Archive for May 2009

English vocabulary – Travelling by plane

  Ever wonder how to say certain things when you are travelling by plane? Here is a list of words that might come useful when you travel 1 aisle n. corridor in aeroplane between the seats [there are usually one or two] 2 baggage claim n. place

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Adjective order

Adjective order

Are you confused about using more than one adjective in a sentence? Remember the golden rule that ALL adjectives are put before the noun? Do you worry about where to put which adjective? Well here is the answer: When using more than one adjective to describe a

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Future Tenses

Expressing the future time in English is particularly problematic not only because there are so many different forms to choose from, but also because the distinction between them is not always clear. Here are the different forms and their uses: Will Form There should be no problem

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Stuck for words during the Champions League matches?

Stuck for words during the Champions League matches?

Here’s some help for the final: Football Vocabulary   The Basics   a match two teams playing against each other in a 90-minute game of football   a pitch the area where footballers play a match   a referee the person who makes sure that the players

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Passive II – ‘Have something done’

Passive II – ‘Have something done’

GET / HAVE SOMETHING DONE This construction is passive in meaning. It may describe situations where we want someone else to do something for us. Examples: a. I must get / have my hair cut. b. When are you going to get that window mended? c. We’re

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The Passive

The passive voice is used when we want to focus attention on the person or thing affected by the action. Normally, the performer of the action, or the agent, comes first and is made the subject of the verb and then we use the active form of

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