tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337548272024-03-18T17:56:21.875-07:00The Road to Grammar Blog www.roadtogrammar.comEDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.comBlogger368125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-73786373111428395092024-02-11T19:03:00.000-08:002024-02-11T19:04:46.488-08:00Business English Listening Activities<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have just uploaded a new listening section on Road to Grammar's business English page. It features 20 short conversations suitable for B1+. Each conversation comes with an audio clip, a question activity, script and language notes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can access these listening activities here:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/snippets/">http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/snippets/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Screenshots:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/snippets/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="907" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZg0X-yI-D6fSOM0bC6NiNU63iSFAkeaMKFDshXrETXsYeKIg8YH2xMnFIw_1udfHpMp1cf7S7TGYLDvkKB0hK2-kvzPlXu9eMm70c0QJXsYZLhwS-T_sz4WKNI80Au6tIvuoZGOgN087gxm45pQK1qUX2_IecXvz1e_2pONQqD30W70p_qpt2/w400-h203/Screenshot%202024-02-12%20105841.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/snippets/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="910" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3HNQbXiLyJSalXBzu9J1abjCwjB_6_ZENfSqim-ciO9Q1O8VpGk_BtQCdj9KjQ8SOw4bu3r4gtAgVg1eix-RAqWYjP-9L5LIDKGaujHFej3sv6cDD_cWlcoMZnXZxX6Q3-zIJOQfPzkTwnqbntztka3JObhEWppKLobZ7S1V1iX8kfOKN2bh/w400-h201/Screenshot%202024-02-12%20105854.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/snippets/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="914" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLbsAZ72vi2vRFUPLjNeN6SLeKgmW5JpBxkQvX3d10Xnm9MGttYAyRK9QPLI5rYJBVYNHLmK_8xdOX0YTVGZwSQaeQDi5mXNjS9nb9sYys6SqmNBRr0_H_8Na6JIDSVdgRtsWfsWkjCP__rEDvWTHB5V8U8HI1Si_PuahLuI4DQ6Kx2u511Dv/w400-h201/Screenshot%202024-02-12%20105903.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-55046204222374138342024-01-23T22:51:00.000-08:002024-01-23T22:51:18.557-08:00Audio Support for Vocab Gym<p><span style="font-family: arial;">All of the picture-based vocabulary quizzes in Road to Grammar's Vocab Gym now come with audio examples.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After you have answered a question, an audio icon will appear (see picture below) and you can click this to hear the audio.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can find the Vocab Gym activity <a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/vocabgym/">here</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/vocabgym/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1260" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIriXKLaL4MGfSuFyyFcQIr8ieKokAtBcJIchAYz60MMLMRbnUg2vAF5GUEscZgD8FNQ1CDj4WjOWynSAnmVBU6wLSWLs6c7794iPMovx5ZMbd4hmr4FYUMNEtEInigY_0B40hv2mNOFIlTEhD1zBzYfoLqPtKhcbbZY98-SZYyMvBZYbS49t/w400-h231/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-8536085559077577312023-12-31T19:53:00.000-08:002023-12-31T19:53:07.183-08:00Courtroom Language Vocabulary Set<p><span style="font-family: arial;">This vocabulary set features 21 vocabulary items that you will find in courtroom scenarios. For example, if you like watching courtroom dramas on TV or watching true crime documentaries, you will come across these words.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This vocab set is perfect for teachers to share with their class before watching a courtroom drama or reading about a trial.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Each vocabulary item has an audio clip so you can hear the vocabulary used in context.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The URL is: <a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/vocabulary/courtroom/">http://roadtogrammar.com/vocabulary/courtroom/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Screenshot:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/vocabulary/courtroom/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="866" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVldd8-qZbtPcZjdQWgzIXPzdYMemd6jQaVJlRC2zEq2z9p_Kfr93HxLRCGJW155wL-uAPKnzvJLgVGVfOdnNXFWs7z-pHTBjdXoVtkGVby3rrxROGwI60AeHft99lbqyroA2oqA5q2iPjxMRIMUbT10paWstMuHoieTLdLpNry02NSEyAq2X/w400-h217/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-36191915749911487572023-11-22T16:20:00.000-08:002023-11-22T16:20:25.802-08:00Audio Examples in Quizzes<p><span style="font-family: arial;">All 365 quizzes on Roadtogrammar.com now come with audio examples.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After you have answered a question, an audio icon will appear (see picture below) and you can click this to hear the audio.