What word is it 1?
paid for and organised (verb)
sponsored
working correctly and as expected (compound adjective)
well-functioning
I really like the color and the lamp
I really like the colors* and the lamps
*British spelling: colour
I am at Diwali in India and many people (shop)
Present continuous or present simple?
I am at Diwali in India and many people are shopping
How many fingers does the average human have?
8
changed from one thing into another thing (verb)
convert
don’t realise that something is special (verb phrase)
Now it’s the late of November
Now it's late November (adjective + noun)
Now it's the end of November (noun phrase with 'of')
It is a tradition that, when the moon (become) full, we (light) candles inside paper lanterns.
Present simple or present continuous?
It is a tradition that, when the moon becomes full, we light candles inside paper lanterns.
Present simple - use this when describing the general facts about the festival or thing. Don't use it to describe what you are actually doing (that's for present continuous)
我叫杰西
Wo jiào jié xī
What does this mean?
My name is Jesse (in Chinese)
systems for collecting and removing dirty water and other waste to protect health (noun)
sanitation
in danger of disappearing (adjectival phrase)
at risk
All people gather in the same place
Everyone gathers* in the same place
*People gather; Everyone gathers
Everyone = singular pronoun
People = plural noun
All people = Everyone / Everybody
I can’t believe I’m finally here! I love how the paper (burn) in the sky
Present continuous or present simple?
I can’t believe I’m finally here! I love how the paper is burning in the sky
Present continuous
How do you calculate the circumference of a circle?
C=2πr
long periods without much rain (noun)
drought
what plants or animals need in order to develop and grow (noun)
nutrients
'new-tree-ents'
I love how the papers are burning
I love how the paper is* burning
*paper is an uncountable noun, unless you are using the informal word that is short for "newspapers"
It's the end of the festival now, and it (is) fascinating.
Past simple or present perfect?
It's the end of the festival now, and it has been fascinating.
Present perfect - used to describe important experiences you have had that are now finished.
What does the "Decem" in "December" mean?
10
the science of farming (noun)
agriculture
help people notice and understand the importance of something (verb + noun)
to raise awareness
I have never something like it before
(two mistakes)
I have never seen anything like it before
have + never + past participle
something or anything?
I want to buy something
I haven't done anything like this before
Something means a thing that is unknown. It is often used in positive sentences. Anything means a thing of any kind. Use it in questions and negative sentences.
What a tiring first day! I am back at my hotel now. Let me tell you what (happen) so far. Everyone (gather) in the same place and (release) the lanterns into their sky at the same time.
Present perfect continuous or present continuous?
What a tiring first day! I am back at my hotel now. Let me tell you what has been happening so far. Everyone has been gathering in the same place and releasing their lanterns into the sky at the same time.
Present perfect continuous
When an action started in the past but remains (at least partially) unfinished
Present continuous would be presently happening, whereas present perfect continuous may have temporally ended.
"Sept" means 7
"Oct" means 8
"Novem" means 9
"Decem" means 10
Why is this the case when September is the 9th month, October the 10th, November the 11th, and December the 12th?
The original Roman calendar originally had 10 months. July and August were later added, making 12.