paf27.11.2015

Read the following joke. Try to retell it.

fm

A lawyer went duck hunting for the first time in Texas. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of the fence. As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked him what he was doing.

The litigator responded, "I shot a duck, it fell into this field, and now I'm going to retrieve it."

The old farmer replied, "This is my property and you are not coming over here."

The indignant lawyer said, "I am one of the best trial attorneys in the U.S. and if you don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything you own."

The old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we do things in Texas. We settle small disagreements like this with the Texas Three-Kick Rule."

The lawyer asked, "What is the Texas Three-Kick Rule?"

The Farmer replied, "Well, first I kick you three times and then you kick me three times, and so on, back and forth, until someone gives up." The attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.

The old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the city feller. His first kick planted the toe of his heavy work boot into the lawyer's groin and dropped him to his knees. His second kick nearly wiped the man's nose off his face. The barrister was flat on his belly when the farmer's third kick to a kidney nearly caused him to give up.

The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to his feet and said, "Okay, you old coot! Now, it's my turn!"

The old farmer smiled and said, "No, I give up. You can have the duck."

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paf25.11.2015

Exercise A

Choose the correct tag question to complete the sentence below each picture.

1.

Madeleine does not look happy about washing those dishes, ____?

a) doesn't she
b) does she
c) is she

2.

You have heard the news, _?

a) don't you
b) aren't you
c) haven't you

3.

You are not going to eat all of that ice cream by yourself, _?

a) aren't you
b) are you
c) will you

4.

That is a very big dog, _?

a) isn't it
b) is it
c) isn't he

5.

Paul is pretty hungry, _?

a) doesn't he
b) wasn't he
c) isn't he

6.

Don won't be able to read all those books this month, _?

a) will he
b) won't he
c) is he

7.

Angela didn't know where she was, ?

a) was she
b) did she
c) didn't she

8.

Justin broke that window, ?

a) didn't he
b) didn't it
c) did he

9.

Manny is going to fall asleep, ?

a) won't he
b) doesn't he
c) isn't he

10.

Amanda has already scored three baskets, ___?

a) hasn't she
b) hasn't it
c) isn't she

Exercise B

Match the correct tag question with the sentences below the pictures.

a) aren't they
b) wasn't he
c) isn't he
d) won't you
e) isn't it
f) didn't it
g) does she
h) didn't you
i) can't he
j) didn't they

1.

Mariana's birthday is this week, ____?

2.

Paul was excited to hear the news, _?

3.

You finished your project last night, _?

4.

They had a good time in class today, _?

5.

She doesn't seem very happy about losing, _?

6.

You will finish using the typewriter soon, ?

7.

They are best friends, ?

8.

Jim is voting right now, ?

9.

It got very cold last night, ?

10.

Ted can see very far with those binoculars, ____?

Exercise C

Write the correct tag question to complete the sentences below the pictures.

1.

Penelope should take a vacation, ________?

2.

Oliver needs some new running shoes, _?

3.

Molly was quite upset, _?

4.

Irene hugged the poor cat too tightly, _?

5.

There wasn't really a monster in the closet, ?

6.

They could give him more cake, _?

7.

You will have another piece of cake, ?

8.

Chester has a lovely balloon, ?

9.

Rick doesn't seem shy, ?

10.

Liam had tried to be silent, _______?

Tag Questions Graphic Worksheet

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paf23.11.2015

Hello,

Let's talk about the difference between to, too, and two.

These three words are English homophones.

They sound the same in spoken English, but they have very different meanings.

They are very common in English, so it is important that you know the differences.

To

To is a preposition.

It is used in several ways. We will look at two of the most common ways.

1. To is used to show a relation or connection.

Examples:

She is married to John.

Is Sally related to you? Yes, she is my aunt.

How is John related to you? He is my uncle.

2. To means to go toward something in the direction of something

Examples:

I will throw the ball to him.

We are driving to California.

When are you going to church?

Too

Too is an English adverb meaning:

1. also

Examples:

She will be visiting too.

Are you going too?

Hand me the pencils and the paper too.

2. an excessive amount

Examples:

I ate too much cake.

Her hair is too curly.

It is too much work.

Two

Two is the number that comes after one.

Examples:

There are two boys in my family.

I have two questions.

She ate two slices of bread.

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paf10.11.2015

Adresen e meposhteme do ta ndiqni me shume vemendje. Kapni ato tema te cilat ju duken me shume interes per veten tuaj.

Ruajeni kete faqe ne arkiven tuaj edhe drejtojuni here pas here per shume probleme qe mund te hasni me perdorimin e koheve ne gjuhen angleze.

fm

http://englishallyear.com/grammar20/menu.php

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paf04.11.2015

Lexoni me kujdes materialin e meposhtem. Ne perfundim zgjidhni edhe ushtrimin e ofruar.

Nese kini pytje i diskutojme bashke ne oren qe vijon.

fm

Participle Adjectives – are they Interested or Interesting?

It is such a common mistake – and I hear it even from advanced learners! I’m talking about the confusion between present and past participle adjectives. For example, Interested and Interesting, Bored and Boring, Excited and Exciting.

But first – quick grammar check…. Do you know what a participle is?

It’s simple: all verbs have a present participle (verb + -ING) and a past participle, which in regular verbs is always VERB + -ED.

So, how can you use participle as adjectives? Let’s take a look:

1. This book is interesting.

2. I am interested in this book.

In sentence 1 the present participle INTERESTING describes the book.

In sentence 2, the past participle INTERESTED describes how I feel about the book.

So, the rule is this:

The Present participle (- ING) describes a person or thing
The past participle (- ED) describes how you feel about a person or thing.

This is an easy rule to remember, so if you learn it, your English will immediately get much better.

Why is this? Because we can make participle adjectives out of so many verbs. Also, spoken and written English exams (such as IELTS, Cambridge First Certificate, Cambridge Proficiency and so on) ask you to say how you feel about things. So if you get these participle adjectives mixed up, you will lose marks in exams and people will misunderstand you when you speak.

Always remember to learn the correct preposition, for example INTERESTED IN, WORRIED ABOUT, BORED WITH and so on.

If you really want to impress your examiner, make sure you use different ways of expressing the same thing. So in addition to sentences 1 and 2 above, you can also express the same ideas like this:

3. This book interests me. (*note**: the passive form of this is “I am* interested in this book.”)

4. I find this book interesting. (*note**: this means “I think that this book is interesting.”)*

Here are some more examples of participle adjectives, showing their correct preposition:

Verb

Present participle

Past participle

excite

exciting

excited about

relax

relaxing

relaxed about

frighten

frightening

frightened of

bore

boring

bored with

worry

worrying

worried about

NOW, QUIZ TIME

It’s time to check your understanding! Choose the right form in the sentences below. The answers are at the bottom of this blog page:

1. The film was very . (frightened/frightening)

2. He was so after his holiday . (relaxed/relaxing)

3. Your new job sounds - I guess you are very about it. (excited/exciting)

4. These instructions are really . I’m so . Can you help me please? (confused / confusing)

5. I’m . I find this museum very . I can’t stop yawning! (bored/boring)

6. He is extremely about this political situation. He finds it . (worried/worrying)

The answers to this quiz are at the bottom of this page.

Now write your own sentences using participle adjectives. Make sure they are true to your own life as this will help you to remember them better.

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paf27.10.2015

Hi there,

We are back on our page. Read it carefully. Try to do the following exercise.

fm

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes 30 basic rights that each person has, simply because he or she is human.

This is human right number 14 (the simplified version):

"14. The Right to Seek a Safe Place to Live. If we are frightened of being badly treated in our own country, we all have the right to run away to another country to be safe."

Now read the short story about this important human right.

The Right to Seek a Safe Place to Live

Lily is sixteen. Her brother Georgie is only eleven. They live together with their single mother. Their parents are divorced.

Lily and Georgie's mother is not well. She is depressed and drinks a lot. When she drinks, she gets very angry. She screams at them, throws things, and sometimes even hits them. Lily worries that she and her brother are not really safe at home.

Lily tells Georgie to pack a bag. One Friday after school, Lily and Georgie take a bus to their father's city.

He is happy to see them, but he is also surprised. He asks them why they are there. Lily explains that they are scared of their mother, and that they need a safe place to live.

Their father is shocked. He does not know that their mother is in such bad shape. He invites them to stay with him. He takes care of everything so they can live together. He gets their mother the help she needs.

Lily and Georgie are very happy with their father. They feel safe and are able to get the care they need. They make new friends and do well at their new school. They miss their mother but they also know they were right to seek a safe place to live.

And now, practice:

Exercise 01

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paf27.09.2015

Have a look at the following link. Read and learn some expressions from this unit.

fm

Lesson

Today, let's talk about the "cliche."

The cliche is one type of figurative language in the English language.

Cliches are phrases and expressions in the English language that have been used too much.

When phrases and expressions are overused, they can become boring orannoying.

Sometimes writers use cliches for humor or to make a point. However, using too many cliches in your writing can annoy and bore your readers.

People may also be annoyed if you use too many cliches when you talk.

Note that an expression that is annoying to one person may be completely new to someone else.

Here are some common American English cliches that you should know.

Cliches for when bad things happen:

"Every cloud has a silver lining." (Look for the positive in a bad situation.)

"This too shall pass." (Things will get better in time.)

"When it rains, it pours." (Many bad things seem to happen at one time.)

"Everything happens for a reason." (Everything is the result of something else.)

"Smile! It's not the end of the world." (Don't be so sad. Things could be worse.)

Cliches about success:

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." (Keep trying until you get it right.)

"The early bird catches the worm." (Success comes to people who are prepared and work hard.)

Cliches that give warnings or advice:

"Curiosity killed the cat." (It is not good to be too curious.)

"Just go with the flow." (Be flexible.)

"It is what it is." (You cannot change what has already happened. Accept things that you cannot change.)

"Money doesn't buy happiness." (Being wealthy does not make people happy.)

Funny cliches:

"It's the best thing since sliced bread." (It is something that is very good.)

"I'll kiss him when pigs fly." (I will never kiss him.)

"Of course I know him. I wasn't born yesterday." (I am not stupid.)

Cliches about relationships:

"The boys are like two peas in a pod." (They are similar. They are good friends.)

"It takes two to tango." (If something happens with two people, they both are responsible.)

Descriptive cliches:

"That was as clear as mud." (That was hard to understand.)

"It happens once in a blue moon." (It does not happen often.)

"She must be the blushing bride." (She just got married.)

"I'm sweating like a pig." (I'm sweating a lot.)

General cliches:

"No news is good news." (If there isn't bad news, then everything is probably good. This expression is often used when you haven't heard any news from someone.)

"It was a dark and stormy night..." (This is a common cliche used to begin a story.)

"I can sleep when I'm dead." (This expression is often used by someone who works too much.)

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paf26.09.2015

Follow the link and listen to the story.

fm

http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/

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paf25.09.2015

Ndiqni kete link edhe punoni ushtrimin sipas kerkeses se dhene.

fm

http://englishallyear.com/listening40/menu.php

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paf24.09.2015

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What are direct speech and reported speech?

Direct speech is exactly what a person says. When we want to quote someone's exact words, we use quotation marks.

For example:

"The novel is really interesting," said Andrea.

When we want to report what someone said, we do not use quotation marks. We report what they said, but we don't use their exact words. This is called reported speech or indirect speech.

For example:

Andrea said the novel was really interesting.

Changes in person, place, time, and possessive words

When we use indirect speech, we are reporting what someone else said in a different time and situation. Logically, we need to change some of the words from the original statement.

This happens with person, place, time, and possessive words.

For example:

DIRECT SPEECH: "You are a very good employee."
REPORTED SPEECH: He said I was a very good employee.
(We need to change the person word.)

DIRECT SPEECH: "It is sunny here."
REPORTED SPEECH: She said it was sunny there.
(We need to change the place word.)

DIRECT SPEECH: "I went to a concert yesterday."
REPORTED SPEECH: She said she went to a concert the day before.
(We need to change the time word.)

DIRECT SPEECH: "Harvey is our pet dog."
REPORTED SPEECH: She said Harvey is their pet dog.
(We need to change the possessive word.)

Reporting verbs

There are some verbs that we use very often when we report what other people said.

Some of the most common ones are:

say

tell

warn

promise

announce

mention

For example:

They said it rained all evening.

She promised she would call me today.

They announced that the President would make a speech.

Greg mentioned that he was sick.

Remember that when we use the reporting verbs tell and warn, we always need to say who.

For example:

Emily told me she had finished her project.

The lifeguard warned the swimmers there could be sharks.

It is important to remember that the word that in reported speech is almost always optional.

For example:

They said there was a meeting at four o'clock.
OR
They said that there was a meeting at four o'clock.

Tense shift

When we report what someone else has said, we are giving the information at a later time. They said something earlier, and we are reporting it now.

Because we are giving the information at a later time, we need to change the tense in the original statement so that it makes sense. We "back-step" with the verb tense.

For example, if the statement was made in the simple present, we report it in the simple past:

"I am really tired," she said.

She said she was really tired.

If the statement was made in the simple past, we use the past perfect when we report:

"They came to the house around 4:30pm," he told me.

He told me they had come to the house around 4:30pm.

If the statement was made in the present perfect, we use the past perfect when we report:

"We have eaten breakfast already," Brian said.

Brian said they had eaten breakfast already.

And so on. Check the complete tense shift table for more examples.

Reporting with modal verbs

Some common modal verbs must be changed when we use reported speech.

For example:

"I will be there by dinnertime," she promised.

She promised she would be here by dinnertime.

"Sam can play with you today," Mrs. Groban told me.

Mrs. Groban told me Sam could play with me yesterday.

"You must wear formal clothes to the event," the director said.

The director said I had to wear formal clothes to the event.

"We may see a movie later," Ellen said.

Ellen said they might see a movie later.

"We shall be quite tired when we finish," said Dan.

Dan said they would be quite tired when they finished.

Now, let's get some practice!

Exercise A: Changes in person, place, time, and possessive words

Fill in the blanks to correctly report what these people said.

1.

"We are getting married this afternoon!"

They said they were getting married ________ afternoon.

2.

"My children gave me a tie for Father's Day."

He said _ children gave ___ a tie for Father's Day.

3.

"I have been standing here waiting for the elevator for ages!"

He said he had been standing _ waiting for the elevator for ages.

4.

"You don't understand!"

He said _ didn't understand.

5.

"I have been working on my project for two weeks."

She said she had been working on ________ project for two weeks.

Exercise B: Reporting verbs

Match the parts of sentences from the first list with the ones from the second list to form logical sentences.

1. Gerald mentioned that his mother...

2. Valerie warned us that...

3. Chelsea said her supervisor...

4. The secretary promised she...

5. The news reporter announced that...

a. ...wanted her to complete the project by Friday.

b. ...would be visiting him soon.

c. ...the company was going to make a public statement.

d. ...it was very dangerous to climb the mountain without a guide.

e. ...would make an appointment for me.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5. __

Exercise C: Tense shift

Complete the sentences for each picture using the correct tense shift.

1.

"They are chatting about work."

He said they ___________ about work."

2.

"That man is trying to get away!"

She said the man _ to get away.

3.

"I love everything about her!"

He said he everything about her.

4.

"We have sung together many times before."

They said they together many times before."

5.

"I broke the window."

Timmy said he ___ the window.

Exercise D: Reporting with modal verbs

1.

"We shall both need a nap!"

He said they ______ both need a nap.

2.

"I must finish this assignment!"

He said he finish that assignment.

3.

"I may have some ice cream for dessert."

He said he _ have some ice cream for dessert.

4.

"I will fix it!"

She said she _ fix it.

5.

"I can make a lot of money with this idea!"

He said he _______ make a lot of money with his idea.

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paf08.14.2015

Hello again.

I have some activities for you today about numbers. I bet you find this more difficult than you first think

http://englishallyear.com/listening33/menu.php

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paf08.08.2015

Please have a close look at the following material. In one of the coming days I will send to you the key to the exercises which follow.

Regular and irregular verbs

Most verbs in English are regular verbs. This means that to form the simple past with these verbs, we simply add -ed to the end of the verb.

For example:

walk --> walked
watch --> watched
listen --> listened
play --> played

But there are also some irregular verbs in English that have a different simple past tense form. There are many of them, but you should start with some of the most common ones.

For example:

go --> went
have --> had
eat --> ate
write --> wrote
leave --> left
take --> took
give --> gave

The most common irregular verb is be.

I / he / she / it was
You / we / they were

Statements

Statements or positive sentences in the simple past have the following structure:

Subject + verb in simple past

For example:

Alex traveled to Morocco.
We watched an interesting film.
They asked us lots of questions.
She called very early.

Negative sentences

To make negative sentences in the simple past tense, we use did notor the contraction didn't (this is more informal). We use the base form of the verb without -ed.

Subject + did not + verb

For example:

They did not have enough money to buy tickets.
We did not have breakfast this morning.
He did not finish his homework.
I didn't understand the presentation.

Questions

To form questions in the simple past, we use did and the base form of the verb. This is the structure:

Did + subject + verb

For example:

Did you enjoy the party?
Did they buy bread at the store?
Did she swim in the ocean?
Did you learn to play the guitar?

You can learn more about different kinds of questions in English here.

Typical time expressions

We often say when an action happened in the past.

Here are some examples of time expressions that we typically use with the simple past tense:

an hour ago
last year / week / month
two days ago
last Tuesday
in March / 1976
yesterday
when I was young

Exercise A: Regular and irregular verbs

Complete the sentences below with the simple past of the verb in parentheses. Some are irregular verbs.

He ________________ (write) about his adventures.

He ________________ (give) her a beautiful diamond ring.

She _________________ (look) at the map.

She ________________ (go) home to relax.

They _______________ (play) together yesterday.

Exercise B: Negative sentences

Change the following statements into negative sentences.

