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7 Reasons Why You Need to Learn English

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Why you need to Learn English Language Right Now? English Learning Open the Door to the World: Why English is Essential in Today's Landscape English has transcended its origins to become the lingua franca of our interconnected world. Its significance extends far beyond casual conversation, offering a key to unlock countless opportunities across various domains. Whether you envision professional growth, academic exploration, enriching travel experiences, or simply expanding your horizons, mastering English empowers you to connect, contribute, and thrive in a globalized environment. Invest in Your Future: In today's competitive job market, fluency in English sets you apart. From multinational corporations to international organizations, English proficiency is often a prerequisite for securing dream jobs and pursuing lucrative careers. This language opens doors to top universities and research institutions, granting access to a wealth of knowledge and esteemed academic programs. B...

Which Sentence is Correct?

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 English Challengs in Let's English English Challenges In this part of our blog, we will post the solution for the challenges in our FaceBook page.  Why practice English language with challenges? Enhancing Skills: Language challenges provide opportunities to practice various language skills, including vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening, speaking, reading, and writing. By engaging in challenging activities, you can strengthen and refine these language skills. Real-World Application: Challenges often simulate real-world situations, such as conversations, debates, presentations, or problem-solving tasks. This helps you apply your language skills in practical contexts, preparing you for real-life situations where English is used. Motivation and Engagement: Challenges add an element of excitement and motivation to language learning. They create a sense of purpose and achievement, which can increase your enthusiasm and dedication to improving your English skills. Active L...

Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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 What is a Pronoun? Pronouns Definition of a Pronoun: A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun (single word)  or replaces  anything functioning as a noun (noun clause , noun phrase) . Pronouns do the same job of nouns in the sentence. Examples on Pronouns I have a car . It is white. It is 2021 model.      (We used "it" in the second and third sentence to avoid repeating the noun "car".) My daughter's cat's name is " Candy ". She is white and she keeps playing all day long.      (We used "she" to replace "My daughter's cat".) What are Antecedents of Pronouns?  She likes blue color more than red . --> Who is She ? What if we did not mention the noun first? If we started with the pronoun, we will not know what does this pronoun refer to, right? Most of the time, yes, that's why we need to start with nouns and we call them Antecedents . Sometimes we don't need to start with nouns (if you start by "I"...

English Vocabulary Books

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Everyday Real English Conversation Books Enhance your Everyday English Vocabulary English Vocabulary in use In this post, you will find books that help you enhance your vocabulary. These books will walkl you through the best way to earn and remember the new vocabulary. added to that, there are multiple excercixes with answers English Vocabulary in Use Elementary Level (with Answers) Author: Michael McCarthy, Felicity ODell English Vocabulary in Use Pre-Intermediate & Intermediate Author: Stuart Redman "Test" - English Vocabulary in Use Pre-Intermediate & Intermediate Author: Stuart Redman & Ruth Gairns English Vocabulary in Use A...

None, is it Singular or Plural?

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 "None" .. How to deal with it? Does None mean Nothing? H ave you ever wondered whether to choose "none is" or "none are"? Maybe you would like to say "It's none of your business? What is "None"? "None" as a word is defined as "an indefinite Pronoun", and it means "not one", "not any", or "nothing". It can be used as "an adverb", and it means "not at all". None .. Singular or Plural? The final result of a debate between grammarians is that "none" can be both Singular and Plural depending on what the speaker means. This is the general but I will help you differentiate: "None" as an indefinite Pronoun should agree with the noun / Pronoun to which it refers. Plural None of your words ARE carefully chosen. ("words" is plural, so it takes a plural verb) None of my friends ARE going to the movies . Three people WERE in the bar. None of them w...

