Posted in: videosSunday, August 29, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
[Tip] Borrow vs. Lend
* Borrow means to take or receive (something) on loan with the promise or understanding of returning it.
* Lend means to give or allow the use of (something ) temporarily on the condition that the same thing will be returned.
Examples:
May I borrow your book?
I will lend you my car.
She borrowed $100 from her father.
Can you lend me your Camera?
Quiz: What's the Opposite?
Posted in: Tip of the day
Sunday, August 15, 2010
[Idiom] Oldest trick in the book
Used to describe a a well-known and much-used way of deceiving people which is still effective although it has been used a lot before.
Posted in: Idioms
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Questions
1- Explain this idiom: "make ends meet" . Give us an example.
2- Explain the meaning of this proverb: "Don't bite off more than you can chew."
3- Explain the difference between "remember" and "remind". Give examples.
4- Explain the difference between "much", "many", and "a lot". Give examples.
5- Answer this riddle: What can you catch but can’t throw?
Be the first to answer most of these questions correctly to be the winner of this week's game.
Posted in: Games[Tip] Into vs. In To
1)* "into": it's a preposition that's used to expresses motion to a point on, or within, something; to expresses a change of state; or to express you love for something or someone.
2)* "in to": is the adverb "in" followed by the preposition to.
Examples:
1)
He drove the car into the garage.
Turn ice into water.
She's into rock music.
2)
They turned their paper in to the teacher.
The administrators wouldn’t give in to the demands of the protesters.
I’m going to turn the wallet I found in to the police.
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Posted in: Tip of the day[Proverb] The best things in life are free
It means that we don't have to pay for the things that are really valuable, like love, friendship, happiness, etc.
Posted in: Proverbs