1. Harriet organized her closet last week.

____________________________________________________________________.

2. The children ate their dinner at 6:00pm.

____________________________________________________________________.

3. I had trouble with this project.

____________________________________________________________________.

4. He cooked a delicious meal for us.

____________________________________________________________________.

5. They listened to that CD six times.

____________________________________________________________________.

Exercise C: Questions

Write questions for the pictures below. Use the subject and verb in parentheses.

_______________________ (he / finish) his ice cream cone?

_______________________ (Ellen / enjoy) the day at the beach?

____________________ (Ernie / decorate) the house?

_____________________ (she / lose) the tennis match?

___________________ (she / clean) her office?

Exercise D: Typical time expressions

Complete the sentences with one of the time expressions from the list below based on the information under each picture.

when they were young
last month
two days ago
an hour ago
yesterday

This is my new cat! Today is Thursday. I adopted my cat on Tuesday.

I adopted her _____________________.

We are in English class. This is our second day of class.

We started our English class _____________________.

It is May. She played a basketball game in April.

She played a basketball game ____________________.

It is 9:00am. She cooked breakfast at 8:00am.

She cooked breakfast ____________________.

They are adults now. They lived in the same town many years ago.

They lived in the same town _____________________.

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paf31072015

Put the following phrasal verbs into the right place:

passed away, do without, look forward to, called off, made up, carried away, break out, run out, put up with, keep up.

Don't smoke in the forest. Fires ............................ easily at this time of the year.
I ------------------ seeing my friends again.
I'm afraid; we have........................of apple juice. Will an orange juice do?
Your website has helped me a lot to ........................the good work.
A friend of mine has................................. her wedding.
His mother can't................................. his terrible behavior anymore.
As an excuse for being late, she.................................. a whole story.
I got .........................................by his enthusiasm.
I just cannot......................................... my mobile. I always keep it with me.
She was very sad because her father................................... last week.

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paf30.07.2015

Hello again.

Here are some activities on the Past Progressive.

http://englishallyear.com/grammar19/menu.php

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paf16.07.2015

Zgjidhni ushtrimet ne linkun e meposhtem.

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g11-past-simple-present-perfect-gap-fill.php

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paf15.07.2015

Zgjidhni ushtrimet ne linkun e meposhtem.

http://www.impact-english.com/members/Grammar_Practice/Always/test-grammar/gr_prac_use-PPrf.htm

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paf09.07.2015

New video on CAN

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paf9.07.2015

Enjoy reading the following joke....

Mr. Jones goes into his doctor's office.

The doctor says, "Oh, Mr. Jones! We have the results of your test. Do you want the bad news first or the very bad news?"

The guy shrugs and says, "Well I guess I'll have the bad news first."

"Well the bad news is, you have 24 hours to live," the doctor replies.

The man is distraught, "24 hours to live? That's horrible! What could be worse than that? What's the VERY bad news?"

The doctor folds his hands and sighs, "The very bad news is...I've been trying to contact you since yesterday."

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paf08.07.2015

Too hot to move? Lie back and listen to this.

http://englishallyear.com/listening29/menu.php

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paf07.07.2015

Hi,

In the last e-mails we discussed the word order in positive sentences.

Here's a quick reminder:

This is the simple rule for positive sentences:

The order is Subject, Verb, Indirect Object, Direct Object.

Just about everything you ever say or hear (in a positive sentence) will follow that order.

Example sentences:

Dan gave his wife a kiss.
The teacher taught us English.
My father will buy me a car.

So far, so good, right?

But we know it's not always that simple. For starters, there can be a lot more information in a sentence than who did what, and to whom.

For example there are the questions of when and where. So where do time and place come in the sentence?

Time and Place

The time can come at the beginning or the end of a sentence.

The place has a set place, too. We put it between the direct object and the time (if the time is at the end of the sentence).

So, the expanded rule is this (the parts in parentheses are optional):

(Time) + Subject + Verb + (Indirect Object) + (Direct Object) + (Place) + (Time)

For example: I will give you my iPod in school tomorrow.

Note that the subject and verb aren't in parentheses. That's because every sentence has to have a subject and a verb. Everything else is optional.

In fact, sentences with every one of these things are rarer than you might think.

How often do you say things like "I will give you my iPod in school tomorrow"?

It's a lot of information to put into a sentence. Normally, we just pick a few of the elements, put them in this order (skipping any we aren't using) and make our sentences.

Some examples:

I told him the story in the subway.
Yesterday I ate a steak.
She cooked me dinner in her apartment.
They built their son a house in New York.

It's really not that hard, right? It's just a matter of forming the right habits. And practice is best for that.

Read also:

Prepositions of Place: At, In or On?

Practice:

In the following exercises, you'll get a subject, verb, indirect object, direct object, time and place. Note that not all the sentences will have all of them. Put them in the correct order to form complete sentences.

For example:

Verb: makes

Subject: my mother

Indirect object: me

Time: right now

Place: in the kitchen

Direct object: cookies

Full sentence:

Right now my mother makes me cookies in the kitchen.
or
My mother makes me cookies in the kitchen right now.
Verb: started

Subject: my father

Time: yesterday

Place: in the garage

Direct object: the car

Full sentence:
Verb: gave

Subject: my boss

Indirect object: the waitress

Time: at dinner yesterday

Place: in a restaurant

Direct object: a small tip

Full sentence:
Verb: made

Subject: Greg

Time: on Sunday

Place: in the church

Direct object: donation

Full sentence:
Verb: tease

Subject: his brothers

Place: in front of their friends

Direct object: him

Full sentence:
Verb: is eating

Subject: my friend

Time: at the moment

Place: at my house

Direct object: dinner

Full sentence:
Verb: played

Subject: Mike

Time: three years ago

Place: at the concert

Direct object: the piano

Full sentence:
Verb: folded

Subject: my mother

Time: this morning

Place: in my bedroom

Direct object: my clothes

Full sentence:
Verb: will cook

Subject: his girlfriend

Indirect object: him

Time: on his birthday

Direct object: dinner

Full sentence:
Verb: sang

Subject: Shannon

Indirect object: us

Time: last night

Place: in my apartment

Direct object: a song

Full sentence:

Answers:

Verb: started

Subject: my father

Time: yesterday

Place: in the garage

Direct object: the car

Full sentence:

My father started the car in the garage yesterday.
or
Yesterday my father started the car in the garage .
Verb: gave

Subject: my boss

Indirect object: the waitress

Time: at dinner yesterday

Place: in a restaurant

Direct object: a small tip

Full sentence:

My boss gave the waitress a small tip in a restaurant at dinner yesterday.
or
At dinner yesterday my boss gave the waitress a small tip in a restaurant.
Verb: made

Subject: Greg

Time: on Sunday

Place: in the church

Direct object: donation

Full sentence:

Greg made donation in the church on Sunday.
or
On Sunday Greg made donation in the church.
Verb: tease

Subject: his brothers

Place: in front of their friends

Direct object: him

Full sentence: His brothers tease him in front of their friends.
Verb: is eating

Subject: my friend

Time: at the moment

Place: at my house

Direct object: dinner

Full sentence:

My friend is eating dinner at my house at the moment.
or
At the moment my friend is eating dinner at my house .
Verb: played

Subject: Mike

Time: three years ago

Place: at the concert

Direct object: the piano

Full sentence:

Mike played the piano at the concert three years ago.
or
Three years ago Mike played the piano at the concert.
Verb: folded

Subject: my mother

Time: this morning

Place: in my bedroom

Direct object: my clothes

Full sentence:

My mother folded my clothes in my bedroom this morning.
or
This morning my mother folded my clothes in my bedroom.
Verb: will cook

Subject: his girlfriend

Indirect object: him

Time: on his birthday

Direct object: dinner

Full sentence:

His girlfriend will cook him dinner on his birthday.
or
On his birthday his girlfriend will cook him dinner.
Verb: sang

Subject: Shannon

Indirect object: us

Time: last night

Place: in my apartment

Direct object: a song

Full sentence:

Shannon sang us a song in my apartment last night.
or
Last night Shannon sang us a song in my apartment.

So these were the answers. Did you have any questions?

We'll continue next time!

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paf08.07.2015

Hi,

Anybody who has spent very much time learning English knows that there aren't too many rules without an exception.

So, when you've come this far and think you understand the rule, it's natural to ask yourself: are there exceptions?

And the answer is: "yes."

First, it's possible to move the indirect object to after the direct object, using a preposition like "to" or "for."

One reason we do this is to make our language more interesting.
Using the same order all the time can get repetitive.

Some examples of moving the indirect object:

(The indirect object is purple, the direct object is green, and the preposition is red)

I gave my mom my keys.

==> I gave my keys to my mom .

Susanne knit her boyfriend a sweater.

==> Susanne knit a sweater for her boyfriend.

We made my brother a present.

==> We made a present for my brother.

I sent Lucille to the doctor for professional advice.

Remember, we have to use a preposition to move the indirect object! There's no other way to do it.

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paf07.06.2015

Hi!

The good news are that the rules are the same in positive and negative sentences. At least, the word-order rules.

Remember, we use helping verbs in negative sentences (for example do, did, or will), They go together with the verb.

Then we add the word not, or a shortened version (n't) with a helping verb.

Examples

In these examples, the helping verb and verb are underlined.
You can see they follow the rules you already know:

I didn't throw potatoes at you in the cafeteria.
He didn't sing with us last night at the club.
My mother doesn't like whiskey in her house.
Steve and Mary won't come to the last party on Saturday.
Peter and his daughter do not drive the car.
This summer my father did not paint the house.
Toby will not meet us tomorrow.
I do not eat pizza.
She does not bring him papers.

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paf16.06.2015

Love and friendship

I always ask myself why people can’t stay in love.Why is loving so difficultFor people who live together, day after day?I am convinced that we often believe our own pretence.We think that we love someone else.But, in fact, we only love ourselves; we love ‘me’.Each one expects too much of the other.It is the other person who must be pleasant.The other person must build me up, must help me out,Must never be grumpy, must never nag.At the slightest failing, I feel hurt.We think too little, may be never,About what we ourselves can giveOr can do for our partner.Don’t blurt out without thinking,‘you don’t love me any more’.No, not before you yourself have given everything

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paf14.06.2015

Hello again.

In today’s lesson we have some listening activities based around the Present Perfect Continuous.

http://englishallyear.com/listening26/menu.php

Enjoy it.

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paf.01.06.2015

Para se te lexoni materialin e meposhtem, ju lutem shikoni me kujdes materialin e dates 31 maj 2015.

Do you know what a subject is? An object? It may surprise you, but they're quite important!

The subject tells us who or what is doing the action.

In the sentence "I ate an apple" the subject is I.

In the sentence "Johnny kicked the ball," the subject is Johnny. Johnny does the kicking.

The direct object tells us who or what the action is done to.

In the "I ate an apple" example, the direct object is the apple, because it is the thing affected by the action.

In "I kicked the ball," the ball is the direct object, since the ball was affected by the action.

The indirect object tells us to whom or to what. It lets us know the DIRECTION of the action.

Remember the example "I kicked the ball"?

In that sentence, we don't know where the ball went after I kicked it.

But, if I say "I kicked my brother the ball," then we know that the ball went to my brother. And my brother is the indirect object.

Most sentences with giving or speaking of some kind will have an indirect object (for example, "He told me his name").

In the following sentences the subject is red, the indirect objects is bold, and the direct object is underlined.

I told him a joke.
(subject = I, indirect object = him, direct object = a joke)
My father gave me a bicycle.
(subject = my father, indirect object = me, direct object = a bicycle)
Susan sent Bob letters.
(subject = Susan, indirect object = Bob, direct object = letters)
You loaned them money.
(subject = you, indirect object = them, direct object = money)
She made us sandwiches.
(subject = she, indirect object = us, direct object = sandwiches)

We'll continue next time.

Make sure you read more about the subject, direct object and indirect object before the next e-mail!

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paf.31.05.2016

If you didn't grow up speaking English, you may have a problem with sentence order when you speak English.

In German, for example, it's possible to move the words around in a sentence.

In English, however, about all the variety you could get out of that sentence would be to maybe move the time to the front: "Yesterday, I ate an apple" instead of "I ate an apple yesterday."

That's because the order of words in an English sentence tells us what their job is in that sentence.

So, a good place to start is looking at the different roles that are played in a sentence.

So next time we'll start going over the sentence parts in English. That will help you speak and write better.

In the meantime, you can start preparing yourself:

English Parts of a Sentence

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paf1205.2015

How to use MUST

MUST is a modal verb – in other words, it helps give meaning to other verbs. Let’s look at all its meanings here, so you can avoid misunderstandings!

Meaning 1: We use MUST when we want to say that it is necessary or very important that something happens in the present or future.
Examples: 1. I must work hard on my English! (note: this expresses an obligation that you place on yourself.)
2. You mustn’t (= must not) tell this to anyone. It is a secret.
3. This food must not be eaten. It has gone bad.
4. Pupils must not run in the corridors. (note: here, ‘must’ expresses a school rule.)

Meaning 2: We use MUST to give emphasis to an opinion.
Examples: 1. I must admit, it was a frightening experience. (note: we use ' I must admit' before a surprising or negative comment.)
2. I must say, this food is delicious! (note: in this sentence, we would not say ‘I must admit, this food is delicious!’ because it would mean that we did not expect the food to be delicious. This would sound a little rude!)
3. I must admit, I didn’t like him much when I first met him.
4. I must say, you look really well! Have you been on holiday?

Meaning 3: We use MUST to emphasise that we think it is a good idea for someone to do something pleasant. It is a way of giving a recommendation.
Examples: 1. You must come and visit us while you are in London!
2. We must go and see that film – I have heard it is excellent!

Meaning 4: We use MUST to make an assumption or to reach a logical conclusion about something that is very likely to be true.
Examples: 1. You must be so tired after running that marathon! (note: this means ‘I assume that you are so tired.’)
2. My bicycle has disappeared – someone must have stolen it. (note: this means ‘I assume that someone has stolen it.’)
3. You must have been so cold when you were locked out of your house in the snow! (note: this means ‘I assume that you were so cold.’)

Note: In meaning 4, above, the opposite of MUST is CAN’T.

Examples: 1. He didn’t eat any lunch – he can’t have been hungry. (*note**: this means ‘ I assume that he was not hungry.’)*

2. I don’t believe he is a thief – it can’t be true. (*note**: this means ‘I assume that it is not true.’)*
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MUST can also be used a NOUN
Meaning: We say something is A MUST if it is really necessary to have it.
Example: If you are visiting London, a good map is a must.

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Now, try to write your own sentences using MUST, making sure that they are true to your own life as this will help you to remember them better!

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paf09.05.2015

Hi,

Do you know what's the difference between "been to" and "gone to"?

Let's have a look at these two sentences:

David has been to Japan.

David has gone to Japan.

Is there any difference in the meaning?

There sure is!

"Gone to" means that you've travelled to some place and haven't returned yet.

Examples:

Jessica has gone to the supermarket. I wonder, when will she come back?

Dennis has gone to France for the summer, so you can call again in September.

"Been to" means that you've travelled to some place and have already returned.

Examples:

Mark has been to the supermarket. Now he's taking a shower.

Joe has been to France five times, so he is very familiar with this country.

So... back to our original sentences, here's the difference between them:

David has been to Japan = David has travelled to Japan and back.

David has gone to Japan = David has travelled to Japan and hasn't returned yet.

Improve your vocabulary:

English Short Stories

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paf07.05.2015

Joke of the day:

"I've never flown before," said the nervous old lady to the pilot. "You will bring me down safely, won't you?"

"All I can say ma'am," said the pilot, "is that I've never left anyone up there yet!"

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paf02.05.2015

Lexoni dialogun e meposhtem. Ndertoni nje dialog te ri ne nje situate tuajen.

fm

Buying clothes

A:May I help you?

B:Yes. I’d like to try on these two dresses and this pair of slacks.

A:The fitting room is over there, in the corner.

B:Thank you.

A:How do they fit?

B:One dress fits well, but the other one is too big. The slacks are too tight.

A:Would you like to try on a larger size?

B:Yes. I’d also like to try on this blue sweater and that demin shirt.

Duke blere veshje

A:A mund t’ju ndihmoj?

B:Po. Do te doja t’i provoja keto dy fustanet dhe keto pantallonat.

A:Dhoma e proves eshte aty, tek qoshja.

B:Faleminderit.

A:Si te rrine?

B:Nje fustan me rri mire, kurse tjetri eshte shume i madh. Pantallonat jane shume te ngushta.

A:A do te donit te provonit nje numer me te madh?

B:Po. Do te doja te provoja edhe kete pulovren blu dhe ate kemishen xhins.

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paf27.04.2015

Joke of the day.

Enjoy reading it.

A husband, the owner of a new car, was somewhat reluctant to allow his wife to drive his prize possession...even to the Supermarket which was a few blocks from the house. After she insisted, he finally relented, cautioning her as she departed, "Remember, if you have an accident, the newspaper will print your age!"

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paf27.04.2015

Hello again.

I have some more multi-word verbs for you today. You can find the exercises here

http://englishallyear.com/vocabulary18/menu.php

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paf26.04.2015

Lexoni dialogun dhe provoni te ndertoni nje tjeter dialog te ngjashem me te.

fm

Buying other things

A:May I help you?

B:Yes. I need to buy a few things. I would like to buy two big packages of toilet paper, some razor blades, two bars of bath soap, and a bottle of shampoo.

A: Anything else?

B: Yes. I also need a handkerchief, a tube of toothpaste, a toothbrush, and some deodorant.

A: Will that be all?

B: Yes. Now you can total up everything.

Duke blere gjera te tjera

A:A mund t’ju ndihmoj?

B:Po. Mua me duhet te blej disa gjera.Do doja te blija dy pako te medha me leter higjenike, ca brisqe, dy kallepe sapuni per dush dhe nje shampo.

A:Ndonje gje tjeter?

B:Po. Edhe nje shami duarsh, nje paste dhembesh, nje furce dhembesh dhe nje deodorant.

