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Expressing Opinions Below are some phrases that you can use to help express opinions. Some of these phrases are more appropriate for written English such as giving your opinion in an essay whereas some can also be used in spoken English. Personal Point of View We use these words and phrases to express a personal point of view: In my experience… As far as I'm concerned… Speaking for myself… In my opinion… Personally, I think… I'd say that… I'd suggest that… I'd like to point out that… I believe that… What I mean is… General Point of View We use these words and phrases to express a point of view that is generally thought by people: It is thought that... Some people say that... It is considered... It is generally accepted that... Agreeing with an opinion We use these words and phrases to agree with someone else's point of view: Of course. You're absolutely right. Yes, I agree. I think so too. That's a good point. Exac...

Saxon Genitive ( 's ) - Possession  PERSON + 'S + THING  We use this form to express possession or relationship when talking about people. Phoebe has a cat = This is Phoebe's cat The leg of the chair The leg of the sheep Paul's leg  Spelling: singular noun    My father's car plural noun    My parents' house singular ending in "s" or similar sound    Your boss's office / Alice's book (pronounced:  /b ɒ sɪz/   / æ lɪsɪz/ ) plural not ending in "s"    The children's room  The "Person" may be a phrase: That is  the man next door 's wife  (Person= the man next door) Paul and Mary 's dog Henry the Eighth 's six wives  Notice: Paul and Mary's dog =  Paul and Mary have a dog, his name is Tobby Paul's and Mary's dogs =  Paul has a dog called Tobby, and Mary has a dog called Dodo       But if the "Person" is a long phrase or sentence, we prefer ...

PRESENT CONTINUOUS BBC LEARNING ENGLISH TEENS We use the present continuous ( am/is/are + -ing ) to talk about temporary things which have begun but haven't finished. They are often happening now, at this moment. Here are some examples of things happening now. I' m  just  uploading  some photos to Facebook and I' m sending  a message to Billie. We 're  all  riding  camels and the sun' s shining . They' re waiting  for me to get off the phone! - See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/present-continuous#sthash.52mg4mWh.dpuf

Photographs of Oymyakon, the Coldest Village on the Face of the Earth   Located in the heart of Siberia, the village of  Oymyakon  in Russia is widely considered to be the coldest inhabited place on Earth. A temperature of −90 °F (−67.7 °C) was recorded there back in 1933 — the lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited spot in the world. New Zealand-based photographer  Amos Chapple  paid a visit to the 500-person village and captured a series of beautiful photographs showing what life is like inside this extreme village. Traveling to the village usually involves a two-day drive from Yakutsk, a capital city of 300,000 people that has average winter temperatures of −30 °F (−34 °C), making it the coldest major city in the world. Residents of Oymyakon deal with special challenges that most of the world can’t relate with: there’s very little indoor plumbing due to the frozen terrain, motor vehicles left outside heated garages must ...

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

Frequency Adverbs we use with the Present Simple With the present simple we use these frequency adverbs: (Notice that the adverb comes before the main verb in the sentence.) Always:   ‘I always read before I go to bed.’ Often:  ‘Her sister often comes shopping with us.’ Frequently: ‘Michael frequently visits his family.’ Sometimes: ‘You sometimes go to the gym, don’t you?’ Occasionally: ‘It occasionally rains in summer.’ Seldom: ‘They seldom ask for help.’ Rarely:  ‘He rarely goes out without his backpack.’ Hardly ever: ‘I hardly ever eat pizza.’ Never:   ‘Japanese people never wear shoes inside.’ Time Expressions we use with the Present Continuous With the present continuous we use these time expressions: (Notice that the time expression can come at the start or at the end of the sentence.) At the moment:  ‘I’m watching TV, at the moment.’ These days:  ‘Paul’s living in Cardiff, these days.’ Now:   ‘What are you doi...

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

The official Site for the  European Day of Languages . CELEBRITIES SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGES Celebrities speaking foreign languages LONGEST WORDS HELLO IN MANY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. Audio. What is the European Day of Languages? WHAT IS THE EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES? The European Year of Languages 2001, jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the European Union, was successful in involving millions of people across 45 participating countries. Its activities celebrated linguistic diversity in Europe and promoted language learning. Following the success of the Year of Languages, the Council of Europe declared a European Day of Languages to be celebrated on 26th of September each year. The general objectives of the European Day of Languages are: Alerting the public to the importance of language learning and diversifying the range of languages learnt in order to increase plurilingualism and intercultural understanding; Promoting the rich l...

Holidays and festivals in the UK, the USA Holiday and festivals celebrated in both the UK and the USA Christmas New Year's Eve Easter Halloween St. Valentine's Day Christmas Christmas is the biggest festival of the year. Families usually come together to celebrate it. People put up decorations and decorate a Christmas tree. In Britain people think that Father Christmas (also known as Santa Claus in the USA) brings presents for children on Christmas Eve (24 th December). He is an old man with a white beard and a red suit who lives at the North Pole. On the night before Christmas he travels through the sky in a sleigh pulled by reindeer to bring children their presents. He comes down the chimney and leaves presents in the Christmas stockings which children hang up in their bedrooms before going to sleep on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day (25 th December), the children wake up early and open the prese...

 16 th of October: World Food day (tries to fight hunger to reduce poverty);  17 th of October: the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty ;  20 th of November: W orld Day of Prevention of Child Abuse and the Rights of Boys and Girls ;  1 st of December: World AIDS Day ;   6 th of December: Anniversary of the Spanish Constitution ;  10 th of December: Human Rights World Day ;  30 th of January: School Day of No-violence and Peace;   8 th of March: International Women’s day ;  15 th of March: World Consumer Rights Day ;  21 st of March: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ;  7 th of April: The World Health Day ;  5 th of June: World Environment Day .