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I think most of you know ETp. Today I tried to send a contribution for the "It works in practice" section in the magazine. I sent emails to all available addresses ending @etprofessional.com but I only received failure notices. As you can see here: http://forums.eslcafe.com/teacher/viewtopic.php?p=3...

I'm not sure about the correct question word in this context:

"She left Lima on Christmas eve."

"___ did she leave on Christmas Eve?" "Lima."

'Where'. 'what', or another one?
Thanks in advance.
Stefan

fluffyhamster wrote:Talking more to myself here, writing a memo to myself, than to you, Stefan, so just ignore me!

I won't. See you soon in another thread.

fluffyhamster wrote:

Stefan wrote:death is, of course, the topic of this thread, but not of the 'Trollope lesson', this is what I wanted to say

That's true too. I think I got a bit carried away!

That's why this thread became interesting.

fluffyhamster, death is, of course, the topic of this thread, but not of the 'Trollope lesson', this is what I wanted to say. Again, thank you very much for your contributions, especially for the connotation of 'She didn't die'; these are things non-native speakers often don't see. Just an addendum:...

fluffyhamster, I don't have much time now, so here is only a short answer. Maybe you misunderstood or I didn't formulate it clearly: Death is not the topic of the lesson, it is only important for the students to see that Anthony died, but Joanne didn't. I've just had a look in the Teacher's Book. Th...

Thanks for your answers. Unfortunately, we often find sentences like this in Turkish English books, obviously not written by native speakers. I'll act on Stephen's advice.
S.

Welllll, if they can see and know that JT is still alive (as indeed you also can) then maybe it's a little strange to be asking if she's still alive ""She's still alive, right?" vs "?She's not dead yet, is she?"), even if you are a good actor and can "act dumb" in assuming the role of somebody who'...

Hello, here's the context: In New Headway Pre-Intermediate, unit 7 (p54), the writers Anthony Trollope and Joanne Trollope are the subject to explain the use of the Present Perfect. I ask my students: "When was Anthony born? When did he die?" "He was born in...He died in...", my students answer. Now...

Here is a question from a multiple choice test. Thanks in advance for your answers and explanations. Please explain why the wrong answers are wrong. This is the shipwreck I've always been mentioning you. There are stork nests now ___ were once used as portholes for cannonballs. A-what B-which C-in w...

Thanks for your answers. When I said 'as neutral as possible' I meant an expression used for the notion of simple existence.

S.

Hi, the rule that the definite article is used before newspapers is also applied to foreign newspapers, isn't it? So we say: "He works as a journalist for the Cumhuriyet." (Cumhuriyet = name of a Turkish newspaper). Would you add "newspaper" even if it's clear that Cumhuriyet is a newspaper? ("He wo...

Hi,

does the sentence "Jim hasn't died yet" imply that Jim's death is expected? Is there a substantial difference between "Jim hasn't died yet" and "Jim is still alive/still lives"? How does a native speaker verbalize this statement as neutral as possible?
Thanks in advance.

Stefan

Hi Jose, since 'ever' means 'at any time up to now' or 'in your life' (in your example), Present Perfect has to be used. Simple Past would be possible in such a context: "Did you ever really love me when we were university students?" (The university years are over now.) A widow whose husband has jus...