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Working on a Saturday Hi fellows! I have not been writing down anything here for a couple of months due to my busy life. However, I had better practice my English abilities somewhere, otherwise I will grow rusty and even stuck on the matter of writing. Here are my notes: I do not usually work on saturdays unless I have to do extra activity with my boss and the rest of my partners. I am working today because of a different reason: my partner has a sore arm and his doctor gave her strict orders not to work in the next two days. Since I am her supervisor, I had to find a way to replace her on her shift. She works every Saturday from 7am to Sunday 7am, that is, a twenty-hour shift in a hospital. Obvious as it must be, it is not easy to find someone among her partners to substitute her. It ended up I came to work instead her. Surprisingly, a team member asked whether he could work on the night shift (from Saturday 7pm to Sunday 7am). 'Of course yes', I said. Though I will have to arrange a day off to him further, I accepted his request. So, I will keep working by his coming at 7pm. Would any native fellow correct my text?
May 4, 2019
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How can I use tag questions with modal verbs?

She have to get good grades, doesn't she?

She must get good grades, mustn't she / must she not? (Is it correct?)

She might be prone of an infection because of this medicine, mightn't she / might she not ? (Is it correct?)

We shall not obey the rebels, shall we?

We shall obey the teachers, shall we not?


Can someone help me to use modals in tag questions?



