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There are nine parts of speech in English: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, articles, verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. This means that every word in an English sentence belongs to one of the nine parts (or groups). Remember that words can often belong to more than one group; for example: verb – to demand, to guide, to […]
via How to Write a Sentence: #5 Adjectives & Adverbs; Nine Parts of Speech — Mary’s English Blog
There is so much information about how to be successful in life: self-help books, videos, the internet. It can be overwhelming. Would you like to know how your brain filters the information that it receives? How about using visualization to reprogram your brain to recognize opportunity? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your brain could spot […]
via Train your brain to recognize opportunity — Mary’s English Blog
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2HhYpjn) When I was growing up, being generous was considered a ‘family’ word. That meant that when you are around family generosity was to be accepted as the most important personality trait to have. As kids we never wanted to share (of course, we were kids! We wanted everything for ourselves!) but we […]
via GENEROSITY is a connector – Choose to be GENEROUS with your English — The FUTURE of Learning
Click on the picture below to find out the meaning of the idiom HAVING A WHALE OF A TIME. Once on the site, you can click on Follow at the bottom of the page to receive more pictures and explanations of idioms FREE. WHALE OF A TIME ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼ ∼
Originally posted on The FUTURE of Learning: (Photo credit: http://bit.ly/2pHc4tV) What use is a university degree other than being able to throw your hat into the air in celebration that the whole thing is over!! When I was young (1000 years ago!), to have a university degree was really something. It meant that you were…
via What USE is a UNIVERSITY degree? — The FUTURE of Learning
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Shania Twain sings a song called “You’re Still The One” which has several Relative Clauses in the chorus. (See also Shakira, and One Republic.) Links below: one link is the official music video, and the other link has lyrics only, so that you can sing while you’re listening. Because she sings the chorus three times, […]
via A Song containing Relative Clauses: #2 — Mary’s English Blog
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Shania Twain sings a song called “You’re Still The One” which has several Relative Clauses in the chorus. (See also Shakira, and One Republic.) Links below: one link is the official music video, and the other link has lyrics only, so that you can sing while you’re listening. Because she sings the chorus three times, […]
via A Song containing Relative Clauses: #2 — Mary’s English Blog
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If you would like to improve your English speaking and listening, watch this video from New English File Elementary. It features speakers from England and The United States. The conversations are written under the video. Listen carefully and repeat what you hear: Conversation 1: Checking out Receptionist: Good morning, sir. Mark: Good morning. Can I have […]
via Easy Listening – Practical and Social English #8 — Mary’s English Blog
I’d like to think that these days, as we all have cameras on our phone, that we are taking more pictures than ever, because we are constantly curious about the world out there and want to capture it to discover more. Perhaps that is so, but as the picture above shows, are we really taking […]
via Let CURIOSITY continue to be the cornerstone of learning — The FUTURE of Learning