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Language/English/Vocabulary/Funny-English-Idioms

2018-02-24T11:40:14Z

Omar93ahmad: 10 of the funniest English idioms

== TO UNDERSTAND ENGLISH AS IT IS SPOKEN IN REAL LIFE, you have to be familiar with idioms. They are used so much in everyday English that it is important to be aware of them. ==

'''1. As Cool As a Cucumber:'''

very
calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising.

Example:
She walked in as cool as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened.

'''2. Hold Your Horses:'''

used
to tell someone to stop and consider carefully their decision or opinion
about something.

Example:
Just hold your horses, Bill! Let’s think about this for a moment.

'''3. Kick the Bucket:'''

a
euphemistic, informal, or slang term meaning ‘to die’.

Example:
Charlie finally kicked the bucket. He had cancer, you know.

'''4. Blue in the Face:'''

weakened
or tired after trying many times.

Example:
You can tell her to clean her room until you are blue in the face, but she
won’t do it.

'''5. Storm in a Teacup:'''

a
lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important.

Example:
My brother and sister had a big argument about the television yesterday, but it
was just a storm in a teacup.

'''6. Bob’s Your Uncle:'''

used
to mean that something will happen very quickly and simply.

Example:
Just tell them you’re a friend of mine and, Bob’s your uncle, you’ll get the
job.

'''7. Head In The Clouds:'''

living
in a fantasy. To be separate from reality, to dream.

Example:
He’s not right for this role, he has his head in the clouds.

'''8. Dead As A Doornail:'''

completely
dead.

Example:
The fox in the road was as dead as a doornail.

'''9. A Piece Of Cake:'''

something
very easy to do.

Example:
The test was a piece of cake.

'''10. Heart In Your Mouth:'''

feeling
nervous or scared.

Example:
My heart’s in my mouth ever time it rings.

Language/English/Grammar/Introduce-yourself

2018-02-18T22:35:14Z

Omar93ahmad: /* Who are you ? speak about yourself. */

== '''Who are you ? speak about yourself.''' ==
== Here are some simple questions to introduce yourself to others and make simple conversation to share your information with others (informal) ==

1- What's your name?

2- How old are you?

3- Where do you live?

4- How many brothers and sisters do you have?

5- What is your father's job?

6- What Are Your Hobbies?

7- What would you like to be -in the future. Why?

8- What is your favorite
color?

9- What is your favorite
car?

10- What is your favorite
country?

Language/English/Grammar/Introduce-yourself

2018-02-18T22:33:30Z

Omar93ahmad:

== '''Who are you ? speak about yourself.''' ==

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* Here are some simple questions to introduce yourself to others and make simple conversation to share your information with others (informal)

1- What's your name?

2- How old are you?

3- Where do you live?

4- How many brothers and sisters do you have?

5- What is your father's job?

6- What Are Your Hobbies?

7- What would you like to be -in the future. Why?

8- What is your favorite
color?

9- What is your favorite
car?

10- What is your favorite
country?

Language/English/Grammar/Introduce-yourself

2018-02-18T18:19:58Z

Omar93ahmad: Simple questions to introduce your self to others and make simple conversation to share your information with others

'''Who are you ? speak about yourself.'''

simple questions to introduce your self to others and make simple conversation to share your information with others ( informal)

1- What's your name?

2- How old are you?

3-where do you live?

4- How many brothers and sisters do you have?

5-what is your father's job?

6-What Are Your Hobbies?

7-what would you like to be -in the future. Why?

8- What is your favorite
color?

9- What is your favorite
car?

10- What is your favorite
country?

11- What is your favorite?

Language/English/Grammar/Introduce-yourself

2018-02-18T18:18:35Z

Omar93ahmad: Created page with "'''Who are you ? speak about yourself.''' simple questions to introduce your self to others and make simple conversation to share your information with others ( informal)..."

Language/English/Grammar/Questions

2018-02-17T21:46:58Z

Omar93ahmad:

= An Easy Way To Form (Almost) Any Question In English =

=== '''Forming Questions In English Can Be Confusing.''' ===
Don’t worry – I’m going to teach you a simple formula that works for asking questions in almost ALL the verb tenses!

This formula is called QUASM:

'''QU''' estion word
'''A''' uxiliary verb
'''S''' ubject
'''M''' ain verb

Look how QUASM works for forming questions in the following verb tenses:

=== '''Simple Present Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB-'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|Where
|do
|you
|work?
|
|-
|What
|does
|Martha
|think
|about the project?
|-
|How
|do
|you
|like
|your new apartment?
|-
|How many kids
|does
|john
|have?
|
|}

=== '''Simple Past Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|How
|did
|they
|learn
|English so fast?
|-
|When
|did
|you
|get home
|from work yesterday?
|-
|What
|did
|the manager
|think
|about your idea?
|-
|Where
|did
|you
|buy
|that T-shirt?
|}

=== '''Present Continuous Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|What
|are
|you
|doing
|at the moment?
|-
|Why
|is
|he
|ignoring
|me?
|-
|What time
|are
|we
|meeting up
|for dinner?
|-
|Who
|is
|she
|dating
|now?
|}

