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How to tell the time in English

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Join our Facebook page and start learning today:  LEARN ENGLISH (ONLY SERIOUS STUDENTS) | Facebook  All credit to   https://www.vocabulary.cl/Basic/Telling_Time.htm There are two common ways of telling the time. 1) Say the hour first and then the minutes. (Hour + Minutes) 6:25 - It's six twenty-five 8:05 - It's eight O-five (the O is said like the letter O) 9:11 - It's nine eleven 2:34 - It's two thirty-four 2) Say the minutes first and then the hour.  (Minutes + PAST / TO + Hour) For minutes 1-30 we use  PAST  after the minutes. For minutes 31-59 we use  TO  after the minutes. 2:35 - It's twenty-five  to  three 11:20 - It's twenty  past  eleven 4:18 - It's eighteen  past  four 8:51 - It's nine  to  nine 2:59 - It's one  to  three When it is  15 minutes past  the hour we normally say: ( a) quarter past 7:15 - It's (a) quarter past seven When it is  15 minutes before  the ho...
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How to introduce yourself & Others in English

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  *All credit to  https://englishstudypage.com/speaking/other-ways-to-say/how-to-introduce-yourself-and-others-in-english/ Introducing   yourself Hi, I’m Michael. How do you do? My name is Alex. Hello, I’m George. Let me introduce myself? I’m Alexis. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mary. So, we finally meet. I’d like you to meet… It is a pleasure to meet you. Introducing   Others May I introduce our new member? Hi George, this is Rafael, my friend. Do you know Michael? Have you met George? Let me introduce my wife. Let me introduce you to Dr. Samuel Hemmigton. Mark, this is Michael, my math teacher. I don’t think you know Mary. Mary this is Alex.  www.galleryofideas.net
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Asking directions in English

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  *All credit to  https://englishstudypage.com/speaking/asking-and-giving-direction-in-english/ ASKING FOR AND GIVING DIRECTIONS Under this topic title, we will learn how to ask for directions and how to give directions to someone who asked us. Before Asking For Directions: Starting to conversation  kindly  is a very good way. So, when we start talking, we can use the following forms: Examples: Excuse me / Excuse me, sir or madam. I am new here. I’m lost. I am sorry to interrupt you, but… Excuse me, could you help me, please? I am sorry. Sorry, I am not from around here. Excuse me, madam, I seemed to be lost. Hello / Hello sir or madam. Asking directions: Sometimes we or someone needs to find a place. And we need to ask someone else for help. When we’re asking for directions from someone, we use some phrases. These are given below; Examples: Can you give me directions   to  the nearest hospital? Are we  on the right road for London ? How do y...
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30 English Expressions to help you speak like a local.

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Would you like to  win 2x 1hour online English Classes? * (Competition ends 30/01/2021) *To Enter simply share this blog on your Facebook timeline. *Join our Facebook group:  (3) LEARN ENGLISH (ONLY SERIOUS STUDENTS) | Facebook *Email "I want to win" to:    answers.learnenglish@gmail.com  Every language has its own  idioms  and  expression  and the English language has plenty of phrases that are useful to learn. Idioms are words or phrases that aren’t meant to be taken literally and usually have a cultural meaning behind them.  Most of the English idioms you hear are offering advice but also contain some underlying principles and values. You have probably heard some of them, especially in TV-shows and movies, and wondered why you can’t understand these idioms even though you fully understand the words. Idioms are a great way to help you understand a culture and start speaking like a local. 1. Hit the books An Americanism meaning to stud...
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