четверг, 20 февраля 2014 г.

Unnecessary prepositions

Sometimes we use prepositions where they are not necessary. While expressions like ‘check up on’ and ‘as from’ are not exactly considered incorrect, they should be avoided in academic and formal writing.

Introduction

There's a new employee at your company. Your boss introduces her. You welcome her.
Nice to meet you. Welcome aboard!

вторник, 18 февраля 2014 г.

Phrases with the Word TIME

ahead of one’s time = having ideas or attitudes that are too advanced for the culture/society at the momentMy grandmother was ahead of her time – she opened her own company in an era when there were few women in the business world.

суббота, 15 февраля 2014 г.

Valentine’s Day

They were made for each other! 
Have a look at this story about a romantic couple, Jack and Diane:

Heteronyms

Avoid saying very... angry


четверг, 13 февраля 2014 г.

The Olympics Vocabulary

A lot of people like to watch the Olympics. I do too. I like the winter Olympics more than the summer Olympics. My favorite Olympic sports are figure skating and downhill skiing. How about you?