суббота, 26 апреля 2014 г.
пятница, 25 апреля 2014 г.
English Humour
We declined to drink the river
We found ourselves short of water at Hambledon Lock; so we took our jar and went up to the lock-keeper’s house to beg for some.
George was our spokesman. He put on a winning smile, and said: “Oh, please could you spare us a little water?”
четверг, 24 апреля 2014 г.
среда, 23 апреля 2014 г.
How To Ask & Answer “Do You Mind”
A lot of English learners tell me that they have trouble with the question, “Do you mind….” It’s a bit of a complicated question to ask and answer, partly because of the meaning of the word mind. As a verb, mind means
Nouns and Collocations with -ING
You’ve probably already learned that we can use -ED adjectives to describe how a person feels, and -ING adjectives to describe the thing, person, situation, or event that causes the feeling:
I’m tired. My
job is very tiring.
“tired” describes “I”, and “tiring” describes “job”
“tired” describes “I”, and “tiring” describes “job”
We’re bored. This
movie is boring.
вторник, 22 апреля 2014 г.
Casual “Like” For Informal English
I was like, so tired last night, I fell asleep in my clothes!
I worked a lot last week. I think I was in the office like, 65 hours all together. So when I got home last night I was like, so tired. I feel asleep on the sofa with my clothes on. When I woke up it was like, 5:00 am. My roommate was up as well. He was like, “Why are you up so early?” I explained my situation.
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