Online Calculus Limits Tutors

Online Calculus Limits Tutors Calculus Limits is used to solve the problems related to limits. This tool is helpful in determining the limits of the function. This tool not only provides the solution but also provide the step by step description along with the proper explanation. This generally uses the formulas and rules of the Calculus limits. Apart from that it also checks and substitutes the approached value to the given function. This can be better elucidated by taking examples of limits. The examples are as shown below:- Example 1:- Find the limit (where x approaches to 1) x2-1/ x-1 Solution 1:- Given function are x2-1/ x-1 To find: - limit (where x approaches to 1) x2-1/ x-1 We know that, limit (where x approaches to 1) x2-1/ x-1= limit (where x approaches to 1) (x+1) (x-1) / x-1 Therefore, limit (where x approaches to 1) x2-1/ x-1= limit (where x approaches to 1) x+1 = 1+1 =2. Hence the limit (where x approaches to 1) x2-1/ x-1 = 2 Example 2:- Find the limit (where x approaches to 2) x2-1/ x+1 Solution 2:- Given function are x2-1/ x+1 To find: - limit (where x approaches to 2) x2-1/ x+1 We know that, limit (where x approaches to 2) x2-1/ x+1= limit (where x approaches to 1) (x+1) (x-1) / x+1 Therefore, limit (where x approaches to 2) x2-1/ x+1= limit (where x approaches to 1) x-1 = 2-1 =1 Hence the limit (where x approaches to 1) x2-1/ x+1 = 1

