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Describing neighbohoods

A conversation  descrinbing a neighborhood try to take this dialogue and listen as much aas you can relisten again to paractice with yoursel or a partner take some sentences and question by heart , since you will need it in you dealy life Good luck  

Distance and measurements

conversation distance and measurements

past perfect and past perfect continous

Listen to the dialogue The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past.  It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past. The Past Perfect   Continuous  is used to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past. "For five minutes" and "for two weeks" are both durations which can be used with the Past Perfect Continuous. Notice that this is related to the Present Perfect Continuous; however, the duration does not continue until now, it stops before something else in the past.

what time is it ?

Read and listen  what time is it ? - What time do you get up in the morning? ( every morning )  - I wake up at half past six.  - What time do you have class in the morning?  - Class begins at 8:00 AM.

LIST OF SYNONYMS

Trying to find out synonyms of new words you encounter is a good way of improving English vocabulary. Abroad  - Overseas Accord  - Agreement Admit  - Confess Agree  - Consent Alike  - Same Allow  - Permit Amount  - Quantity Angry  - Mad Answer  - Response Ask  - Inquire Attire  - Dress Away  - Absent Awful  - Terrible Baby -  Infant Beautiful  - Pretty Becoming  - Fitting Beg  - Implore Begin  - Commence Belly  - Stomach Big  - Large Bizarre  - Weird Blank  - Empty Brave  - Bold Broad -  Wide Bucket  - Pail Busy  - Active Calamity  - Disaster Candy  - Sweets Center -  Middle Change -  Transform Chiefly  - Mainly Choosy  - Picky Close  - Shut Collect  - Gather Complete  - Total Confine  - Restrict Confuse  - Mixed Up Cons...

Present simple and present continuous

Present simple and present continuous Related Articles  If only / I wish    The active & passive voice past perfect and past perfect continous Prefixes Relative clauses LINKING WORDS THE PASSIVE VOICE

Relative clauses

What is a relative clause? We can use relative clauses to join two English sentences, or to give more information about something. I bought a new car. It is very fast. → I bought a new car that is very fast. She lives in New York. She likes living in New York. → She lives in New York, which she likes. Defining and Non-defining A  defining relative clause  tells which noun we are talking about: I like the woman who lives next door. (If I don't say 'who lives next door', then we don't know which woman I mean). A  non-defining relative clause  gives us extra information about something. We don't need this information to understand the sentence. I live in London, which has some fantastic parks. (Everybody knows where London is, so 'which has some fantastic parks' is extra information). Defining relative clauses: 1: The relative pronoun is the subject: First, let's consider when the relative pronoun is the subject of ...

Child Labor Essay Writing Sample

Child labor is a situation where young children are employed to work on firms, homes, hotels, and firms. The practice is common in developing countries but is limited in developed nations where it is considered to be illegal and a violation of human rights. The history of child labor can be traced back to the Victorian era. During this period, children were forced to work in mines and factories. Child labor also played a critical role during the industrial revolution. In this case, children as young as five years were forced to work in manufacturing industries under poor working conditions. The introduction of child rights and human rights into the constitution of most countries has slowly curbed child labor. In Britain, for instance, the Factory Acts demands that children not more than ten years should not be allowed to work. Child labor is mainly contributed by poverty. Most parents send their children to work so that they can bring the much needed income. The practice is commo...