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Newspaper articles

June 12, 2015September 9, 2015 falibo Leave a comment Writing
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Writing Example Example 1 :   Example 2 : Professional Housewife How much time do you spend on housework? A website has surveyed 4,000 British housewives. It found that the average mother works nine hours every day. Therefore, a British housewife would earn about €40,000 if she was employed. The average salary in the UK […]

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Transitions in English Writing

October 17, 2013August 25, 2015 falibo Leave a comment Writing
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Writing Example   The cartNow a donkey pulls the cart. When he laughed that morning, his teeth appeared blacker and the wrinkles on his forehead creased more sharply. He had triumphed now. He would lead the cart himself, and it would not be wearisome because the donkey would pull it from the market anywhere that […]

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How to write an informal letter

August 11, 2013August 29, 2015 falibo 1 Comment Writing
Informal letter writing

Example of a letter to a pen-pal Let’s find out Mary’s worries and inquiries prior to visiting Morocco. Dear Mehdi, My parents have finally given me their OK to spend a couple of weeks with you next summer. We’ll certainly have so much fun together, won’t we ? But, I’m a bit panicky about this […]

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Punctuation : Comma

May 27, 2012October 13, 2015 falibo Leave a comment Writing
Punctuation : Comma

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 […]

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Idiom : Tight-lipped

April 1, 2012October 9, 2015 falibo Leave a comment Vocabulary
Common Expressions : Tight-lipped

When someone is tight-lipped, his or her lips remain firmly closed, especially so as not to show any emotion or to keep information about something to him or herself. Sometimes, we use it to describe an angry expression. Let’s see some examples : – We could all see there was a serious problem, but he […]

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