Learn English Through Tehran Times
August 9, 2000 - 0:0
Answers to lesson 302: A. insecticide. B, claustrophobia. C, polygamy. D, aquaphobia.
E, suicide. F, bigamy. G, Anglophobia. H, homicide. I, warmonger.
J, bibliophile. K, ironmonger. L, egomaniac. M, Italophile. N,scandalmonger.
O, kleptomaniac. P, dipsomaniac. Q, godlike. R, northernmost.
S, praiseworthy. T, ladylike. U, boxlike.
Lesson 303: One Word or Two? Dear friends, Many a time we are confused as to the correct word that has to be used in certain sentences.
We will deal with some of the most troublesome ones today.
Choose the correct word or two-word phrase to put in the sentences which follow each pair of expression.
maybe may be (a)I don't know where he is. He at the shops.
(b)I don't know where he is. he's at the shops.
alright all right (c)How are you? Are you ? (d)The exam questions were easy. She got them altogether all together (e)There were three adults and five children. That's eight people .
(f)Shall we go there separately or shall we go ? sometimes some times (g)At in the year the hotel is full.
(h) the hotel is full.
already all ready (i) Have you finished ? (j)The children were to leave.
everyone every one (k) came to the party with a present for Jim.
(I)He has 28 shirts, and is handmade.
anyone any one (m)Has got a pen to lend me? (n)They have 75 nuclear bombs and of them has the power to destroy an entire city.
nobody no body (o)Despite an intensive hunt for the murder victim, was ever found.
(p) admitted responsibility for the crime.
everyday every day (q)There's no need to dress up especially. Just wear your clothes.
(r)He goes to the office by train .
Humor in Life: In a Tokyo hotel was found this notice on the notice board: Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such thing is please not to read notice.
E, suicide. F, bigamy. G, Anglophobia. H, homicide. I, warmonger.
J, bibliophile. K, ironmonger. L, egomaniac. M, Italophile. N,scandalmonger.
O, kleptomaniac. P, dipsomaniac. Q, godlike. R, northernmost.
S, praiseworthy. T, ladylike. U, boxlike.
Lesson 303: One Word or Two? Dear friends, Many a time we are confused as to the correct word that has to be used in certain sentences.
We will deal with some of the most troublesome ones today.
Choose the correct word or two-word phrase to put in the sentences which follow each pair of expression.
maybe may be (a)I don't know where he is. He at the shops.
(b)I don't know where he is. he's at the shops.
alright all right (c)How are you? Are you ? (d)The exam questions were easy. She got them altogether all together (e)There were three adults and five children. That's eight people .
(f)Shall we go there separately or shall we go ? sometimes some times (g)At in the year the hotel is full.
(h) the hotel is full.
already all ready (i) Have you finished ? (j)The children were to leave.
everyone every one (k) came to the party with a present for Jim.
(I)He has 28 shirts, and is handmade.
anyone any one (m)Has got a pen to lend me? (n)They have 75 nuclear bombs and of them has the power to destroy an entire city.
nobody no body (o)Despite an intensive hunt for the murder victim, was ever found.
(p) admitted responsibility for the crime.
everyday every day (q)There's no need to dress up especially. Just wear your clothes.
(r)He goes to the office by train .
Humor in Life: In a Tokyo hotel was found this notice on the notice board: Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such thing is please not to read notice.