msmornington dichotomy (noun) [pronounce: dai-ko-to-my] – a division into two things, parts or groups that don’t go together dichotomous (noun) – divided into two things, parts or groups that don’t go together dichotomously (adverb) – divided into two things, parts or groups that don’t go together dichotomousness (noun) – the quality that something is divided into two things,… Continue reading Word to the Wise: Dichotomy
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By Jacqueline Schaalje Ana Paula Vargas Maia The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is a magnificent poem I’ve read many times and yet it never bores me. In my opinion, you can read this poem every few years and not only find some new things in it, but read it as if it’s completely… Continue reading Poetry Time: Easy English Explanation of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot
If you falter in a time of trouble, _____________– if you do nothing in difficult times, it means your strength is limited. Note: falter = begin to fail or hesitate Choose the right answer: How weak is your friend. How small you are. How small is your strength. You’re a weakling. scroll down for… Continue reading Instant Proverb: If you fail in a time of trouble, _____________
by Jacqueline Schaalje aherrero Feeling a little irregular? How are you on your irregular verbs? Remember your catch, caught, caught and sit, sat, sat? Good. If you’re not quite sure, keep reading. First an old article that practises catch caught and other verbs with ght in the past form. I’ve put the exercise online. Okay,… Continue reading Irregular Verbs with i and a – Past Simple
condone (verb) – excuse = to let something pass that you don’t approve of condonable (adjective) – excusable Examples: He forgot to buy her flowers, but she condoned it. He condoned her occasional outbursts of bad temper. Pro-life activists can’t condone abortion. Racism in any form can’t be condoned. Discrimination isn’t condonable either. Her parents… Continue reading Word to the Wise: Condone
By Jacqueline Schaalje Stuart Pilbrow: Hide and Seek Before I give you the exercise, have a look at the past simple forms of these verbs: Verb Past Simple teach taught catch caught buy bought bring brought seek sought fight fought think thought Note: Seek means to look for (search). As you’ve noticed, all the verbs have… Continue reading Easy Practice of Past Simple – Irregular Forms with GH
In a __________ – very fast, very soon Choose the right answer: jiffy yuppy peanut crack Note: a jiffy is a 0.01 second. scroll down for the answer scroll some more Steve Snodgrass The right answer is: jiffy. Here are some examples of how you can use it: Margaret, are you coming? – In a jiffy. When… Continue reading Instant Idiom: In a __________
askance (adjective, adverb) – not in a direct way, or with doubt or mistrust Jack the Tripper Examples: Does your askance look mean you don’t believe me? Lots of people will look at you with an askance frown when you tell them there are lots of planets in the universe that have organisms living on them.… Continue reading Word to the Wise: askance
Not one of my favourite bands, but a lot of their songs are simple, funny and sassy, and well, I think they’re, in one word, grrreat. They remind me of the Beatles. I’ve put some of Blur’s nineties classics in the form of gap songs on the website. You know the formula: click on the link to listen to… Continue reading Gap Songs by Blur
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