воскресенье, 7 сентября 2014 г.

суббота, 6 сентября 2014 г.

четверг, 4 сентября 2014 г.

Flabby & Redundant Words and Phrases

Find and ruthlessly remove the following flabby words and phrases from your writing:
  1. About – Try not to use this term when discussing quantities. Use “approximately” or a range instead. Ex: About 20 people attended. Better: Approximately 20 people attended. Or: Fifteen to twenty people attended.

Collocations with the word CAR


вторник, 2 сентября 2014 г.

The Cat's Meow!



Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud  or satisfied with himself, we say he “looks like the cat  that ate the canary.”