A:Kaq?

B:Po. Tani mund t’i mblidhni te gjitha.

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paf19.04.2015

Lexoni dialogun e meposhtem edhe ndertoni dialogun tuaj.

fm

Preparing a meal

A:Would you like any help?

B:Yes, please. You can peel the carrots and slice the tomatoes. Then you  can cut the bread and put it on a plate.

A:How are you going to prepare the chicken and potatoes?

B:I’m going to bake the chicken and fry the potatoes.

A:What about the eggs?

B:I’m going to boil them.

A:What’s for dessert?

B:I made a chocolate cake.

A:That sounds good.

Duke gatuar ushqimin

A:Doni ndihme?

B:Po, ju lutem.Ju mund te qeroni karrotat dhe grini domatet.Pastaj mund te prisni buken dhe ta vendosni ne nje pjate.

A:Si do ta gatuani mishin e pules dhe patatet?

B:Une do ta pjek pulen dhe do t’i skuq patatet.

A:Po vezet?

B:Ato do t’i ziej.

A:Cfare keni per embelsire?

B:Kam bere kek me cokollate.

A:Mire.

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paf15.04.2015

Phrasal verbs 3

(Pjesa e trete)

Word order with phrasal verbs

Rendi i fjaleve ne nje fjali me folje frazale ne te.

When a phrasal verb has an object, the object can go either before or after the adverb.

Verb Object Adverb

James   took   his hat off.

Barbara   wrote     the number down.

Nency   let   the dog   out

Verb Adverb Object

James took off   his hat.

Barbara   wrote down   the number.

    Nency let out   the dog.

A long object goes after the adverb.

Why don't you try on that dress in the window?

The gang have carried out a number of bank raids in the last few months.

A pronoun ( e.g. it, them) always goes before the adverb.

James felt hot in his coat, so he took it off. Not He took off it.

There have been a number of raids. The police know who carried them out.

Not The police know who carried out them.

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PAF14.04.2015

Phrasal verbs

Dear students,

I am quite sure that you are familiar with dialogues like:

"Hello, Bill. Good to see you. Come in. Take your coat off and sit down."

Such phrases are simply known as phrasal verbs. It's of great importance that each one of you knows some of them.

I would like to introduce a few number of them and let's try to understand their meanings and use them in sentences,making them part and parcel of the everyday usage of the language.

1) Introduction

(Nje veshtrim i pergjithshem )

A phrasal verb is a verb+ adverb. eg. come in, sit down,take off. There are a lot of phrasal verbs in English. Following you will find some adverbs which are used in phrasal verbs: about,along,around,away,back,behind,by,down,forward,in,off,on,out,over,round,through,up.

Some of these words can be prepositions.

eg. wait for; belongs to;look at; look for;look after; look into;agree with; apologize for; ask for; care about; deal with; care of; rely on; pay for;suffer from;

2) Understanding phrasal verbs

( Te kuptuarit e foljeve frazale )

Some phrasal verbs are easy to understand. eg. James asked Endri to come in. The man in front turned round and stared at the little boy who entered without knocking at the door.

The meanings here are clear if you know the words, come,in,turn,round.

But many phrasal verbs are idiomatic. The verb + adverb has a special meaning.

Fortunately the plan came off.(= succeeded)

Why did you turn down such an offer?(= refuse )

I can't make out it it's a man or a woman over there.( = see clearly )

Sometimes a phrasal verb has the same meaning as one-word verb.

find out = discover

go back = return

go on = continue

leave out = omit

make up = invent a story

put off = postpone

send out = distribute

throw away = discard

turn up = arrive

You should keep in mind that a phrasal verb is usually more informal than one-word verb.

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paf09.04.2015

Read another joke. Enjoy it.

fm

Station Master and a Lady Passenger

A lady was running to catch a train to Bangalore. She reached the station and was searching for the train.

Passenger: (Asked to the station master) Sir, is this my train?
Station Master: No Madam, this is not your train, it’s railways department’s train.
Passenger: (Annoyed) That’s a good joke. Don’t act too smart. What I meant was, can I take this train to Bangalore?
Station Master: No ma’am, you cannot! This train is so BIG and you can’t take it.
Passenger: Its really funny! Now say me, will this train take me to Bangalore?
Station Master: NO ma’am. The train can’t take you. The train driver will drive it to Bangalore!

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paf08.04.2015

Just a joke for every one of you. Enjoy reading it.
fm

Coffee and a Fly

A customer ordered a cup of coffee in a restaurant! The waiter served the coffee. The customer found a fly in the coffee. He called the waiter.

Customer: How do I drink this coffee!
Waiter: Don’t you know how to drink a coffee?
Customer: Waiter, see, there is a fly in my coffee.
Waiter: Oh yes sir, you are right! There is a fly in your coffee.
Customer: Waiter, I said, there is a fly in MMY coffee (He stressed the word MY)
Waiter: Oh don’t worry sir, the fly won’t drink much!
Customer: Waiter, it is swimming in my coffee.
Waiter: Sir, do you want me to get a lifeguard for the fly sir?
(Annoyed) Customer: the fly dead, it’s irritating!
Waiter: I guess, it doesn’t know how to swim properly.
Customer: How do I drink this coffee?
Waiter: Don’t you know how to drink? I will teach you!

He drank the coffee! And said, this is how you should drink a coffee.

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paf 07.04.2015

Read and try to retell the following story.

The Goose with the Golden Eggs

Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden egg every day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough.

They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay golden eggs, its insides must be made of gold. And they thought that if they could get all that precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich very soon. So the man and his wife decided to kill the bird. Short Stories

However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of any other goose!

MORAL: THINK BEFORE YOU ACT

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paf06.04.2015

Happy Easter Day !

Shikoni me kujdes tabelen e meposhteme. Mesoni fjalet e reja ne text. Plotesoni tabelen. Argumentoni zgjidhjen tuaj duke filluar…

“ If the photographer and the doctor are women…..

Pergjigjen tuaj e shkruani ne fletoren e detyrave te shtepise.

Name

Job

Floor

There are four floors in a block of flats. Two women and two men live in the flats; they are an architect, an artist, a doctor and a photographer. The architect lives on the ground floor.
The photographer and the doctor are women. Philip is not an artist. Jane lives on the first floor.
Susan is not a doctor; she lives under Dan.

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paf05.04.2014

Try this exercise and keep notes on your mistakes. Let's discuss things when we see each other.

fm

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/test-your-english/adult-learners/results/?score=25&answers=1|2|2|1|3|3|2|2|4|3|3|1|1|2|1|2|2|2|3|3|1|2|3|1|2#

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paf03.04.2015

Per te bere dallimet midis ketyre dy foljeve edhe perdorimeve te tyre shikoni me kujdes mesimin e meposhtem.

fm

REMEMBER AND FORGET

These two verbs have different meanings depending on whether they are followed by a GERUND or an INFINITIVE. Even very advanced English learners sometimes make mistakes with these verbs!

Take a look at these examples with the verb FORGET:

1. I forgot posting the birthday card to my mother so I was surprised when she called me to say thank you.

2. I forgot to post the birthday card to my mother so I apologised on the telephone when I called to wish her Happy Birthday.

In sentence 1, with FORGOT + GERUND, the actions happened in this order: First, I posted the birthday card but then second, I forgot that I had done it. So my mother received the card because I had posted it.

In sentence 2, with FORGOT + INFINITIVE the actions happened in this order: First, I forgot and second, I did not post the birthday card. So mother did not receive it on her birthday.

The verb REMEMBER has the same grammar, as you can see here:

3. I remember telling him about the meeting, so I am surprised that he did not attend.

4. I’m glad I remembered to tell him about the meeting because it was important for him to attend.

In sentence 3, with REMEMBER + GERUND, it happened in this order: First, I told him about the meeting and then second, I remembered that I had done it.

In sentence 4, with REMEMBER + INFINITIVE, the order was as follows: First I remembered and second, I told him about the meeting.

So this is the grammar rule:

REMEMBER/FORGET + GERUND means THE GERUND ACTION HAPPENS FIRST.

REMEMBER/FORGET + INFINITIVE means THE INFINTIVE ACTION HAPPENS SECOND.

Now let’s check your understanding of this grammar point. Can you decide which form of the verb in brackets (…) goes in each of these sentences?

5. I forgot (lock) the front door of my house, so it was easy for the burglars to enter.

6. Did you remember (turn off) the lights when you left the house this morning?

7. I forget (meet) him at your party so you will have to introduce us again.

8. I remember (play) in the garden a lot when I was a child.

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paf1.03.2015

Choose the correct preposition to match them with the pictures.

http://www.groovetoenglish.com/placeprep.htm

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paf31.01.2015

Vendosni parafjalet ne vendin e duhur. Provoni te zgjidhni ushtrimet e meposhteme.

http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/prepositions/preposqcm.htm

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paf30.03.2015

A game with prepositions. Just concentrate.

http://enjoyenglish.free.fr/english/primaire/concentration/where/where.htm

paf22.03.2015

just for fun...

I'd like to be eight again...

A man asked his wife what she'd like for her birthday.

"I'd like to be eight again..." she replied.

On the morning of her birthday, he arose early, made her a nice big bowl of Coco Pops, and then took her off to the local theme park.

What a day! He put her on every ride in the park: the Death Slide, the Wall of Fear, the Screaming Monster Roller Coaster, every thing there was.

Five hours later she staggered out of the theme park. Her head was reeling and her stomach felt upside down.

Right away, they journeyed to a McDonald's where her loving husband ordered her a Happy Meal with extra fries and a refreshing chocolate shake.

Then it was off to the movies with popcorn, all the Coke she could drink, and her favorite M&M's. What a fabulous adventure!

Finally she wobbled home with her husband and collapsed into bed exhausted.

He leaned over his precious wife with a big smile and lovingly asked, "Well, Dear, what was it like being eight again?"

Her eyes slowly opened and her expression suddenly changed. "I meant my dress size!!!!!!!"

The moral of the story: Even when a man is listening, he's gonna get it wrong.

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paf21.03.2015

Reading for fun....

Will Rogers and the Power of Laughter

WILL ROGERS WAS BORN about a hundred years ago on his family’s ranch near the city of Claremont, Oklahoma. In those days that part of Oklahoma was known as Indian Territory. It had been settled by Cherokee Indians, and Will’s mother and father were part Cherokee Indian.

Will’s father , a hard working man, had one of the finest ranches in the territory. Many visitors stayed at the family’s beautiful and roomy house. Here young Will met many interesting people.

When Will was very young , he learned to use a lasso. The rope was tied so that it formed a loop at the end. He would twirl the loop around and than snap the rope so the loop flew out and settled around a fence post or tree stump. When he pulled on the rope , the loop would tighten.

Soon he was catching, or ‘’roping’’ as cowboys say, everything in sight , indoors and out.

When he was five years old , he was given his first horse , and in no time he became an expert horseman. For young Will Rogers, happiness was a horse, a lasso, and the wide open range.

Then it came time for him to start school. He was never a good student. When he was older he was sorry he had not worked hard at getting a good education. He did not like to study. Instead he liked to tell jokes and stories, dazzle people with his rope tricks , and make people laugh.

Finally he left school and became a cowboy in Texas. For a while he worked as a cowboy in Argentina and South Africa.

Will Rogers liked being a cowboy, but his love of people and laughter led him finally to become an entertainer. The tricks he could do with the lasso got him jobs with shows in South Africa and Australia. Then he brought his act to New York city. Audiences liked his rope tricks and his wonderful way of telling jokes.

In a few years Will Rogers was appearing on Broadway, but his act had changed. He learned that people liked his sense of humor even more than rope tricks.

He talked about the events of the day, poking fun at just about everyone and everything in gentle, good-natured way.

One time Will joked about doctors: “ Personally, I have always felt that the best doctor in the world is the veterinarian. He can’t ask his patients what is the matter-he’s got to just know.

Another time he joked about one of his favourite subjects, politics and politicians. “I could study all my life and not think half amount of funny things they can think of in one session of Congress”.

People everywhere came to know Will Roberts as the Cowboy Philosopher. His funny remarks often seemed to reveal the truth about life. Even as he made Americans laugh, he got them to think.

Once Will Rogers said:” I never met a man I didn’t like.” He never tried to hurt anyone for a laugh. He always treated laughter as a way to help people to understand one another better. He joked about president, politicians, and other important people. But very few became angry. In fact, almost everybody considered Will Rogers a friend.

When the Great Depression came, millions of people lost their jobs. Life was hard for nearly everyone. but Will Rogers helped cheer Americans. The laughter he brought into their lives gave them courage to forget their troubles and keep working for a happier future.

In 1935 Will Rogers was killed while flying to Alaska with his friend Wiley Post. People everywhere were sad about the loss of the man who brought so much laughter in the world.

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paf20.03.2015

English plural forms tend to be pretty simple, in most cases.

You usually add s/es/ies at the end of the word and your job is done.

Examples:

kid -> kids

box -> boxes

baby -> babies

However, some words change differently.

Examples:

child -> children

man -> men

woman -> women

person -> people

mouse -> mice

foot -> feet

datum -> data

bacterium -> bacteria

fish -> fish

sheep -> sheep

How can you know the plural form of every word?

You can always check it in the dictionary.

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Be Worthy of Trust

The Designer and
the Fashion Magazine
by Lilach Ritzes

Helen sits in the living room of her small apartment. She looks for a job as a graphic designer in job ads online and in newspapers. She does this every day for months!

One morning, as she sits in her living room as usual and looks for a job, her phone rings. It is her mother.

"Did you find a job?" her mother asks.

"No," Helen replies. "I am still looking for one."

"But you finished university six months ago," her mother says. "You studied for four years to get your design degree…"

Helen interrupts her. "That is true, and I also took all the software courses I could. But I have no experience as a graphic designer and no recommendations, so employers do not want me. They do not know if they can trust me."

Helen looks at the stack of bills she has to pay. If she does not find a job soon, she will be in trouble! Suddenly, one ad catches her eye.

"A graphic designer is needed for a very well-known fashion magazine called TOP. No experience required," the ad reads.

Helen quickly says goodbye to her mother and calls the phone number listed in the ad. Helen is excited! She knows TOP magazine, and it looks like a very good opportunity.

The phone conversation is very brief. A woman's voice tells Helen, "Come at five."

Helen quickly gets ready and leaves her apartment. Still excited, she takes the train to a tall building with a big sign that says "TOP Magazine." Helen takes the elevator to 10th floor for her interview.

She is interviewed by a nice woman named Jenny. Jenny is the editor. While Jenny looks at Helen's portfolio, she asks, "Who is Momo Manal?"

"He is a French fashion designer," Helen quickly answers. "He is one of the world's best designers and a leader in fashion."

Jenny goes over Helen's portfolio. She smiles and tells Helen she is hired. She introduces Helen to the other workers and shows her where she will work.

The editor soon announces the next issue of the magazine. It will have a 60s theme! Helen begins to work very hard around the clock. She knows the magazine must be ready for approval in just a few days.

Helen stays up late into the night. She really wants to do a good job and prove that she is trustworthy. She finally finishes the design on time and calls the magazine editor. Everyone looks at the magazine and loves Helen's work! She is very happy.

Suddenly the manager comes in very excited. She says that she has been invited to a Momo Manal fashion show! Everyone is very excited. They know it is nearly impossible to get an invitation.

The next day, the photographer sneaks into to the manager's office and steals the invitation. He asks Helen to make a copy of the invitation for him. She is frightened and tells him it is illegal. He must return the stolen invitation right away.

The photographer begs her to help him. He says that he really must go to that fashion show. "No one will find out," he assures her. Helen finally agrees and makes him a very similar copy. As she works, Helen does not notice the editor looking into her office.

That night at home, Helen sees on television that unemployment is high. She is really glad that she has a good job! As she goes to bed, she feels worried. At work, she is a trusted member of the team. But she copied that invitation and betrayed their trust. Nobody knows about that, but still she feels bad about doing it.

When Helen comes to work the next day, she sees a few of her co-workers at the printer. They are making copies of the invitation she made for the photographer. Everyone in the office has one! Helen panics. She betrayed the trust they put in her. And now she could lose her job and get the entire company in trouble!

She begins to shout at everyone to stop, but no one hears her over the noise of the printer and everyone shouting excitedly. Helen unplugs the machine and shouts, "Stop!"

Everyone is silent as Helen shouts that they must destroy the copies. More softly, she says, "I made a big mistake. I should not have copied the invitation." She looks at the floor, ashamed. Now she is sure she will lose her job and that everyone in the office will feel they made a mistake by trusting her. She cannot believe it. What will her family say?

Everyone looks at Helen in silence. Then they all simply say, "Okay." They go back to work as if nothing has happened. Helen is confused. How could it be so easy?

The editor walks up to her and says, "This was only a little prank. We will let you keep your job this time, but I hope that you will never do something like this again. I want to trust you."

Helen cannot believe it! Breathing a sigh of relief, she says, "No! You can be sure that I will never do anything like that again! I will work hard to earn your trust."

