very quickly without any preparation Approach: noun. A way of doing or thinking about something. Rather than: phrase. Instead of Crush: verb. To destroy somebody’s confidence Recruitment agency: noun, a specialist company which finds and interviews candidates to fill job vacancies in other companies. Job seekers: noun. People who are looking for a job. Flapping: verb, moving sth quickly up and down, e.g. wings Spot on: the right answer Paid-back: devolver  Weird: raro Spooky...

Words Starting with 'B'

• Be afraid: To feel fear or apprehension.
• Be careful: To be cautious and watchful.
• Be envious: To desire what someone else has.
• Be in need: To require something essential.
• Be popular: To be liked or admired by many people.
• Be right: To be correct or accurate.
• Be scary: To cause fear or fright.
• Be successful: To achieve a desired outcome or goal.
• Be suspicious: To have a cautious distrust of someone or something.
• Beach holiday: A vacation spent by the sea.
• Beard: Hair grown on the chin and cheeks of a man.
• Bee: A flying insect known for producing honey.
• Beehive: A structure where bees live and store honey.
• Beg: To ask someone earnestly or humbly for something.
• Beggar: A person who lives by asking for money or food.
• Beginning: The point

Maternity Leave Case: Official Category Worker (Cluster 8)

A worker in the official category (cluster 8) is pregnant. Her suspension period begins on October 13th due to the inability to continue in her position or a similar one because of risk during the contribution base for pregnancy. The professional contingencies during April (without overtime) were 1,680. Last year, 970 hours of overtime were recorded.

We need to calculate the financial benefits the worker is entitled to receive during October. The following information outlines the benefits paid and worker contributions to Social Security (SS):

• Daily wage: Pregnant worker
• Lower-risk pregnancy: May 13th - payroll month of May
• Base for professional contingencies: April - 1680 (without overtime)

Essential Vocabulary

Assortment (collection): A group of similar things (with different sizes, colors, etc.).
Bottom line (in brief): The most important factor to consider.
Commit a crime: To do something illegal or bad.
Crave: To beg or plead for.
Disruptive (problematic): Confusing, disturbing.
Drop (down): To go down.
Enrollment (registration): To record or note in a roll or list.
Imbalance (disequilibrium): The lack of balance.
Inmate (internal): A person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital.
Lack (lack of): To be deficient in; to have need of.
Level: A horizontal datum line or plane.
Liable (prone): Susceptible or exposed.
Measure: To determine the size, amount, etc., of something.
Nourishing (nutritional): To provide...