Ask an Admissions Expert Jason Lum

Ask an Admissions Expert Jason Lum Varsity Tutors brings you insider tips and advice straight from nationally recognized admissions experts. Jason Lum is the president and founder of ScholarEdge College Consulting. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louisand completed his Master of Public Policy at Harvard Universityand his Juris Doctor at University of California, Berkeley. Jason previously served as an application reviewerin the Harvard University Admissions Office. VT: How far ahead of time should a student begin working on his or her college application? Jason: Ideally, students will begin working on their college applications during the summer prior to their senior year. The fact of the matter is that once senior year begins, students are hit hard by all the things thrown at them AP classes, other advanced courses, athletics, and extracurricular activities. On top of that, they are expected to increasingly apply to more and more schools, particularly if they are interested in highly selective colleges and universities. Very few students have the ability to juggle all these commitments simultaneously, so the summer before senior year is a vital time to begin the college application process. VT: What are the best ways to go about selecting a terrific essay topic? Jason: A great essay really is nothing more (and nothing less) than a story. When I work with a student, I try to figure out what it is about that person that I find interesting on a personal level. For example, virtually all the students who apply to selective schools can likely handle the academic workload at those universities. What admissions officers look for is a narrative about the student that separates him or her from other candidates. A great essay topic picked by the student gives the admissions committee a ground-level view of what the student has gone through and what challenges, goals, and visions the student embraces. VT: Are there any essay topics you get tired of seeing or would warn students to stay away from? Jason:One- or two-week mission trips or humanitarian trips that are blown out of proportion. There is, of course, nothing wrong with a student doing a mission trip, and they clearly have value to both the student and to the people who are served. But some students take these trips and make themselves out to be a modern-day Mother Teresa or Nelson Mandela. Admissions committees see through this fairly quickly. VT: What is the biggest mistake a student can make on a college application? Jason: A lack of authenticity. Dont try to paint yourself as someone you are not; be honest, and really delve within yourself to find out what it is about you that would make you a perfect fit at the colleges and universities you are applying to. In 15 years of working with students, I have yet to meet one student who does not have some inspiring experience or life story that deeply affects the reader. VT: What is the typical process an admissions officer goes through to evaluate applications? Jason: It varies from college to college, but admissions officers will generally review the file with a checklist for lack of a better term that helps guide them through the application. Virtually everything that they look for will not surprise students: GPA, ACT/SAT scores, extracurricular activities, etc. The truly subjective part of this process, of course, is the review of the essays, letters of recommendation, and things student cannot control, such as whether the parents are alumni of the college or university, athletics, and race and gender. There is so much subjectivity baked into the process that many students will look at the results from their college applications and not see any consistency even between schools in the same selectivity range. Thats the new normal. VT: What do you think is the single most important thing a student should make sure they present in the best possible way on their application? Jason: The Common Application essay. It is the common denominator for virtually every school a student will apply to, and is the one essay that is guaranteed to be read by the admissions officers at every college and university. Some schools such as Stanford University and The University of Chicago have notoriously lengthy supplemental applications, but even those schools will require the Common Application, and they will review the essay very carefully. VT: How should students go about determining the culture of a university, and whether they would be a good fit? Jason: I am somewhat contrarian on this, but I dont believe parents need to spend thousands of dollars visiting 20 or 30 schools prior to applying to college. There is plenty of valuable information available in books, and on college and university websites. Students really dont need to be visiting schools before applying. Also, working with an independent education consultant can save parents time and money they are paying for the consultants experience. In fact, the consultant probably visited many of the schools a student is likely to apply to, and they can greatly help in the process. VT: Early-action, early-decision, binding/non-binding, regular decisions...With so many choices when applying, what do you recommend to students? Jason: Early-decision which binds a student to go to the school if they are accepted is something that I rarely recommend to students. The only exception is if a student unambiguously identifies that institution as his or her first choice and if financial aid is not an issue. I do, however, recommend non-binding early-action for many students not only because in some cases you have a slight statistical advantage in getting in, but also because it motivates the student to get his or her application done early, as these deadlines typically fall on November 1. The student can still apply to other schools and wait to see if they get into an institution that is either a better fit or gives the family more money. VT: How important are grades and standardized test scores when admissions decisions are being made? Jason: Grades will always be the most important component of an application. Standardized test scores are becoming slightly less important for the vast majority of colleges and universities. However, even though top colleges and universities may say otherwise, we need to be realistic here: a student with a 26 on the ACT is simply not going to have much of a chance of getting into an Ivy League school unless there are some extremely extenuating circumstances. In my practice, however, I have had many students go on to extremely selective schools with very high GPAs and good, but not great, standardized test scores. To me, this is a good thing because many of the best students Ive ever met are lousy standardized test-takers. But they do magnificently in the classroom, and they go on to have very rewarding careers. VT: What tips do you have for students asking their teachers for letters of recommendation? Jason: Dont be too obsessed with making sure that all your recommenders teach in what you think will be your college major. If you think youll be a biology major in college, you dont have to have all of your high school recommenders from the science department. Pick recommenders based on whether the person likes you and knows what you do outside the classroom. My litmus test is this: what does a particular teacher know about you outside of the work youve done in his or her classroom? If the answer is not much, you are asking the wrong person to recommend you. As a side note, if none of your teachers know what youre doing outside of the classroom, then you have a big problem that you need to fix. How do you fix this? Talk to teachers after class or visit them during office hours, join clubs and activities where that faculty member may be an adviser, and basically educate the person about what you do besides taking that teachers class. If you do that, youll be just fine when you ask for a letter of recommendation. Visit ScholarEdge College Consulting for more information. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of Varsity Tutors.

