Unless means if not. We use it in conditional sentences instead of if not.
Unless can be used with present, past and past perfect tenses. Use unless with present tenses when talking about the future.
You will damage your health unless you stop smoking. = you will damage your health if you do not stop smoking.
As we enter the Easter period, let's take a look at its meaning and traditions.
Easter is the most important festival in the Christian calendar. Christians believe, according to the Bible, that Jesus came back to _1_, or was raised from the dead, three days after his death on the cross. It is said that Jesus _2_ on Good Friday and rose from the dead on Easter Sunday.
As you read through this text, pay attention to the orange words:
Well, I had a full day, today. First I woke up early and took my dog for a walk before I tidied up my apartment and did some laundry.
Read through the following text and decide which words are missing:
I’ve always been interested _1_ learning to play the guitar. When I mentioned this to my friend she said she felt the same. We decided that we would buy a couple of cheap guitars and take some lessons.
This cartoon is based on the double meaning of click.
A click is a short, sharp sound.
"The door closed with a click."
"Turn the handle until you hear a click."
Use do with the subjects I, we, you and they. Do is usually used to make questions and it comes at the start of a sentence. Do is not used with the verbs be, can, might, ought, shall and will.
Do I have to speak too?
Do we have any milk left?
Do you remember her?
Do they always stay up so late?
A lazy (adjective) person is someone who doesn't like to work and use energy. It’s not good to work with a lazy person and you will never see a lazy person going for a run in the park!
Laziness (noun) has a negative meaning. Let's take a look at some other words that show low-energy that are not negative.
April 1st in many countries is commonly known as April Fool's Day. Are you familiar with the tradition? As you read through the text pay attention to the bold words. Do you know what they mean?
Read through this text about South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is currently on trial in Cape Town.
_1_ for the South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius will open the case for the defence in Pretoria on Friday.
The orange words in this text have had their letters scrambled. Can you rearrange the letters to form the correct spelling of each word. Type the words into the spaces below the text.
I went for a ahicrtu this morning. I didn’t make an ntaontimppe in advance; I just went and waited until it was my turn. After waiting around ten minutes the hairdresser asked me to take a seat next to the sink.