пятница, 8 марта 2013 г.

I mostly wear neutral colors and earth tones

You and a friend are talking about your tastes in fashion. You don't like wearing bright colors, so you describe your taste this way.


mostly (do something) 

четверг, 7 марта 2013 г.

Living Paycheck to Paycheck


If someone is living paycheck to paycheckit means they never save any money. They keep spending all the money they earn. For example, if you earn $1000 USD per month and you spend $1000 USD per month, you are living paycheck to paycheck.

Little Red Riding Hood HiTech

среда, 6 марта 2013 г.

вторник, 5 марта 2013 г.

Ungradable adjectives


Adjectives are words like "small", "green", "old", "nice", "healthy", etc. which describe the characteristics of things.

Most adjectives can be intensified with "very":
  • very small
  • very old
But there are certain adjectives that don't fit well with intensifiers like "very". These ungradable adjectives are

Shetland Ponies



Shetland Ponies Shoot to Fame
Shetland ponies have been recieving a lot of media attention recently and they certainly deserve it.  First, they starred in a campaign to attract visitors to their native country, Scotland. 

Weird tongue-slip