19.03.2015

Mbasi te kini lexuar tekstin me kujdes, provoni te zgjidhni ushtrimet e meposhteme.

fm

Exercises

Vocabulary Questions

1. What does "software" mean?

a) comfortable clothes

b) a computer program

c) something to decorate your house

d) a picture of something

2. What does "printer" mean?

a) a machine that creates images on paper

b) a person who reads books

c) a big room in an office building

d) a difficult job

3. What does "brief" mean?

a) fun

b) complicated

c) interesting

d) short

4. What does "stack" mean?

a) envelope

b) box

c) pile

d) notebook

5. What does "trouble" mean?

a) problems

b) ideas

c) time

d) work

6. What does "portfolio" mean?

a) a collection of pictures and documents that show a person's work

b) a collection of pictures and documents that a person sells

c) a collection of stories

d) a document that describes a person's education and previous jobs

7. What does "prank" mean?

a) a surprise party

b) an action that is meant to deceive someone as a joke

c) an action of making many copies

d) an office meeting

8. What does "forgery" mean?

a) hiding something stolen

b) lying to other people

c) doing something secretly

d) making an illegal copy of a document

Expressions Questions

1. What does "as usual" mean?

a) the way she likes

b) the same way as always

c) the way another person wants

d) in a new way

2. What does "catches her eye" mean?

a) makes her feel tired

b) makes her feel scared

c) makes her feel interested

d) makes her feel angry

3. What does "around the clock" mean?

a) all day and all night

b) moving in circles

c) in a very short time

d) taking all the time she needs

4. What does "on time" mean?

a) long before the deadline

b) after the deadline

c) any time she wants

d) exactly at the deadline

5. What does "find out" mean?

a) hear about

b) think of an idea

c) talk about something

d) find something you lost

Grammar Questions

1. Helen looks at the stack of bills she _____ to pay.

a) must

b) will

c) has

d) going

2. Helen begins to work very hard _ the clock.

a) with

b) around

c) to

d) over

3. As she works, Helen does not notice the editor _ into her office.

a) looking

b) to look

c) having look

d) looked

4. We will _ you keep your job.

a) permit

b) obligate

c) let

d) allow

5. You can ____ sure that I will never do anything like that again!

a) be

b) have

c) take

d) go

Comprehension Questions (Video and Story)

1. After watching the video at the top of the page, describe in your own words what you understand from the video.

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2. The video shows that sometimes you have to make a big effort to be worthy of someone's trust. What do you think about it?

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3. What important question does Helen answer correctly in her job interview?

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4. What does the photographer ask Helen to do?

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5. In your opinion, why is it important to be worthy of trust?

_

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Essay Questions

1. Helen graduated six months ago, but she is still looking for a job. She says she cannot find one because she does not have experience. What can she do to overcome this barrier?

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2. Think of the best job you have had. What was it? What were your responsibilities?

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3. Helen agrees to copy the invitation even though she does not think it is a good idea. Why do you think she agrees to do it?

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4. Helen's boss decides not to fire Helen. She decides to play a prank to teach Helen a lesson. Why do you think she decides to do this?

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5. It is hard for Helen to get to sleep at night after she forges the invitation. Why do you think this happens to her?

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6. In your opinion, how can being trusted by others benefit you?

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paf13.03.2015

For each sentence, choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below.

http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises/test/esol-smc-past-present-future

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paf12.03.2015

Read the following joke and try to retell it.

fm

A man goes to the police station wanting to speak to the burglar who broke into his house the night before.

"You'll get your chance in court" says the desk sergeant.

"No, no, no!" Says the man. "I want to know how he got into the house without waking my wife. I've been trying to do that for years!"

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paf11.03.2015

Have a close look at the following exercise.

fm

http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises/test/esol-smc-past-present-future

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paf10.03.2015

Try the following exercise:

fm

http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises/test/esol-smc-this-that-these-and-those

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paf27.02.2015

Provoni te zgjidhni kete numur ushtrimesh ne vijim per diten e arthme te takimit.

fm

Adjective exercises

much vs many

Decide whether you have to use much or many:

We saw ___ animals at the zoo.

How _ oranges did you put in the box?

There isn’t _ sugar in my coffee.

I don’t have __ friends.

The old man hasn’t got _ hair on his head.

I’ve packed _ bottles of water.

I didn’t get _ sleep last night.

How ___ fruit do you eat in an average day?

a little vs a few

Decide whether you have to use a little or a few:

Can you please buy ___ apples.

We need _ water.

I have _ money left.

I take _ sugar with my coffee.

We had _ pints of beer there.

You have _ time left.

There are _ chairs in the room.

He only spent ___ dollars there.

some vs any

Decide whether you have to use some or any:

Is there ___ milk left?

There is _ juice in the bottle.

Do you have _ coffee?

I don’t have _ money left.

She has _ money.

Do you know _ of these singers?

I don’t know _ of them.

I know ___ of them.

some vs many

Decide whether you have to use some or many:

The child put ___ sand into the bucket.

I can lend you _ money if you need it.

There aren’t _ pears left. Only two.

We had _ cake with the tea.

Don’t eat so _ sweets or you’ll get fat.

I had _ beer last night at the bar.

I don’t have _ friends.

He brought ___ food with him.

little vs less

Decide whether you have to use little or less:

I have ___ interest in classical music.

I have _ faith in him.

We need _ furniture in this dance hall than in the big one.

You have to drink _ coffee.

He has _ money than I thought.

Tonight I drank _ wine than last night.

She dedicates _ time to her homework than to her hobbies.

This will take ___ time to finish than the last time we tried.

a little vs a lot

Decide whether you have to use a little or a lot:

That may cost you ___ of money.

I added _ sugar to the mix.

You’ll have to spend _ of cash on this car. (a lot)

I can do it with _ help from my friends.

_ change can really make a difference.

I don’t have _ of free time today.

He left _ of laundry for me to do.

She gave him ___ attention.

few vs little

Decide whether you have to use few or little:

There’s ___ point in calling.

_ people understood what he said.

There is _ use in trying to do this.

There’s _ space here as it is.

There’s _ I can do about this.

Dan is a great student. He has _ problems with history.

There was _ traffic on the road.

I think Coventry will win the match but ___ people agree with me.

fewer vs less

Decide whether you have to use fewer or less:

There were ___ days below freezing last winter.

I drank _ water than she did.

I have _ than an hour to do this work.

People these days are buying _ newspapers.

I have _ time to do this work.

_ than thirty children each year develop the disease.

I wear _ makeup on weekdays.

He worked ___ hours than I did.

farther vs further

Decide whether you have to use farther or further:

How much ___ do you plan to drive tonight?

I just can’t go any _.

Do you have any _ plans for adding on to the building?

That’s a lot _ than I want to carry this heavy suitcase!

The _ that I travel down this road, the _ behind schedule I get.

How much _ do you intend to take this legal matter?

It’s not that much _ to the gas station.

How much _____ do I have to run, coach?

later vs latter

Decide whether you have to use later or latter:

My neighbours have a son and a daughter : the former is a teacher, the ___ is a nurse.

I will address that at a _ time.

Of the first two Harry Potter books, I prefer the _.

John arrived at the party _ than Mary did.

I prefer the _ offer to the former one.

I will be back _.

I was given the choice between a hamburger or a hot dog, I chose the _ of the two; the hot dog.

When it comes to soy burgers or a juicy cow burger, I prefer the ___.

last vs latter

Decide whether you have to use last or latter:

Jack, Jill and Bob went up the hill; the ___ watched the other two fall down.

The former half of the film is more interesting than the _ half.

Out of chapters 1, 2, and 3, the _ one is the most difficult to learn.

Dan is now friends with Ruth, Maya and Ben. The _ is his cousin.

Jane speaks Italian and English : the former language fairly well and the _ fluently.

There are two versions, A and B, but the _ is more popular.

Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the _ is remembered today.

I study math, English and history. I enjoy the ___ one most.

paf26.02.2015

Please read the following passage and do the exercises.

1 Earths Crust

Earth is round, like an orange. Oranges have a skin and Earth has a skin , too. We call thus skin Earths crust. Under the crust there is very hot rock.

Earths crust has different pieces. These pieces move very. Very slowly. Millions of years ago, the pieces moved and made mountains. Under mountains the crust is thick, but under the ocean its thinner . When two pieces of the crust move and meet, there can be earthquakes. A volcano is a hole in Earths crust. When a volcano erupts, hot rock flies out from under the ground , and melted rock pours out over the ground. Volcanoes under the ocean sometimes make new islands. In 1963 , a volcano in the Atlantic Ocean made a new island called Surtsey.

There are many different rocks in Earths crust. They are millions of years old. The rocks are often different colors. In the Painted Desert in Arizona in the USA , you can see the different rocks.

Earth Crust

1 Match.

1.      Earth is                                                    of years old.

2.      Earths crust is millions                          the ocean.

3.      The pieces of Earths crust in Earths crust.

4.      There are different rocks round.

5.      Under Earths crust, there is                  very hot rock.

6.      There are volcanoes under   move very slowly .

2 Complete the sentences.

Crust holes ocean   old rocks volcano

1 .Some mountains are millions of years old.

2 .When pieces of Earths                 meet, there are sometimes earthquakes.

3. Volcanoes are                    in Earths crust.

4. The rock in a                  is very hot.

5. Sometimes a volcano under the               makes a new island.

6. In the Painted Desert the                are different colors.

3Circle the odd one out.

1.      Japan Earth Russia China

2.      Orange apple banana skin

3.      Move fall piece erupt

4.      Volcano dangerous beautiful incredible

5.      In under on ground

6.      Red brown desert yellow

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paf17.02.2015

Today's joke is the following. It is connected with politics.

While stitching a cut on the hand of a 75-year-old farmer, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man.

Eventually the topic got around to politicians and their role as our leaders.

The old farmer said, "Well, as I see it, most politicians are 'Post Tortoises'."

Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a 'post tortoise' was.

The old farmer said, "When you're driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a tortoise balanced on top, that's a post tortoise."

The old farmer saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he continued to explain.

"You know he didn't get up there by himself,

he doesn't belong up there,

he doesn't know what to do while he's up there,

he's elevated beyond his ability to function,

and you just wonder what kind of idiot put him up there to begin with."

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paf16.02.2015

The Tip of The Day.

"There is something in a simple hug

that alway warms the heart;

it welcomes us back home and makes it

easier to part."

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paf13.02.2015

To be or not to

To be or not to be? That is certainly the question today.

Here are the listening exercises to help you.

http://www.englishallyear.com/listening14/menu.php

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paf12.02.2015

In this message our focus should be on dynamic verbs vs. stative verbs.

Here is a quick reminder:

Dynamic = moving or changing.

Dynamic verbs are verbs that describe an action, not a state.

For example:

Take, break, eat, jump, work, find, buy, dance, fish.

Stative = having a state, or existing.

Stative verbs are verbs that describe a state, not an action.

For example:

Have, love, agree, be, want, hate, know, own, cost, sound, prefer, seem, hear.

Note that stative verbs usually describe:

- Relationships between things or people (for example, "have")

- Emotions or states of mind (for example, "love" and "agree")

- Appearance and senses (for example, "seem" and "hear")

- Measurements (for example, "weigh")

Using stative verbs

Stative verbs are not usually used in the progressive tenses.

Correct: I love you.

Incorrect: I'm loving you.

Correct: Do you agree?

Incorrect: Are you agreeing?

Correct: He doesn't deserve to win.

Incorrect: He isn't deserving to win.

Correct: She hated the winter.

Incorrect: She was hating the winter.

Correct: Did you hear that noise?

Incorrect: Were you hearing that noise?

Correct: The trip didn't include a visit to the beach.

Incorrect: The trip wasn't including a visit to the beach.

Correct: They will remember us.

Incorrect: They will be remembering us.

Correct: Will it surprise you?

Incorrect: Will it be surprising you?

Correct: This will probably weigh a lot.

Incorrect: This will probably be weighing a lot.

As you must know, words usually have more than a single meaning.

Likewise, some verbs have both stative and dynamic meanings.

For example, the verb "have" is such a verb.

It has many different meanings (you can learn about them in the English Helping Verbs Course). One of these meanings is "to own." This is a stative meaning, since it describes a state, and not an actual action.

Examples:

"I have two cats."

"You have a new laptop."

"We have too many problems."

Another meaning of the verb "have" is "to drink, eat, or smoke something."

Examples:

"They had a drink at the bar."

"We have lunch every day at noon."

"I will have a cigarette or two."

I think you can agree with me that this meaning is fully dynamic.

Drinking, eating and smoking are definitely actions and not states.

So in such a case, "have" can be used in the progressive tenses, too.

Correct: We never have breakfast. (dynamic meaning)

Correct: We are having lunch right now. (dynamic meaning)

Correct: We have a house. (stative meaning)

Incorrect: We are having a house. (stative meaning)

Correct: Jenifer tastes wine for a living. (dynamic meaning)

Correct: Jenifer is tasting some wine right now. (dynamic meaning)

Correct: This wine tastes awful. (stative meaning)

Incorrect: This wine is tasting awful. (stative meaning)

Correct: I always think too much. (dynamic meaning)

Correct: I am thinking about your offer. (dynamic meaning)

Correct: I think you are right. (stative meaning)

Incorrect: I am thinking you are right. (stative meaning)

Here are some verbs with both dynamic and stative meanings:

Be, have, see, smell, taste, think, expect, feel.

Example sentences (stative and then dynamic):

He is (has the identity of) a boy /
He is being (behaving) naughty.

I can see (notice with eyes) you now /
I am seeing (dating) a doctor.

He can't smell (notice the smell) from birth /
Your puppy is always smelling (trying to get the smell of) me.

This cake tastes (has a taste) great /
We are just tasting (checking the taste of) the cake.

They think (have opinion) this is wrong /
They are thinking (considering) what to do.

I don't expect (think it will happen) a raise /
We were not expecting (waiting for) any guests.

She feels (has a feeling) depressed /
She is feeling (touching) the texture of the fabric.

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paf30.01.2015

Be or being?

Hello again.

I have some listening activities for you that show the difference between the infinitive and the -ing form.

http://www.englishallyear.com/listening13/menu.php

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paf22.01.2015

Provoni te zgjidhni ushtrimin e meposhtem duke mesuar disa fjale te reja.

fm

http://www.primarygames.com/theabcgame/question_2.htm

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paf18.01.2015

Try to practice the comparison of the adjectives in English.

fm

http://gamestolearnenglish.com/compare/

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paf16.01.2015

Click on the right lily

Get the frog across the pond by choosing the right lily for him to jump on to. If you click on the lily with the correct past tense form of the verb, the frog will jump there. If you click on the wrong lily, the lily will sink, and the snake will eat the frog. Good luck. Save the frogs!

http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/pasttense2.htm

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paf15.01.2015

Provoni te zgjidhni ushtrimet permes lojes se meposhteme.

fm

http://www.englishlearninggames.com/play/simple-present-mix-tense-game.html

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paf14.01.2015

Verb Tense List

Simple Present or Present Simple

e.g., I play, you play, she/he/it plays, we play, they play

Present Progressive, Present Continuous, Simple Present Progressive or Simple Present Continuous

e.g., I am playing, you are playing, she/he/it is playing, we are playing, they are playing

Simple Past or Past Simple

e.g., I played, you played, he/she/it played, we played, they played

Past Progressive, Past Continuous, Simple Past Progressive or Simple Past Continuous

e.g., I was playing, you were playing, she/he/it was playing, we were playing, they were playing

Present Perfect or Simple Present Perfect

e.g., I have played, you have played, he/she/it has played, we have played, they have played

Present Perfect Progressive or Present Perfect Continuous

e.g., I have been playing, you have been playing, he/she/it has been playing, we have been playing, they have been playing

Past Perfect or Simple Past Perfect

e.g., I had played, you had played, he/she/it had played, we had played, they had played

Past Perfect Progressive or Past Perfect Continuous

e.g., I had been playing, you had been playing, he/she/it had been playing, we had been playing, they had been playing

Simple Future or Future Simple

e.g., I will play, you will play, he/she/it will play, they will play, we will play or I am going to play, you are going to play, he/she/it is going to play, we are going to play, they are going to play

Future Progressive, Future Continuous, Simple Future Progressive or Simple Future Continuous

e.g., I will be playing, you will be playing, he/she/it will be playing, they will be playing, we will be playing

Future Perfect or Simple Future Perfect

e.g., I will have played, you will have played, he/she/it will have played, they will have played, we will have played

Future Perfect Progressive

e.g., I will have been playing, you will have been playing, he/she/it will have been playing, they will have been playing, we will have been playing

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paf13,01,2015

Diskutimi per kohet e gjuhes angleze eshte shume i gjere. Nuk besoj se eshte veshtire te kerkosh e te kuptosh me shume per to.

Shikoni tabelen e meposhteme. Ju eshte paraqitur nje folje e zakonshme e gjuhes angleze.

Te kerkohesh kohe te tjera edhe disa do te mundesh ti gjesh. Por gjithmone kjo do te ngelet pjese e diskutime edhe une thjesht ju keshilloj mos shkoni me tej se kaq duke futur ketu edhe kuriozitetin tuaj.

Tabela qe kemi vendosur me daten 12 dhjetor 2014 eshte shume e plote edhe e mjaftueshme per te shprehur mendime nga me te ndryshmet e te besueshme per te gjitha veprimet tuaja te mundeshme.

fm

Follow your actions as following:

1. Present Simple - I read
2. Present Continuous - I am reading
3. Present Perfect - I have read
4. Present Perfect Continuous - I have been reading
5. Past Simple - I read
6. Past Continuous - I was reading
7. Past Perfect - I had read
8. Past Perfect Continuous - I had been reading
9. Future Simple-I will read (including "be going to + infinitive" form) I am going to read
10. Future Continuous - I will be reading
11. Future Perfect - I will have read
12. Future Perfect Continuous - I will have been reading
13. Future Simple in the past - I would read (including the "was/were going to + infinitive" form)
14. Future Continuous in the past - I would be reading
15. Future Perfect in the past - I would have read
16. Future Perfect Continuous in the past - I would have been reading

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Provoni te beni lidhjet e mundeshme te koheve te perdorura praktikisht ne pyetesorin e meposhtem me emrat e duhura te koheve te dhena si me poshte:

Personal Information Quiz

When did you last see a film?

How many times have you been abroad?

What type of books do you like reading?

When were you born?

How long have you been learning English?

What will the weather be like tomorrow?

What were you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?

What are your parents doing?

Where are your classes taught?

What are you going to do after this course finishes?