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1276" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdqaWjL3Pb02tehFnK6vILIIOzEQ0ll60SljXUy7RZwOsFbhGnWeT6SNm7unmRE9OOAtZrPmCPUysWPz_Br4-rCByFY8hEAO10z6m3AW5Dg9mHTHgrTrlnPtlzRruXAN5oj-6m6eQYf5Jhwi2LSBEGZ2jOscDa-QjreVwoSJqhmO093ouKxBU/w400-h229/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-70867225706061695772023-10-14T12:03:00.004-07:002023-10-14T12:03:52.709-07:00Container Words<p><span style="font-family: arial;">A container word is usually connected to an uncountable noun, to form a countable amount.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For example, butter is uncountable, but we can count STICKS of butter or PACKETS of butter. So, stick and packet are container words.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We also use container words with some countable nouns. For example, we can say a BUNCH of grapes or a BUNCH of bananas. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Quiz number 52 features 28 container words and has been redone to include images and pronunciation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can try the quiz here:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com?52">www.roadtogrammar.com?52</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A <b>BUNCH</b> of grapes:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com?52" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2Ye5Xi1l4sioBhSlgMFQNx0uk41EEnYAd6zmORQhT-Nv8_jcJeya36jPPUUcWA0cZ6EGnp8cfsNkmFLP3CGxytUvx2l_scJMz2gVFjL2S-lO1sOoB4Ess5q3v23QOxSuLlr_S2KEQEY1heUIQxP_c5C9VV-9xrnSvwxg4dyaZgrk7akrjK9v/w400-h400/q52_9.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-38880342676886581662023-10-07T11:23:00.003-07:002023-10-07T11:23:49.967-07:00Word Stress Activity with Better Notes<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I've reformatted the site's word stress activity to look nicer and more specifically to have more comprehensive notes that explain word stress in greater detail.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can try the activity here:</span></p><p><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/wordstress"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.roadtogrammar.com/wordstress</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Or you can read the notes separately here:</span></p><p><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/wordstress/notes.html"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.roadtogrammar.com/wordstress/notes.html</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Screenshots:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/wordstress" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="1086" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0exlDMlKoatxdmJH0uCvcs4I6cfgw98B3y0witUIeYnLy8YPa2IwEfeDSNvS4ea4X9hugASeg1nMn3KFYZ4qqRtJlbXFhGRmZFtWJyvHExagEDFY4zO4lnprM1RWJOU14rmrfhVwvSfSBk65XQLY3cxKa76pNt2Mjb8XWqAmy_1Uf7B7sLY1_/w400-h229/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/wordstress/notes.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="1086" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YCqhyK6GEnrD3sjHaergKuCIlT_qvR2H3-76vzRBrct3jweDQUMAYSIGaW0XOo91DCUqKRFLt8ZOeFcI_KhUJHBQEQezAVD1iwmCJ8-0Ry7D2TjbEKhsR5VklRylaDPU9G4NNqh9Aw3tJRMa3_W8PkFJXJu37Uek9eBHSdKelweuv_wrrU_z/w400-h173/Picture2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-29735728798979931462023-07-21T20:06:00.002-07:002023-07-21T20:06:29.514-07:00Common Grammar Mistakes in Business Emails (Quiz+Notes)<span style="font-family: arial;">I've been teaching Business English for a while and I've compiled a list of common grammar mistakes that my own students make in their emails.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This page contains a quiz and accompanying notes based on these mistakes - I hope you find it useful!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/quiz.html?emails">http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/quiz.html?emails</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/quiz.html?emails" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="785" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXYt0yqXYNjhWE5mYyNmKNnyHDssgPUYNzFbvY-WLIZ8Uv0vyQwx4I6l_jdYDFUN_gDGMNno4Wgp5z2UKlHqLdoU880lJqyf-_rIAtgmaKnb3CxsbfMtMI50Mzo9UWLSUJv95veOpITKJTi2kMXTx2kPIsS6n4quWZ08QhYXc3tFfMA-XdIqz/w400-h228/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-51501771596443168042023-06-20T02:22:00.000-07:002023-06-20T02:22:02.367-07:00New Game: Ten From Four<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">New Game: Ten From Four</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Test your word skills by finding ten words before the timer runs out. It gets harder each level!