March 1, 2019
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Working on phrasal verbs - Part 04 (PUT) TO PUT( SOMEONE) OFF - to discourage, upset. TO PUT OFF - postpone, delay, hold back to a later time. TO PUT (SOMETHING) ON - to put clothing on one's body. TO PUT ON - to gain weight. TO PUT OUT - to extinguish, as of a candle, fire or light. TO PUT IN - introduce TO PUT AWAY - to put something in its appropriate space. TO PUT (SOMEONE) THROUGH - to concect. TO PUT UP WITH - to tolerate or accept an unpleasant situation or person without complaining. Example: The Oliveira family is about to leave home to celebrate Vic's birthday in the new restaurant of the city. However, it seems there is something wrong happening. - Hey mom! Jacob's wearing my new jacket! - the oldest son Luke yelled. - Jacob! How long shall I PUT UP WITH this situation? Your brother's clothes are way bigger than yours! Why don't you PUT your new Jeans Jacket ON? - spoke Mrs. Oliveira while she was wearing her earrings. - But mommy! Luke's jacket are more stylish than mine! - replied the little Jacob. - I won't speak again Jacob! Give him back Luke's jacket or PUT it AWAY. We are running out of time! As Mrs.Oliveira turned back to the living room, she saw Adam playing videogame and realized he had still not had a shower and rebuked him. He quickly stood up and pointed out the clock on the wall saying: - It's still 5pm! By the way, Luke and Jacob were having a shower! That was why I PUT OFF! - replied Adam. - This clock's been broken since 5am in the morning and it's almost 6pm! I don't want to PUT you OFF, but if you are not ready in 10 minutes, we will leave you behind! - Mrs. Oliveira rebuked the worried son. When she went into the kitchen to check if the birthday cake was okay, she saw Vic lighting the candles and cried out to her: - Hey Vic! PUT OUT these candles! We are not going to celebrate your birthday now! Wait for the restaurant time! PUT the cake IN the car! Now the telephone rang. Luke, the oldest, answered it and shouted from the top of the stairs: - Mom! Daddy'd like to talk with you! My dear, PUT him THROUGH to me by the kitchen's phone - ordered the busy mother. - Hi sweetheart! I am going to delay! It's been a tough day! I guess I'll just be free after 9pm. - said Mr.Oliveira to his wife. - Oh darling... What happened? - said Mrs.Oliveira. - Nothing that special. Work, work, work. I think we'll not come to the pizzeria on time. What about going to the VEGGI's? It's still open after 9pm. As the matter of fact, all the family has been PUTTING ON more than normal.
March 1, 2019
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Working on phrasal verbs - Part 03 (preposition OUT) TO PULL OUT - to extract or remove, usually with some force or effort. TO POUR OUT - to spill or splash. TO FREAK OUT - to become really scared, frightened or even angry. TO FIGURE OUT - to find the solution to a problem or question. TO FIND OUT - to learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort. Example: MY HEAD IS A HOUSE It was a beautiful Saturday morning at Juju's house. She had invited her friends to come over to have fun and also a lunch afterward. As they came, they quickly started to run throughout the garden where a big tree was located. Sitting on a branch of a tree, Lucas, one of Juju's friend looked at her head and suddenly FREAKED OUT saying: "Oh my God! Juju, there are a lot of lice on your head!"Juju replied even more frightened: "Ohhhh! Really! That is why I can't stop scratching my head!" One of her friend who was next to her asked Lucas: "Hey Lucas! Can you FIND OUT a way to FIGURE this problem OUT?" Lucas raised his head, scratched his chin and started wondering about this issue for some seconds while Bob, another friend of Juju, quickly came towards his scared friend saying: "Why don't we PULL them OUT?" her friend interrupted Bob and cried to Lucas from the bottom of the tree: "Hey Lucas! I've got an idea! Let us POUR OUT a bottle of coke on Juju's head!" Have you tried it before? That really works!
February 26, 2019
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Working on phrasal verbs - Part 02 (DROP) TO DROP BY - To visit informally. TO DROP OFF - To fall asleep. Example: AN UNCOMMON DAY Bob has got two jobs. We works in the mornings and in the afternoon. He usually left one in a hurry so that he cannot get late in the other. By the way, he has a short lunchtime. One day, he decided on not to eat his lunch. Rather, he DROPPED BY the Derby Square (Pernambuco State, Brazil) and sat on a bench. It was so peaceful! It ended up Bob DROPPED OFF and had to excuse his tardiness when he got into your job.
February 20, 2019
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Working on phrasal verbs - Part 01 (FILL) TO FILL IN - to substitute for. TO FILL OUT - to write all the required information onto a form. TO FILL UP - to become full Example: THIS IS AN ORDINARY DAY IN THE GENERAL HOSPITAL OF CARUARU CITY. Receptionist: Hello! Are you Dr. Churchill? Dr. Munroe: No, I'm not. I work in the hospital on Saturdays. As a matter of fact, Dr. Churchill had an emergeny and I've come to FILL IN. Receptionist: That's ok! Since you are not working on your shift, You should let our system know that you changed your schedule. Could you FILL this form OUT? Dr. Munroe: Sure! Humm... Shall I write down the reason Dr. Churchill did not attend? Receptionist: If you know the reason, you can do it. By the way, would you like some water? Dr. Munroe: Oh yeah! I'm thirsty. Would you mind FILLlNG this glass UP?
February 20, 2019
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My experience at learning from italki Hi fellows! I would just like to highlight some advantages of using the italki system to improve my abilities! By all means, italki is a useful tool to everyone who is interested about learning a foreign language on a different way. I used to learn English on a classic way. I used to attend to a classroom and I even had nice classes with great and enthusiastic teachers. It ended up I studied about 4 years through this manner (from the beginning to the end). That was wonderful! Being able to communicate in English well, understanding and being understood has been rewarding after finishing my course. However, the next steps to go further is still 'improving', 'improving' and 'improving'. Since I have a personal desire to learn English, I am thirsty for more! I found out the italki system and it really blew me away after I had my first thirty-minute class. One of the advantages of the system is the instant feedback I can get from the teachers. They can assess me in real time and point out what I need to improve with regard to my speaking. Another advantage is the possibility to chose teachers according to the nationality of my preference so that I can get lessons by native teachers and get a glimpse of their accents. The best advantage of the italki system is the fact that my availability can match the teacher's schedule so I can enjoy my lessons at the time of my preference and availability. In addition, I do not have to leave my house's comfort to attend to a regular school. What else do I want when it comes to learning a foreign language?
February 18, 2019
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