What are the names of the tenses used in the above questions?

a. Past Continuous

b. Present Simple Passive

c. Present Perfect

d. Future Intent

e. Present Perfect Continuous

f. Past Simple Passive

g. Future Prediction

h. Present Simple

i. Present Continuous

j. Past Simple

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paf12.01.2015

Dear students of Step Forward book 2,

We often have problems with the English tenses. Please, have a look at the time line, it might help you understand when to use which tense ( only the ones you know so far ).
As there is a similarity between past, present and future tenses, there are just a few rules to keep in mind.

If you know how to use the present progressive correctly to express present actions, you will as well be able to use the past progressive correctly to express past actions.

Try to understand this legend:

Legend

moment in time

action that takes place once, never or several times

actions that happen one after another

actions that suddenly take place

period of time

action that started before a certain moment and lasts beyond that moment

actions taking place at the same time

Result

action taking place before a certain moment in time

puts emphasis on the result

Course / Duration

action taking place before a certain moment in time

puts emphasis on the course or duration of the action

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paf12.01.2015

Write these questions in simple past tense

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?06

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paf24.12.2014

Try to give your own comment for the following saying:

When someone allows you to bear his burdens, you have found deep friendship.

Write a short paragraph. No more than 60 words.

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paf21.12.2014

Lexoni me kujdes materialin e meposhtem. Shikoni se si ndertohet koha e shkuar ne gjuhen angleze edhe plotesoni ushtrimet e meposhteme.

Worked/got/went etc(past simple)

They watch television every evening.(present simple)

They watched television every evening.( past simple)

Watched is in the past simple:

i/we/you/they

he/she/it

watched

The past simple is often –ed(regular verbs). For example:

work→worked clean→cleaned start→started

stay→stayed arrive→arrived dance→danced

· I clean my teeth every morning. This morning I cleaned my teeth.

· Terry worked in a bank from 1986 to 1993.

· Yesterday it rained all morning. It stopped at lunchtime.

· We enjoyed the party last night. We danced a lot and talked to a lot of people.

· The party finished at midnight.

Spelling(→appendix 5):

try→ tried study→studied copy→copied

stop→stopped plan→planned

Some verbs are irregular(= not regular). The past simple is not-ed. Here are some important irregular verbs(see also appendix 2-3):

begin→ began

break broke

bring brought

build built

buy bought

catch caught

come came

do did

drink drank

eat ate

Fall fell

Find found

Fly flew

Forget forgot

Get got

Give gave

Go went

Have had

Hear heard

Know knew

Leave left

Lose lost

Make made

Meet met

Pay paid

Put put

Read read(red)

Ring rang

Say said

See saw

Sell sold

Sit sat

Sleep slept

Speak spoke

Stand stood

Take took

Tell told

Think thought

Win won

Write wrote

· I usually get up early but this morning I got up at 9.30.

· We did a lot of work yesterday.

· Caroline went to the cinema three times last week.

· Jim came into the room, took off his coat and sat down.

Exercises

11.1. complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs in the past simple:

Clean die enjoy finish happen open rain start stay want

I cleaned my teeth three times yesterday.

· It was hot in the room, so I ………………………………………………..the window.

· The concert………………………at 7.30 and …………………………..at 10 o’clock.

· When I was a child, I …………………….to be a doctor.

· The accident……………………….last Sunday afternoon.

· It’s a nice day today but yesterday it…………………………all day.

· We ………………………………………..our holiday last year. We ……………………..at a very nice place.

· Ann’s grandfather ………………………when he was 90 years old.

11.2. write the past simple of these verbs.

1. Get got

2. See …………………….

3. Play ………………………

4. Pay……………………….

5. Visit……………………………

6. Buy……………………..

7. Go…………………

8. Think………………………..

9. Copy……………………………..

10. Know……………………….

11. Put…………………….

12. Speak……………………………

11.3. Read about Lisa’s journey to Madrid. Put the verbs in the correct form.

Last Tuesday Lisa flew from London to Madrid. She ………………………..up fly, get

at six o’clock in the morning and …………………………..a cup of coffee. At 6.30 have

she ………………………..home and ………………………to the airport. When she leave, drive

………………………………….., she………………………the car and then ………………..to the airport arrive,park,go

café where she ……………………breakfast. Then she………………………through wait, depart

passport control and ……………………………..in Madrid two hours later. Finally she arrive

………………………a taxi from the airport to her hotel in the centre of Madrid. Take

11.4. write sentences about the past.(yesterday/last week etc).

1. Jim always goes to work by car. Yesterday he went to work by car.

2. Rachel often loses her keys. She ………………………………………………last week.

3. Kate meets her friends every evening. She …………………………………………yesterday evening.

4. I usually buy two newspapers every day. Yesterday I ……………………………………………………………….

5. We usually go to the cinema on Sundays. Last Sundays we ……………………………………………………….

6. I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I ………………………………………………………………………………………..

7. Tom always has a shower in the morning. This morning he………………………………………………………

8. Our fiends come to see us every Friday. They ………………………………………………………..last Friday.

11.5. write sentences about what you did yesterday.

1. I played volleyball yesterday.

2. ……………………………………………………………………………………

3. ……………………………………………………………………………………..

4. ………………………………………………………………………………………..

5. …………………………………………………………………………………………

6. ……………………………………………………………………………………………

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paf19.12.2014

Listen to the speech and try to make notes. After listening to it, try to write down ten facts you do remember.

fm

http://www.ted.com/talks/myriam_sidibe_the_simple_power_of_hand_washing?language=en

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paf18.12.2014

Choose the correct answer.

fm

http://www.englishbee.net/lessons/inter_exer/s_past/simple_past/simple_past_4/simple_past_4.htm

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paf23.11.2014

Provoni te beni dallimet midis foljeve begin edhe start.

fm

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei006/esl-test.php

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paf22.11.2014

Provoni te beni dallimin e duhur midis foljeve finish edhe end.

fm

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei005/esl-test.php

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paf21.11.2014

Ne linkun e meposhtem provoni te gjeni fjalen e duhur.

fm

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei003/esl-test.php

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paf20.11.2014

Vendosni fjalet ne vendin e duhur.

fm

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei001/esl-test.php

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paf19.11.2014

Vendosni fojljet ne vendin e duhur.

fm

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei010/esl-test.php

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18.11.2014

Plotesoni ditet e javes ne ushtrimin e meposhtem.

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei162/esl-test.php

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paf17.11.2014

Dear students,

Ne njesite frazeologjike te mesimit te gjuhes angleze, ju duhet te kini vere re dy shprehje te tilla si:

"Would you like ...?" apo " I'd like..." .

Po e parashtrojme kete mesim vetem per ata te cilet nuk e dine.

Ne pergjithesi ne gjuhen angleze ne perdorim shprehjen: "Would you like ..?" sa here kur duam te shprehim kuptimin;" Do you want....?"

Me nje fjale, ne qofte se ju, do te deshironi ti ofroni dikujt dicka, atehere do te ishte shume mire te perdornit shprehjen:' Would you like...?"

psh:" Would you like some coffee?"

"Would you like an orange?"

"What would you like?"

Gjithashtu ju mund te perdorni te njejten shprehje ne qofte se do te deshironit te ndertonit nje ftese per dike, s psh ne fjaline pyetese:" Would you like to go for a walk?"

Would you like to come for dinner?"

"What would you like to do this evening?"

I would like.., eshte nje forme te shprehuri gjuhesor me nje doze te larte miresjellje kur ne deshirojme te shprehim mendimin:" Une dua, deshiroj;" Forma e shkurter e kesaj shprehjeje eshte:"I'd..."

* I am thirsty. I would like a drink.

* I would like some information about Nehemia Gateway Unversity.

* I'd like to see your university.

Shpesh here ju mund te gjendeni para perdoimit te dy shprehjeve te tilla si:

"Would you like ...?" "I'd like..... apo "Do you like ...?" " I like...."

Ne qofte se fjalia gjendet si:" Would you like some tea?" Atehere kuptimi i saj do te jete = "Do you want some tea?"

Nese fjalia eshte :' Do you like tea?" atehere kuprtimi duhet te jete:=" Do you think tea is nice?"

"Would you like to go to the cinema tonight?"(= Do you want to go tonight?")

Ndersa fjalia:' Do you like going to the cinema?"= ( nje mendim ne pergjithsi; in general)

"I'd like an orange" = ( Can I have an orange?")

"I like oranges ( in general)

Ushtrim: Gjeni se cila nga zgjedhjet mundeshme eshte e sakte:

1) "Do you like?/ Would you like a chocolate ?"

'Yes, please.'

2) "Do you like/Would you like bananas?"

'Yes, I love them.'

3) "Do you like/ Would you like an ice-cream?

'No, thank you.'

4) "What do you like/ would you like.?"

'A glass of water please.'

5) " Do you like/ Would you like to go out for a walk?"

'Not now,. Perhaps later.'

6) " I like/ I'd like tomatoes but I don't eat them very often."

7) "What time do you like?/ would you like to have dinner this evening?"

8) " Do you like/ Would you like your new job?"

' Yes, am enjoying it.'

9) " Do you like / Would you like something to eat?"

'No, thanks. I am not hungry.'

10) I'm tired. I like/ I'd like to go to sleep now.

Ne qofte se do te kini pyetje, ju lutem i mundesoni kur te takohemi diten e hene.

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paf14.11.2014

Vendosni foljet ne kohen e duhur edhe kontrolloni pergjigjet tuaja.

fm

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/simple-past-past-continuous1.html

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paf13.11.2014

Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb "To be" in simple past tense.

http://www.englishmaven.org/HP6/To_Be_Exercise8.htm

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paf12.11.2014

Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb "To be" in simple past tense.

fm

http://www.englishmaven.org/HP6/To_Be_Exercise7.htm

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paf24.10.2014

Ushtrimet ne linkun e meposhtem ju paraqesin perdorimin e kohes Present Continuous Tense. Provoni ti ri shkruani fjalite ne fletoren tuaj ne kohen Past Continuous Tense.

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/

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paf23.10.2014

Njihuni me keto folje te crregullta. Mundesoni ti mesoni format e tyre.

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/

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paf21.10.2014

Ne vijim te ushtrimit te dites se djeshme ndiqni nje ushtrim te ri dhe gjini se cila eshte zgjedhja me e mire duke klikuar ne fjalet te cilat jane dhene me ngjyre blu.

fm

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/choose/colloc2.htm

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paf20.10.2014

Ndiqni ushtrimin ne linkun e meposhtem. Jepni pergjigjet e duhura. Mbani shenim te gjitha fjalite ku ju gabuat me qellim qe ti rishikojme bashke edhe te perfitojme nga gabiimet e bera.

fm

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/choose/colloc1.htm

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paf19.10.2014

Students of Nehemia B,

I want to remind you that before following the rules below, try to remember the other rules read before and bring them together to your notes.

fm

21. Use the present perfect, not the present, to say how long things have been going on.

I've been waiting since 10 o'clock. (NOT I'm waiting since 10 o'clock.)

We've lived here for nine years. (NOT We live here for nine years.)

22. The majority is normally plural.

Some people are interested, but the majority don't care. (NOT ... but the majority doesn't care.)

The majority of these people are very poor. (NOT The majority of these people is very poor.)

23. Use too much/many before (adjective +) noun; use too before an adjective with no noun.

There's too much noise.

I bought too much red paint.

Those shoes are too expensive. (NOT Those shoes are too much expensive.)

24. Use that, not what, after all.

I've told you all that I know. (NOT I've told you all what I know.)

He gave her all that he had.

25. Don't say according to me to give your opinion.

I think it's a good film. (NOT According to me, it's a good film.)

In my opinion, you're making a serious mistake. (NOT According to me, you're making a serious mistake.)

26. Don't ask about possibilities with May you ...? etc.

Do you think you'll go camping this summer? (NOT May you go camping this summer?)

Is Joan likely to be here tomorrow? (NOT May Joan be here tomorrow?)

27. Use who, not which, for people in relative structures.

The woman who lives upstairs is from Thailand. (NOT The woman which lives upstairs is from Thailand.)

I don't like people who shout all the time. (NOT I don't like people which shout all the time.)

28. Use for, not during, to say `how long'.

We waited for six hours. (NOT We waited during six hours.)

He was ill for three weeks. (NOT He was ill during three weeks.)

29. Use to ..., not for ..., to say why you do something.

I came here to study English. (NOT I came here for study English.)

She telephoned me to explain the problem. (NOT She telephoned me for explain the problem.)

30. Use reflexives (myself etc) when the object is the same as the subject.

I looked at myself in the mirror. (NOT I looked at me in the mirror.)

Why are you talking to yourself? (NOT Why are you talking to you?)

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paf14.10.2014

Dear students of Nehemia B,

I would like to suggest you continuing together a page on which we should present some grammar rules and try to avoid certain mistakes.

Hope you remember it. Following is a certain list of ten rules.

" How not to make 100 mistakes!"

Keep learning.

fm

11. Use the present progressive - am playing, is raining etc - to talk about things that are continuing at the time of speaking.

I’m playing very badly today. (NOT I play very badly today.)

Look! It's raining! (NOT Look! It rains!)

12. Use for with a period of time. Use since with the beginning of the period.

for the last two hours = since 9 o'clock

for three days = since Monday

for five years = since I left school

I’ve been learning English for five years. (NOT I’ve been learning English since three years.)

We’ve been waiting for ages, since eight o’clock.

13. Don't separate the verb from the object.

VERB OBJECT

She speaks English very well . (NOT She speaks very well English.)

Andy likes skiing very much. (NOT Andy likes very much skiing.)

14. Don't use the present perfect - have/has seen, have/has gone etc - with words that name a finished time.

I saw him yesterday. (NOT I have seen him yesterday.)

They went to Greece last summer. (NOT They have gone … last summer.)

15. English (the language) normally has no article.

You speak very good English. (NOT You speak a very good English.)

16. After look forward to, we use -ing, not an infinitive.

I look forward to seeing you. (NOT I look forward to see you.)

We’re looking forward to going on holiday. (NOT … to go on holiday.)

17. Information is an uncountable noun.

Can you give me some information? (NOT Can you give me an information?)

I got a lot of information from the Internet. (NOT I got a lot of informations from the Internet.)

18. Use -ing forms after prepositions.

I drove there without stopping. (NOT I drove there without to stop.)

Wash your hands before eating. (NOT Wash your hands before to eat.)

19. Use this, not that, for things that are close.

Come here and look at this paper. (NOT Come here and look at that paper.)

How long have you been in this country? (NOT How long have you been in that country?)

20. Use a plural noun after one and a half.

We waited one and a half hours. (NOT We waited one and a half hour.)

A mile is about one and a half kilometres. (NOT A mile is about one and a half kilometre.)

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paf12.10.2014

Ne linkun e meposhtem ju do te gjeni nje fabul te njohur ehde ne gjuhen shqipe. provoni t e lexoni edhe shkruani ne fletoren tuaj te gjithe historine.

fm

http://www.starfall.com/n/folk-tales/little-red-hen/load.htm?f

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paf08.10.2014

Me poshte do te ndiqni nje vidio. Perpiquni te ndiqni me kujdes te gjitha shpjegimet qe jepen ne te edhe njekohesisht behuni edhe ju aktore te saj duke perseritur fjalite sipas porosise se drejtuesit te vidios.

fm

http://legacy.australianetwork.com/livingenglish/stories/le_ep01.htm

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paf07.10.2014

Read the story on the left and then answer the questions on the right.

Shikoni me kujdes materialin ne fabulen e dhene ne faqen e meposhteme.

Pergjigjuni pyetjeve mbas leximit. Vazhdoni me plotesimin e tekstit.

Provoni te shkruani me fjalet tuaja se cfare ju kujtohet nga fabula.

Pergjigjet tuaja i degjojme diten e enjte me date 9 tetor 2014.

http://www.johnmh.com/advreadings/frogox.htm

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paf06.10.2014

Shikoni me kujdes materialin ne fabulen e dhene ne faqen e meposhteme.

Pergjigjuni pyetjeve mbas leximit. Vazhdoni me plotesimin e tekstit.

Provoni te shkruani me fjalet tuaja se cfare ju kujtohet nga fabula.

Pergjigjet tuaja i degjojme diten e enjte me date 9 tetor 2014.

fm

http://www.johnmh.com/advreadings/windsun.htm

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paf04.10.2014

Dear students of Nehemia Group B,

I would like to suggest you starting together a page on which we should present some grammar rules and try to avoid certain mistakes.

Let's call this page: " How not to make 100 mistakes!" You can change this name any time you like. Just simply suggest a better one.

I know from my experience that it is difficult to learn a language through rules. Personally, I wouldn't advice you that but if I were you, time and again I'd dare read some great grammar lessons of famous authors like Michael Swan. Following you will find ten of them and in case you find them useful, let me know.

I encourage you to add certain rules you like.

Sincerely

fm

GOLDEN GRAMMAR RULES

By Michael Swan

1. Don’t use an with own.

Sue needs her own room. (NOT Sue needs an own room.)

I’d like a phone line of my own. (NOT … an own phone line.)

2. Use or rather to correct yourself.

She’s German – or rather, Austrian. (NOT She’s German – or better, Austrian.)

I’ll see you on Friday – or rather, Saturday.

3. Use the simple present – play(s), rain(s) etc – to talk about habits and repeated actions.

I play tennis every Saturday. (NOT I am playing tennis every Saturday.)

It usually rains a lot in November.

4. **Use will …, not the present, for offers and promises.

I’ll cook you supper this evening. (NOT I cook you supper this evening.)

I promise I’ll phone you tomorrow. (NOT I promise I phone you tomorrow.)

5. Don’t drop prepositions with passive verbs.

I don’t like to be shouted at. (NOT I don’t like to be shouted.)

This needs to be thought about some more. (NOT This needs to be thought some more.)

6. Don’t use a present tense after It’s time.

It’s time you went home. (NOT It’s time you go home.)

It’s time we invited Bill and Sonia. (NOT It’s time we invite Bill and Sonia.)

7. Use was/were born to give dates of birth.

I was born in 1975. (NOT I am born in 1975.)

