Hello, dear Cafetalk Community,
do you know where I got the title phrase "Let's get ready to learn English"? It's from a phrase that is often repeated in the English language. Originally, the announcer Michael Buffer said it before sports events. He would say in an enthusiastic deep voice, "Let's get ready to rumble!" Michael Buffer noticed that everyone was saying it, so he obtained a federal trademark for it in 1992. This turned out to be a brilliant business decision. 
Michael gets paid anywhere from $25,000 to one million dollars (and up) to utter those five famous words. I believe it's the way, Michael Buffer says the phrase that builds up the excitement for the wrestling fans to a frenzied degree. The phrase is also used to begin other types of sports matches and events, for example, boxing, basketball, car races, golf tournaments, etc. Wikipedia also states that: "As of 2009, the catchphrase has generated $400 million in revenue from licensing the trademark." (Wikipedia)
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[Synonyms]
Today, I would like to talk about synonyms and how to use them. Do you want to build your English vocabulary? I think a wonderful way is to look up a particular English word (that you don't already know, for example,) and look up its synonyms. I think you will be surprised at how many different ways you can find to say the same thing in English. (*As some examples, please take a look at the many ways you can say good (above) and bad (below) in the synonym charts.
I'm sure you already know that especially in English writing, you don't want to repeat the same word twice in one sentence. So, you end of using the synonym sometimes to express what you have to say.
The ways to look up synonyms online is especially easy with the Internet. You can either:
1.) Search the word in your browser's search box followed by a colon (:) and the word definition.
For example: [definition: amplify] or [amplify: definition]
The best thing to do is to search for reputable and established online dictionaries. Following are some web links you can use to get to authoritative online American and British dictionaries. (In case you don't already know, "authoritative" means resources and information you can trust as valid, accurate, and true).
1.) Merriam-Webster Dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/
2.) Oxford English Dictionary: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/
3.) Cambridge English Dictionary: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
4.) Dictionary.com https://www.dictionary.com/
Additionally, I'd like to mention that all of these online dictionaries' websites have a dictionary tab and a thesaurus tab. You will get the synonyms from either tab, however, it is easier to use the thesaurus tab to obtain the synonyms that you're looking for directly. If you end up searching in the dictionary side of the online website, the synonyms will automatically come up along with the definition of the word. Sometimes, you have to hit the "more" link to get the entire list of synonyms. Either way, it's a fun way to look up words to find different ways to express the same meaning.
For example, if I look up the word "agitated" in the dictionary and I will guess the meaning will be similar to something like; an extreme state of anxiety. (I will Dictionary.com Online Dictionary, for the sake of this example.)
[It states the definition as follows:]