The Different Types of Musicals

The Different Types of Musicals Musicals Come in All Different Types ChaptersBook MusicalsRevue MusicalsJukebox MusicalsFilm MusicalsConcept MusicalsPop/Rock MusicalsFor a time, musicals were all the rage.Done up with lavish sets and showcasing artists’ precisely executed dance steps and powerful vocals, people couldn’t wait until the next big hit… from Singin’ in the Rain to Saturday Night Fever, these shows (and later, films) played to packed houses around the world.In fact, musicals continue to be a big box office draw whether they play out in London’s West End or on Broadway in New York City.But is every musical the same?To some extent, yes: most involve singing and they all require staging and acting. Some incorporate choreography while others rely strictly on narrative flow. Some are funny and others, like Billy Elliot, are uplifting.Tragedies and romance; drama and satire: is that all there is to musicals?Your Superprof now puts this beloved genre onstage. 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In a sense, they are not far from the truth; some musicals’ genesis is indeed a book.The Broadway musical Hamilton is an example of such; according to Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show’s writer/composer, he read a biography of that American president while on holiday and designed an entire show around it.The definition of a book musical is a stage show whose production is guided by a script (the book), and accompanying music and lyrics.Theatre trivia: a show’s script is often called a libretto, Italian for ‘small book’This type of musical has several defining characteristics, one of them being that they make the audience feel something other than glee â€" that is the purpose of the comedy musical.A second important characteristic is that, generally, such a musical will contain only a few songs , usually all performed during the first act and reprised in the second act, sometimes with different phrasing and sometimes only in part.Think about The Sound of Music: do you remember the group of nuns singing about Maria in the first act? Later, during the second act, they reprised their song, albeit with less gusto and at a slower tempo.In fact, that musical is the quintessential book musical; to discover more such works, please refer to our companion article.Revue MusicalsMusical theatre trivia: this type of musical was called ‘review’ until it made its way to the US, where such performances were given the French word equivalent, ostensibly to lend them more class.Indeed, in the early days of revue musicals, they were bawdy, borderline-burlesque affairs that incorporated talent acts such as juggling, visual gags such as slapstick or mutual interference, a skit and singing.You may liken these early revue musicals to variety shows.In their heyday, their so-called Golden Age â €" the period between the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression, these revues were not unlike operettas: comedic, satirical and amusing.Sadly, they faded from prominence… right when the nation needed a laugh, you might say, but they returned in the early days of television.Meanwhile, across the pond, the revue had turned into something different: a showcase of a single composer or songwriting team’ work. There is generally no storyline and no acting involved; these shows often have a narrator to give each song or song set an introduction.Production company InSeries recently staged a Gershwin Revue, consisting of brothers George and Ira’s best compositions from the stage and screen.  But that’s across the pond.The UK, the place renown for its satirical humour, has retained the essence of the revue musical. Every year, there are competitions to determine the best shows; prizes are awarded and winning troupes go on to perform at Fringe festivals around the country.Performer s for these competitions come from the most unlikely of sources… now, you’ll surely want to read our in-depth report on revue musicals! Queen's We Will Rock You premiered in London's West end to rave reviews Source: Wikipedia Credit: Carl Lendera plaintive ballad or the latest rock’n’roll hit.It was only logical that, out of such random compilations of music, an entire genre of stage musical would follow.Early jukebox musicals revolved around single artists and their body of work. Others spanned an entire musical era, say the music of the 50s or the Motown Sound.Perhaps the most renowned jukebox musical is Mamma Mia! - an entire story crafted around the music of Swedish supergroup ABBA.To an extent, ABBA owned the disco era; indeed, they remain one of the most commercially successful quartets of all time.In spite of the varying themes of their music â€" from young and carefree to more introspective, or maybe because of it, playwright Catherine Johnson crafted an engaging narrative around ABBA’s music. Choreographed by Anthony van Laast, Mamma Mia became THE hit musical of the 1990s.It also opened up the floodga tes for more such musicals.Starting in the new millennium, shows featuring music from big names in popular music started playing on Broadway stages and in London’s West End.We Will Rock You, a show featuring the music of Queen, was choreographed by Arlene Phillips with Christopher Renshaw as artistic director.Picture a time in the distant future. Everyone dresses the same, acts the same, thinks the same. Music is expressly forbidden: no guitars, no drums and no brass instruments. Rock music is unheard (of).Enter a band of Bohemians who endeavour to restore free thought and freedom of expression…WWRY, as it is known, is the 15th longest-running show in London’s West End theatre district, playing for a whopping 12 years. It has swept awards ceremonies in the UK and abroad.Like Mamma Mia, the musical that started it all, WWRY has been playing around the globe. On any given day, you can buy tickets for either of these most popular slices of musical theater.Footnote: some people in theatre circles consider the term ‘jukebox musical’ to be derogatory - incapable of being a true musical because the music is pre-existing, not written expressly for the show.Film MusicalsWhen contemplating this genre of musical, you should distinguish between the long list of Broadway shows that were