Shakespeare was born** in 1564.

8. Police is a plural noun.

The police are looking for him. (NOT The police is looking for him.)

I called the police, but they were too busy to come.

9. **Don't use the to talk about things in general.

Books are expensive. (NOT The books are expensive.)

I love music. (NOT I love the music.)

10. Use had better, not have better.

I think you’d better see the doctor. (NOT I think you have better see the doctor.)

We’d better ask John to help us.

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paf03.10.2014

A e dni se pergjigjet e sakta per zgjidhje te drejta ne alternativat e meposhteme ju mundesojne te kuptoni gjithnje e me mire dallimet midis koheve te foljeve ne gjuhen angleze?

Provoni te merrni pjese ne keto zgjidhje. Nje mendim i gabuar ju con drejt mesimit me te thelluar e me te sakte te gjuhes.

fm

past and perfect verbs

2. Which of these is/are right:A,B or both ?

A. My friends helped me a lot since I lost my job.

B. My friends have helped me a lot since I lost my job.

P. S. Try to make your choice. I'll show the answer later.

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paf29.09.2014

present and future verbs

1. Choose the best reply: A or B.

Why do you work so hard?

A. - Because I'm only happy when I'm busy.

B.- Because I have to finish my report by the end of this week.

P. S. Try to make your choice. I'll show the answer later.

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paf27.09.2014

Para disa ditesh nje student kerkoi te dije dicka ne lidhje me temen e meposhteme te cilen po e paraqesim per te gjithe ata te cilet do te tregojne nje lloj interesi.

Who’s vs Whose

Te dyja keto fjale, paveresisht se shqiptohen njesoj nuk jane e njejta gje. Nese nuk e njihni ndyshimin qe ato kane atehere jeni te lutur te shikoni me kujdes dhe te kuptoni ndryshimet midis tyre.

Who knows the difference between who’s and whose? Here’s a lesson whose time has come.

Who’s

Who’s is a contraction of who is or, less commonly, who has.

Who's eshte forma e shkurtuar e peremrit pyetes who dhe foljes ndihmese is apo ne pak raste edhe te ketij peremri plus foljes ndihmese has.

Ndiqni shembujt e meposhtem.

Who’s watching TV?

Do you know who’s going to speak?

Who’s ready to go?

Who’s in the kitchen?

Who’s this?

Who’s already eaten?

Whose

Whose is the possessive of who or, somewhat controversially, which.

Ndersa permeri whose ( i e kujt ) eshte forma gjinore e permerit who ( kush ) apo ne nje fare menyre edhe e peremrit which ( cilit, i cili ).

Whose book is this?

Do you know whose car this is?

I know a woman whose kids study there.

Whose side are you on?

An idea whose time has come.

The Bottom Line

The trouble here is due to the apostrophe, which on 99% of English words indicates possession, but on this one simply indicates a contraction. If you can replace the word with who is or who has,

use who’s. If not, use whose.

Ne rastin e komentuar si me siper problemi lind vetem per shkak te perdorimit te apostrofit, i cili pothuajse ne 99% te rasteve ne gjuhen angleze shpreh marredhenie pronesie kurse ne kete lloj rasti ai eshte vetem nje forme e shkurtuar e caktuar. Ne rast se apostrofi edhe 's mund te zevendesohen lehtesisht me foljet respektive - is ose - has, atehere perdore kete forme. Ne rast te kundert perdor formen whose.

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paf23.09.2014

Provoni te jepni pergjigjet tuaja per ushtrimet qe ndodhen ne linkun e meposhtem.

fm

http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/bl_beginner_mchoicetest1.htm?lastQuestion=0&answers=2&submit=Next+Question+%3E%3E&ccount=0

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paf17.09.2014

Have a close look at this page and try to give the right answers.

fm

http://www.eslkidsworld.com/Interactive%20games/animals%20and%20their%20terrain%20quiz.html

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paf16.09.2014

Learn how to use the irregular verbs correctly. Follow the game in this page.

fm

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/irregular-past-tense-esl-grammar-jeopardy-quiz-game/

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paf15.09.2014

Try to understand the following game and do the exercise.

fm

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english/en29punc/game/en29punc-game-blown-away/splattergrammer_hair.swf

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paf09.09.2014

It is often true that we hear people complaining of their daily life. If you try to hear to them, different thoughts come out. Their words make up their thinking and so the language comes into use.

It is the language which helps us describe life. It is the bases of our being. We are what we are and we simply want to change our lives. But we forget to start from the language. If one really wants to make a change then he should start from the language.

In one word if you want to make a great change, either change and start learning a new language or change the way you use the one you know from childhood.

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paf07.09.2014

Hi everyone,

I wish you all a very nice new season to come. Hope it will be helpful for each one of you.
Following there is a page with some interesting exercises. Try doing them.

fm

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-48099.php
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paf28.07.2014

Provoni te vendosni nyjet ne vendin e duhur.

fm

ARTICLES

Fill in the boxes with the most suitable answer.

(1) I saw a dog. …………… dog belongs to my friend.

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. –

My answer is

(2) …………… apples are my favourite fruit.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. –

My answer is

(3) It is …………… interesting novel.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. –

My answer is

(4) I have …………… urgent piece of work.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. –

My answer is

(5) We are studying …………… English.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. –

My answer is

(6) Last night……………thief broke into my house.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. –

My answer is

(7) Ashoka was one of …………… greatest kings.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. –

My answer is

(8) This is …………… man who helped me.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. –

My answer is

(9) ……………gold is found in Australia.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. –

My answer is

(10) I saw …………… Alice near the bus stop.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. –

My answer is

paf27.07.2014

A mund te jepni kombinimet e duhura per te ndertuar emrat e perbere?

fm

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Choose from the list and fill in the boxes with the correct collective nouns.

A. swarm

B. collection

C. flock

D. gang

E. tribe

F. troupe

G. choir

H. cluster

I. flight

J. suit

(1) a……………of pictures

My answer is

(2) a …………… of clothes

My answer is

(3) a …………… of thieves

My answer is

(4) a …………… of bees

My answer is

(5) a …………… of stars

My answer is

(6) a …………… of sheep

My answer is

(7) a ……………of swallows

My answer is

(8) a …………… of dancers

My answer is

(9) a …………… of singers

My answer is

(10) a …………… of natives

My answer is

paf26.07.2014

Shikoni ushtrimin e meposhtem dhe provoni te vendosni mbiemrat ne vendin dhe shkallen e duhur.

fm

COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

Choose the most suitable answer.

(1) Paul is as …………… as his father.

A. tall

B. tallest

C. taller

My answer is

(2) My test results is …………… than yours.

A. worse

B. bad

C. worst

My answer is

(3) She is …………… than her sister.

A. beautiful

B. more beautiful

C. most beautiful

My answer is

(4) I am the …………… boy in my family.

A. shorter

B. shortest

C. short

My answer is

(5) His friend is …………… than you.

A. more helpful

B. helpful

C. most helpful

My answer is

(6) His bag is …………… than mine.

A. large

B. larger

C. largest

My answer is

(7) My mother is as …………… as yours.

A. old

B. older

C. oldest

My answer is

(8) John is the …………… boy in my class.

A. lazy

B. lazier

C. laziest

My answer is

(9) A pen is …………… than a ruler.

A. short

B. shorter

C. longer

My answer is

(10) Of all the girls, Mary is the …………… .

A. hardworking

B. more hardworking

C. most hardworking

My answer is

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paf 25.07.2014

Learning about English.

A sentence is a complete thought in words. The simplest kind of sentence is a statement, and for this we need a subject ( something to talk about ) and something to say about it.

For example: Emil had lost all his money.

Here we are talking about Emil, and what we say about him is that he had lost all his money.

At the end, in writing, we put a full stop (.) and are then ready to start another sentence with a capital letter.

Please try to make up one statement sentence about each of the following:

a) New York

b) a ship

c) the sea

d) the traffic

e) a lorry

f) my bicycle

g) our school

h) the garden

i) our friend

j) a teacher

Try to combine most of the words just in one sentence. Then make up ten statement sentences about yourself. Try to make them interesting, so that other people will know some important things about you. You might begin something like this: "My name is Bill Clover. I have two brothers called John and James and a sister called Barbara. Fishing is my favourite hobby.

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paf20.07.2014

Ne linkun e meposhtem do te gjeni nje ushtrim degjimi. Mundesoni degjimin dhe pastaj pergjigjuni pyetjeve qe e shoqerojne ate.

http://www.elllo.org/Pages0501-Quiz/503-Akane-Mom.htm

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paf19.07.2014

Ju pershendes. Uroj te jeni duke kaluar nje fundjave te mire.

Ne mungese te ketyre javeve te kaluara, po ju paraqes disa ushtrime. Provoni ti zgjidhni.

Pergjigjet do ti gjeni ne tabele diten e hene me daten 21 korrik 2014.

fm

The Johnson Family

The Johnson family lives at 3601 West Lawrence Avenue. There are

four members in the family. They are Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and their two

children, Mary and Robert.

The Johnson family lives in a small house.The house isn’t expensive,

but it is comfortable. It has three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a

bathroom. All of the rooms are small. In front of the house, there is a small

yard.There are many beautiful flowers around the house. There is a garage

in back of the house.

Mr. Johnson works in a factory. He likes to watch TV when he has

free time. Mr. Johnson works in a large office downtown. She likes to read.

Mary and Robert go to a public school.They are good students and they

study hard.

In conclusion, the Johnsons are a very nice family.

Exercise A : Simple Present Tense/Comprehension Reading 2

Answer each question. Please make a complete sentence.

Example: Where does the Johnson family live?

The Johnson family lives at 3601 West Lawrence Avenue.

1.How many members are there in the family?

_______________________________________________________________________________

2.How many rooms does the house have?

_______________________________________________________________________________

3.What is there in front of the house?

_______________________________________________________________________________

4.What is there in back of the house?

_______________________________________________________________________________

5.Where does Mr. Johnson work?

_______________________________________________________________________________

6.What does Mr. Johnson like to do?

_______________________________________________________________________________

7.Where does Mrs. Johnson work?

_______________________________________________________________________________

8.What does Mrs. Johnson like to do?

______________________________________________________________________________

9.What are Mary and Robert?

______________________________________________________________________________

10.How do they study?

______________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise B: Vocabulary

Reading 2

Part 1. Find the correct word.

yard bedroom driveway

kitchen bathroom dining room

living room

1.You sleep in the ____________________.

2.You cook in the ____________________.

3. You read or watch TV in the ____________________.

4. You eat in the ____________________.

5. You take a shower in the ____________________.

6. There are flowers, grass, and tress in the ____________________.

7. You park the car in the ____________________.

Part 2.Find a word with the opposite meaning.

Example: The house is big. ___small________________.

cheap narrow uncomfortable

ugly sad back

young private little

1. The street are very wide. ____________________

2. They go to a public school. ____________________

3. The children are happy. ____________________

4. Their house is comfortable. ____________________

5. The hat is beautiful. ____________________

6. She works in a large office. ____________________

7.The house is expensive. ____________________

8.In front of the house, there is a yard. ____________________

9. The old man is in the park. ____________________

Exercise C Order Reading 2

Please put the following sentences into the correct order.

1. The school is near the house.

2. They go to a public school.

3. The house is on Lawrence Avenue.

4. The Johnson have two children, Mary and Robert.

The correct order is ___ , ___ , ___ , ___ .

1. There is also a tree in the yard.

2. There are flowers in the yard.

3. It is tall.

4. They are beautiful.

The correct order is ___ , ___ , ___ , ___ .

1. She works until 5:00.

2. She goes home by bus.

3. In the evening, she goes to bed early.

4. In the morning, Mrs. Johnson goes to work.

The correct order is ___ , ___ , ___ ,___ .

Model 2

My Family

My family lives in Los Angeles, California. There are six members in

my family. My mother and father live in a small house. The house is very

comfortable. My unmarried brother lives with them. My married brother and

sister live in different houses.

My father works in an office. He is an accountant. My mother works

at home. She takes care of the house. My sister, Mary, is a teacher. She

teaches in a public school. Her husband is a teacher, too. Mary and her

husband have two children. My brother, Robert, is a musician. He plays the

violin. He plays in an orchestra. His wife is a secretary. She works in a large

office downtown. My brother, Paul, is a student. He studies economics. He is

not married.

I have a very nice family. I miss them very much.

Composition 2

Instructions for student’s composition:

1. Write three paragraphs about your family on8 ½ x 11 inch loose-leaf

notebook paper. Remember to indent and leave margins.

2. Put the following information in your composition:

Paragraph 1- Introduce your family.

Paragraph 2- Tell about their lives.

Paragraph 3- Tell your feelings toward your family.

3. Take as many structures and words from the model as you can use in

your composition.

4. Your composition should look like this :

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

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paf25.06.2014

Dear students,

Hope you will enjoy reading the following short story.

The Foolish Milkmade.

One day a milkmaid was walking along, carrying a jar of milk on her head. As she went she thought:

With the money I earn from selling this milk I shall buy some eggs. Then I shall have three hundred eggs. From those I should get at least two hundred and fifty baby chicks. When the chickens are old enough I shall sell them in the market and with the money they bring I shall buy a new dress. It will be, let’s see. I think blue is my most becoming color, so it will be blue.. I’ll wear my new dress to the fair and I shall look so beautiful that all the young men will be begging for a dance with me. But I shall just toss my head and walk away. As she thought about it , she tossed her head proudly and down in the dust rolled the jar from her head, spilling milk all around. And away flew all her fine dreams. It never pays to count your chickens before they are hatched.

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paf12.05.2014

Ushtrimet ne linkun e meposhtem do tju krijojne mundesine e nje perseritje te plote te te gjitha mesimeve qe kemi bere bashke e me gjere. Ato i perkasin periudhes midis dates 12 maj deri ne fund te muajit. Shikojini me kujdes. Nese do te kini pyetje te ndryshme i diskutojme bashke ne fund te muajit.

fm

http://englishallyear.com/grammar11/menu.php

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paf28.04.2014

Provoni te zgjidhni keto ushtrime ne fletoren tuaj. Pergjigjet do ti gjeni ne klase, ne diten tuaj te mesimit.fm

1 Grammar    be positive and negative, questions with be

Complete the sentences with the correct form of be.

They (not) aren’t students at London University.

1 His English class __   very good.
2 He (not)   18.
3 I    22.
4 What Roger’s phone number?
5 Luis and Javier (not)     lawyers.
6 Where _   Margaret from?
7    you married?
8 she a teacher?
9 Sheila and Roland   in the elementary class.
10 I (not) Spanish, I _ Argentinian.

2 Grammar   a / an

Complete the sentences with a or an.

Would you like a   drink?

1 I want to be actor.
2 Heathrow is airport in London.
3 glass of white wine, please.
4 Is she office worker?
5 There’s girl from Poland in my class.
6 Anika is English teacher.
7 This is photo of Tarik and Ahmed.
8 tea with lemon, please.
9 Would you like orange juice?
10 El Bulli is restaurant in Barcelona.

3 Vocabulary   jobs

Underline the best word.

She’s a businessman / lawyer.

1 She’s a housewife / waiter in an Italian restaurant.
2 Jose and Stefan are police assistants / officers
3 Viviana is a shop assistant / worker.
4 He’s a businessman / journalist for a French magazine.
5 He’s an office / actor worker.

4 Wordbooster   countries and nationalities

Tick or correct the sentences.

Tokyo is in japanese. Japan
Valeria is from Italy.

1 Gianni and Paola are Italian.
2 Britain is in Europe.
3 Brazilian is in South America.
4 Is Jana Polish?
5 Elsa is from German.
6 Thierry Henry is France.
7 Is German in Europe?
8 China and Thai are in Asia.
9 We’re British.
10 Madrid and Barcelona are in Spanish.

5 Vocabulary   drinks

Complete the drinks. Circle the correct word.

1 Hot _
a) juice   b) coke   c) chocolate

2   Red _
a) coffee   b) wine   c) chocolate

3   mineral _
a) wine   b) coffee   c) water

4 tea with _
a) lemon   b) coke   c) coffee

5   orange _
a) water b) juice   c) coffee

6 black _____
a) juice   b) coffee   c) wine

6 Add the missing word to each line of the dialogues .
A Would you a glass of wine ? like

1 B Yes
2 A Hello ,name's Michel .
3 B Nice to you .
4 A Can you repeated , please ?
5 B Yes, course .
6 A Hi , Tomas , are you ?
7 B Very thanks . And you ?
8 A Would you like drink ?
9 B No .
10 A What's your mobile ?
B It's 07700 921486

EXAM FOCUS .
Three -option multiple-choice .
Complete the five conversations . Circle the best answer . There is an example at the beginning (0) .

0 Are you married ? A No I'm a teacher.
B Yes , please .
C No , I'm single
1 Hello , I'm Andy . A Very well , thanks .
B I'm Japanese .
C Nice to meet you .
2 What nationality are they ? A French .
B They're doctors .
C Brazil .
3 Would you like a drink ? A No , thanks .
B Yes , it is .
C Yes , I'm .
4 What do you do ? A My name's Maria .
B I'm a housewife .
C A white wine , please .
5 How are you ? A I'm 21 .
B I'm Miki .
C Fine , thanks , and you ?

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paf24.04.2014

Match the items on the right with the items on the left.

fm

http://www.xtec.cat/~aadroer/activities/a/match.htm

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paf23.04.2014

Shikoni ushtrimin ne faqen e meposhteme. Provoni te zgjidhni edhe ushtrime te tjera te cilat jane te lidhura me kete faqe.

fm

http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_active_passive/02_english_active_passive_exercises.htm

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paf21.04.2014

Give the right answer to the following questions.

fm

http://esl.fis.edu/vocab/q21/saytoteach_r.htm

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paf20.04.2014

Match the item on the left with the correct answer on the right.

fm

http://www2.arnes.si/~oskplucija4/ces/phonec.htm

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paf19.04.2014

Ne vijim ju kam dhene nje mesim si njesi perseritje te njohurive tuaja te meparshme. Shikojeni me kujdes edhe ne rast se kini pyetjeje ju lutem i diskutojme bashke ne oren e takimit tone.

fm

Lesson 13
Possessive Adjectives
Mbiemrat pronore

1)These are the possessive adjectives with their corresponding personal pronouns.
Me poshte vijojne mbiemrat pronore se bashku me peremrat vetore te gjuhes angleze.