=== '''Past Continuous Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|Who
|were
|you
|talking
|to on the phone?
|-
|What
|was
|Jim
|doing
|when you called?
|-
|Why
|were
|the children
|eating
|candy before dinner?
|-
|How
|was
|he
|feeling
|after the surgery?
|}

=== '''Present Perfect Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|How much money
|have
|you
|spent
|on clothes this month?
|-
|How long
|has
|your teacher
|worked
|at this school?
|-
|What
|have
|they
|been doing
|all day?
|-
|How long
|has
|the client
|been waiting
|for their order?
|}

=== '''Future Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|Who
|will
|you
|invite
|to the party?
|-
|What
|will
|your parents
|think
|about your plan?
|-
|When
|are
|you
|going
|to clean your room?
|-
|Why
|is
|she
|going
|to quit her job?
|}

=== '''Modal Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|What
|would
|you
|do
|if you had a million dollars?
|-
|How
|could
|we
|improve
|our English?
|-
|Where
|should
|I
|go
|on my next vacation?
|}

=== '''Exceptions:''' ===
Yes/No questions do not use a question word…

…but they still follow '''ASM (Auxiliary verb – Subject – Main verb)'''
* Do you like bananas?
* Did you enjoy the movie?
* Are you studying English?
* Were you sleeping when I called you last night?
* Have you finished your homework?
* Will you call me when you get home?
* Are you going to accept the job offer?
* Should we take the early morning flight?
Questions where the main verb is “be” also don’t follow the pattern:
* Are you thirsty?
* Is she a teacher?
* Were your parents angry when you failed the test?
* Was her ex-boyfriend a basketball player?
'''Reported questions, indirect questions,''' and '''subject questions''' also do not follow QUASM

Language/English/Grammar/Questions

2018-02-17T21:45:20Z

Omar93ahmad: Created page with "= An Easy Way To Form (Almost) Any Question In English = === '''Forming Questions In English Can Be Confusing.''' === Don’t worry – I’m going to teach you a simple form..."

= An Easy Way To Form (Almost) Any Question In English =

=== '''Forming Questions In English Can Be Confusing.''' ===
Don’t worry – I’m going to teach you a simple formula that works for asking questions in almost ALL the verb tenses!

This formula is called QUASM:

'''QU''' estion word
'''A''' uxiliary verb
'''S''' ubject
'''M''' ain verb

Look how QUASM works for forming questions in the following verb tenses:

=== '''Simple Present Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|Where
|do
|you
|work?
|
|-
|What
|does
|Martha
|think
|about the project?
|-
|How
|do
|you
|like
|your new apartment?
|-
|How many kids
|does
|john
|have?
|
|}

=== '''Simple Past Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|How
|did
|they
|learn
|English so fast?
|-
|When
|did
|you
|get home
|from work yesterday?
|-
|What
|did
|the manager
|think
|about your idea?
|-
|Where
|did
|you
|buy
|that T-shirt?
|}

=== '''Present Continuous Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|What
|are
|you
|doing
|at the moment?
|-
|Why
|is
|he
|ignoring
|me?
|-
|What time
|are
|we
|meeting up
|for dinner?
|-
|Who
|is
|she
|dating
|now?
|}

=== '''Past Continuous Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|Who
|were
|you
|talking
|to on the phone?
|-
|What
|was
|Jim
|doing
|when you called?
|-
|Why
|were
|the children
|eating
|candy before dinner?
|-
|How
|was
|he
|feeling
|after the surgery?
|}

=== '''Present Perfect Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|How much money
|have
|you
|spent
|on clothes this month?
|-
|How long
|has
|your teacher
|worked
|at this school?
|-
|What
|have
|they
|been doing
|all day?
|-
|How long
|has
|the client
|been waiting
|for their order?
|}

=== '''Future Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|Who
|will
|you
|invite
|to the party?
|-
|What
|will
|your parents
|think
|about your plan?
|-
|When
|are
|you
|going
|to clean your room?
|-
|Why
|is
|she
|going
|to quit her job?
|}

=== '''Modal Questions:''' ===
{|
|'''QUESTION WORD'''
|'''AUXILIARY VERB'''
|'''SUBJECT'''
|'''MAIN VERB'''
|
|-
|What
|would
|you
|do
|if you had a million dollars?
|-
|How
|could
|we
|improve
|our English?
|-
|Where
|should
|I
|go
|on my next vacation?
|}

=== '''Exceptions:''' ===
Yes/No questions do not use a question word…

…but they still follow '''ASM (Auxiliary verb – Subject – Main verb)'''
* Do you like bananas?
* Did you enjoy the movie?
* Are you studying English?
* Were you sleeping when I called you last night?
* Have you finished your homework?
* Will you call me when you get home?
* Are you going to accept the job offer?
* Should we take the early morning flight?
Questions where the main verb is “be” also don’t follow the pattern:
* Are you thirsty?
* Is she a teacher?
* Were your parents angry when you failed the test?
* Was her ex-boyfriend a basketball player?
'''Reported questions, indirect questions,''' and '''subject questions''' also do not follow QUASM