Archives for April 2011

Thanks to all of you who did the homework on ed/ing words. Well done.

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Global audiences for the Royal Wedding next week between Prince William and Catherine (Kate) Middleton are expected to reach two billion.

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Today I'm going to look at a problem that affects lots of learners; the two endings -ing and -ed. Are you bored or boring? Exciting or excited? Read on and find out. And we'll be looking at some wierd, wonderful and extreme weddings.

A zombie wedding. Have you ever been to a wedding like this?

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They say that travel broadens the mind. Well, if that's true then I guess I must be pretty broad-minded!

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It's fifty years since Yury Gagarin the Soviet cosmonaut became the first human being in space. His mission captured the imagination of little children - and adults - across the world.

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Hello and thanks for your comments. Lovely to hear from you. I mentioned that I had been a performer in the past, and Tadassa asked if I had ever been in a pantomime. Well, Tadassa, when I was a child I was in a few pantomimes - or 'pantos' as they're usually known. I'll try and dig out a picture. For those of you who don't know what a pantomime is - let me explain.

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Hello. I'm Cath and I'm going to be the teacher blogger for the next few weeks. Let me tell you a bit about myself. Before I joined the BBC I was an English teacher and writer. I was also a performer; I worked in a theatre company that did shows for English learners.

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Hi Pravin and everyone

.. and huge congratulations to India for winning the Cricket World Cup! I really enjoyed reading your account of the victory and celebrations Pravin - you really brought the scene to life with your word choice and vivacious writing style. It's amazing how sporting success can lift the spirits of a nation - people here in England were overjoyed when we won The Ashes last year :-)

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Thanks a lot Catherine for the wishes, it has really paid off. Indian Team has finally won the world cup 2011. It was nail biting match and the result was welcome with great applause and fire crackers by cheerful audience.
It has been really a great moment for Indian team as well as for whole India that finally we were able to break the jinx by thrashing Srilanka in Final encounter. Superb......... Each one from the team became so emotional that it was become hard to them to believe that they have really won the world cup. It was a very emotional moment for everyone on the field as well as off the field.

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The UK's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says he wants to stop people 'getting on in life' purely because they have good social contacts - because of 'who they know'. Let's talk about social mobility.

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Hi Pravin

Decisions, decisions! It seems there are advantages and disadvantages of both methods of finding a spouse. I suppose you just have to put your trust in providence and do your best to be a responsible husband with realistic expectations of married life... I hope you will let us know when you eventually find the future ''Mrs Pravin''!!

Here in London there is a very big wedding coming up soon - the marriage of Prince William and Catherine (Kate) Middleton will take place on April 29. It is most definitely a love marriage - and you can learn more about their courtship (and improve your English) by visiting our special BBC Learning English series A Royal Romance.

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