made into film without all of the singing, films such as Rent that are recordings of a Broadway performance and actual film musicals.Unlike concept musicals, the next type of musical we focus on, these films weave songs into the storyline rather than make them a counterpoint to the story.Hairspray is an excellent example of a film musical.For one, music is an integral part of the storyline: Tracy Turnblad’s greatest ambition is to dance on the Corny Collins show. For all of its machinations, that show is essential to the story’s plot.Other film musicals of this millennium include:Chicago: starring Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones, this lively show is a return to Ms Zet a-Jones’ theatre rootsLa La Land: a tribute to Old Hollywood, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone light up the screen in this Damien Chazelle productionDreamgirls: Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson show off their vocal prowess and acting chops in this film a clef by Bill CondonLes Misérables: Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe thrill as Javerre and Valjean respectivelyHugh Jackman also starred in another film musical titled The Greatest ShowmanOddly enough, while British cinema made respectable contributions to the film musical genre in the 90s â€" with titles such as Evita, Absolute Beginners and Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, so far in this millennium, we’ve only seen collaborations with American studios.Naturally, not every musical film comes out of Hollywood; you may be interested in exploring Indian musical films -  Bollywood’s history of musical film is almost as long as Hollywood’s!Still, you will never believe who the greatest purveyor of musical films is…Concept MusicalsThis type of musical might seem like a bit of a misnomer; after all, aren’t all musicals born of a concept?In fact, the concept musical is a breed apart from, say, musical comedy. While the latter, as well as most musicals, seeks mainly to entertain, a concept musical intends to showcase a theme or deliver a message.West Side Story is an excellent example of a concept musical.It features music by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by the legendary Stephen Sondheim, and gets its inspiration from, of all places, Romeo and Juliet.While superficially, our focus is on the lovers of different backgrounds, the overall message, driven home by songs such as Somewhere and A Boy Like That, is a need to span the racial divide.By contrast, in Hair, the message is the chasm dividing social classes.Written by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, with music by Galt MacDermott, this explosive story depicts a group of rebellious young adults’ antics and their much more conservative parents’ reactions.Hair was si gnificant in many ways, the main one being that it brought the hippie counterculture into the rarefied stratus of polite society, giving theatre-goers a front-row seat to the sexual revolution and the wartime demonstrations the US was undergoing at that time.Profanity-laced and much ado about drugs and promiscuity, it nevertheless garnered rave reviews and, while nominated for a Tony Award, it won a Grammy Award for its music score.It also gave birth to our next genre of musical… This cast of Hair are reviving one of the most revolutionary Broadway musicals Photo by Anthony D'Amato on WikipediaPop/Rock MusicalsHair dragged musical theatre, kicking and screaming, into the 20th century. It breached the veneer of polite society, paving the way for other not-so-genteel productions.While Hair was still riding its wave of popularity, Andrew Lloyd Webber brought Jesus Christ Superstar to the stage. This rock opera (loosely) details the life of Christ according to the Gospels. It was often labelled blasphemous by the religious right for its alleged irreverence.This show has little to no dialogue; the entire story is told through song â€" that is what distinguishes it as a rock opera rather than a musical. Nevertheless, its success, along with Hair, conclusively proved that there is room for rock’n’roll on the musical stage.Once audiences’ hunger for rock musicals was firmly declared, a creative fever descended on playwrights, musicians and lyricists alike to co me up with the next big hit.A standout among mid-80s pop/rock musical was a comedy-horror show titled Little Shop of Horrors.Inspiration for this fun show came from the low-budget 1960 film of the same name. Howard Ashman wrote the script and the song lyrics while Alan Menken tackled the score.You may be familiar with this duo’s work from Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast…Imagine a small plant, alone on a table in a forlorn flower shop. Life is hard for the shopkeeper, especially because his new plant is hungry for his blood!Add to that the blond Audrey with a disastrous fashion sense and an even worse choice of boyfriends; she doesn’t know that Seymour, the bumbling florist, would love nothing more than to take her away from their horrible life.But first, he has to deal with Audrey II…The show premiered off-Broadway in 1982 but moved to a larger venue because of the high demand for tickets.It then ran on American stages for the next five years before going on an internationa l tour, including a stopover in London’s West End.As time went on, this show’s popularity hasn’t waned; in fact, the performing troupe toured the UK as recently as 2016.Ashman won a Drama Desk Award for this show’s song lyrics while the writing duo shared many other awards and nominations â€" for this show and for many others.However, because Little Shop never ran on Broadway, it did not qualify to win a Tony Award… what a shame!As you can see, there is a musical genre for everyone, whether your tastes run to the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein or the modern composers like Lin-Manuel Miranda, who brought us Hamilton.Have you seen Hamilton yet?You don’t have to settle for one type of musical; you may feel like rock one day but prefer a classic, such as Phantom of the Opera the next.There is nothing at all wrong with that and we are very happy to provide you with a bit of background on the different types of musical theatre.Feel free to buy tickets for all the shows!

