вторник, 19 февраля 2013 г.

Alligator Shoes

 A young blonde was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana. She wanted a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very reluctant to pay the high prices the local

a bun


Your roommate is going out on a first date. You're helping her decide what to wear and how to style her hair. You suggest a hair style that will make her look mature.                                          What if you put it up in a bun?

понедельник, 18 февраля 2013 г.

a dog person

On the island I’m staying , there are a TON of stray dogs and stray cats.  “Stray” animals, are animals without an owner.  They just live on their own out in the wild.  No one takes care of them.  We usually use the word “stray”

Gerunds Vs. Participles

Today we will have a look at the difference between gerunds and participles. Basically, gerunds function as nouns and participles function as adjectives. Read the paragraph below and see

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воскресенье, 17 февраля 2013 г.

Get Under Someone’s Skin


This is another amazing term that is used all the time in spoken English.

If you “get under someone’s skin” it means you annoy or irritate them.  Whatever you are doing is somehow bothering them.  That’s what “getting under someone’s skin” means.  It could also mean to make someone angry quite easily.
Here are some examples: “I’m not sure why, but that guy really get’s under my skin.”

25 Synonyms for “Deceptive” and “Fake


Many words related to deceptive and fake exist, but some have specific senses for distinctive usage. Here are some alternatives to these terms and the related words deceitful and false and their connotations.
1. Assumed: pretended, as in “an assumed name,” referring to a pseudonym used to conceal one’s identity (and, as a verb, to pretend); also, several unrelated meanings