English Writing: Things Have Changed

Patricia Five years ago my bedroom used to be small, but now it´s bigger than that one because I change my room. My family used to move to other place, and now I live alone.  In the other side my friends used to go out of Spain, and this year they come back because they get a new job here in Spain. Five years ago I used to go to university, I studied economics and journalism. And now I´m looking...

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Natural Disasters Vocabulary

Hurricane Moonsoon   Earthquake Snow Blizzard Drought  Dust St...

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English Writing: Formal vs. Informal e-mails

Writing better e-mails:Don't use informal language with people you don't know.Use emoticonsNATALIADear Amy,Don't worry!!!. When you saw Blake after class he had just to hurry to take the bus. That's all. You know that he lives far away and there aren't so many buses going to his neighborhood. He must have been very busy with the exams lately.  Be patient. Just wait that he calls you back!We will...

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also (adv.)in additionbeat the odds (i.)to overcome difficultybut unlikein oppositiondevastated (v.)destroyed; completely upsetemerged (v.)came outfled (v.)ran awaylike (v.)resembling or similarnevertheless (adv.)despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)retreated (v.)went...

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Technology Vocabulary

affect (V) to influence or change in some way affordable (N) something that most people have enough money to buy  area (N) a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world consume (V) to use it up convenient (ADJ) something that is easy, useful, or suitable for a particular purpose disposable ...

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Used to in English

Used to is used to speak about situations that happened regularly in the past or that were true in the past but are not anymore. Examples I used to work for Intel, but I work for Apple now. past present I used to buy my clothes at H&M now I buy them at Zara. We used to have coffee after class now we have no time. Question Answer ...

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Present and Past Unreal Conditionals

Unreal conditionals are used to talk about situations that are improbable, imaginary, or past events that never occurred.Second conditional is used to talk about situations in the future that have a probable or improbable chance of happening (10% chance).  For example if I say: If I would go to Rome, I could have an audience with the Pope.  There is a probability that I could go to Rome,...

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