Are You Opting for Online Tutoring Some Tips that Might Help You

Are You Opting for Online Tutoring Some Tips that Might Help You 0SHARESShare Online tutoring, though convenient, can be challenging at times if students do not take it up seriously and with a disciplined mindset. Tutor Pace, however, gives you a reason to cheer up! Here are some tips for students pursuing online tutoring. These tips are surely going to help you in your endeavor: Manage your time well. Without proper time management even thirty six hours in a day won’t sound enough. Check for the timings of your online tutoring sessions and accordingly devise your day. Make a proper timed schedule and follow it strictly. Maintain balance in your life. While both school and tutoring online  sessions are important, it is wise to take out some time for relaxation. A little me-time is very essential to keep you going. Keep in touch. Communication is a very important aspect of online education. It is imperative that you constantly keep in touch with your online tutor. This will help you in getting timely assistance and you will never face any fixes. Apply these tips to your study life and witness wonders happening. [starbox id=admin]

The Most Important Discoveries in Chemistry and the Scientists that Made them

The Most Important Discoveries in Chemistry â€" and the Scientists that Made them Do you know who Discovered the Most Significant Things in Chemistry? ChaptersDiscoveries in Medicinal ChemistryChemical Inventions in Farming and FoodChemical Technologies that Changed Our LivesRadiation - A Great Scientific DiscoveryDiscoveries in chemistry have changed the way we live. The subject’s contribution to biology, medicine, engineering, and agriculture â€" amongst many other disciplines â€" has provided us with new technologies that have transformed the way we eat, communicate, and fight disease and injury. The achievements of some famous chemists cannot be overstated, as the modern world would not be recognisable without them.We have a lot to thank our scientists for. Here are a few reasons why.Fear a world without phones? You have the discoveries of chemistry to thank.Radiation - A Great Scientific DiscoveryMarie Curie is the scientist most famously associated with the discovery of radioactivity. Yet, she was part of a team of chemists and physicists who were working on x-rays, radiation, and radioactive chemicals like uranium and radi um.Radioactivity was actually discovered by Henri Becquerel, who was examining why certain materials glow in the dark. He noticed that uranium â€" something we now know to be highly radioactive â€" changed the colour of light-sensitive sheets, even when there was a paper layer between the sheet and the element. He realised that this material must have been emitting something that he could not see with his eyes.Curie’s particular contribution was to discover polonium and radium, and to give the process the name ‘radioactivity’, something that was caused by the breakdown of particular atoms. Her legacy was to put to use Becquerel’s discovery to the purpose of fighting cancer. As a chemist and physicist, she became the first â€" and she still is the only â€" person to win the Nobel Prize in two sciences.For those who want to learn more about chemistry, check out our pieces on essential chemistry equipment or basic chemistry concepts. Or, check out our guide to all things chemis try!

