Rabu, 15 Desember 2010

The Usage of Like, Love and Hate

Formal :
- I’m really very fond of …..
- What I particularly/greatly enjoy/like is …
- I have a particular / special fondness for ..

Informal
-I like it
-I’m keen on it / I’m crazy
-I adore …… (very strong)
- There’s nothing I like/enjoy more than …
- I’ve always liked ….
- (benda/noun/gerund) ….. is my cup of tea
- I like people who are sociable.
- I like someone who is funny.
- I really like an honest person.
- I like it when people are reliable.
-I like it when someone is easygoing.
-I like it when a person is punctual.
-I love it when my mother cooks my favorite meal
-I love you
-I really love you
-I falling in love with you
-I can stop loving you
-I need you
-…. is a lovely/marvellous
-I do love
-I have always love ….

Expression of Dislike
-I don’t really like it
- I’m not really interasted in ….
- I can’t enjoy …..
- (benda/noun/gerund) ….. is not my cup of tea
- I can’t stand
- Oh, how awful ….
- There nothing I like less
- I don’t like people who leave things all over place.
- I think people who blow smoke in your face are disgusting.
- I can’t stand it when people blow smoke in my face.
- It bothers me when someone talks impolitely

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The Simple Future

Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going to." Although the two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often express two very different meanings. These different meanings might seem too abstract at first, but with time and practice, the differences will become clear. Both "will" and "be going to" refer to a specific time in the future.

FORM Will

[will + verb]

Examples:
You will help him later.
Will you help him later?
You will not help him later.

FORM Be Going To

[am/is/are + going to + verb]

Examples:
You are going to meet Jane tonight.
Are you going to meet Jane tonight?
You are not going to meet Jane tonight.

For complete lesson visit: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplefuture.html 

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Rabu, 10 November 2010

Bris Angeles


I live in Bris Angeles. Have you ever heard of Bris Angeles? Have you heard of Brisbane? Brisbane is the capital of Queensland, which is one of the states of Australia. It is the northeastern state.

Brisbane is a big city and it has expanded to swallow other surrounding cities like Logan, Beenleigh and Redcliffe.

Thirty years ago Brisbane was a sleepy place. People called it a big country town rather than a city because it was so quiet. The buildings were old classical colonial buildings. The houses were made of wood. The roads were not too crowded and the hi-rise was limited to the inner city.

In the last three decades, Brisbane has grown and grown and grown and grown. Queensland is in the north and the weather is warm so many people move up to the Brisbane area (also called: “south-east Queensland”) to enjoy the warmer weather. Now Brisbane stretches almost to the Sunshine Coast (Caloundra) in the north and the Gold Coast in the south. To the west it has almost reached Toowoomba. The city is getting bigger and bigger and bigger. It is for that reason that I call it Bris Angeles.

Taken from: www.englishconversation.org

Learning English Grammar through Picture 2

This book is the second book in a picture composition series, designed to be used by pre intermediate learners in/ conjunction with course books. the book takes students through some of the basic processes of writing, starting from simple punctuation and progressing to paragraphing and finally to more extended writing.

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Learning English Grammar through Picture 2

LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH PICTURES 1

This book is the first book in a picture composition series, designed to be used by elementary learners in/ conjunction with course books. the book takes students through some of the basic processes of writing, starting from simple sentence level to paragraphing and finally to more extended writing.

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Sabtu, 09 Oktober 2010

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Cordoba
When people think of the cultural and intellectual centre of Europe, they often think of Paris. But, in the Middle Ages, the greatest city of Europe was in fact in Cordoba, which was an Arab city in Spain.
In fact, most Arab scholars considered Europe to be a dirty and unimportant place. They thought Cordoba was a much more cultured city.
At around the tenth century, Paris had a population of about 40,000, whereas about half a million people lived in Cordoba.
A typical library in European cities would contain a few hundred books, but the libraries of Cordoba contained over 400,000 works.
Cordoba was a very tolerant city, where Christians, Muslims, and Jews all lived together. It also, had some of the greatest architecture in Europe. Cordoba was famous for its mosques and public baths.