phrase

up (one's) alley Informal

Compatible with one's interests or qualifications: an assignment that is right up your alley.

not sure if this is up your alley.

english - expressing measurements in En

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EXPRESSING MEASUREMENTS IN ENGLISH If you want to express how a body is you can measure it and then express your measurements properly. Here you have some questions and answers to learn how to express the size of a body. LENGTH. How long is the table? The table is 150 cm long. How wide is the table? The table is 80 cm wide. How high is the table? The table is 90 cm high. How tall is the boy? The boy is 125 cm tall.  How far (away) is the table from the door? It is a metre away. Notice that  tall is used for people and high is used for objects. There is another way to ask the same previous questions: What length is the table? What width is the table? What height is the table? TEMPERATURE. How warm is it in the room? It is 20 degrees Celsius. What temperature is it in the room? MASS. How heavy is the table? The table is 50 kg. (Notice that you don't say "heavy" in the answer.) How heavy is the table? The tables weighs 50 kg.

Now you can do your own sentences. Look at the picture and answer the questions below. How wide is the window? How high is the ceiling? How far is the table from the door? How tall is the boy? How heavy is the bag? How hot is the classroom? How high is the door? How high is the tree? How far is the bag from the door? How heavy is the table? How wide is the board? How heavy is the boy? How high is the table? How heavy is the tree? How hot is it outside?

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Motorbikes are the main form of transport in Vietnam

But many people still go to work by motorbike and use their cars at weekends as motorbike is more convenient here.

From where we sit at the table we can see over the store counter and across the road into the living room of a neighbour. Vietnamese live life on the streets. Walk down any road and you will find someone eating - habitually squatting on the pavement - and someone sleeping, perhaps in a hammock strung across the walkway or reclining on a motorcycle.

Food is central to Vietnamese society and the mark of a good host is his ability to feed you well beyond your appetite's capacity.


Mr Ly is to prove himself a very good host, indeed, squeezing up to five meals a day into our short visit.

Cyclos are the most popular (and hair-raising) form of transport among travellers

idioms

It's around the corner == it's going to happen

fingers crossed

Dear Andrew

 

Thanks very much for your prompt reply.  Fingers crossed for tomorrow.  We will call you if we run into any problems and I will ask our technician to use the internet upgrade. 

 

Julie-Anne

To say 'fingers crossed!' (and sometimes hold up your crossed fingers) means 'I hope this succeeds!'.

wrong English pronunciation used to have

put - but

register

mother

other - another

overwhelming

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period

previous

premier /prɪˈmiɚ, Brit ˈprɛmiə/

genuine

guilty /ˈgɪlti/

preview : /ˈpri:ˌvju:/ noun and verb

English speaking Learn by heart

Easily said, but not so easily done