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Play here: <a href="http://www.roadtogrammar/tenfromfour">www.roadtogrammar/tenfromfour</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Screenshots:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar/tenfromfour" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="744" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhei0h6O17ltT88je6R_rJ5EiRdV8ukfX5O6aeub43jnZ_SlG7wk9Bq3aofOv1xCNJjLkKJ3txCHvJ-6VYH4pcNk0_lDMEar-R8Zt3vYvnrxhEYS48mnSSAsgNW212auHwyr8qHb65eGC2z-n_WslR85E3ognLXQZqZ5iI1gWANGCjE2IQg8h9m/w400-h224/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar/tenfromfour" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="746" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMQDii6bjLD4XAk0zBcbPO1eLbLRwcMfqd5DWZWgn4y-mlZxNZVSIVJSeCSlPs3pH1_KWWueB19P3JY2Y7BBe5lZsunSFOdSkZeFTALO3QFecgb5lshv5ZzyrCPAl68XYIVu4KvOvjxVAmDtQ-ba_dD91L_WkYBhD7tUmpEyKDbIqVYwR2lKj/w400-h224/Picture2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-83354850897271060942023-04-07T01:47:00.004-07:002023-04-07T01:47:34.228-07:00Business English Presentation Skills: Establishing Authority<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the sixth in a series of articles and resources about <b>presentation skills</b>, aimed at business English learners.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This article talks about establishing authority at the beginning of a presentation, using three TED Talks as examples.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres6/">http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres6/</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: arial;"><u><br /></u></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres6/"></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres6/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtffk2Zz0cOHOcz4gaKNJhab5a9voBfoABew4fIHZe0mXIplinK8UE1HdXTE5oF6IxWW5UzqF8WgJLxsd-MP0zcMLadjZWk7qEu1yUF_Why2r_A5mZN9YvWQOUJqgz2tEt9dQyb1EqgUOqhdFGSteyDoJqNJqNDs7OEt5vQmoT2L2iseP9kQ/w400-h266/pix1.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-42634344515656106242023-04-04T17:52:00.005-07:002023-04-07T01:45:27.948-07:00Business English Presentation Skills: Making a Presentation Interesting<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the fifth in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This article talks about ways to make a presentation more interesting - a vital part of the process of preparing to present. It's chock full of examples from TED Talks.</span></p><p><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres5/"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres5/</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres5/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMoDaN_AJ182FBxBhZ_iyV7RNGyZLlslLymKd5e4juP9AvL48pP-Y3AEY4bvtnQ7FlpMt34ZCUH8RD_sMijfGLbeG9Ux6RIkf8dAK8jZp_FlOOm9_7eyslUGC9tVefpsiMJndyleOdpphGUdYhBWNRYl00wT-WYywpGR40emjRXtkSJRRfg/w400-h266/pix1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-12186156101313726652023-03-17T19:37:00.005-07:002023-04-04T17:52:42.919-07:00Business English Presentation Skills: Dealing With Nerves When Presenting<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the fourth in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This article talks about ways to minimize feeling nervous when you present. It's packed with tips and advice.</span></p><p><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres4/"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres4/</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres4/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZQkSmGjE0xrzaukX4P0-lKMHUfC9EejaH1wB0TCYYcJGfVE13fLfhY9lKZO0Ra1HhpQso9Wz38PCctegugUsd41WgoKaYtTbS_61HwZUDSeiPYAVqNcSS_K2xndNSb7AkTHrorPqcTL6khhKrLt5oR97xwXaXK9VKv8Tc5wZ9pmDFNWPyw/w400-h266/pix1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-77724241970935198282023-02-25T19:41:00.004-08:002023-03-17T19:36:23.285-07:00Business English Presentation Skills: Why Do People Get Nervous When Presenting?<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the third in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This article explains why people get nervous when giving a presentation. Hopefully, this is a first step to beating those nerves!</span></p><p><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres3/"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres3/</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres3/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="520" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLxCEq1MSmrXAl2QykvzGg_srAePhD17IrNPXLcc_a5NgI5W_YtfnAaTjzXqR63_mS9Fuwe9xhYmRp-0Km8DJ91dWWKDJ74RgP5yxgcbN5_SuA0UXBCb02Zr7OgQZ38Vzo0D4PnGW6v_AE3Klv3ImMG-sldHSdGT_1SUckxgyP5rUEhLWmA/w400-h293/pix1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-71322776335476053402023-02-10T16:04:00.004-08:002023-02-25T19:40:13.579-08:00Business English Presentation Skills: The Narrative Presentation Style<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the second in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This second article is about the narrative presentation style. It includes a video example from a TED