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THE BEST OF THE BLOG – MINCE PIE / TO GROW OUT

20. Feb, 2019 0 Comments

MINCE PIE Caro Speak Up, Sul numero di dicembre 2018, nell’articolo ‘Festive fun for everyone’, a pagina 13 … vorrei, se posso, senza offendere nessuno, correggere un dettagliato. Nel glossary dice che un mince pie è una torta ripiena di carne. No, è ripiena di frutta, tipo uvetta, è un dolcetto. Grazie per l’attenzione, Vanessa […]

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American English, difference, english, errori, espressione, grammatica, idiom, idioms, speak up, traduzione, vocabulary

LISTENING COMPREHENSION – JANE FONDA

21. Dec, 2018 0 Comments

Questo mese l’attrice, produttrice, attivista e filantropa statunitense Jane Fonda compirà 81 anni. Ascolta l’articolo e poi completa le frasi scegliendo tra le opzioni. Jane Fonda features in the movie Book Club together with Diane Keaton. Katharine Hepburn. Lily Tomlin. Her memoir My Life So Far was published in the 1970s. 2005. 2015. Her book […]

Work It Out

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Opposites

25. Oct, 2017 0 Comments

Gentile SpeakUp, vorrei sapere la differenza tra “in front of” e “opposite”. Davide It’s a subtle difference! Usually these terms are used with reference to buildings. If one building is “opposite” another, then it’s on the other side of the street or road. “In front of,” on the other hand, is more ambiguous. If someone […]

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difference, opposite

Using ‘since’

21. Sep, 2015 0 Comments

I’ve often wondered about the use of the simple past tense after SINCE. Or, rather, this is what I was told at school and that I no longer have the courage to teach my students. Lots of the people you interviewed used alternatively: It’s been … years since I’ve seen him”, or “it’s been two […]

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difference, grammar, since