relative pronouns are words that join a main clause to a relative clause in a sentence.
This is a cake. I made this cake.
If I say: ‘this is the cake that I made.’ then I have used a relative pronoun to make a sentence with a main clause (this is a cake) with a relative clause (that I made).
Other examples:
The postman is someone who delivers letters
A corkscrew is something which you use to open wine bottles
A holiday is a time when people relax
A factory is a place where products are made
A widow is a woman whose husband is dead
Note that we can substitute ‘that’ for both ‘who’ and ‘which’, but we would never use ‘who’ for an object nor ‘which’ for a person.
Many French speaking learners of English were taught in school that the translation of the English verb “to Wish” was “souhaiter”. This is only partially true and can lead to many mistakes when producing English.
Je souhaite aller à l’étranger l’année prochaine – I hope to go abroad next year
Here I use hope, I could also use I’d like, for it is something that I want that is possible for me to.
If I use the verb “wish” however, I follow it with the past form of the verb, and this is used to express a regret – something that is not possible to change:
I wish I had an umbrella – this means that it is raining and I’m getting wet!
You could translate it into French as:
si seulement, j’avais un parapluie
Here are some common examples:
I wish I had more money/time I wish I had told him sooner I wish I could go home I wish I were taller/more handsome/richer (the story of my life, lol)
Wish is used in the present like “souhaiter” in certain expressions like I wish you all the best for the future, We wish you a merry Christmas etc.
Is there a difference between “may I sit here?” and “can I sit here?”? They mean the same thing, but one is more polite that the other. In French, this corresponds to:
“may I sit here?” puis-je m’asseoir ici? “can I sit here?” est-ce que je peux m’asseoir ici?
death : la mort (noun)
to die : mourrir (verb)
dead : mort(e) (adjective)
In French, we can say:
Il est mort
and
il est mort l’année dernière
It is confusing for an English speaker because the past participle and the adjective are the same. (there are many examples in English, too, so the difference is not always clear)
So in English we have for the first:
he is dead (il est mort – adjective)
and for the second:
He died las year (il est mort l’année dernière – verb)
In the ancient world, cocoa only existed in its purest form and was known only for its medicinal value. For many centuries this pure form of cocoa was revered by all and trusted for its beneficial use in cases like fever, heart pain, emaciation, fatigue, kidney and bowel complaints. There is historical evidence that points us to the ancient Mayan and Aztec civilizations who recorded their use of cocoa for medicinal purposes for over 2000 years.
More recently man has tarnished cocoa’s healthy reputation by adding emulsifying fats, sugars, milk, flavorings and preservatives, and introduced processed cocoa to the world. But this was not true of cocoa in the ancient world.
Cocoa’s Ancient Travelogue
The growing of cocoa plants dates back to 1500 BC when it is believed the Olmec Indians grew the cocoa beans as a domestic crop. At around 250 BC to 900 CE the drinking of an unsweetened cocoa drink was prevalent, but only amongst the elite of Mayan society. It was a sophisticated drink even in those days! When the Mayans migrated to the northern parts of South America, they took their cocoa beans with them. This drink was a big hit with the upper class Aztec Indians and they decided to make it their own, imposing a tax on the beans. The Aztecs were the first to call it “xocalatl”, which means warm or bitter liquid.
The famous explorers Columbus and Hernandez encountered the cocoa beans during their travels. Mayan nobles gifted Prince Philip of Spain with jars of beaten cocoa, pre-mixed and ready-to-drink. But neither Spain, nor Portugal shared this gift with the rest of Europe till a century later. In the 16th century, the Spanish began to add sugar cane juice and vanilla flavoring to produce a sweetened cocoa drink, which was more palatable to the taste buds.
Cocoa began to gain wide popularity as a medicinal drink and for its aphrodisiac value. The first cocoa shop in London was set up in 1657. At this time, too, cocoa was considered a beverage only for the elite of society. It was only in 1730 when the price of cocoa dropped that it became affordable to the common man.
In 1765, chocolate was imported to the new “Colonies” by an Irishman named, John Hanan. The beans were imported from the West Indians into Dorchester, Massachusetts, where the first chocolate mill was built in 1780. The chocolates were named after Dr. James Baker who helped in refining the chocolate for a taste similar to the one that we know today. These were known as Baker’s ® Chocolates.
In 1819, François Louis Callier, opened up the first Swiss chocolate factory. In 1828, Conrad Van Houten developed a process in Amsterdam that gave chocolate a smoother consistency by squeezing out some of the cocoa butter and adding alkaline salts. About twenty years later, Joseph Fry & Son developed a process that put some of the cocoa butter back, added sugar and created a smooth paste that could be molded into the first ever, chocolate bar. In 1861, Richard Cadbury created the first Valentine shaped chocolate box for Valentine’s Day forming an irrevocable bond between chocolate and romance. Since then, chocolate makers have been improving on the texture, taste and variations in chocolate for chocolate lovers all over the world. Back to the Historical Use of Cocoa
It was only as recently as 1998 that research studies on cocoa suggested that the historical use of cocoa may be a very healthy path indeed.. Chocolate lovers were thrilled to know that instead of discouraging people from eating chocolate, doctors and scientists were now encouraging the selective consumption of chocolate for its antioxidant strength and for its benefits to heart health! But not all chocolate is equal in its health-imparting properties. From the assortment of chocolates available today, cocoa in its purest form is the best choice. The best choice would be powdered pure cocoa that can be used to make cocoa beverages. The second best choice would be dark, bitter chocolate. Milk chocolate does not contain the high antioxidant strength of dark, bitter chocolate.
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Now, centuries later, science has finally caught up with the historical use of pure cocoa. The combination of Pure Cocoa, Resveratrol and Green tea is now available in a delicious beverage that brings the health and sophistication back into cocoa drinking! With just 30 calories per serving, CocoPure makes a great drink for those on a diet as well.
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Great song from 1995. The lyrics don’t make much sense, but it’s worth learning for accent practice.
Read more about the song at wikipedia
Today is gonna be the day
That they’re gonna throw it back to you
By now you should’ve somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don’t believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I’m sure you’ve heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don’t believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now
And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
I don’t know how
Because maybe
You’re gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You’re my wonderwall
Today was gonna be the day?
But they’ll never throw it back to you
By now you should’ve somehow
Realized what you’re not to do
I don’t believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now
And all the roads that lead to you were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
I don’t know how
I said maybe
You’re gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You’re my wonderwall
I said maybe
You’re gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after an
You’re my wonderwall
Said maybe
You’re gonna be the one that saves me
You’re gonna be the one that saves me
You’re gonna be the one that saves me
I’ve noticed that even some advanced learners still have some problems with these determiners. The simplest explanation is ‘this’ is close to me, and ‘that’ is further away. ‘These’ and ‘those’ are the plural forms.
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