(Photograph from Wix) So, how did you get through immigration so quickly? When answering this type of question about a past reason, the past perfect really shines.  It makes the order of events clear for the listener.   For example, “I went through immigration quickly.  I had already gotten my visa.”  Did you spot the past perfect in the second sentence?  You will remember it uses “had” and the past participle of the main verb, in this case “gotten”.  In this situation, even

The good news is that for most students, you will have covered the math you need for GMAT before you graduated high school.  In other words, it is not high level math.  The problem is translating the English word problem into numbers and mathematical functions/operations like +, - , x, / and =.   Then, write out the formula (mathematical sentence?) including the unknown as variables like x or y. Usually there are two of these that can be combined to give an answer.  Operation

Image from Wix.com In starting ROI Business English here in Canada, there are certain steps that have to be completed. As you know, there are rules and regulations regarding setting up a business. The following of regulations is called 'compliance ': a very common and important formal business term. In our discussion, maybe it is best to start with the verb ' to comply '. You can comply with your company policy or comply with any authority when you do what they s