"Vacation" and "holiday"

"Vacation" and "holiday" are words with similar meanings. They both describe days when you don't go to work or school. There are differences between them, but they can be a little difficult to discover on your own.

Personally, I try to adhere to local customs...

You love to travel. A lot of travelers don't change how they act in different countries. But you like to act like the people who live in that country. You're explaining this idea to an acquaintance who asked about your travels.

Personally, I try to adhere to local customs whenever possible.

"Man in black"

Listen to the song and read the lyrics. Listening to songs is a good way to develop pronunciation ability and improve vocabulary. Johnny Cash is a famous American singer and song writer. He died in 2003. 

It's all turned to slush at this point

It snowed a couple of days ago, but now it's mostly melted. You're talking with one of the other mothers. You say this about the snow.

It's all turned to slush at this point.

Compound Adjectives with Numbers

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In English, they have certain expressions with numbers that are used as nouns and some that are used as adjectives. These are also known as compound adjectives. For today’s English lesson, let’s have a look at how to use them.
It's a one-week old kitten.

Here are the example sentences.

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