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Simple past tense worksheet

Fill in the blanks with the correct past tense forms of the verb given in the brackets. I …………………… (have) a strange dream last night. The people …………………….. (yell) at the bull thief. The...

English Idioms

An idiom is a set expression that has a meaning different from the sum of the literal meanings of its components. For example, if you combine the literal meanings of the words “all, of,...

The English songs

  ABBA – Lay All Your Love On Me   ABBA – Take A Chance On Me   Adele – Skyfall   A-Ha – Crying In The Rain   A-Ha – Forever Not Yours...

Funny Foreign English

  In a Vienna hotel: In case of fire, do your utmost to alarm the hotel porter.   A sign posted in Germany’s Black Forest: It is strictly forbidden on our black forest camping...

Some tips for a healthy diet

Developing healthy eating habits isn’t as confusing or as restrictive as many people imagine. The first principle of a healthy diet is simply to eat a wide variety of foods. This is important because...

Going abroad/ useful phrases

1. Hello/ good bye – Привет/ до свидания 2. Good morning! / Good afternoon! / Good evening! – Доброе утро! / День / Вечер 3. Please и thank you – Пожалуйста/ спасибо 4. Sorry...

Phrases about luck

  Good luck! / Best of luck! Say these when you want to wish/desire someone good luck, good results; you hope they will succeed. “I’m taking my driving test tomorrow.” “Good luck!” “I’m starting...

How to praise a person

Excellent! Perfect! Brilliant! Fantastic! Magnificent! Phenomenal! Terrific! You’re doing great! Fantastic job! You did a great job! I like that! Well done! Very good! Good. That’s nice. Right. Fine. Quite right. That’s right. That’s...