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?

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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...'. 

London - City Tour 2017

Passive In The Subordinate Clause

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate active or passive verb form.

1. It seems that somebody ..................... the room.

was cleaned;     has cleaned;     has been cleaned

American English Pronunciation

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