вторник, 6 ноября 2012 г.

Present perfect for experience



Is it your case? Enjoy

Conversational phrase


"Daniel Day-Lewis gave an absolutely riveting performance!"
You're discussing a movie with a friend. You've seen it but he hasn't. You thought one of the actors was really, really good. You say: "Daniel Day-Lewis gave an absolutely riveting performance!"

понедельник, 5 ноября 2012 г.

Making Conversation

Introducing yourself
- I’m Sandra. How do you do?
- Hi, I’m Bob. It’s nice to meet you.
- Hi. I don’t think I’ve met you before. I’m Imogen.
- I don’t think we’ve been introduced. I’m Nigel.

Initiating the conversation
- So, do you know anyone here?
- What line of work are you in?
- Where are you from, then?

воскресенье, 4 ноября 2012 г.

On yer bike!

"How does it go?"





Your friend asks whether you know a certain song. You don't recognize the name, so you want her to sing or hum a little bit of it.
- How does it go?

четверг, 1 ноября 2012 г.

On Paper

This is a great phrase that can be used in both spoken and written English. If something looks good “On paper it means that all the information you have seems like the situation would be great. What is goodon paper and what is good “in reality” are often 2 very different things. Here are 2 good examples.