суббота, 29 июня 2013 г.
Good vs. Well
Ichiro plays very well. Everyone says he’s a good player.
A lot of people (including some native speakers) have trouble with good and well. Have a look at the paragraph below and see if you can catch the difference.
пятница, 28 июня 2013 г.
Using Can
Can you help me?
Can is a modal verb in English grammar, and has a few different meanings. Today, I am going to show you how we use can in both statements and questions.
четверг, 27 июня 2013 г.
“My watch” by Mark Twain
My beautiful new watch had run eighteen months without losing or gaining, and without breaking any part of its machinery or stopping. I had come to believe it infallible in its judgments about the time of day, and to consider its constitution and its anatomy imperishable. But at last, one night,
вторник, 25 июня 2013 г.
Should, could, would
понедельник, 24 июня 2013 г.
Order a takeout
“It's so much easier to order something than to spend all that time going to the grocery store, cooking, washing dishes... Not to mention I'm not that good of a cook to begin with.”
You don't cook very much. Instead, you like to order takeout from restaurants. Now you're talking with a friend about why you do that.