WordWeb Games for Studying English Vocabulary & Spelling Nationalfeiertag (Vereinigtes Königreich) Das Vereinigte Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland hat gegenwärtig keinen offiziellen Nationalfeiertag. Als teilweiser Ersatz wird der Geburtstag des Monarchen als zentraler nationaler Feiertag begangen – unter Königin Elisabeth II. wird dieser Tag als Queen’s Official Birthday (unabhängig von ihrem tatsächlichen Geburtstag am 21. April) an einem jährlich neu festgelegten Datum meist Ende Mai oder Anfang Juni gefeiert. Dieser Tag wird jedoch auch in den anderen Commonwealth Realms, deren Staatsoberhaupt Elisabeth II. ist, gefeiert (teilweise mit abweichendem Datum), und ist deswegen nicht exklusiv britisch sowie durch sein jährlich wechselndes Datum kein echter nationaler Fixtag. Besonders in den letzten Jahren gab es deswegen immer wieder Bestrebungen, als Britain Day oder UK Day ein festes Datum zum Nationalfeiertag zu machen. Feiertage im Vereinigten Königreich
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VOA Special English Word Book 1,510 WordsA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZThis page will print cleanly in black and white on about 44 pages. n. (noun) - a name word v. Public holidays in the United Kingdom Public holidays in the United Kingdom are the public holidays observed in some or all of the countries of the United Kingdom. Most businesses and non-essential services are closed on public holidays, although an increasing number of retail businesses (especially the larger ones) do open on some of the public holidays. Like Denmark, the United Kingdom has no national day holiday marked and/or celebrated. Although there is no statutory right for workers to take paid leave on public holidays, where paid leave is given (either because the business is closed or for other reasons), the public holiday can count towards the minimum statutory holiday entitlement. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, public holidays are commonly referred to as bank holidays, and the two terms are often used interchangeably, although strictly and legally there is a difference. Bank holidays are holidays when banks and many other businesses are closed for the day. Bank holidays may be declared in two ways: Notes:
Vitamin D Deficiency Common By Meredith Hegg Washington, D.C.20 July 2009VOA News While scientists have known for decades that vitamin D deficiency leads to bone diseases like rickets, more recently they have found connections between low vitamin D levels and a wide range of other illnesses, including cancer, autoimmune disorders and caradiovascular disorders. The human body creates vitamin D through exposure to sunlight, and yet some of the sunniest parts of the world have the highest rates of vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D necessary for bone strength Healthy bones depend on vitamin D, says Ambrish Mithal of the Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research. "Vitamin D is what absorbs calcium into our body and helps it reach the bone. Getting enough vitamin D should be relatively simple. "The major source of vitamin D is sunshine," Mithal says. Vitamin D deficiency common, even in sunny places But some of the world's sunniest regions have the highest rates of vitamin D deficiency. Deficiency could be dangerous
English Vocabulary Quizzes Using Images a4esl.org English Vocabulary Quizzes Using Images Quizzes to Help You Learn and Review Vocabulary This is a part of The Internet TESL Journal's Activities for ESL Students <HR NOSHADE SIZE=99><h1>Warning</h2><B>These quizzes require a JavaScript-enabled browser</b><BR><TT>You have JavaScript disabled or a browser that doesn't support JavaScript.<BR><TT>You need either Netscape 3 or newer OR Explorer 4.0 or newer.<P>Try <a href=" Quizzes for ESL Students</a> instead. Start with an Easy One Colors Nouns Verbs Adjectives External Link Visit Charles Kelly's English Vocabulary Games with PicturesLearn and Review English Words Using Images
UK bank holidays Contents The next bank holiday in England and Wales is 25 December Christmas Day Upcoming bank holidays in England and Wales If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes a bank holiday, normally the following Monday. Your employer doesn’t have to give you paid leave on bank or public holidays. Bank holidays might affect how and when your benefits are paid. Past bank holidays in England and Wales The next bank holiday in Scotland is 30 November St Andrew’s Day Upcoming bank holidays in Scotland Past bank holidays in Scotland The next bank holiday in Northern Ireland is 25 December Christmas Day Upcoming bank holidays in Northern Ireland Past bank holidays in Northern Ireland Verb Tenses Chart - GrammarBank Simple Present Tense It snows in Alaska.I watch television everyday.I visit my cousin all the time. Also see Tense Agreement In general, the simple present expresses events or situations that exist always, usually, habitually; they exist now, they have existed in the past, and probably will exist in the future.See Simple Present Tense for detailed grammar explanations. PDFs: BE Positive BE Negative BE Questions BE Mixed WH Questions Simple Past Tense It snowed yesterday. At one particular time in the past, this happened. PDFs: Regular Positive Simple Past To Be Irregular Positive Irregular Negative & Questions Mixed Exercise Simple Future Tense It will snow tomorrow.I will watch television tonight.I will visit my cousin later. At one particular time in the future, this will happen.See Simple Future Tense for detailed grammar explanations. See Simple Tenses Practice Present Progressive Tense He is sleeping right now. He is asleep at the moment. Past Progressive Tense He was sleeping when I arrived.
Word Groups 3 (Letitia Bradley a4esl.org Word Groups 3 What group do the words belong to?Click the answer button to see the answer. doctor, dentist, teacher, actorFuji, Everest, Matterhorn, K2Chad, Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambiqueslippers, sneakers, shoes, sandalslipstick, mascara, foundation, eye shadowfranc, dollar, pound, yenMickey Mouse, Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny, Beavis and ButtheadGoldfinger, From Russia with Love, The Man with the Golden Gun, ThunderballCanberra, Melbourne, Cains, Sydneystrawberry, chocolate, coffee, rum and raisin Copyright (C) 1997 by Letitia BradleyThis quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.
Introductions Lesson for Lower Level Students - Introductions for ESL Lesson Plan The beginning of a new class is a good time to a global review of the tenses and forms that you will be studying during the coming course. The idea of this exercise is not to intimidate the students, nor to have them learn everything in one go. Most students will have already studied most of these forms and the following year serves to improve and build upon the set of English skills that they have already acquired. The following conversation exercises serves the double purpose of introducing students to each other and getting them to converse from the get-go, as well as reviewing the basic tense structures that they will be working on during your course. This spoken exercise can also work well as a means of review. Aim: Introduce students to each other while introducing/reviewing a wide range of tenses Activity: Interviewing activity in pair work Level: Pre-intermediate Outline: Questions for your Partner Why are you learning English? Questions about your Partner's Partner