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similes talking about your job
Hi, welcome to a new Edition of the English with a Smile Newsletter. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ As Busy as a Bee Similes Simile is when you compare one thing to another. Simile is pronounced [si-mi-lee]. Examples: She’s as busy as a bee. He’s as noisy as a chainsaw. That room is as small as a matchbox. She's as pretty as a picture. ...
future Reading Time Machine
Hi, and welcome to a new Edition of the English with a Smile Newsletter, which is all about the future. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ More Easy Grammar Future We’re going to start simple. Simple future is future with “will” + the first (basic) form of the verb. If you don’t know what the basic form of the verb is, go here: http://englishwithasmile.net/PAGE29.asp Use ...
reduced clauses Poem Oscar Wilde
Hi, welcome to a new Edition of the English with a Smile Newsletter, the first spring issue of the year. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Reduced Clauses Another subject on request. I’ve received a few questions about this, asking how you can shorten (reduce) parts of sentences, such as this one: Longer sentence: When Adam was studying in Vietnam, he ate rice for breakfast. ...
make your own English movie pronouns
Hi, and welcome to a new Edition of the English with a Smile Newsletter. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Make Your Own Movie Always wanted to make a movie? Now you can. On the website of Go Animate (goanimate.com) it will only take you a few minutes to make your own animated movie. In English, of course. All you need to do is write ...
know how to pronounce every word who which whose
Hi, welcome to a new Edition of the English with a Smile Newsletter. The E in Dress How you can always know how to pronounce a word A brief explanation of the phonetic alphabet and how to use it. Any idea what this is? Consonants p pen, copy, happen b back, baby, job t tea, tight, button d day, ladder, ...
easy adjectives stress on nouns and verbs
Hi, welcome to a new Edition of the English with a Smile Newsletter. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Going Easy On request: Easy Easy Easy. Hello Beginners of English, this article is especially for you! Today: Adjectives Adjectives are words that describe another word. If you say: “The beautiful tree,” then “beautiful” is the adjective. Because beautiful says something about the tree. In English, ...
my English is very bad come and go
Hi, welcome to a new Edition of the English with a Smile Newsletter. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A Word of Encouragement Many users of English with a Smile think their English is “very bad.” What can you do about it? Recently I received an email that went like this: “Dear Sir, Sorry, but my English is very Bad. Please help.” First of all ...
cover letters one and ones
Hi, welcome to a new Edition of the English with a Smile Newsletter. Letter Writing – Application Letters (Cover letters) A Short Guide and Three Tips to writing an Application Letter that will get you a Job. The letters that you probably need the most are application letters. The following will give you some general tips and a few examples: ...
prepositions2 TED talks
Hi, welcome to a new Edition of the English with a Smile Newsletter. So Did You Want More Prepositions? I think I may have hit on a craze for prepositions. Last week I sent you an exercise about prepositions, and I already got a few emails asking for more. Okay then. This time they’re common business sentences. Hopefully you’ll find ...
find the thesis statement requests with would like
Hi, welcome to a new Edition of the English with a Smile Newsletter. Tips for Better Writing Finding Thesis Statements A while ago I discussed essay writing, or rather paragraph writing. You can catch up here: http://englishwithasmile.net/PAGE44.asp, and here: http://englishwithasmile.net/PAGE47.asp. I stated that no paragraph is fit to be called so if it doesn’t contain a Thesis Statement. The thesis ...