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The English Spot: What's the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

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An online resource for our Greta Nord Alsace and APP Alsace learners of English. What's the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom? People often use Great Britain and the United Kingdom interchangeably? But, is there a difference? You could think of Great Britain as a geographical reference and the United Kingdom as political. Great Britain refers to the island on which are found the countries of England, Wales and Scotland. Monday, September 08, 2014. Leave your comments or questions!

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The English Spot: A Bear Hug from Smokey the Bear

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An online resource for our Greta Nord Alsace and APP Alsace learners of English. A Bear Hug from Smokey the Bear. Is a term we use to describe a strong, affectionate and hearty ( vigoreux, robuste. Embrace. In French, you could translate this as une étreinte. In this TV commercial, you can see a famous American iconic mascot known as Smokey the Bear. Who is celebrating his 80th birthday this year. He was created in 1944 by the National Forest Service in the US to raise awareness. Causatives (Make and Let).

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The English Spot: Are you following any clues?

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An online resource for our Greta Nord Alsace and APP Alsace learners of English. Are you following any clues? Police follow them to solve crimes. The fictional character Sherlock Holmes is famous for finding them. But do you have clue to th e origin of the word "clue? To arrive at to today's definition, it combined the word "clewe" or "clew" dating back to the 10th century meaning "a ball of yarn" with the ancient Greek story of "Theseus and the Matador.". Tuesday, April 07, 2015. Tuesday, 14 April, 2015.

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The English Spot: To Lie vs. To Lay

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An online resource for our Greta Nord Alsace and APP Alsace learners of English. To Lie vs. To Lay. The difference between these two irregular verbs is even difficult for native English speakers who often misuse them. . Look at these two sentences in the present tense. TO LIE - I lie down every Sunday afternoon to take a nap. Here the speaker is doing the action to himself! TO LAY – The French lay flowers at the tombs of loved ones on All Hollow’s Eve in November. And past participle forms! Subscribe to:...

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The English Spot: Happy Labor Day USA!

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An online resource for our Greta Nord Alsace and APP Alsace learners of English. Happy Labor Day USA! Today is Labor Day in the United States which is always celebrated on the first Monday in September. It was created to celebrate the American labor movement. It was first proposed in 1882 and became a federal holday in 1894. Originally it was intended to take the form like that of the Fête du Travail. Monday, September 01, 2014. Leave your comments or questions! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Du lun...

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If you are planning for a year, sow rice. If you are planning for a decade, plant trees. If you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. COUNTRY REPORTS PROFILES AND CULTURAL FRAMEWORKS TOOLS. International leading business school. They publish the renowned World Competitiveness Reports as well as a cultural framework called Cultural Perspectives Questionnaire. Business intelligence research provides data and trends for 206 countries, industries, companies and consumers. Is a web-based tool that give...

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The English Spot: Grammar: Causatives (Make & Let)

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An online resource for our Greta Nord Alsace and APP Alsace learners of English. Grammar: Causatives (Make and Let). A causative form, in linguistics, is an expression of an agent causing or forcing another thing or person to perform an action or to be in a certain state/condition. In the text below you saw two examples of these causative forms:. It was the breakfast pizza that finally made my wife snap. And do you know she actually made me eat it. 8216;I will let you have. Look at other examples:. Compa...

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The English Spot: Grammar: Irregular Nouns

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An online resource for our Greta Nord Alsace and APP Alsace learners of English. Here is a list of some of the most common irregular  nouns in the English language. This list is not exhaustive. Plural forms created with a vowel change:. Man → men. Foot → feet. Goose → geese. Woman → women. Tooth → teeth. Mouse → mice. Plural form created by adding the suffix –en. Child → children. Ox → oxen. Plural forms created by changing f → v. Thief → thieves. Half → halves. Shelf → shelves. Wife → wives. Posted by J...

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The English Spot: Grammar: Comparative Adjectives (Part 2)

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An online resource for our Greta Nord Alsace and APP Alsace learners of English. Grammar: Comparative Adjectives (Part 2). Ok, here’s the second part for Monday evening’s class! If you want to make a comparative stronger to a greater degree. You can add the following before the adjective:. Study these examples from the four different categories of adjectives:. 1 The Airbus 360 is much / a lot / far. Than a Cessna airplane. 2 It is much / a lot / far. In the Amazon forest than in the Sahara desert. 3 It i...

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The English Spot: Egg Expressions

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An online resource for our Greta Nord Alsace and APP Alsace learners of English. If you have egg on your face. You have done something stupid or wrong and you are embarrassed because you got caught! Another way of saying the samething is to lay an egg. If you think someone is nice you can him or her a good egg. If they aren't, then they are a bad egg. If that bad egg is a bad influence on others, than that person is called a rotten. Because he or she is good for nothing. Embêtant) and egg you on. Preposi...