The Stork Brings the Baby

In this lesson we'll be watching a scene from the 80s hit show, 'The Cosby Show'. In this episode Dr. Huxtable explains what his job is to his granddaughter.

Prepositions & More

·  Incorrect: I recommend you to take a long vacation.

·  Correct: I recommend that you take a long vacation.

·  Incorrect: Come to here.

·   Correct: Come here.

·  Incorrect: The sun rises from the East.

·   Correct: The sun rises in the East.

·   Incorrect: The thief got in from the window.

·   Correct: The thief got in through the window.

Present Perfect Simple оr Continuous Tense

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.

1. How long ........................ Julie?

have you known;     have you been knowing;     Either could be used here

2. I ............................. all morning. I am tired.

have worked;    have been working;    Either could be used here

3. I ........................ ten letters since morning.

Wrote;       have written;       have been writing

Columbus Day

This is Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, in the United States. It is a federal holiday. That means most federal offices are closed.The holiday honors the first visit to America by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Columbus thought he could reach the Far East by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe.

Do you Make Mistakes?

Minimal Pairs

The story of the Australian pig farmer whose livestock were decimated by floods has been circulating on the Internet recently. A reporter misheard him say that 'Thirty thousand pigs were floating down the river', and reported it as such. In fact, what he had said was: 'Thirty sows and pigs...'.