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Driving on the left

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“Nowadays all European countries drive on the right but in Britain and Ireland, you must drive on the left. Why do they drive on the left? We don’t know for sure but there are several hypotheses. It may be due to horse carriages. The coach man held the reins with the left hand and the whip with the right hand. They had to drive on the left so the whip didn’t hit pedestrians or get entangled in trees. Some people say comes from the Middle Ages. When knights fought they held the weapon on their right hand and it was better to have their enemy on their right rather than on their left. It may have its origins in the Viking way of navigation. Countries under Viking influence, like Britain and Scandinavian countries adopted this traffic system for roads. Sweden was the last country in the continent to change to the European Code. It was on in 1967 with a cost of 600 million kronas, serious traffic problems and many casualties. Accidents increased dramatically that year. Maybe these figures d

Quantifier adjectives

1. Some refers an indefinite quantity (cierto número de...) and it is used in affirmative and interrogative sentences when an affirmative answer is expected: Leave us some apples...I have some money ...Would you like some coffee? Some can be replaced by the following expressions: a) 'A little' , with singular nouns without plural (tea, sugar, coffee, water): I have a little tea b) “A few' , with plural nouns: I have a few books about Mexico 2. Any , can be used in interrogative sentences (indefinite quantity) or negative (in this case the sentence express the lack of quantity). In the case of affirmative sentences, contrary to “some” an affirmative sentence is not expected, it can be affirmative or negative. Are there any Argentineans here? ...There isn't any problem In affirmative sentences “any” means in Spanish “cualquier”: Bring me any book you can find 3. No has a negative sense and requires the use of verb in affirmative form: I bought no potatoes yesterday

Grammar Lesson: Adjectives

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The characteristics of someone or something are expressed in the adjectives and they are used to express the quality of a Noun, there are also adjective phrases and relative clauses used which functions like adjectives too. However, we will have a look at adjectives as words which can accompany the noun before it→ attributive adjectives: the first winner is… poor people…the main reason is…his wonderful writings…the pink panther . Adjectives appear also after the verb when they are copulative or link verbs (to be, become, appear, feel, sound, smell, get, seem, look, make, etc) → predicative adjectives: He appears sad…He got angry…It smells awful…He is rich…They get angry…You seem tired...She becomes nervous...We feel cold…It makes him happy...It sounds nice…She looks pretty...They get impatient…It looks gorgeous…It sounds wonderful…He is fat, bald, ugly and wicked

Getting information

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Information about London London is super for a revitalising and refreshing break away in summer, the capital city is the biggest, brightest and liveliest city in England, full of excitement and enjoyment, you will not be short of things to keep you amused. There are a lot of things to see in London: monuments, parks, museums, art galleries, theatres, buildings, shopping centres and flea markets, etc. What are the main things to do and see? To solve this problem you can ask for information at authorised places: tourist offices, consulates, embassies, etc. They will help you a lot and send you brochures with all the information you need. How to travel to London? -Airplane: there are many cheap flights to the airports in London where you can get easily into town: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton... -Train/ coach/ car: these vehicles go from and to London through the Eurotunnel shuttle from Folkstone Dover to Calais (France), the Eurostar is the train which travel via the Eurotunnel in