miércoles, 30 de mayo de 2012

ASKING FOR TIME OFF - 06

Today I am bringing you a lesson, about the situation in the office. And we are going to learn some great words and phrases for asking time off from work or asking for leave.
Some Great Vocabulary and Phrases to help you speak fluent English with neutral accent Training. 

Practice these lessons daily to learn and speak English like a native speaker.

miércoles, 23 de mayo de 2012

ASKING FOR A DAY OFF - 05

It's Monday morning and you wake up sick! How do you tell your boss? This lesson will help you discover new words and phrases that will allow you to ask for a day off from work!

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Practice these lessons daily to learn and speak English like a native speaker.

miércoles, 16 de mayo de 2012

CANCELLING AN APPOINTMENT - 04

In business and in life, you never know what's going to happen, and so if something unexpected comes up and you and you can't make it to a scheduled appointment, what will you do? 
In today's podcast, learn some useful English phrases to help you handle these situations in a professional manner.
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Practice these lessons daily to learn and speak English like a native speaker.

miércoles, 9 de mayo de 2012

GENDER NOUNS - 03

The Noun-Gender tells us about the sex of the noun. In Grammar-Nouns, there are FOUR GENDERS. 


 1. Masculine gender: A noun is said to be in the Masculine gender if it refers to a male character or member of a species. Man, lion, hero, boy, king, horse and actor are nouns of masculine gender. 
Example: • A boy is playing in the play-ground. 
• Hero of the movie is not a native of this country. 
In these sentences the words "boy" and "hero" are masculine-gender nouns. 


 2. Feminine gender: A noun is said to be in the feminine gender if it refers to a female member of a species. Woman, lioness, heroine, girl, mare, niece, empress, cow and actress are few of the feminine-gender nouns that we use. 
Example: • A girl is playing in the play-ground. 
• Heroine of the movie is not a native of this country. 
In these sentences the words "girl" and "heroine" are feminine-gender nouns.
3. Common gender: A noun is said to be in Common gender if it refers to a member of species which can be a male or a female. Child, student, friend, applicant, candidate, servant, member, parliamentarian and leader are few of the common-gender nouns. 
Example: • A child is playing in the play-ground. 
• A Parliamentarian should have command over his language. 
In these sentences the words, "child" and "parliamentarian" are nouns of common gender.


 4. Neuter gender: A noun is said to be in the neuter gender if it refers to a member of a species which is neither a male nor a female. 
Normally nouns referring to lifeless objects are in neuter nouns.
Chair, table, tree, star, mountain, street, book, car, school, paper, pencil and computer are few of the neuter nouns which we use regularly.

lunes, 7 de mayo de 2012

BARRY EICHENGREEN

CONVERSATIONS WITH HISTORY 15
Pardee Professor of Economics and History University of California, Berkeley 
The Rise and Fall of the Dollar

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Berkeley economic historian Barry Eichengreen for a discussion of his new book, Exorbitant Privilege. Outlining the history of the dollar's role in the international monetary system, Eichengreen begins with the function and characteristics of a reserve currency. The conversation then moves to an analysis of the institutional prerequisites for the rise of the dollar as an international currency. After describing the dollar's rise and sterling's fall, Eichengreen focuses on the factors that accounted for the dollar's preeminence after World War II. 

Throughout the conversation, he touches on the personalities who forged America's dominant role. He then chronicles the slow erosion of the dollar as other centers of economic power emerged. The discussion moves on to examine the causes and consequences of the 2008 economic collapse. In light of the fiscal crisis confronting the United States today, Eichengreen speculates on the future of the dollar and on the challenges posed by the euro and the yuan. He concludes with reflections on the role of history in explicating policy choices.

miércoles, 2 de mayo de 2012

SINGULAR & PLURAL NOUNS 02

Singular Noun Definition: When a noun means one only, it is said to be singular. Examples: boy, girl, book, church, box 


Plural Noun Definition: When a noun means more than one, it is said to be plural. Examples: boys, girls, books, churches 


Rule #1 The plural of nouns is usually formed by adding s to a singular noun. Example: lamp, lamps; cat, cats; fork, forks; flower, flowers; pen, pens 


Rule #2 Nouns ending in s, z, x, sh, and ch form the plural by adding es. Example: moss, mosses buzz, buzzes box, boxes dish, dishes church, churches
Special Note : If you add s to such nouns as fox, bush, and bench, you will find that you cannot pronounce them without making an additional syllable. This is why such nouns form the plural by adding es. 


Rule #3 Nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by changing y to ies. Examples: lady, ladies; city, cities; army, armies 


Rule #4 Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding s. Example: boy, boys; day, days 


Rule #5 Most nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by adding es. Example: hero; heroes; grotto, grottoes 


Rule #6 Some nouns ending in f or fe are made plural by changing f or fe to ves. Example: beef, beeves; wife, wives