Never Ending English Lessons

Quote of the Day: “I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.”  ~Lily Tomlin as Edith Ann

Go for ZNO 2020: usage problems:  Good, well: ·          Good is an adjective and must not be used as an adverb after an action verb.   Well is usually an adverb and be used after an action verb.   Well can also be an adjective when it is used to mean “healthy.”   Therefore, it can be used after a linking verb, for example, “I feel well.” ·          I am a good singer. I sing well . ·          I feel well, doctor.

The Most Useful Phrasal Verbs: Pass out Faint, lose consciousness. E.g. He got so drunk that he passed out.

Quote of the Day: “Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language”

Idiom of the Day: It’s raining cats and dogs   It’s raining cats and dogs   = raining very heavily

Relax, it's the weekend... just don't blink or it will be over J

The Most Useful Phrasal Verbs: Turn into When something turns into something else, it becomes that thing. E.g. It's amazing that this small seed can turn into a huge tree.

Quote of the Day: “Some choices are easy, some stay with you forever”

Go for ZNO 2020: usage problems:  Among, between: Among  and  between  are prepositions.  Among  is used with three or more items.  Between  is generally used with only two items. E.g John was certainly among the most talented students in his class. John always comes between Frank and myself.

Did you know that…? A flock of crows is known as a murder.

Creative Writing: Global Warming Message Board A message board on a weather website asked its readers to write in with their views on global warming and climate change. What would YOU write? Write your message and share it with us)))

The Most Useful Phrasal Verbs: Look Down On When you  look down on  people, you consider them to be less intelligent, less educated, or from a lower level of society than you. E.g. Some people  look down on  Hank because his father was in prison.

Go for ZNO 2020: Improving Your Listening Skills Try some or all of these tips, and practice a little bit every day as far in advance as you can! ·         Watch DVDs of English movies and television shows (this will help with following conversations) ·        Watch DVDs of English documentaries (this will help with following  lectures) ·        Listen to DVDs on a wide variety of topics and subjects, to get used to hearing different vocabulary and speaking styles ·         … and there is more to come J

Orthodox New Year The  Old New Year  or the  Orthodox New Year  is an informal traditional holiday, celebrated as the start of the  New Year  by the  Julian calendar . In the 20th and 21st centuries, the Old New Year falls on January 14 in the  Gregorian calendar . The same day is celebrated in India as the sun ends its southward journey and starts moving northward

Hey Guys, Good to have you all back at school! Remember to laugh a little louder, smile a little bigger, love a little deeper and walk through life a little slower. O.P.