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Why spoken English is difficult to understand
A lot of English learners have trouble understanding what native English speakers say.

One reason that real English is difficult to understand is that the English in classrooms and textbooks is very different from how people really speak. Some of the di[r]

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Effortlless EnglishA KISS MINI STORY BHello. Welcome to mini story B. Let’s continue. Carlos asked the girl, “Why won’tyou talk to me?” Would the girl talk to him? In the past, before, would she talk tohim? No, no. She wouldn’t – she would not – talk to him.[r]

TOPIC FOR WRITING CLASS 9 Unit 10 Things to do to when have a trip to space Things to be seen when a trip have to space  LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS PREPARE FOR THE SPACE TRIP   Perhaps travelling to the space is everyone’s wish. If we decide to take th[r]

VOCABULARY: BUYING AND SELLINGComplete this text with the following words or expressions:In excellent condition – as good as new – the latest model – state of the art –second-hand – used – available now – on the market – hand-crafted – brand new –made by hand – still in its packaging –[r]

ÔN TẬP VỀ THÌ CỦA ĐỘNG TỪ
Supply the correct tense. 1 They (just decide) __________ that they (undertake) ___________ the job. 2 We (go) ___________ to the theatre last night. 3 He usually (write) __________ in green ink. 4 She (play) __________ the piano when our guests (arrive) __________ last n[r]

Errors in the use of relative pronounsCorrect the following sentences1. Jack, that is my friend, is a good boy.2. Last year we visited Shimla that is perhaps the best hill station in India.3. This is the house whom I purchased from Peter.4. We bought some grapes from whose we extracted[r]

Comparatives, Equatives and SuperlativesComplete the following sentences using a superlative._________is one of the________________(friendly)people you know.The____________(good) thing about you is:______________________The ________(wonderful) song you’ve heard is:[r]

Everybody wants to make a good impression when they meet someone for thefirst time, but did you know that 80 % of the impression you give comes notfrom the words you say but from your body language? Following these tips willhelp you to feel mor[r]

Planning toosoon can shutthe door onnew ideas.You can’t force ideas. The best ones often come when you’re nottrying to control your brain too much. They often feel as if theyhave come out of nowhere.They haven’t really come from nowhere, though—they’ve comeout of your brain—but[r]

The pressing problem for Blackmore was making a quick adjustment to the American lifestyle that felt likeit was run by a stopwatch. For this easygoing Australian, Americans seemed like perpetual-motionmachines. “Americans are very time-oriented,” Blackmore says. “Everything is d[r]

Exercise 1. Fill in “where, whose, who, which, why or when”
Having visited a few countries (1.)______ the climate is different to yours, you will appreciate how important it is to plan carefully before travelling. Not planning well enough is the reason (2.) ______some holidays can go wrong. A holid[r]

English Banana.comTest Your Spelling SkillsA Letter to Aunt MonicaSee if you can find all the spelling and punctuation mistakes in Sandy’s letter:25th september 2004cardiff, uKDear aunt MonicaThank you very much fo your letter. It was greet to get a letter from [r]

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Professor: And thus we reach the second of our three pillars of operating systems: concurrency. Student: I thought there were four pillars...? Professor: Nope, that was in an older version of the book. Student: Umm... OK. So what is concurrency, oh wonderful professor? Professor: Well, imagine we ha[r]

Further ExamplesExample 2:Question:Science and technology have helped the world make many advances. The Arts, such aspainting, theatre and dance, to name just three examples, however, are also valuable.What things do the Arts provide to the world that Science and Technolo[r]

Incongruence is often the reason some behaviors areso hard to change. Issues like smoking, excessive drinking,weight loss, etc. are problematic because some part of youwants to change but another part (often an unconsciouspart) of you derives some positive gain from the behavior[r]

That's Peter, the ____________ has just arrived at the airport.The shopping centre is a place __________you can buy a lot of things.Write one sentence:My father lives near the sea. He loves sailing____________________________________________________________________[r]

Direct to indirect speech: General rulesWhen we report something usin the exact words of the speaker, we use direct speech. When we reportsomething in our own words, we use indirect speech.Direct speech: The boy said, ‘I’m happy with my results.’Indirect speech: The boy said that he was happy[r]