English Grammar: When is It OK to Use “Foods” and “Fruits”? October 13, 2010 by Melanie One of the first “rules” that English students learn is that uncountable nouns can’t be used in the plural form. As you continue studying English, you start seeing foods and fruits, and you wonder, “is the rule wrong?” There […]
Month: October 2010
Canada Fun Fact #4 – We Remember When Alanis Morissette Was a Teenage Dance-pop Singer Called ‘Alanis’! (video included)
Canada Fun Fact #4 – We Remember When Alanis Morissette Was a Teenage Dance-pop Singer Called ‘Alanis’! (video included) October 10, 2010 by Melanie When Alanis was 11 years old, she was on a Canadian sketch-comedy TV show called “You Can’t Do That on Television.” (You can watch some clips of the show on YouTube!) […]
English Grammar: The First 1st Conditional
English Grammar: The First 1st Conditional October 10, 2010 by Melanie Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The first (1st) conditional is the possible conditional. It is used to talk about possible future events and their likely results. If this event happens or if this condition exists, this […]
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English Grammar: The First 1st Conditional October 10, 2010 by Melanie Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The first (1st) conditional is the possible conditional. It is used to talk about possible future events and their likely results. If this event happens or if this condition exists, this […]
The 1st (First) Conditional English Sentence Structure
The 1st (First) Conditional English Sentence Structure October 10, 2010 by Melanie Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 Grammar is the way words are organized into sentences. It’s important to remember that not all English sentences follow grammar “rules.” However, there are sentence structures you can learn that make it easier for you to express your thoughts. […]
The 1st (First) Conditional English Sentence Structure
The 1st (First) Conditional English Sentence Structure October 10, 2010 by Melanie Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 Grammar is the way words are organized into sentences. It’s important to remember that not all English sentences follow grammar “rules.” However, there are sentence structures you can learn that make it easier for you to express your thoughts. […]
Vocabulary – Page 7
English Vocabulary: Idioms with “Baby”! October 8, 2010 by Melanie Leave a Comment to have a baby/to expect a baby When I talked about my friend in the listening lesson, I said… My oldest friend in the world just had her first baby! Did you notice I used the verb have? When a woman is […]
English Vocabulary: Idioms with “Baby”!
English Vocabulary: Idioms with “Baby”! October 8, 2010 by Melanie Leave a Comment to have a baby/to expect a baby When I talked about my friend in the listening lesson, I said… My oldest friend in the world just had her first baby! Did you notice I used the verb have? When a woman is […]
Vocabulary – The Stages of Life!
Vocabulary – The Stages of Life! October 6, 2010 by Melanie Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 (Photo by daskar) a preemie = a preemie is baby that is born ‘prematurely’ – before it has completely developed in the mother’s womb. Generally it takes 37 weeks/9 months for a baby to fully develop, so if a […]
English Grammar: The Second 2nd Conditional
English Grammar: The Second 2nd Conditional October 3, 2010 by Melanie Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The second (2nd) conditional is the present hypothetical conditional. Hypothetical means imaginary or not real. Use the second conditional when you want to imagine that the present, right now, is different […]