A metaphor is a figure of speech in which we compare two or more unlike things that have some resemblance in common. When I say “Life is a journey”, there’s something in common between the journey with its moments of success/failure and life with its ups/downs challenges. I want to show you some examples: – […]
In this lesson, we’re going to show you some Uses of Something : Something + Infinitive There must be something to do. I’ve got something to tell you about him. Something + Adjective There was something weird about the way he looked at me. Send me a technician please, there’s something wrong with my computer. […]
Garden arch, vegetable garden, herbaceous border, fence, greenhouse, shed, hedge, pond, lawn, flowerbed, paving, path, compost pile, gate Garden tools spade, fork, long-handled shears, lawn rake, rake, hoe, hand fork, trowel, pruners, pesticide, gardening gloves, wheelbarrow, stand, handle
“It’s so much better cuz you know You’ve got the best of both worlds” This is a quote from the soundtrack of Hannah Montana. But what did Miley Cyrus’s mean by the best of both worlds ? Are there two worlds ? No, of course not ! In the series, There were a girl who […]
Commas are used to separate parts of sentence in order to mark some of the pauses made in speech. We use commas : Before “and” to make meaning quite clear. I study Mexican poetry, and painting. I study Mexican poetry and painting (no comma because both are Mexican). Sometimes before “or or nor” in order […]
Calm down To stop feeling upset, angry or excited. “Just calm down – getting angry about it isn’t going to change anything. Carry away If you get “carried away”, you become so excited about something that you lose control and forget about everything else. “I think I got a bit carried away after hearing that […]