Bookcase/Bookshelf - Finally put my books on the bookshelf!!!
Bookshop/Bookstore - Where is the nearest bookshop?
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November 2011
English Tip #4 - False Friends
by Radmila Gurkova
False friends are words that look and sound similar but have different meanings. When we are learning a language, we tend to subconsciously use familiar-words... There are many wo...
On the 3rd of November Oxbridge joined forces with CIBALL – A centre in Madrid developed as a meeting place for innovators associated with the network o...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GuRj1ve1M
An Asteroid on a flyby this month will have a 'near-miss' collision with Earth. The asteroid, the size of an aircraft carrier is being tracked by NASA and is reported to orbit the Earth much closer than the Moon's on November 8th.
Nasa has been tracking the asteroid over a period of days to gather...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRHnTFesv7c
"Police take offence to new planking craze after one was done on an officers vehicle."
Planking is an online craze - started in Australia and New Zealand —where people post pictures of themselves laying flat as a board on ...
So, it's vs. its.....which one????
it's and its cause all sorts of problems. Take a minute to understand the difference between the two.
IT'S is a co...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=944iHM4A8Lw&feature=related
"Jurors find Dr. Conrad Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter."
Michael Jackson can now rest in peace after a jury of seven men and five women found his personal physician guilty of involuntary manslaughter, after a long two and a half years wait. The "Doctor" will remain o...
How can we effectively teach Business English?
We have been debating for a while about the difference between General English and Business English. The structures that business...