NEA New English Academy: 2019

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Adverbs of Frequency - Often - frequently - seldom - rarely

Mr. Baxter is often in a bad mood before breakfast, but he is seldom in a bed mood at night. He is rarely lonely during the week, but he is frequently lonely on weekends. He is seldom worried about his familyj but he is often worried about his country. He is rarely critical of other peoplej but he is often critical of himself.

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Always ........................... 100%
Usually
Often - Frequently
Sometimes
Seldom - Rarely
Hardly ever
Never .............................0%

Mr. Baxter is a salesman in his father's shoe store. He is always in a hurry to get to work in the morning, and he is never on time. He is always at least ten minutes late. He and his father are always very busy at the store, so they are never bored. Mr. baxter is always very polite to customers. He is never impatient with them. He is never at at home before eight o'clock at night during the week, so he is always hungry and tired when he gets home.

Monday, November 11, 2019

PASSIVE FORMS OF VERBS IN SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

In the United States, presidential elections are held every four years. They are always held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The President and the Vice - President of the United States are elected for four years. Only natural born citizens of the United States are allowed to be president. Presidents are required to be at least thirty - five years old.

There are two major political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, in the United States. The vice - presidential candidates are often selected by the presidential candidates. Both the presidential and the vice - presidential candidates are nomanated by their political parties at a national convention. During the campaign, the candidates give hundreds of speeches and travel all over the the United States. The strengths and weaknesses of each candidate are discussed by most Americans of voting age.

On election day which is always a national holiday, millions of Americans go to polls to vote. The votes are tabulated by computers and the totals are reported on television and on the radio every hour. The winner is usually announced late on election night. The election results are published in every newspaper.

Contrast Between Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense

The night life of New York City begins at about 8:00 p.m. Many people go to Times Square or Greenwich Village. The bartenders say good - night to their wives and go to work. The singers and cabaret dancers put on their make - up and leave for their nightclubs. The actors and actresses stand behind the curtain and wait for it to go up. The thieves get ready to rob a store or a bank, and the detectives begin to look for them. The bums wake up from their afternoon nap. The daytime taxi drivers go off duty and the nighttime taxi drivers go on duty. New Yorkers stand on street corners looking for empty cabs.

Monday, November 04, 2019

CAN and BE ABLE TO uses

Joe is a senior in an American high school. He is the best athlete in his class. He can play football better than any of his classmates, and he can swim faster than anybody in the school. The only sport he can't play well is basketball. He is not able to devote much time to his studies, but he can always manage to get good grades. He is going to college next year. He cannot go to the college of his first choice, because he is not able to get a scholarship, but he can probably transfer there in his junior year. Next year he will be able to study much more, because he in not goint to participate in sports.