What's the difference between an acronym and an abbreviation?
Many people feel they have the same meaning, but traditionally there is a difference:
The start of a new year is a good time to make some positive changes and so we have the tradition of New Year's Resolutions.
A New Year's Resolution is a promise that someone makes to make a change in their life. We usually want to stop doing a bad habit or start doing something good. Unfortunately, it is said that only 22% of people are successful in meeting their goals; most of us give up on our resolutions before long.
11 number idioms
Take a look at these idioms; they all use numbers. Read through the 11 idioms ranging from 1 to 11 and then try the quiz:
Let's review some present and past verb tenses. Here you can see eight tenses; read through them to remind yourself of how they are used and then match the tenses to the sentences. The example sentences use the verb eat : eat / ate / eaten
I eat it.
I am eating it.
We have previously looked at how to make comparative adjectives using the following structure:
Cool becomes Cooler
Interesting becomes more interesting
Read the folling information about Boxing Day and choose the correct form for each missing word:
Merry Christmas!
Read the following information on Christmas and then answer the questions below:
