Tip of the Day: 1 treatment
-> Definition: the act of treating; the use of medicine to try to cure or make better
Example Sentences:
• My treatment for my ear infection lasted for three weeks.
• Jeff visited the doctor for treatment of his illness.
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English Learning Tip of the Day: 1 Expressing Age
-> We use the verb "to be" to express age in English. There are two possibilities: He is eight. OR He is eight years old.
Example Sentences:
• Tom is twenty-two.
• My brother is thirty-six years old.
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Tip of the Day: 2 Short Answers
-> When answering yes/no questions, use the auxiliary verb to reply.
Example Sentences:
• Did he come last week? - Yes, he did.
• Have you lived here long? - No, I haven't.
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Word of the Day: 2 neither - adjective
-> not one or the other of two
Example Sentences:
• Neither Tom nor his friend came to the party. I'm afraid I know neither Peter nor Shane.
• neither good nor bad
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Tip of the Day: 3 Already and Yet
-> Use "already" in positive sentences to express something done recently. Use "yet" in the question and negative forms.
Example Sentences:
• Have you finished that report yet?
• He's already talked with Bob.
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Word of the Day: 3 environment - noun
-> all surrounding things, conditions and influences that affect life; the natural world of land, sea, air, plants and animals
Example Sentences:
IF we don't take care of the environment things will begin to quickly get worse.
He grew up in a loving and caring environment.
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Tip of the Day: 4 Asking about Experience
-> Use the present perfect to inquire about life experiences.
Example Sentences:
• Have you ever seen a play by Shakespeare?
• Has she ever visited France?
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Word of the Day: 4 custom - noun
-> a long-established belief or activity of a people
Example Sentences:
• It's our custom to set out a glass of wine on the anniversary of our father's death.
• She's just following a local custom.
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Tip of the Day: 5 Using a Verb as a Noun
-> We use the gerund form of the verb (verb+ing) when we use the verb as a noun.
Example Sentences:
• Playing golf is my favorite passtime.
• She said that driving was very difficult for her.
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Word of the Day: 5 surface - noun
-> the outer side or top of something ("The rocket landed on the surface of the moon.")
Example Sentences:
• He worked for hours getting the surface smooth.
• The surface of the moon is full of crate
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