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When shall I use the ARTICLES "The", "∅", or "A/An" ? A Flowchart

GRAMMAR

Par MMirza

From the British Council's blog

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Literary figures & terms - PART III

LITERATURE

Par MMirza

17 videos from the Education Portal English Courses explaining literary terminology ~ PART III ~ Allegory in Literature: History, Definition & Examples Learn about allegories and how stories can be used deliver messages, lessons or even commentaries on...

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Literary figures & terms - PART II

LITERATURE

Par MMirza

17 videos from the Education Portal English Courses explaining literary terminology ~ PART II ~ Allusion and Illusion: Definitions and Examples Allusions and illusions have little in common besides the fact that they sound similar. Learn the difference...

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Literary figures & terms - PART I

LITERATURE

Par MMirza

17 videos from the Education Portal English Courses explaining literary terminology ~ PART I ~ This series of videos display illustrative examples to help you define and use these literary terms.You'll be able to... - identify terms like 'irony', 'foreshadowing',...

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Hollywood disaster films located on U.S.A. maps | CINEMA

CinemA-RT

Par MMirza

The map below shows about 190 "cinematic attacks" : Hollywood disaster movies have destroyed a great deal of U.S. cities, towns or regions (considering a broad definition of the "disaster" genre) : - Monster attacks - Creature attacks - Climatic events...

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What kind of pet-owner are you ? | Grammar ~ Writing ~Fun

English is FUN :o)

Par MMirza

This flowchart's quite funny, and it's also useful to practise modal auxiliaries (If you like furry tails, you must / you should / you could / you can't...), negative forms (People who can't stand cold blooded animals will not / are not going to /...)...

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Grammar Rules / Common Mistakes | INFOGRAPHICS

GRAMMAR

Par MMirza

The infographic below plainly explains 15 of the common goofs you happen to make when you write. Scroll down the infographic (be patient, it's quite long) and check if you need to correct some of them .

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St Patrick's Day

The CULTURE of the ANGLOsphere

Par MMirza

St Patrick's Day Let's brush up a few words related to this worldwide famous Irish tradition : check this basic visual vocabulary reminder ! ~ Focus on this history of the saint patron of Ireland : Then test your listening comprehension and answer this...

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Irish MYTHS & LEGENDS

MYTHS & HEROES

Par MMirza

LEPRECHAUNS The name "leprechaun" may have various origins : from the Irish Gaelic word "leipreachan", it means "a kind of aqueous sprite". It also could be from "leath bhrogan", which means "shoemaker. It's the Irish term for a supernatural race in Irish...

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Irish Family Names | INFOGRAPHIC

The CULTURE of the ANGLOsphere

Par MM

20 Irish family names This infographic tells us about the 20 most common Irish family name. You'll find their meaning, their Latin motto (+ English translation), where in Ireland they are more commonly located, and a few facts about their history and...

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