Sizdah-Bedar is the name of the thirteenth day in Farvardin, which is also the final day of the Nowrooz holidays in Iran. In this lesson, you will learn about the holiday’s previous association with misfortune and the number 13, but also about how it’s celebrated today as a time to reconcile with nature.
How many dating ❤️ words and expressions do you know? Love and dating are often topics in films and TV series. But the language can be confusing as there are lots of idiomatic phrases. But don't worry, in this article by Caitlin Brune, you'll learn 11 useful dating expressions from films and TV series.
The pronunciation of the final -s in plural words and verbs in the third person depends on the final consonant sound before that -s. Accordingly, it might sound of /ɪz/, /s/ or /z/. The question is, how do we choose among these sounds? The answer is right here.
Songs are a great way to learn English. They can help with your pronunciation and show you how word sounds join together; but they can also help you learn lots of useful words and expressions – especially idioms. We use idioms all the time in English. However, they aren’t always easy to understand. But don’t worry, in this article, we’ll help you learn 10 useful idioms from popular song titles!
We can use get and have to talk about someone doing something for us. It emphasizes the process/action rather than who performs it. It means that the subject caused the action to happen, but didn't do it themselves. Maybe they paid, or asked, or persuaded the other person to do it. Let’s see how we can use this structure:
We usually think of fruit as a healthy food. But could it also have some negative effects? Before you watch Do you know the meanings of these phrases? Any doubts? You can always look them up! to gain weight whole a fizzy drink a teaspoon junk food to overload veg ripe After you watch Were you surprised by any of the information in the video? Try to inform a friend about what you learned. Include three new words that you have learned from the video. Remember you can read the transcript at any time.
Natural disasters are to some extent inevitable, so we hear the sad news every now and then. So, it would be essential to develop our language around this topic, while improving our listening skills. Here is an authentic conversation on this topic, provided by ©LearnRealEnglish. Remember, once you learn some new language, listening to it repeatedly could help you master the language, your listening and understanding, as well as pronunciation.
Conditional sentences in English are those of the form "If X, then Y". If clauses are used to express that the action in the main clause (the clause without if) can only take place if a certain condition (in the clause with if) is fulfilled. There are different types of conditional sentences, and you can learn them studying the PDF file.
Nowruz is the Persian New Year celebration. It takes place in the spring. Read this article and find out how people celebrate this important day.
People have always cared about how they look. It is safe to say that, some are even obsessed with their figures, so that they go through crazy diets and demanding exercise programs. However, according to Courtney Rubin, from the New York Times, we should not feel bad about gaining a bit of weight. In fact, in this article it is explained why you'd better not be so hard on yourself. Besides, it includes a wide range of vocabulary on this topic. So, give it a read.