Singular Plural

I - my We - our

you - your you - your
he - his they - their

she - her

it - its

2) We may use possessive adjectives with both singular and plural nouns.

Ne mund ti perdorim mbiemrat pronore njesoj si me emrat e numurit njejes po ashtu edhe me emrat e numurit shumes.

This is my book. These are my books. This is your box. These are your boxes.
That is her pen. Those are her pens. That is their dog. Those are their dogs.

3) There, their and they're have the same pronunciation in English.
Shikoni keto tre fjale te ndryshme te gjuhes angleze. Ato shqiptohen njesoj ne seicilin rast por kuptimin e tyre ndiqeni ne fjalite e meposhteme.

there introductory word There is a man at the door.

( Fjale introduktore) There are two pens on the desk.
There is going to be a party.

there place word I saw some men there.
(Fjale qe tregon vend ndodhje)

They went there for a vacation.

I would like to live there.

they're they are They're in my English class.

They're taking a test now.

They're my cousins.

their possession I like their new computer.

(Mbiemer pronor, e tyre, e atyre, e tyrja ) Their house is big.

Their children are sick.

4) Your and you're have the same pronunciation in English.

your possession I met your brother last week.

The teacher likes your work.

Your mother is very nice.

you're you are You're in my English class.

You're my best friend.

You're talking too fast.

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paf17.04.2014

Perseri nje test me tej. Perseri regjistroni gabimet tuaja nese do te kete te tilla.

fm

http://www.englishtag.com/tests/level_test.asp

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PAF16.04.2014

Provoni te jepni zgjidhjet per ushtrimet e meposhteme. Mbani shenim te gjitha gabimet e mundeshme qe mund te beni. I diskutojme se bashku ne oren e dites se enjte.

fm

http://www.englishtag.com/tests/level_test_elementary_A1.asp

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PAF15.04.2014

Provoni te jepni zgjidhjet per ushtrimet e meposhteme. Mbani shenim te gjitha gabimet e mundeshme qe mund te beni. I diskutojme se bashku ne oren e dites se enjte.

fm

http://www.english-room.com/5a_2544.htm

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paf10.04.2014

U bene disa episode qe kini ndjekur. Shpresoj te kini gjetur momente te mira per te kaluar nje pjese te dites duke qeshur. Ju lutem shprehni mendimin tuaj ne nje paragraf prej 80-100 fjalesh per te gjithe episodet se bashku.

I diskutojme keto mendime ne diten tuaj te mesimit.

fm

http://www.agendaweb.org/videos/comedy/01-episode07-the-cheating-game.html

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paf09.04.2014

Ju uroj nje mbasdite te kendeshme nen sekuencat e kesaj video.

fm

http://www.agendaweb.org/videos/comedy/01-episode06-come-back-all-is-forgiven.html

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paf08.04.2014

http://www.agendaweb.org/videos/comedy/01-episode05-the-best-things-in-life.html

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paf07.04.2014

Per episodin e katert qe vijon sot, jeni te lutur te ndiqni te njejten detyre si ne diten e djeshme.

fm

http://www.agendaweb.org/videos/comedy/01-episode04-all-through-the-night.html

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paf.06.04.2014

Ndiqni videon ne linkun e meposhtem. Provoni te mbani shenim ato shprehje qe ju duken interesante e sjellin humor per ju. Just enjoy it.

fm

http://www.agendaweb.org/videos/comedy/01-episode03-a-fate-worse-than-death.html

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paf25.03.2014

Provoni ushtrimet ne testin e meposhtem. Sillni proven e rezultatit permes pergjigjes qe kini merituar nga qendra e kontrollit te testit.

fm

http://www.english4today.com/englishgrammar/englishtests/caelt_test.php

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paf24.03.2014

Vendosini fjalet ne rendin e duhur.

fm

http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/word_order/word_order_1.html

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paf20.03.2014

Days and months. Provoni t'ju pergjigjeni pyetjeve te meposhteme.

fm

http://esl.fis.edu/vocab/q7v/days_r.htm

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paf19.03.2014

Play the 20 questions and answer the following questions.

fm

http://www.elllo.org/0551quiz/553-Senem-20Questions.htm

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paf11.03.2014

Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

fm

http://www.elllo.org/Pages0501-Quiz/503-Akane-Mom.htm

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paf07.03.2014

Use the story and then select the correct answer for each question.

fm

http://www.johnmh.com/advreadings/foxcrow.htm

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paf03.03.2013

Hi everyone,

Problemet qe has nje student i cili meson gjuhen angleze mund te jene te natyrave te ndryshme. Shpesh here ato lidhen me menyren se si mund te ndertojme nje fjali te sakte.

Ju lutem ndiqni me kujdes mesimin e meposhtem edhe nese do te kini ndonje pyetje le ta diskutojme gjate ores sone te arthshme.

fm

Mesimi # 9

A. Sentence structure

Struktura e fjalise.

The parts of a sentence are the subject, verb, object, complement, and adverbial. A statement begins with the subject and the verb. There are five main structures which we can use to make a simple statement.

Pjeset perberese te fjalise jane: kryefjala, folja, kundrinori, complement ( plotesori ) dhe ndajfolja apo rrethanori. Nje fjali deftore pergjithsisht fillon me nje kryefjale dhe nje folje. Ne gjuhen angleze ka pese struktura te cilat ne mund ti perdorim per te bere nje deklarate te thjeshte.

1  Subject             Verb
Kryefjale + Folje



My arms           are aching
    Something        happened

2. Subject               Verb                  Object
Kryefjale + Folje + Kundrinor

    I                           need                 a rest
    Five people       are moving      the piano

The subject and the object can be a noun, a pronoun

(e.g. I) or a noun phrase (eg  the piano)

Kryefjala dhe kundrinori mund te jene te shprehur me:

a) emer

b) peremer

c) grup emeror)

3. Subject                Verb                  Complement
Kryefjale + Folje + Komplement ( mbiemer ose emer )

This piano            is                        heavy

   It                            was                    a big problem

The complement can be an adjective (e.g. heavy) or a noun phrase (e.g. a big problem). The complement often comes after be. It can also come after appear, become, get, feel, look, seem, stay or sound.

Per ta patur te qarte se cfare eshte termi "complement", do te ishte me mire te kuptonim se ai vjen menjehere mbas nje forme te foljes 'be'; dmth mund te vije mbas foljes, am is, are, was, were, been, be, being. Ai mund te jete:

a) mbiemer

b) emer

c) grup emeror.

Gjithashtu ai mund te vije edhe mbas foljesh te tilla si: appear, become,get,feel,look,seem, stay, ose sound. Keto folje quhen ndryshe = link verbs. Per keto folje ju mund te shikoni edhe nje mesim te cilin e kemi kaluar disa ore me pare ne keto faqe.

4. Subject                 Verb                 Adverbial
Kryefjale + Folje + Ndajfolje ose rrethanor

    It                             is                      on my foot.
    Their house          is                       nearby.

An adverbial can be a prepositional phrase (e.g. on my foot) or an adverb (e.g. nearby).

Me fjalen 'adveribial' mund te kuptoni edhe nje shprehje ndajfoljore me parafjale ose nje ndajfolje.

5.  Subject                  Verb                Object                      Object
Kryefjale + Folje + Kundrinor + Kundrinor

    It                             ‘s giving           me                            backache.
    David                      bought            Melanie                   a present.

We use two objects after verbs like give and  send.

Ne mund te perdorim dy kundrinore mbas foljesh te tilla si give dhe send.

B. Adverbials

Ndajfoljoret

We can add adverbials to all the five main structures.

Ne mund t'ju shtojme ndajfoljore ( dmth ndajfolje ose rrethanore ) te pesta llojeve te fjalive te permendura si me siper.

My arms are aching terribly.                        I really need a rest.

Of course this piano is heavy .                    Fortunately their house is nearby .

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paf01.03.2014

Pershendetje kudo qofshi,

Ne vijim te disa mesimeve paraprake, sot do te deshiroja te mesonim se bashku disa elemente gjuhesore si me poshte. Lexoni me kujdes permbajtjen e ketij mesimi. Behet fjale per kater peremra. Quhen peremra deftore ne gjuhen tone edhe ne gjuhen angleze jane si me poshte:

Demonstratives: This/ That / These / Those

Peremrat deftore: ky/kjo - ai ajo - keta keto- ata ato.

1. This and these point to something near.

Peremrat this and these, sherbejne per te treguar sende apo objekte te cilat ndodhen prane nesh. This - sherben per te emertuar sende te numurit njejes te gjendura ne nje distance shume te afert gati tek dora; dhe these me te njejtin kuptim por ne rolin e numurit shumes.

2. That and those point to something far.

That dhe Those sherbejne per te treguar sende apo objekte te cilat nuk ndodhen prane nesh, por jane ne nje distance te caktuar. That tregon objekete te numurin njejes te ndodhura ne nje distance dhe those objekte te numurit shumes por te ndodhura ne largesi.

Affirmative statements:

This is a dog. These are dogs.
This is a cat. These are cats.
That is a book. Those are books.
That is a star. Those are stars.

Negative statements:

This is not a mountain. These are not mountains.
This is not a door. These are not doors.
That is not a rabbit. Those are not rabbits.
That is not a window Those are not windows.

Question forms:

Is this a car? Are these cars?
Is this a house? Are these houses?
Is that a farm? Are those farms ?
Is that a hospital? Are those hospitals ?

In short answers and tag questions, we use it, and they instead of this,that,these, and those.

Is this a good book? Yes, it is.
Is that a good car? No, it isn't.
Are these good books? Yes, they are.
Are those good cars? No, they aren't.

Me poshte po ju paraqes dy ushtrime ne te cilet kerkesa eshte:

Change these sentences from singular into plural. Do not use a or an in plural sentences.

1. This is a nice book.
2. This is an apple.
3. That is an old house.
4. That is a red pencil case.
5. This is a nice lake.
6. That is a big car.
7. This is an empty bottle.
8. This is a university teacher.
9. That is a tree.
10. This is Columbia University.

II. Change the following sentences from plural into singular. Don't forget to use a or an in singular if necessary.

1. These are cats.
2. These are trousers.
3. These are apples.
4. Those are oranges.
5. These are new houses.
6. Those are elephants.
7. Those are students.
8. These are starts.
9. These are old stories.
10. Those are restaurants.

I wish you a nice day tomorrow.

fm

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paf26.02.2014

Click on the buttons until you find the best answer.

fm

http://www.better-english.com/easier/whats.htm

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paf25.02.2014

Klikoni mbi linkun e meposhtem, vetem mbasi te kini perfunduar se lexuari e kuptuari mesimin e dates 24 shkurt 2014.

fm

http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/countnc2.htm

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paf24.02.2014

Hi there,

Disa njohuri minimale te domosdoshme per emrat e numurueshem edhe jo te numurueshem mund ti gjeni ne leksionin e meposhtem.

fm

Countable & Uncountable nouns

(Emrat e numurueshem dhe emrat e panumurueshem)

Pergjithesisht emrat te cilet ne mund ti numurojme quhen emra te numurueshem.
The nouns which we can count are called countable nouns.

Emrat te cilet nuk mund ti numurojme quhen emra te panumurueshem.
The nouns we can not count are called uncountable nouns.

Emrat e panumurueshem nuk marrin nyjet a ose an. Ata gjithashtu nuk marrin formen e zakonshme te numurit shumes.
Uncountable nouns do not take the indefinite articles a or an. They do not have a plural form, either.

I. Countable nouns:

   Singular       Plural

a book books

a cat cats

one dog three dogs

one hen four hens

II. Uncountable nouns

  Singular     Plural

water -------------

some water -------------

a lot of water -------------

much water -------------

a little water --------------

III. Dy peremra shume te gjendur te gjuhes angleze, some and any, nenkuptojne nje sasi te pacaktuar. Te dy peremrat e pacaktuar mund te perdoren ne fjalite pyetese, por peremri some nuk perdoret ne fjalite negative.

Some and any mean an unspecified amount. Both may be used in the question form, but some is not used in the negative form.

IV. Peremerat pyetes How much dhe How many sherbejne per te ndertuar fjali pyetese per sasiore te caktuar. Nese deshirojme te shprehim nje sasi te pacaktuar edhe emri eshte i panumurueshem atehere duhet te perdorim shprehjen'How much". Ndersa nese duhet te ndertojme nje fjali pyetese kur emeri eshte i numurueshem, dmth kur sasia perbehet nga emra te numurueshem atehere duhet te perdorim shprehjen "How many".

How much and how many  ask a question of quantity.

How much sugar would you like?
How much water do you drink?
How much butter should I buy?

How many students are there?
How many people do you know?
How many children are missing today?

Ne ushtrimin e meposhtem shkruani ne krahun e djathte te fjaleve shkronjen 'C' nese emri eshte i numurueshem edhe nese jo shkruani shkronjat: 'NC'.

1. flour
2. tea
3. apple
4. money
5. sand
6. chairs
7. help
8.cheese
9.men
10. cats
11.coffee
12. rice
13.mistakes
14.cookies
15.oranges
16.butter
17. juice
18. eggs
19. glass
20. chicken

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Choose the best answer.

fm

http://www.english-room.com/practice_01.htm

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Dear student,

As amateur English language teaching, often shoots to us before we are words that can not easily understand. Often still trying to understand whether being translated as certain set of rhetoric, also can make mistakes. These idiomatic expressions or linguistic units require that you first understand the eye by a native speaker.
Here, let's list together for this week working, 10 more useful phrases to the English language coupled with the opportunity to understand the specific situations they use.

I wish you all a nice weekend.

1. Piece of Cake - If you drop the case to hear someone say that he had completed the task, or the test was nothing less than 'a piece of cake' this means that "the task or test was something very easy to be completed.

2. Costs an arm and a leg – Kur dicka koston:' an arm and a leg ", mendoj se sdo ta kini te veshtire te kuptoni se per ta blere ate ju duhet te paguani pikerisht kaq shtrenjte me dy pjese jetike te trupit, pra me fjale te tjera i bie te paguash shume shtrenjte= to pay a lot of money for something.

3. Break a leg - you find yourself in front of such an expression of trying to find its meaning by trying to translate parts of these expressions then surely we will be in a situation where we are confused and start to think bad. If we are before an exam or test our phone also comes in just such a message: 'Break a leg'. Our friend who has sent us this message are sure that there will ever wished that you understand exactly what it thought of the expressions which would give if he were trying to perkthenim Piecemeal, or words said. Currently such a phrase means: 'Good luck.' Break a leg Means actually good luck!

4. Hit the books - If you fall you're a student in case of an English speaking mabient then definitely at a certain moment you hear this phrase often. before you do any kind kutpimi else would be better to remember that 'hit the books' could simply mean 'to study'.

5. Let the cat out of the bag - Having read this idiom of the English language to direct someone can question why someone would put the cat in a bag? What had become of the cat? In fact, the true meaning of this expression is simply: 'to tell a secret which currently do not have to become knowledgeable, but kept as such'

6. Hit the nail on the head - This idiom has to do with such a situation in which we need to say things right or even as we express our language 'to put the dots'.

7. When pigs fly - Can you think how can such a thing happen? Could be ever seen such a thing? I-no! So if you want to use such an expression will be necessary to express an opinion that 'something can not happen ever'.

8. You can’t judge a book by its cover – Kjo shprehje idiomatike nuk mbeshtetet vetem tek librat por pergjithesisht perdoret per shume gjera te tjera ne pergjithesi. Ne thelb, ajo shpreh mendimin se nuk do te jete mire te gjykosh mbi dicka duke u nisur vetem nga pamja e jashteme.

9. Bite Off More Than You Can Chew - can indeed happen to be hungry even when taking in hand biting a hamburger to a large cape. If it is, morsels will have a big problem with her chewing and kaperdiimin ego could possibly look like an idiot while coming prowl to find a glass of water to convey the water can drown. So this would be the literal meaning. But, in fact, this expression means 'try to keep shouldering a task for you is not appropriate or impossible to manage.'

10. Scratch someone's back - We all know how hard it is to kruash back at some point and for more when they do not stick your hand up there. If you see a person who tries to do this, would think it had to help with its work easier? Maybe because Ben thinks you will need someone to do the same thing while having the same need. So the true meaning of this expression is: 'to help someone with premeditation that will always come a moment that this aid to be returned to you in the future are exhausted.'

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Listen and practice the following conversations.

fm

http://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/smalltalk/smalltalk01.htm

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We conduct following are some sentences that are not completed. To accomplish sentences, you should use the information that is given in the exercise. Meet with the first words in the squares above and then try to choose the right keyword in place left empty by the written word.

http://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/beginners-course/unit-1/personal-information/giving-information-gap-fill-quiz.html

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Look carefully every word and try to give exact sentence build and putting in place appropriate Surname.

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-28145.php

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The following dialogue is part of an ordinary moment of life. Look Attention was directed questions. Be sure you understand the conversation and then try to make them similar questions.

A: Do you go to college?B: Yes, I do.A: What college do you go to?B: I go to Pogradec City College.A: Do you like it?B: Oh, yes, I really like it.A: Why do you like it?B: Because it has great teachers.A: What else?B: I like all my classmates, too.A: Anything else?B: Yes. It's not expensive!

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Lesson # 4 (Part two)

Definite and Indefinite articles ( Part two )

Nodes discerning and not discerning (Part two)

In English we use a and an only with singular nouns that we can count:

eg: ( eagle, bicycle)

In English we use non-discerning nodes a and an with names which may

numurohen: psh: ( an eagle; a bicycle )

Do not use a and an with plural nouns. eg: ( eagles, bicycles )

Do not use non-discerning whether nodes or an amount in the number of names.

