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2017/05/25

The Weather

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2017/02/20

Vocabulary: Jobs

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2016/10/04

Macmillan Dictionary online

Here you are an interesting online dictionary of Englishh which gives you the word's definition, its phonetic transcription and its pronunciation.

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http://www.macmillandictionary.com/

2016/03/14

As noun:

1. A short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people: The commandos made/staged/carried out a daring raid (on the enemy.

2. The act of entering a place by force in order to steal from it: Millions of dollars were stolen in a bank raid last night.

3. An occasion when the police enter a place suddenly in order to find someone or something: The drugs were found during a police raid on the house.

As verb:

1. Attack a place suddenly: The nomads raide the enemy camp and captured over 100 camels.

2. (of the police) To enter a place suddenly in order to find someone or something: Police officers from the organized crime division raided businesses in central London.

3. (informal) To take something from a place, usually secretly: I caught Tony raiding the fridge.

Info taken from the Cambridge Online Dictionary:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/raid

2015/12/06

The Months of the Year

Writing the Date

There are several different ways to write the date in English. They vary from formal to informal, and there are differences between British and American English.

The following table shows some typical formats:

Format	British: day-month-year	American: month-day-year
A	the Fourteenth of March, 2011	March the Fourteenth, 2011
B	14th March 2011	March 14th, 2011
C	14 March 2011	March 14, 2011
D	14/3/2011	3/14/2011
E	14/3/11	3/14/11
F	14/03/11	03/14/11

Note: which format to use is a question of formality, politeness and personal choice. Generally, the longer formats, such as B or C, are more polite (since they show more respect for the reader). Shorter formats, such as D or E, are used in less formal situations, for example a memo, a letter between friends or an impersonal business letter. Format F is rather official and is typically seen on an invoice or an official or technical document. Format A is extremely formal and mainly used on printed items, for example a wedding invitation. The numerical formats may use a full stop (.) or hyphen (-) instead of a slash (/), for example: 14.3.2011 or 03-14-11.

Ordinal numbers

Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000
1	st	first	11	th	eleventh	21	st	twenty-first			31	st	thirty-first
2	nd	second	12	th	twelfth	22	nd	twenty-second			40	th	fortieth
3	rd	third	13	th	thirteenth	23	rd	twenty-third			50	th	fiftieth
4	th	fourth	14	th	fourteenth	24	th	twenty-fourth			60	th	sixtieth
5	th	fifth	15	th	fifteenth	25	th	twenty-fifth			70	th	seventieth
6	th	sixth	16	th	sixteenth	26	th	twenty-sixth			80	th	eightieth
7	th	seventh	17	th	seventeenth	27	th	twenty-seventh			90	th	ninetieth
8	th	eighth	18	th	eighteenth	28	th	twenty-eighth			100	th	one hundredth
9	th	ninth	19	th	nineteenth	29	th	twenty-ninth		1,000		th	one thousandth
10	th	tenth	20	th	twentieth	30	th	thirtieth	1,000,000			th	one millionth

Form

Spelling of Ordinal Numbers

Just add th to the cardinal number:

four - fourth
eleven - eleventh

Exceptions:

one - first
two - second
three - third
five - fifth
eight - eighth
nine - ninth
twelve - twelfth

In compound ordinal numbers, note that only the last figure is written as an ordinal number:

421st = four hundred and twenty-first
5,111th = five thousand, one hundred and eleventh

Figures

When expressed as figures, the last two letters of the written word are added to the ordinal number:

first = 1st
second = 2nd
third = 3rd
fourth = 4th
twenty-sixth = 26th
hundred and first = 101st

Titles

In names for kings and queens, ordinal numbers are written in Roman numbers. In spoken English, the definite article is used before the ordinal number:

Charles II - Charles the Second
Edward VI - Edward the Sixth
Henry VIII - Henry the Eighth

2015/10/15

British money

The British currency is the Sterling Pound:

British money is based on the decimal system -there are one hundred pence to each pound.

Coins have the values of 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2:

Notes have the values of £5, £10, £20 and £50:

Scottish £1 notes are still in circulation in Scotland. The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man have some different coins and notes from the mainland but the monetary system is the same.

2015/03/21

Jobs

2015/03/17

The difference between SMALL and LITTLE

Sometimes we are not very sure about the differences in the usage of these two adjectives. Here is a brief explanation about it:

When talking about size, both can be used, although small is more common:

I have a small pen case (or) I have a little pen case.
They live in a small house (or) They live in a little house.
Jack drinks water from a small glass (or) Jack drinks water from a little glass

Little is also used to mean young when talking about children, whereas small can be used to describe the height of the child:

Jack is a polite little boy → This means Jack is a polite young boy.
There are several little children playing in the park.
Jack is small for his age.
Small children cannot ride this roller coaster.

We also use little (or) a little + non-countable noun to talk about quantity. When used this way, little has a negative nuance or the feeling of dissatisfaction and a little has a positive nuance or the feeling of satisfaction:

I have little free time this afternoon, so I can’t finish my work.→ This means I only have a small amount of time and I am not satisfied with that.
I have a little free time this afternoon, so I think I can finish my work. → This means I have a small amount of time and I am satisfied with that.

We also use a little bit of + noun to talk about a small quantity.

You have a little bit of ketchup on your shirt. Did you eat a hot dog?
I ate a little bit of the potato salad. It is very delicious.

Little can also be used to show that something is not very significant. We generally do not use small in this way:

I had a little trouble with the computer today. Not I had a ~~small trouble~~ with the computer.

Small is also used in comparative sentences. It is uncommon to use little this way:

Cats are generally smaller than dogs. Not Cats are generally ~~littler~~ than dogs

2015/03/02

Days of the week vocabulary game - Unscramble the word

Follow this link to play the game online

game source: http://www.manythings.org/

EPA Bergara-Oñati-Soraluze-Antzuola HHI - English

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