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A short video to teach different health-related vocabulary:
Source:www.efllearning.jp
A short video to teach different health-related vocabulary:
Source:www.efllearning.jp
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Tomato/Potato
18/12/12
Tomato/Potato:
The usual quote is: "You say 'to-may-to', I say 'to-mah-to'", but it's actually a misquote -- it's "You like 'to-may-to', I like 'to-mah-to'" and it's from a song called Let's Call the Whole Thing Off. It's been sung by many different people and the lyrics vary, but here's part of the version sung by Fred Astaire:
You say "ee-ther" and I say "eye-ther",
You say "nee-ther" and I say "ny-ther";
Ee-ther, eye-ther, nee-ther, ny-ther!
Let's call the whole thing off!
You like "po-tay-to" and I like "po-tah-to",
You like "to-may-to" and I like "to-mah-to";
Po-tay-to, po-tah-to, to-may-to, to-mah-to!
Let's call the whole thing off!
It's about differences in dialect, and different pronunciations of the words "either", "neither", "potato" and "tomato" (although I have never heard anyone pronounce "potato" as "po-tah-to"). Because "to-may-to" is the usual American pronunciation and "to-mah-to" the usual British pronunciation, the line is usually quoted in reference to the difference between British and American English.
Source: www.usingenglish.com
Tomato/Potato:
You say "ee-ther" and I say "eye-ther",
You say "nee-ther" and I say "ny-ther";
Ee-ther, eye-ther, nee-ther, ny-ther!
Let's call the whole thing off!
You like "po-tay-to" and I like "po-tah-to",
You like "to-may-to" and I like "to-mah-to";
Po-tay-to, po-tah-to, to-may-to, to-mah-to!
Let's call the whole thing off!
It's about differences in dialect, and different pronunciations of the words "either", "neither", "potato" and "tomato" (although I have never heard anyone pronounce "potato" as "po-tah-to"). Because "to-may-to" is the usual American pronunciation and "to-mah-to" the usual British pronunciation, the line is usually quoted in reference to the difference between British and American English.
Source: www.usingenglish.com
Thursday 5 July 2012
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Phrasal Verbs
Most used phrasal verbs
Source: www.grammar.net
Inseparable phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs are two-word verbs consisting of a verb and a preposition or an adverb participle. There are two kinds of phrasal verbs – separable and non-separable.
In the case of separable phrasal verbs, the particle can go before or after the object. The two-parts of a separable phrasal verb must be separated when the object is a pronoun.
The two parts of an inseparable phrasal verb cannot be separated. They go together even when the object is a personal pronoun. Here is a list of the most common inseparable phrasal verbs.
Call on = visit
He continued to call on us even after moving to another city.
Get over = recover from sickness or disappointment
It is not easy to get over a broken heart.
Go over = review
Students must go over their lessons before the exam.
Go through = use up, consume
He has already gone through all his money.
The world will soon go through its coal reserves.
Look after = take care of
Who will look after your cat when you are gone?
Look into = investigate
The police should look into the possibility of sabotage.
Run across = find by chance
At the college reunion, I ran across several old friends of mine.
Run into = meet
I ran into Peter yesterday.
Wait on = serve
It was sad to see him wait on tables.
Source: www.englishpractice.com
Source: www.grammar.net
Inseparable phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs are two-word verbs consisting of a verb and a preposition or an adverb participle. There are two kinds of phrasal verbs – separable and non-separable.
In the case of separable phrasal verbs, the particle can go before or after the object. The two-parts of a separable phrasal verb must be separated when the object is a pronoun.
The two parts of an inseparable phrasal verb cannot be separated. They go together even when the object is a personal pronoun. Here is a list of the most common inseparable phrasal verbs.
Call on = visit
He continued to call on us even after moving to another city.
Get over = recover from sickness or disappointment
It is not easy to get over a broken heart.
Go over = review
Students must go over their lessons before the exam.
Go through = use up, consume
He has already gone through all his money.
The world will soon go through its coal reserves.
Look after = take care of
Who will look after your cat when you are gone?
Look into = investigate
The police should look into the possibility of sabotage.
Run across = find by chance
At the college reunion, I ran across several old friends of mine.
Run into = meet
I ran into Peter yesterday.
Wait on = serve
It was sad to see him wait on tables.
Source: www.englishpractice.com
Tuesday 3 July 2012
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