Parts of Speech - Verbs

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What is a Verb? Parts of Speech - Verbs A Verb (v) is a word that shows action, occurrence, or state of being. The Verb describes what the subject (Noun) is doing. I run everyday because I love to be in a good shape. She works at a factory My car needs an oil change. The wealthy man bought a mansion. He apologized to her many times. How many types of Verbs and what are they? There are 11 common types of verbs - some people say they are 7. The main 7 Types of Verbs: 1- Action Verbs: Words that describe actions. Action verbs can also be called Dynamic or Physical Verbs. Action Verbs Examples of Action Verbs: work - chase - run - play - help - swim - jump - write - ignore - try Please open the door. I always laugh when I hear his jokes. 2- Stative Verbs: Stative or state verbs are words which describe thoughts, emotions, feelings, opinions, senses, possessions, perceptions, measurement,.. . stative verbs in English Examples of Stative Verbs: want - own - have - be - need - love 🔔...

The Mystery of Conditionals - If Conditional

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Conditionals The Four Conditionals What are Conditionals? Conditionals are sentences that generally consist of two clauses , one which is dependent on the other. So; The conditional sentence - any conditional sentence - has two parts:  If Clause  +   ,   +  Main Clause ✅ If  you heat water to 100 degrees , | it boils . ⟹⏩ if clause | main clause ✅ Water boils   |   if you heat it to 100 degrees. ⟹ ⏩ main clause | if clause   🌞 Order is not important. The "Main Clause" can come before "if clause", only you will not use a "comma" in this case. How many forms of conditional? The Four Forms of Conditional Zero Conditional First Conditional Second Conditional Third Conditional ZERO CONDITIONAL Usage: - General truths - General habits  Zero Conditional - Structure If Clause Main Clause Examples Present simple Present simple - If it rains , I wear a coat. - If you heat metal, it expands . - If you mix red and blue, you get ...

Parts of Speech - Nouns

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What is a Noun? parts of Speech - Nouns A Noun (n)* is a word that identifies/refers to a thing, a person, a place, a feeling,  or their names. A Pronoun is a "noun substitute". A pronoun is used to avoid the unnecessary repetition of a noun. Examples of nouns: Things: food, car, building, apartment, shop,....  (singular and plural) Persons: John, Simon (Names must start with capital letters), man, woman, girl, baby … Animals: cat, lions, panda, buffalo,.... Places: School, home, garden, heaven, America (Names of countries and cities always start with a capital letter) … Fruits: apples, tomato, orange, banana, …. Feelings: anger, fear, joy, happiness, sadness, cleverness, trust, surprise, affection, honor … Some words are nouns (n) and verbs (v) in the same time, like: love, help Some nouns come as singular (only one) and can be plural (many), like (tree, trees, foot, feet) - We call them Countable (C) Other nouns can not be plural (like   happiness, anger, John, Ahmad,)...

Past Perfect vs Present Perfect

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 Past Perfect vs Present perfect had been or has been? - The  word " Perfect " refers to something " finished & complete ". Past Perfect 💬 Means something began in the past, lasted for some time, then ended . This is entirely in the past . He had been in prison from 1900 to 1914. (A specific period of time) 💬 To show that an action happened before a specific time in the past. She had established her company before 2008. He had never played football until last week. They had gotten engaged before last year. I had fallen asleep before eight o'clock. 💬 Past Perfect ⤄  vs ⤄  Past Simple : past perfect vs past simple If two actions happened in the past, we use the tenses this way: Action 1 - Past Perfect (first action) Action 2 - Past Simple (Second action that caused or interrupted the first action) She stayed up all night because she had received bad news. (First, she received bad news “past perfect”, then, she stayed up “past simple”.) They lost many of ...

Useful Sites for English Language Learners

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Sites to Help You Learn and Practice English Using paperback dictionaries The world of personal computers, laptops, smart phones and internet has stepped into our journey and has become a part of it whether we like it or not. A few people - me included - are still using paperback dictionaries and books in general as they hate reading from a screen for long.  As we learn English language, we are faced by hard or new vocabulary, need to paraphrase a sentence (rewrite it in different words), write some examples on certain vocabulary, search for synonyms, etc. That said, let's get to know some useful sites to help you advance in learning and maybe do your homework. 1- Youglish Youglish Youglish comes on top of the list for it's amazing tools and options for not just listening, but many other things.  You first choose the language and you will get the accents options. If English, you get All accent...