tenses dilemmas
Teacher: Today we’re going to talk about tenses. Now, if I say I am beautiful, which tense is it?Student: Obviously, the past tense.picture and text are from http://www.englishdroid.com/tenses.htmlAs...
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The new buzzword for your feet is spelled crocs.The company behind this shoes is based in Boulder, Colorado and it was founded in 2002.Although this lightweight plastic shoes were at the outset...
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While browsing the web this week, I've hit on a first-rate link which offers viewers the opportunity to watch a wide selection of the most fashionable series nowadays.Currently, I'm taking pleasure in...
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George Bernard Shaw's quotes:"A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth.""Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.""Lack...
View Articlean idiom a week
The idiom for this week is:to look like something the cat brought/dragged inMeaning:If someone looks like something the cat brought in, they are very untidy and dirty:You can't possibly go to school...
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A garda pulls over a speeding car. He says, "I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir." The driver says, "Are you sure? I had it on cruise control at 60, perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating." Not...
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Christian Lacroix (full name-Christian Marie Marc Lacroix) is a French fashion designer born in Arles on May 16, 1951.His childhood was spent delighting in Provencal and Gypsy traditions, theatre,...
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This week I have been getting a thrill out of watching and listening to my dearest series CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) on this link:http://www.tv-links.co.uk/index.do/11. Why is CSI my best-loved...
View ArticleMadeleine's abduction
1. FactsThe three-year-old Madeleine McCann was abducted from the Mark Warner's Ocean Club family resort (situated in the Algarve region in Portugal) on the 4th of May while her parents were dining at...
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This weeks' writing post revolves around the correct usage of short forms in English.Everything I will be writing about is adapted from the May issue of Spotlight magazine.1. Short forms common in...
View Articlereading-Mother's Day
As tomorrow is Mother's Day in many countries around the world, this post is dedicated to the intricate history of Mother's Day in the USA and Mothering Sunday in the UK.1. The history of Mother's Day...
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Another Thursday. Another stint at Prince Charles pub. Our topic of conversation this time was tattoos.If I cast my mind back a few years, I would remember how my fellow grammar school friends got...
View Articledriving over lemons
Finally I've managed to get my hands on the book "Driving over lemons" by the one-time drummer of Genesis Chris Stewart.Before immersing myself in the book, I went to check what my trusted friends,...
View ArticleAmericans talk about their jobs
This week I would like to introduce you to an amazingly brave soul namely Janice Lejeune who despite being deaf-blind works as a merchandise handler.Her life story reads something like this:For many...
View ArticleIreland from a Polish perspective
Yesterday I read a post from Krystian's blog where he was going on about the integration of the ever-growing Polish community in Ireland and how the integration is still in its infancy. The rough...
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As Mandel is both a nature and cycling enthusiast, in the posts I've read from her last she wrote about the Iron Horse Trail and the Rattlesnake lake.The Iron Horse Trail (picture above) is located in...
View Articlelife with a French man
In a post I read on this blog yesterday Thomas wrote about the fact that he doesn't consider France to be a democratic country. How come?Well, democracy should be about the power for the people by the...
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As our listening exam is looming, I have here a collection of the superior listening quizzes for academic...
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Although this book has an excruciatingly long title, you shouldn't be put off by it as "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" ranks high amongst my...
View Articledating-part 2
For all of you hopelessly romantic people out there here is the second part of the "useful-vocabulary-for-dating" series:Two days later, Sandra is talking to her friend Ivana on the phone.Sandra: He's...
View ArticleFrightened by phrasal verbs?
When teachers talk about phrasal verbs it gives many a English learner the willies as the grammar and the meaning of this verbs is so knotty.Unluckily, native English speakers adore to blend a few...
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The hottest clothing trend of this summer have to be embellished dresses, which have a rapidly growing fanbase amongst the Hollywood stars and starlets.If, as a mere mortal, you too wish to jump on the...
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E.M.Forster quotes:"If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.""You can transmute love, muddle it, ignore it... but you...
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The rich American couldn't undertand why the Irish angler was lying lazily beside his boat on the beach, smoking a pipe. "Why aren't you out fishing?" asked the American. "Because I have caught enough...
View Articlean idiom a week
This weeks' idiom is very sweet:a piece of cake- something that is extremely easy to do or to achieve:Fixing that door hinge should be a piece of cake for Fred.
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