The Importance of Writing Skills

The Importance of Writing Skills Once the sentence-diagramming and short-essay days of grade school and high school are behind you, it can be easy to think you have all the writing foundation you need and no further perfecting is necessary especially if you choose a major in college that doesn't require extensive writing. Once you reach college, however, you may be surprised at how many non-English programs do require a great deal of writing (communications, history, and political science, to name a few). This writing may come in the form of lengthy essays, research papers, exams, projects, and proposals. Below, you will discover the key reasons writing skills are vital and just how you can enhance those skills: Proper writing skills can carry you through a variety of tasks Believe it or not, no matter what major you choose, you will at some point be required to write something. Every major will have testing in its courses some of which will be short answer or essay exams, which require well-rounded responses. This is where skills you learned in middle school come into play; the importance of structuring your essays, having a beginning, middle, and end, and utilizing proper transitions are all important. These are all elements that, whether you like it or not, follow you into your college courses, and having proper writing skills can help you make a great impression on any professor or class. [RELATED: 4 Confusing Grammar Rules Cleared Up] With confidence in your writing skills, you won't have to rely on others Hypothetical situation: The dreaded group project of the semester rolls around and youre dividing up the tasks. You see the perfect opportunity to let another student in the group take on the task of writing the paper or proposal involved. However, that person doesn't turn in what they were supposed to on time and your group is docked points. In situations like these, having confidence in your own writing can come in handy. You shouldnt compose the entire project yourself, but you will have more freedom to take a leadership role in the group to ensure everything is packaged and turned in on time. Your confidence can also allow you to provide helpful feedback to your group members as you work together to achieve your goals (after all, you shouldnt be doing the entire project yourself!). Dont forget to also openly be receptive to feedback, too another group member may feel just as confident in his or her writing and be able to exchange valuable notes with you. Less revisions = more productivity As we have established, writing some form of content will be inevitable in your college career. This means that the less you work toward building confidence in your writing, the more time you will inevitably spend editing and revising your work. If you can learn from the critiques, you will eventually be able to spend less time fixing your work and more time being productive in other aspects of your life and education. This isnt to say that revising will never be necessary, because even the strongest writers go through a few proofreads! The idea is simply to minimize the need for extra rewrites. The more you refine your skills, the closer youll be to your final product with your initial writing drafts. [RELATED: Top 10 Essay Editing Tips] Writing is a lifelong skill The skill of writing doesn't end when you graduate college. Most job fields will require some type of writing, even if that is simply your resume and cover letter to apply for the job. Whatever it may be, writing skills can make you a more well-rounded job applicant. Dont forget about the ever-so-frequent art of writing emails, as well! This comes up every day in most jobs, and being able to compose well-written emails on a whim will only help you (whereas poorly-written emails could taint your reputation). Bonus Tip: Take advantage of resources! As long as youre on campus, you might as well take advantage of the many campus resources available to you (youll miss them when you graduate!). Check out the writing center on campus or meet with your professors during their office hours. Taking initiative in either of these capacities can help you figure out where you are going wrong and steer you in the right direction. Also note that many TAs may accept rough drafts of papers (if they are delivered far enough in advance) to look over and give you guidance on, which can help you get an idea for what your final draft should look like. It is easy to simply say writing is not your skill and feel sufficient leaving it at that. The ability to properly transition paragraphs and organize thoughts on paper is something that will follow you throughout your life, not only in schooling, but in the job field as well. The good news is there are always resources, such as writing tutoring, and other ways to practice this skill so you can feel more confident in your abilities. Any topics you want to know more about? Let us know! The Varsity Tutors Blog editors love hearing your feedback and opinions. Feel free to email us at blog@varsitytutors.com.

Using Adjectives as Nouns English Grammar Video and Exercise

Using Adjectives as Nouns English Grammar Video and Exercise In English we can talk about categories by turning an adjective into a noun. This can be especially helpful when writing and it should be studied by anyone taking the TOEFL, CAE, IELTS, or First Certificate tests. We take the adjective and add the definite article the in front of it, i.g. good-the good: The good always wins in movies.It makes it easier to talk about groups of people, specifically in social terms. For example, poor people = the poor. We dont often want to make generalizations of groups of people saying they all have similar qualities, however it is useful and efficient when discussing political and social policies. Watch the video and see if you can complete the exercise below:Transform the following sentences using adjectives as nouns. Example: Old people and young people need to come together on the issue of public transportation. The old and the young need to come together on the issue of public transportation.1. Educated people are running the country. 2. Rich pe ople have a lot of advantages over poor people. 3. Old people are encouraged to get the flu shot. 4. Homeless men, women, and children are advised to find shelter in churches or public shelters for the next few night. 5. Unemployed people should move to find work. 6. Living people must respect the wishes of the dead.Now fill in the gap with (a, the, or ) 1. My grandmother was ______ poor growing up. 2. The government doesnt help ______poor these days. 3. Mario is _____ right for this job. 4. I think Andrew is ______ right person for this job. 5. Her boyfriend is quite a bit older than her but he is _____nice. 6. ______good should triumph over _______bad in the end.

