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Mar 05
Some adjectives need a preposition before their object. There doesn’t seem to be a logical rule, I’m afraid! We just need to learn them. A solution ACCEPTABLE TO all involved. They are ACCUSTOMED TO the attention. Will the room be ADEQUATE FOR your needs? I’m AFRAID OF spiders – especially big ones!! I was not …
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Mar 13
Verbs & Prepositions Some verbs are usually followed by prepositions before the object of the verb. These are called dependent prepositions and they are followed by a noun or a gerund (‘ing’ form). He’s waiting for a bus. For is the dependent preposition for ‘wait’ We can use other prepositions with ‘wait’ – e.g. He waited at …
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Mar 13
When a verb follows a preposition, the verb must be in the gerund form [verb+ing]. This is a rules that has no exception. A lot of prepositions follow verbs (adjust to, agree with, depend on, etc), and if a second verb follows the prepositions , it MUST be gerund. Verb + Preposition + Gerund adapt …
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Mar 10
I had a special request for Forest Animals on my Instagram account so I found this image of a postcard online and thought it would be interesting to share. These are animals of the Black Forest. If you have any questions or doubts, please ask in the comments or send me a private message. Follow …
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Mar 10
Here is a slide of some common men’s clothing: Sweater (jumber) Shirt Jeans Gloves Cap Suit Hawaiian shirt Singlet Business shoes Flip-flops Shorts Cardigan Jacket Shoes Bow tie Sleeveless shirt Vest Long-sleeved shirt (top) Polo shirt Jumper (sweater) Trench coat Bath robe Cargo pants Swim trunks Blazer If you have any questions or doubts, …
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Mar 10
Here is some vocabulary for common vegetables. In this image you can see the following vegetables: Zucchini Tomatoes Sweet potatoes Radishes Pumpkins Potatoes Peas Onions Eggplant Green beans Lettuse Mushrooms Cauliflower Celery Corn Cucumber Broccoli Brussels srouts Cabbage Carrots Artichoke Asparagus Beetroot (beets) Bell pepper Do you like vegetables? Are you vegetarian? Are you …
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Mar 10
Many people confuse these two expressions. And while they are similar, there is a very important difference. ON time – This referrs to when you have an appointment or scheduled time to be somewhere or do something. The meeting starts at 2 pm. I have to be on time. (If I’m late something bad will …
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Mar 08
The verb “to bear” has a few different meanings in English. to carry – They arrived bearing gifts. to support – The wall can’t bear the weight of the building. to endure – She can’t bear his bad moods. to turn and follow a direction – Bear left at the fork ahead. to give birth …
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Mar 06
When we ask WHAT DO YOU DO?, we want to know what you do for a living. So,… We need to pay attention to the article (a, an, no article): We use ‘a’ when the profession is singular and begins with a consonant sound. We use ‘an‘ when the profession is singular and begins with …
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Mar 06
There are two voices in English (and most other languages), ACTIVE and PASSIVE. ACTIVE: Isabella ate the burrito. In this sentence the subject, Isabella, performed the action, and the object, the burrito, suffered the action. To express something in the PASSIVE voice, the idea needs to have an OBJECT. Why? Because in the passive voice, …
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