Archives for March 2010 The Story of Easter March 31, 2010 by Melanie Leave a Comment Easter is both a religious and secular holiday. The religious holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, while the secular part is a mixture of European traditions celebrating the beginning of spring and modern North American customs. This is […]
Month: March 2010
The Story of Easter
The Story of Easter March 31, 2010 by Melanie Leave a Comment Easter is both a religious and secular holiday. The religious holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, while the secular part is a mixture of European traditions celebrating the beginning of spring and modern North American customs. This is the long and confusing […]
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The Story of Easter March 31, 2010 by Melanie Leave a Comment Easter is both a religious and secular holiday. The religious holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, while the secular part is a mixture of European traditions celebrating the beginning of spring and modern North American customs. This is the long and confusing […]
English Grammar: How to Use the Present Continuous to Talk about the Future
English Grammar: How to Use the Present Continuous to Talk about the Future March 26, 2010 by Melanie Talking about future plans is challenging in English because we use different verb forms and tenses. In this post you’ll learn how to talk about your plans for the weekend. You’ll learn when to use the present […]
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Future: What Are You Doing This Weekend? March 26, 2010 by Melanie Talking about future plans is challenging in English because we use different verb forms and tenses. In this post you’ll learn how to talk about your plans for the weekend. You’ll learn when to use the present continuous, be going to, and […]
How to Say Different Numbers in English! (video)
How to Say Different Numbers in English! (video) March 25, 2010 by Melanie In this video, I show you how to say different numbers in English, including: different ways to say ‘0’ time sports scores money years population This is the third video lesson in the Numbers series: Numbers I – How to Say Numbers […]
The Story of St. Patrick’s Day!
The Story of St. Patrick’s Day! March 17, 2010 by Melanie 4 Comments St Patrick’s Day is a fun day in Canada and the US. It’s not a public holiday so nobody has the day off from work, but it’s a day that many people celebrate. It’s a day to pretend that you are Irish! […]
How to Say Numbers 100 – 1 trillion in English! (video)
How to Say Numbers 100 – 1 trillion! (video) March 16, 2010 by Melanie By the end of this video you’ll be able to say numbers from 100 to 1 trillion (1,000,000,000,000)! Listen to me carefully and repeat each number after me. There is even a short quiz at the end to practice! […]
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English Grammar: Can a gerund be used after the preposition “to”? March 12, 2010 by Melanie It’s important to remember this basic grammar rule: HOWEVER, there is always an exception to the rule in English! Normally, ‘to’ goes with a verb (as part of the infinitive form), not a noun. If, however, the ‘to’ […]
English Grammar: Can a gerund be used after the preposition “to”?
English Grammar: Can a gerund be used after the preposition “to”? March 12, 2010 by Melanie It’s important to remember this basic grammar rule: HOWEVER, there is always an exception to the rule in English! Normally, ‘to’ goes with a verb (as part of the infinitive form), not a noun. If, however, the ‘to’ […]