The First of March: Spring Has Come!

Painter Christian Asuh

How to Speak Fluently: Words-Fillers (video)

Hello, dear learners!
To my mind, this video is useful for ESL students. To speak English fluently one should know the words which help to fill the pause in the conversation. these are "fillers". do you know these words ? Can you use them? Let's check!

 

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Happy St. Valentine's Day!

painter Henry Hintermeister

                                

Silly Valentine 

by Joanna Fuchs

It’s Valentine’s day,

And it’s really quite silly;

My feelings are switching around

Willy-nilly.

Reported Speech: Reported Statements

Hello friends!
This post is about  reported speech.What is    reported speech ? This is the way to to give the general meaning of someone's  saying,but not the exact words.
"I love you, Mary!" whispered John. (direct speech)
 John told Mary that he loved her. (reported speech)

Reported Statements

There are some important rules one should remember to report someone's words:
1.Reported statements are usually introduced with the verbs say ( that) or tell (that).
Say is used with or without a personal object. When used with a personal object, it is always followed by the preposition to :