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Words English Borrowed from Other Languages

The English language borrows many words from other languages. You, as a foreign language speaker, may come across several and wonder why so many words are recognizable to you. The reason is historical, because England as we know it today, was deeply influenced by the Romans speaking Latin, and Vikin

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"She ______ to the store every day."

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Choose the correct sentence structure:

The cat the tree climbed.

Climbed the cat the tree.

The cat climbed the tree.

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To Listen vs. To Hear The verbs 'listen' and 'hear' are commonly confused for English learners. Do you know what the difference is? When do we need to use the word 'to'?

I was ________ to my favourite podcast today. I _______ some really interesting facts.

hearing / listened

listening / heard

listening / listened

hearing / heard

Jun 5, 2023 4:28 PM

In order to maintain a healthy work-life balance, I strive to _____ work issues once I leave the office for the day.

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The letter __________ by the post office.

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Simon was never this _____ (secretive).

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Do you want your baby? Actually I don’t want my baby, because I’m not responsible for taking care of him or her. Babies and children are so cute, but I don’t think I will be a mother that have a good effect on them. Frankly speaking, I may be satisfied with only looking at them.

Are these both ok? The runner finished the race in less/fewer than 10 seconds. Thanks

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