English with Mina

Join the Skype call so we can chat together in English.  Topics will include: Traveling, life in different countries, hobbies, movies, books and other favourite past times. Completely FREE.  Have fun and practise your English conversation skills. To participate: add me on Skype and I will give you a call /include you in the conference call when the event starts. My Skype username is: englishwithjasmina Event time: Wednesday, 15th November from 8pm to 9 pm  More info :  here

Can you put this dialogue in the correct order? Yes, but not too much, I put a bandage over it and carried on cooking. While I was cooking, I cut my finger. Did it hurt? 1. What happened to your finger? I had a little accident. How did it happen? J TASK A: Look at the questions below, and answer them  M E A N I N G While I was cooking, I cut my finger . 1. Which action started first?  a) cutting my finger b) cooking 2. Which action was longer? a) cooking b) cutting my finger      3.  Did I have to stop cooking  a) yes, for a little bit b) no 4. I started cooking at 5pm and finished at 6:30. Which sentence is correct and why: a) At 6 o’clock I cooked dinner. b) At 6 o’clock I was cooking dinner. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

I used  Headway  as a high  school student , many many years ago. I've also enjoyed using it as a teacher, for over a decade.                        Can you imagine how I felt when I was told I would be appearing in the video ad for this amazing coursebook? The photos were taken at a seminar in Oxford that I went to after I won  1st prize at the Oxford University Press Competition . What do you think of the video?

Many people tell me they can speak and understand English, but they are never sure how to use it correctly because they never learned English grammar. These posts are intended for such people. They will be in English, I will try to use simple words and clear examples and clarify some issues that many students have a problem with. People usually tell me:  "Here's the deal: I can watch movies without subtitles, I can understand English and yes, I can speak but I don't know how to use the tenses! How many tenses are there? When do I use what?" Let’s begin with the Present Tense. There are two present tenses in English. Present Simple and Present Continuous Tense, and soon you will see why.  THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

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Last week, on my Facebook page , I started a new daily habit that I am sharing with you. The new daily routine is posting one little-known word/expression a day, giving you the sentence where I came across it and its source (books, videos, magazines etc.), and adding the definition by linking to one of the many free online dictionaries. You are invited to practice it straight away by writing a comment on the post which includes the little-known word/expression in it. Keep checking the Facebook page as I am planning to give out some rewards and organize competitions for the most avid vocabulary learners! The words added so far are: ENCOMIUM SOMNOLENT TO ENSCONCE INEFFACEABLE PS. If you want to make sure you don't miss a new blog post or a competition - SUBSCRIBE to my blog!

 OK so it's been a while since the last post...  Yes, I know, spring is the best time to start new things or to do some  spring cleaning  to give old things a  new lease on life ... But who cares?! I have decided to start blogging again on this very cold January afternoon. Now, the choice is yours: wrap up warm and dare to go for a winter walk - or stay indoors with a nice cuppa and chill out while learning some new idioms with the word COLD in them :      break out in a cold sweat Lit.  or  Fig.  to  become   frightened  or  anxious   and   begin  to  sweat.   I  was  so  frightened,  I  broke   out  in a  cold    sweat.   Larry  broke   out  in a  cold   sweat   when  he  cut   his   hand. give someone the cold shoulder To  deliberately   ignore  or  snub   someone.