Singular

This is an eagle.

That is a bicycle.

Plural

These are eagles.

Those are bicycles.

Do not use a or an with nouns that we do not count ( water, sugar ) or with

nouns that have only a plural form ( jeans, scissors, clothes... ).

Do not use nodes suffix a or an with names which can not numurohen example:

( jeans, clothes, scissors...)

This is water. That is sugar. These are scissors. Those are clothes.

We may use words like some with plural nouns, nouns we can not count or nouns that

have only a plural form.

We may use words such as word som of the names of the number or amount

with names that do not numurohen or who have only plural form.

I have a dog. I have some cats. I like water. I need some sugar.

I have an apple. I have some cats. I have some clothes. I need some new clothes.

3. Use a before consonant sounds ( b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,y,z). Use an before

vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u ).

Use node not discerning a forward names which begin with consonant sounds

as: (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, t, v, w, y, z). Use non-discerning node

an advance names which begin with audible sound (a, e, i, o, u).

4. Use an before silent h. Although these words begin with the letter h, they all begin

with a vowel sound because letter h is not pronounced.

Use node non-discerning an before words that begin with the letter h.

Although those words begin with bashketingelloren h , it often does not

imposed, ie not pronounced, and so the sound of the voice comes true

and no consonants. for example:

He is an heir to his father's estate. I will be here for an hour.

An herb is a plant. Her husband is an honest man.

5. Use a before the letter u when it is proceeded by a y sound as in you.

Be careful with words that begin with vowel was in appearance, especially when

it is preceded by a sound y as to the word . In these cases, always use

node not discerning a .

She is a university teacher.A meter is a unit of measure.

The workers joined a union.I received a utility bill in the mail.

The policeman is wearing a uniform. We bought a used refrigerator.

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		You were on holiday.
They	were	They were happy with their test results.

To Be - Negative Sentences

The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb (was or were).

Subject	To Be	Examples
I	was not	I was not tired this morning.
You	were not	You were not crazy.
He	was not	He was not married.
She	was not	She was not famous.
It	was not	It was not hot yesterday.
We	were not	We were not invited.
You	were not	You were not at the party.
They	were not	They were not friends.

To Be - Negative Contractions

The can make negative contractions of the verb To Be in the Past tense by joining the verb (was or were) and n't (e.g. were not = weren't). We don't make a contraction of the subject and the verb (e.g. I was).

I was not tired this morning.	OR	I wasn't tired this morning.
You were not crazy.	OR	You weren't crazy.
He was not married.	OR	He wasn't married.
She was not famous.	OR	She wasn't famous.
It was not hot yesterday.	OR	It wasn't hot yesterday.
We were not invited.	OR	We weren't invited.
You were not at the party.	OR	You weren't at the party.
They were not friends.	OR	They weren't friends.

* Notice that we don't have contractions for To Be in Past Tense affirmative sentences.

To Be - Questions

To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the Subject.

Affirmative	You	were	happy.
	Subject	Verb

Question	Were	you	happy?
	Verb	Subject

Affirmative	Question
I was late	Was I late?
You were sick.	Were you sick?
He was surprised.	Was he surprised?
She was from Italy.	Was she from Italy?
It was a big house.	Was it a big house?
We were ready.	Were we ready?
You were early.	Were you early?
They were busy.	Were they busy?

To Be - Short Answers

In spoken English, we usually give short answers in response to questions.
Was he from Japan? - Yes, he was (from Japan). The last part (from Japan) is not necessary. We use shorts answers to avoid repetition, when the meaning is clear.

Question	Short Answers**	Short Answers
Was I late?	Yes, you were.	No, you weren't.
Were you sick?	Yes, I was.	No, I wasn't.
Was he surprised?	Yes, he was.	No, he wasn't.
Was she from Italy?	Yes, she was.	No, she wasn't.
Was it a big house?	Yes, it was.	No, it wasn't.
Were we ready?	Yes, we were.	No, we weren't.
Were you early?	Yes, we were.	No, we weren't.
Were they busy?	Yes, they were.	No, they weren't.

2) Fill in the correct form of the verb to be in the past tense--either was or were:

You can not write on this page. Simply read it and try to give the right answers.

1. I ___________ here two years ago.
2. They ___________ very rude.
3. He ___________ always on time.
4. Maria ___________ his girlfriend in second grade.
5. The man and the woman ___________ in Central Park.
6. You ___________ right and I ___________ wrong.
7. The record ___________ beautiful.
8. The dog ___________ happy.
9. I ___________ glad to help you with your homework, but they ___________ unwilling to try to do theirs.
10. You ___________ a sight for sore eyes.
11. ___________ they here or ___________ she there?
12. Where ___________ you?
13. Our friends ___________ there, but where ___________ Bob?
14. The weather ___________ snowy and chilly today.
15. The sofa and the chair ___________ the oldest pieces of furniture I owned.
16. Billie Jean King ___________ number one for quite a while.
17. My cat ___________ in the corner a minute ago.
18. My parents ___________ on vacation last week in Mexico.
19. How ___________ the movie last night?
20. My father ___________ a track star when he ___________ younger.

3) - Complete the quiz.

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/77.html
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Finish the following exercise and check the mistakes if any.
fm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2975

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paf05022013

The following exercise gives a certain number of irregular verbs in English. Follow carefully and create the opportunity to teach all those verbs that are mentioned there.

Shprehja ' on my way to school' do te thote: 'rruges per ne shkolle.'

http://www.rif.org/assets/Documents/readingplanet/ReadAloud_Stories/AllonMyWaytoSchool.swf

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Dear students of Nehemia Group B,

Please follow this second video for this week and give your opinion on it.

fm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TkQoI6FaOg&feature=youtu.be

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6m8_MRgfrs

Please find out this video and watch it.

fm

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Finish these two exercises:

1) Put in am/is/are(present)or was/were(past)

1.Last year she was 22,so she is 23 now.

2.Today the weather................nice, but yesterday it..................... very cold.

3.I...............hungry.Can I have something to eat?

4.I feel fine the morning but I...................very tired last night.

5.Where ............... at a 11 o 'clock last Friday morning?

6.Don't buy those shoes.They..............very expensive.

7.I like your new jacket. ................it expensive.

8.This time last year I. ........... in Paris.

9.'Where............the children? 'I don't know.They.............in the garden ten minutes ago.'

2) Put in was/were or wasn't/weren't.

1. We weren't happy with hotel.Our room was very small and it wasn't very clean.

2.George..............at work last week because he .....................ill.He's better now.

3.Yesterday....................a public holiday so the shops...........closed.They're open today.

4. '................... Sue and Bill at the party? 'Sue .................. there buts Bill ...............'

5.'Where are my keys?' 'I don't know.They................on the table but they're not there now.'

6.You..............at home last night.Where...................you?

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Dear students of Nehemia gateway University Group B,

From this day you will have this new page with materials only for you. Hope and wish you will like it.

Try to read the following story and answer the question if you find a little time during your hard day.

Hard Times but don't forget Great Hopes!

Simple Past Tense

Make the Questions

I wish you all a nice evening.

fm

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Group 2

Read the sentences and try to answer the questions:

It is 6:15 a.m.

It is time to wake up.
It is time to take a shower.
It is time to brush my teeth.
It is time to get dressed.
It is time to eat breakfast.
It is time to go to work.
It is time to eat lunch.
It is time to go back to work.
It is time to go home.
It is time to eat dinner.
It is time to go to sleep.

“Billy,” she says. "Billy!"
“What?” Billy says.
"It is time to wake up!"
1. What time is it?
  1. 5:30 in the morning
  2. 5:30 at night
  3. 6:15 in the morning
  4. 6:15 at night
2. What is it time to do first?
  1. brush my teeth
  2. take a shower
  3. wake up
  4. go to work
3. What is it time to do second?
  1. brush my teeth
  2. wake up
  3. take a shower
  4. go home
4. What is it time to do last?
  1. go to sleep
  2. go to work
  3. go to a movie
  4. go to a soccer game
5. What is it time to do after it is time to go home?
  1. eat dinner
  2. brush my teeth
  3. get dressed
  4. wake up
6. The first thing Billy does is wake up. So, the first thing he does is...
  1. start sleeping
  2. start dreaming
  3. stop sleeping
  4. eat dinner
7. Billy brushes his teeth. This means he...
  1. cleans his teeth
  2. uses his teeth
  3. moves his teeth
  4. eats with his teeth
8. Billy gets dressed. This means he...
  1. eats breakfast
  2. takes a shower
  3. puts on clothes
  4. goes to work
9. After lunch, BIlly goes back to work. This means he...
  1. leaves work
  2. is late for work
  3. returns to work
  4. stays home
10. Which is the correct order?
  1. Breakfast - Dinner - Lunch
  2. Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
  3. Dinner - Lunch - Breakfast
  4. Lunch - Dinner - Breakfast
11. What is a good word to describe Billy?
  1. sad
  2. nice
  3. busy
  4. short
  5. honest
  6. nervous
Hope you enjoyed it !

Simple Present 1

What's the best word to complete the sentence?

Please try to find the correct answer. You can copy or print this exercise. if you have no time then just read it and try to do it.

It ________ almost every day in Manchester.
1. rain
2. rains
3. raines
We ________ to Spain every summer.
1. fly
2. aircraft
3. flies
My best friend ________ to me every week.
1. write
2. writies
3. writes
Jo is so smart that she ________ every exam without even trying.
1. pass
2. passions
3. passes
John ________ very hard in class, but I don't think he'll pass the course.
1. try
2. three
3. tries
I ________ in a bank.
1. work
2. works
3. workes
She ________ in Florida.
1. live
2. lives
3. LIVES
The bank ________ at four o'clock.
1. close
2. closies
3. closes
My life is so boring -- I just ________ TV every night.
1. watch
2. watchies
3. watches
My mother ________ eggs for breakfast every morning.
1. fry
2. urgency
3. fries

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Dear students of Nehemia group B,

Have a close look at the following exercises and try to finish them today.

1) Put in am, is or are

1 The weather is nice today
2 I .......... not tired.
3 This bag........... heavy.
4 These bags ............ heavy

2) Write full sentences. Use is/isn't/are/aren't.

1 (your shoes very dirty)Your shoes are very dirty.
2 (my brother a teacher) My..........................................................
3 (this house not very big )...............................................................
4 (the shops not open today)..........................................................
5 (my keys in my bag)...................................................................
6 (Jenny 18 years old).................................................................
7 (you not very tall)..............................................................................................

3)Look at Lisa's sentences (Unit 1A ).Now write sentences about yourself.

1 (name?) My.............................................
2 (from?) I.................................................
3 (age?) I................................................
4 (job?) I..................................................
5 (married?) I.............................................
6 (favorite color or colors?) My.......................................
7 (interested in......?) I...........................

4) Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use am/am not/is/isn't/are/aren't.

1 (I / interested in politics) I'm interested (OR I'm not interested) in politics.
2 (I / hungry) I......................................................
3 ( it / warm today) It...................................................
4 (I / afraid of dogs).......................................................
5 (my hands/ cold)........................................................
6 (Canada/ a very big country)........................................
7 ( diamonds/cheap).........................................................
8 (I/interested in football).................................................
9 (Rome/in Spain)............................................................

1) break out 6) put up with

2) look forward to 7) make up

3) run out of 8) carried away

4) keep up 9) do without

5) call off 10) passed away

Answer Key

Exercise A: Regular and irregular verbs

1. He wrote about his adventures.

2. He gave her a beautiful diamond ring.

3. She looked at the map.

4. She went home to relax.

5. They played together yesterday.

Exercise B: Negative sentences

1. Harriet did not organize her closet last week.

2. The children did not eat their dinner at 6:00pm.

3. I did not have trouble with this project.

4. He did not cook a delicious meal for us.

5. They did not listen to that CD six times.

Exercise C: Questions

1. Did he finish his ice cream cone?

2. Did Ellen enjoy the day at the beach?

3. Did Ernie decorate the house?

4. Did she lose the tennis match?

5. Did she clean her office?

Exercise D: Typical time expressions

1. I adopted her two days ago.

2. We started our English class yesterday.

3. She played a basketball game last month.

4. She cooked breakfast an hour ago.

5. They lived in the same town when they were young.

	VERB	OBJECT
She	speaks	English	very well . (NOT ~~She speaks very well English~~.)
Andy	likes	skiing	very much. (NOT ~~Andy likes very much skiing~~.)

Sentence	Question Form?
I watched TV last night.	you TV last night?
She got up at 10.	What time ?
They had a breakfast	they have breakfast?
The baby slept well	Did the baby well?
I bought two kilos of apple	What did you ?
Mary lived in İzmir	Mary in İzmir?
It rained a lot yesterday	a lot yesterday?
My parents had a good holiday	Did your parents a good holiday?
They came home at midnight	What time ?

Verb	Present participle	Past participle
excite	exciting	excited about
relax	relaxing	relaxed about
frighten	frightening	frightened of
bore	boring	bored with
worry	worrying	worried about

moment in time	action that takes place once, never or several times actions that happen one after another actions that suddenly take place
period of time	action that started before a certain moment and lasts beyond that moment actions taking place at the same time
Result	action taking place before a certain moment in time puts emphasis on the result
Course / Duration	action taking place before a certain moment in time puts emphasis on the course or duration of the action

Nehemia B

Exercise A

Exercise B

Exercise C

Tag Questions Graphic Worksheet

To

Too

Too is an English adverb meaning: 1. also Examples: She will be visiting too. Are you going too? Hand me the pencils and the paper too. 2. an excessive amount Examples: I ate too much cake. Her hair is too curly. It is too much work.

Two

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The Right to Seek a Safe Place to Live

And now, practice:

Exercise 01

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Have a look at the following link. Read and learn some expressions from this unit. fm

Lesson

Cliches for when bad things happen:

Cliches about success:

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." (Keep trying until you get it right.) "The early bird catches the worm." (Success comes to people who are prepared and work hard.)

Cliches that give warnings or advice:

"Curiosity killed the cat." (It is not good to be too curious.) "Just go with the flow." (Be flexible.) "It is what it is." (You cannot change what has already happened. Accept things that you cannot change.) "Money doesn't buy happiness." (Being wealthy does not make people happy.)

Funny cliches:

"It's the best thing since sliced bread." (It is something that is very good.) "I'll kiss him when pigs fly." (I will never kiss him.) "Of course I know him. I wasn't born yesterday." (I am not stupid.)

Cliches about relationships:

"The boys are like two peas in a pod." (They are similar. They are good friends.) "It takes two to tango." (If something happens with two people, they both are responsible.)

Descriptive cliches:

"That was as clear as mud." (That was hard to understand.) "It happens once in a blue moon." (It does not happen often.) "She must be the blushing bride." (She just got married.) "I'm sweating like a pig." (I'm sweating a lot.)

General cliches:

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What are direct speech and reported speech?

Changes in person, place, time, and possessive words

Reporting verbs

Tense shift

Reporting with modal verbs

Exercise A: Changes in person, place, time, and possessive words

Exercise B: Reporting verbs

Exercise C: Tense shift

Exercise D: Reporting with modal verbs

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Regular and irregular verbs

Statements

Negative sentences

Questions

Typical time expressions

Exercise A: Regular and irregular verbs

Exercise B: Negative sentences

Exercise C: Questions

Exercise D: Typical time expressions

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paf31072015

Put the following phrasal verbs into the right place:

Here's a quick reminder:

Time and Place

(Time) + Subject + Verb + (Indirect Object) + (Direct Object) + (Place) + (Time)

Read also:

Practice:

Answers:

Some examples of moving the indirect object:

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Examples

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Love and friendship

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Improve your vocabulary:

English Short Stories

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Too is an English adverb meaning:

1. also

Examples:

She will be visiting too.

Are you going too?

Hand me the pencils and the paper too.

2. an excessive amount

Examples:

I ate too much cake.

Her hair is too curly.

It is too much work.

Have a look at the following link. Read and learn some expressions from this unit.

fm

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." (Keep trying until you get it right.)

"The early bird catches the worm." (Success comes to people who are prepared and work hard.)

"Curiosity killed the cat." (It is not good to be too curious.)

"Just go with the flow." (Be flexible.)

"It is what it is." (You cannot change what has already happened. Accept things that you cannot change.)

"Money doesn't buy happiness." (Being wealthy does not make people happy.)

"It's the best thing since sliced bread." (It is something that is very good.)

"I'll kiss him when pigs fly." (I will never kiss him.)

"Of course I know him. I wasn't born yesterday." (I am not stupid.)

"The boys are like two peas in a pod." (They are similar. They are good friends.)

"It takes two to tango." (If something happens with two people, they both are responsible.)

"That was as clear as mud." (That was hard to understand.)

"It happens once in a blue moon." (It does not happen often.)

"She must be the blushing bride." (She just got married.)

"I'm sweating like a pig." (I'm sweating a lot.)

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paf26.09.2015

Follow the link and listen to the story.

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http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/

paf25.09.2015

Ndiqni kete link edhe punoni ushtrimin sipas kerkeses se dhene.

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http://englishallyear.com/listening40/menu.php

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paf14.06.2015

Hello again.

In today’s lesson we have some listening activities based around the Present Perfect Continuous.

http://englishallyear.com/listening26/menu.php

Enjoy it.

"I've never flown before," said the nervous old lady to the pilot. "You will bring me down safely, won't you?"

"All I can say ma'am," said the pilot, "is that I've never left anyone up there yet!"

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paf08.04.2015

Just a joke for every one of you. Enjoy reading it.
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Be Worthy of Trust

The Designer and
the Fashion Magazine
by Lilach Ritzes

Mbasi te kini lexuar tekstin me kujdes, provoni te zgjidhni ushtrimet e meposhteme.

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