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Almost, but no quite the same
Almost, but no quite the same On occasions, we encounter words that apparently mean the same thing, and we consider them interchangeable. That may be the case, but often, it is not. Let’s consider a few examples of words that commonly cause confusion when learning English as a second language. Somebody vs. someone…
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Speaking and Reading Exercise: The sun sparkling in a smile
Speaking and Reading Exercise: The sun sparkling in a smile ….. Chapter 6… Manuela and eternal love, from the book In the land of volcanoes, by edudelcorral Completely full of himself, he went out in search of the women. Approaching Mrs. Eloísa, he asked her for Manuela’s hand in marriage. Although he was…
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Reading and Speaking skills practice: Love at first sight
Reading and Speaking skills practice: Love at first sight ….. Chapter 6… Manuela and eternal love, from the book In the land of volcanoes, by edudelcorral It turns out that her mother had asked Grandpa to please go with her to Honduras, to a city near the border called Choluteca. She wanted to…
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Speaking skills: The ABC Of the English sounds
Speaking skills: The ABC Of the English sounds Actor ˈæk·tər Ac ter Administration ədˌmɪn·əˈstreɪ·ʃən Ad mi nis tra cion Admirable ˈædmərəb(ə)l Ad mi ra bul Agenda əˈdʒendə …
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Reading and Speaking skills practice: Fresh seafood and gastronomical festivities
Reading and Speaking skills practice: Fresh seafood and gastronomical festivities ….. Chapter 6… Manuela and eternal love, from the book In the land of volcanoes, by edudelcorral Mother was constantly busy, all day long. Besides all the household chores that our growing family entailed, she maintained a series of responsibilities, together with the…
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Reading and Speaking skills practice: The occasional, clandestine visits
Reading and Speaking skills practice: The occasional, clandestine visits ….. Chapter 6… Manuela and eternal love, from the book In the land of volcanoes, by edudelcorral That explains how, since she was a young girl, Grandmother learned, not only to talk, but also to speak and think fluently in three different languages, as if…
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Reading and Speaking skills practice: A secret recipe
Reading and Speaking skills practice: A secret recipe ….. Chapter 6… Manuela and eternal love, from the book In the land of volcanoes, by edudelcorral In the heart of the downtown area, of the tropical city of Choluteca, the extreme heat could be experienced like in no other city in Central America. For…
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Reading and Speaking skills practice: Learning to speak that English
Reading and Speaking skills practice: Learning to speak that English ….. Chapter 6… Manuela and eternal love, from the novel, In the land of volcanoes, by edudelcorral It could, or not, be said, that in the life of every great man, there is a great woman to be found at his side.…
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Flying… mankind’s eternal dream
Flying… mankind’s eternal dream To dream is to pave the way for the possible or, on occasions, the seemingly impossible Hi Mom, good morning. Hello dear, did you sleep well? Oh, Mom! I had this cool dream! It was way out! That’s lovely dear, what would you like for breakfast? Breakfast? Mom, I dreamt…
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When and why the final E is pronounced
When and why the final E is pronounced The pronunciation of words that end in E is confusing for many people that are learning English. It would seem that there is no logic and it is a matter of memorization. But happily, that is not true. There are several rules that can help you understand…