It is a known fact that learning to use a foreign language even at the elementary level means learning to build simple though grammatically correct and meaningful sentences. To do so we always have to remember that any sentence must: Ø have a verb Ø have a subject Ø express a complete…
Наверное, каждый помнит из школы непрерывные наставления учителя: читать нужно с интонацией! Независимо от того, стихотворение это или проза, надо пытаться передать таким образом настроение стихотворения или характер героя, воссоздать яркую картину изображаемого! A bit challenging, isn’t it? Гораздо…
This time I am going to draw your attention to some delicate item of the English language. To begin with, you’ve got to remember that each time you learn new vocabulary, it is important to make sure you know the following: • the meaning of the word you’re learning; • collocation…
Let us act on what we have, since we have not what we wish. Cardinal J. Newman Проходят последние дни 2010 г., песчинка за песчинкой уходят в вечность... А мы шагаем вперед, переходим очередной рубеж... Что там впереди? Об этом мы спросим завтра, а сегодня давайте-ка совершим путешествие по уже пройденным…
Many of us are in search of the ways to improve our English, and in general, the language we speak, because we realize that the language says a lot about the person himself, and in this way would definitely witness about one’s education and character. If you speak a good language, no matter which…
To begin with, I’d like to ask you if you see any difference between the following two sentences, apart from the fact that in the second one commas are used: My aunt who is from Athens is coming to visit me next week and My aunt, who is from Athens, is coming to visit me next week. The humble…
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. Erica Jong Сегодня я подумала о том, как редко на самом деле я обращаюсь к комуто за советом. Свидетельствует ли это об отсутствии в моей жизни настоящих авторитетов, или о полной моей самостоятельности в принятии решений?…
What to say - good or well — and what’s the difference? If you’re stewing over these questions, you have problems . . . specifically, the problems in distinguishing between ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS. In your writing or speaking, of course, you don’t need to stick labels on adjectives…
Have you seen words like "gonna" or "wanna" and wondered what they mean? Perhaps you have looked up these expressions in a dictionary and been unable to find them. That's because these words are "informal contractions" or short forms of other words that people use when…
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