How to talk about Money in English ?? - Learn English with Harry

How to talk about Money in English ?? - Learn English with Harry Money is an important in our daily lives. It is also a popular topic that may come up in your IELTS or FCE exam. Lets learn to talk about money in English.I have a podcast episode for you from my podcast Speak Better English with Harry. It is available to listen on both iTunes and Spotify. So make sure to subscribe.In this episode, I use upper intermediate vocabulary. I recommend you to listen to the episode first in order to practise your English listening comprehension. You dont need to understand every single word.  Then have a look at the vocabulary words below and listen to it again.  Let me know if you have any issues.   Talk about Money in English Short extract of podcast episode Money, saving money makes the world go round. And I think it is a really true saying because without it, what would we have?Well have no trade between nations. Well have no investment by companies. Well have no money to spend. In the supermarkets, no way to feed and clothe ourselves. And generally people will just struggle.Of course, we could go back to the old days when we used to barter.Thats BARTER. Meaning exchange something for something else.So if I did something for you and fix the door or put in a window, then you would do something for me like fix my bathroom or cook me a meal or give me some of your vegetables. So this would be a barter where we would exchange one service for another service or some products for a particular service.But that, Im sure, still goes on. It does in different parts of the world where money is not so easy to get.But in the Western world and the first, second world economies, then money is King as they say. And without it we can do very little some times and we have money.Were not quite sure what to do with it, but certainly if we dont have it, then we definitely have a problem. The different words we can use to to describe money, we can call it cash. I like to have cash in my pocket. We have cash in the bank. The ATM is, or where we withdraw money from these machines in the wall. We call them cash machines. So cash is a very common word for it. People say, do you have any money? Can you lend something? Do you have any cash? Could you give me something? How to talk about Money - Vocabulary to barter to exchange something for something elseATM cash machineto withdraw money to take money from a bank accountcheque a printed piece of paper that you can use instead of moneyto rob / to get robbed to take money from someone or somewhere illegally, usually using threats and violencemoola(h) (American English, slang) moneylolly (British English, slang) moneydenomination the value of a bank note or coinwealth a large amount of money and/or other valuable thingspurse a small bag or case in which women carry money and credit cardswallet a small case in which men carry money and credit cardscashless without cashtransaction cost an amount that bank or credit company charges for using a bank cardto handle cash to receive and give money in businesscryptocurrency a digital currencysalary a fixed amount of money that your employer pays you every month for the work you doto borrow the money to receive money from someoneto lend the money to give money to somebodyto inher it to receive money and/or other valuable things from someone who has diedassets something valuable that a person or company ownsto charge to ask someone to pay money for services or goodsto overcharge to ask someone to pay too much money for somethingto put some money aside for a rainy day to save money weekly or monthly for a day when you need itto splash out money to spend a lot of moneyto fritter away to spend money without really knowing where you spend itto be broke to ahve no moneyto be ripped off to be charged too much money for something, to be overchargedto tighten your belt to spend less moneyeconomic related to the economy or businesseconomical not spending or costing a lot of money 8 Phrasal Verbs related to Money to bank on to depend on something happeningex. Im really banking on getting that job in the insurance company.to come across to find something   or meet somebody by chanceex. I came across my school photographs while I was clearing out the attic.to do without to live without having something that you cannot affordex. Sam doesnt have much money these days so he has to do without expensive holidays.to get by to manage to survive on a small amount of moneyex. They dont have much money but they get by.to save up to avoid spending money, often for a specific purposeex. I am saving up to get a new phone.to come into to inherit moneyex. Sarah was shocked to find out that she had come into a large amount of money.to close down to stop doing business completelyex. Lots of small businesses have closed down recently.to take back to return something to the shop you bought it fromex. If your watch doesnt work, you need to take it back.