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01/10/2013

1. A Loaf of bread2. A piece of paper 3. A slice of Pizza4. A Bolt of Lightning5. A deck(roof, ceiling, roofing, deck, soffit, plafond) of cards6. A bunch of bananas7. A bunch of grapes8. A tube of toothpaste9. A gallon of gasoline 10. A kilo of sugar11. A can of Pepsi12. A box of cereal (grain) Anwj13. A bowl of soup 14. A tub of margarine nklI mKx15. A bar of soap16. A carton (gqy dw fbw) of milk

Word of the day is 'spoilt'. ibgiVAw hoieAwExample: Their parents always showered (vrKw) him with presents; he's so spoilt.

Adapt (AnukUl) or adopt

Much/many/a lot

A lot of luggage / a lot of bags

Not much luggage / not many bags

We use much with uncountable nouns, in negative sentences and questions

- How much money have you got?- I don’t have much time

We use many with plural nouns

- Did you see many people?- I don’t have many cds- I have been to many countries

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A lot of can be used everywhere

- I have a lot of money - I don’t have a lot of friends- Do you have a lot of furniture?- I have got a lot of ides.

Model

May May I go to the conference? I may be able to help you with your project tomorrow

Asking the permissionFuture possibility

Might We might be interrupting their lunch They might make us an offer

Present possibilityFuture “””

Can They can fix the problemThey can’t fix the problemCan I have a cup of coffee?Can I smoke in here?

AbilityInabilityRequestAsking for permission

Could Could you help me?Could I take tomorrow off?We could try unplugging it?I could come to UA next month.I left London, so I could get a job here.

Request Asking for permission Suggestion Future possibility Ability in the past

Will I’ll give you a cal on Monday I’ll take these figures with me.We’ll book your tickets if you like.We’ll see an increase in salary next year

PromiseInstance decision Offer Certain prediction

Would Would you mind if I open a windowWould you make me a coffee?Would you be available at 6 pm tonightWould you like to go out some time?Would you prefer the window seat or the

Asking for permission RequestMaking agreement Invitation Preferences

Shall Shall I get the phone? Or will you?Shall I call a cab?Shall we say at 10 pm at roxy’s then?

Asking what to do?OfferSuggestion

Should You should see a doctor. You don’t look well.We should get a specialist.Salaries should go up next year.

Advice Recommending actionUncertain prediction

Ought to You ought to go to the dentist before you leave. Advice Must You must leave now to catch my train.

Your mustn’t ask too many questions.Obligation/necessity Prohibition

- Have a party,Have a good time ,Have a word,Have a problem ,Have a snack ,Have a drink,Have breakfast,Have lunch ,Have dinne ,Have shower,Have a bath ,Have a swim ,Have a ride,Have fun

Adverbs

How How often When WhereEasily Always After AwayHappily Every day Before EverywhereLoudly Frequently Early HereQuickly Never Now HomeQuietly Often Since InsideSadly Once Soon NearSilently Seldom Today OutsideSlowly Sometimes Yesterday There

Exp : the boy plays the drums loudly!

Verb Meaning ExpAsk someone out Invite on a date Ram asked rami out to drink and a moveAsk around Ask many people the same

questionI asked around but nobody has seen my wallet

Add up to something Equal Your purchases add up to rs 500Back something up Reverse You’ll have to back up your car so that I can

get outBack someone up Support My wife backed me up over my decision to

quite my job. Blow up Explode The racing car blew up after it crashed into

the fenceBlow something up Add air We have to blow 50 balloons up for the

party Break down Stop functioning (vehicle,

machine)Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

Break down Get upset The woman broke down when the police told her that her son had ded

Break something down Divide into similar parts Our teacher broke the final project down into three separate parts

Break in Force entry to a building Somebody broke in last night and stole our stereo

Break into something Enter for obly The fremen had to break into the room to reached the children

Break something in Wear something a few times so that it doesn’t lock/feel new

I need to break these shoes in before we run next week

Break in Interrupt The TV station break in report the news of the president’s death.

Parts of the hear

Hair, temple, ear, earlobe (kMn ptI) , cheek, mouth, lip, chin, jaw, nostril (nk dy AMdr dI glI), nose, eye, eyelash, eyebrow, forehead

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***British English and American English***

British people and American people can always understand each other – but there are a few notable differences between British English and American English

Grammar:

Americans use the present perfect tense less than speakers of British English and a British teacher might mark wrong some things that an American teacher would say are correct.

-US Did you do your homework yet?-Brit. Have you done your homework yet?

-US I already ate.-Brit. I’ve already eaten.

In British English, ‘have got’ is often used for the possessive sense of ‘have’ and ‘have got to’ is informally used for ‘have to’. This is much less common in American English.

-Brit. I’ve got two sisters.-US I have two sisters.

-Brit. I’ve got to go now.-US I have to go now.

There are a number of other minor grammatical differences.

Vocabulary:There are a lot of examples of different words being used in British and American English. Here are a few of the commonest.

angry (Brit.) = mad (US)autumn = fallboot (of a car) = trunkchemist’s = drug storecupboard = closetflat = apartmentlift = elevatornappy = diaperpavement = sidewalkpetrol = gas/gasolinerubbish = trashtap = faucettrousers = pantsThere are British words which many Americans will not understand and vice versa. There are also words which exist in both British and American English but have very different meanings.

Spelling:There are also a number of different spelling rules between British English and American English.

1 Some words that end in ‘-tre’ in British English end in ‘-ter’ in American English. 

-US theater, center-Brit. theatre, centre

2 Some words that end in ‘-our’ in British English end in ‘-or’ in American English.

-US color, labor-Brit. colour, labour

3 Some words are shorter in American English than in British English.

-US catalog, program-Brit. catalogue, programme

Learn English Online- Alone I can "Say"- But together we can "Talk"

- Alone I can "SMILE"- But together we can "LAUGH"

- Alone I can "ENJOY", - But together we can "CELEBRATE".

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Advice and Suggestions

Sometimes other people don't know what to do and they ask us for some advice. Here are ten phrases you can use when you are making suggestions.

Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing

1) I reckon you should stop now2) Why don't you stop now?3) How about stopping now?4) If I were you, I'd stop now.5) I suggest you stop now6) You'd (really) better stop right now.7) I would strongly advise you to stop My advice would be to stop now9) It might be a good idea to stop10)You might try stopping

Learn English OnlinePhrasal verb: get over

Meaning: to recover from something like an illness or a shock

For example:

*get over sth* : How long did it take you to get over the illness?*get over sth* : Tony was heartbroken when his girlfriend left him, and it took him ages to get over it.

Nouns often used as objects with "get over": illness, virus, cold, operation, accident, injury, shock, trauma, heartbreak 

Quick Quiz:Aunty Madge is fine now, but it took her a long time to get over

1.her medicine2.her flu3.her doctor

Note : sth = something

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