a) Although we know the benefits of exercise, most of us don’t exercise regularly enough.

b) Change your negative inner dialogue whenever you realise you are being too hard on yourself.

c) Since you need some help, I’ll come over this afternoon.

d) I will buy it for her if she asks me.

e) I really enjoyed the concert although the music was too loud.

a) After the tornado hit the town there was little left standing.

b) He lost marks because the essay was late.

c) I don’t like sushi nor do I like any kind of fish.

d) I enjoyed the apple pie that you baked for me.

e) Since it’s hard to resist a sunny day some teachers hold their classes outside.

f) The dangers of smoking are well known yet many people continue to smoke anyway.

g) The lightning flashed and the rain fell.

h) The movie though very long was still very enjoyable.

i) They left on the bus before I arrived so I didn’t get to say goodbye.

a) Standard English has a very strong influence on the way that indigenous Nigerian languages are spoken and written.

b) Various factors in indigenous Nigerian languages influence the way that English is spoken and written in Nigeria.

c) You should use unique Nigerian English expressions in formal communication situations.

a) per se

b) vis-à-vis

c) terra firma

d) raison d’être

e) per annum

f) inter alia

Belonging to an overseas country

Not allowed in a specific place

Strange and unusual

Unknown

Belonging to an overseas country

Originating in or belonging to a specific country

Types of flowers or trees

Coming from outer space

To multiply

The outcome of a process

Commodity for purchase

Something manufactured

Not punctual or on time

The last one

The first one

Near the end

Something difficult to break

Something that has a hard shell

Something that is difficult to achieve

Something that needs a hammer to open it

Something from an earlier time

The second one

The first one

Something to fill in

Someone or something that helps people in difficult situations.

A type of prayer

A message in the holy book of our religion

A song sung at religious gatherings

A bit different from others

A copy of something else

Different from all others

Nearly the same as most others

Jumping high and far

Rapidly

Big, fast movements

Playing jumping games

The air and sound from a person’s throat and mouth when they are sick

Give something like information or money very unwillingly

A type of medicine that helps prevent coughing

To vomit violently