Talk:</span></p><p><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres2/"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres2/</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres2/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="465" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQy5GD2YaM14OduvNl3X1NRzWX1WWR2oSKsAHg6y_-fohcyW2eOFZHvitnIMHOmaUyNVoM2Uqjr2rw-s3k6NaUBnE4YuXNdKkgTc43bx2wxEKjD4OfeIJXLPGvQn2d_BsjFkGdMkqOdU81NjOinxCAH8f6krwiJebk1HBbk-0NPsp124bYWw/w400-h266/pix1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-13019591561025224412023-02-03T16:10:00.001-08:002023-02-03T16:10:05.157-08:00Environmental Vocabulary Set<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is a set of environmental vocabulary (18 words) that you can present as a slideshow:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/vocabulary/environment/">http://roadtogrammar.com/vocabulary/environment/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Samples:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/vocabulary/environment/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ifrjYpbyboP2k0-D_UfLP3ynx8gjWy1NGUMrZlI9cO_78AjUhSr_CgRHmmj8GG1jfmA-2iz19WPmAJYxCtoHwZpQyo7B2mcjJatpAEy8xAoHuepe1IxZSwtD_ymEX8p5BDGuwmMiIMRq9eBNJiw2Wh6yuE1bvLmkfvWcjJRYF6c6xW2F3w/w400-h400/aaa11.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/vocabulary/environment/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6essDr09qu3k5rlt8D11xSD3bsFprIOio9KBHG7-0MX82yNtuB8lEdtADNIbX1wbczGGY6ndXrHe2NES20d9PHpquiGTcdGrXDlNx-7YqL58DDUHEinL6SUWMVYseL9W5uo2yGhimGTPowPfibrXYSuSe43rBPtzQcOLvDc_YdLcmwkQJA/w400-h400/aaa17.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-8607995202594205482023-01-31T23:05:00.004-08:002023-01-31T23:05:27.592-08:00Business English Presentation Skills: Ending with a Call to Action<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the first in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This first article is about ending a presentation with call to action. It includes three video examples and a quiz:</span></p><p><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres1/"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres1/</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres1/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="465" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5JiMsY3OaiGKwIwhPDAv39EDUXAcL72dpnN58LdvRQCyaSLn2hcf6grnkUqY__SEb4XUxN_v_O21hGweFDTA7M44kRXRcq5VnCV-UorB05EEReAA54IRo4kr93IS8gHNjh1qQSj6n8PjMYQ5IGDcPu6oIB2Wymx0FJjv0PlWiAGvAYllOQ/w400-h266/pix1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-19451926118745213122023-01-25T18:51:00.003-08:002023-01-25T18:51:13.484-08:00Travel Vocabulary Activity<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is a new activity for A2+ English learners to practice 20 words related to travel and airports.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can try the quiz activity or just click 'briefing' to view the vocabulary with picture examples.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As always, it's great for use in the classroom with a smartboard.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Link: <a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/travel/">http://www.roadtogrammar.com/travel/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Screenshots:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/travel/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="439" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAULNmnKaRW3caaxJbg5FMngsWRSGc-ENNqwq2bgQd2OHtZ9d7PMbvExSfRZwsr0zqkBth-ClPyTLGFHB6ppZ9zn-Hr5RvJxSOZm7l3NuMKTcyB_DtAeyThTonM6Yc1CS_qKQGQ0p6XQGVF6uWq44OwSTppZ9MVe65BHe3o237fI0DzlrYTQ/w386-h400/Picture1.png" width="386" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/travel/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="750" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2lrvKLdYANiBcjAVK-bujq82M4uZlPvHu2k2UnNcgvorI93JmF3gxh6Ulp4KTOkAEqEwzMJn5LHCmOjsASB1MqUFpacxhN0f36cQKvmmmkPNm2ztA1LbmDhmF2s0e7qree7OM2EVvhtm03MiR_AN1aiw_8OiRCZi9B7CgCn-1TbtSdqdTQ/w400-h179/Picture2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-26497727233925416512023-01-13T16:22:00.003-08:002023-01-13T16:22:31.449-08:00ESL Article: My experience with the communicative method<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the first in a series of articles for ESL Teachers. It describes my experience with the communicative method, the suggested teaching approach of the 80s and 90s.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Read it here:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/teachertalk/communicative_method/">http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/teachertalk/communicative_method/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-52614190089410165932023-01-05T19:10:00.006-08:002023-01-05T19:10:41.150-08:00Complete Business English Course in Smartboard Format<p><span style="font-family: arial;">RoadtoGrammar's free Serendipity Business English course is now available in HMTL format so that it can projected onto a smartboard for use in class, or accessed by students on their smartphones.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Course features:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">20 units at intermediate level (B1-B2)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">answer key</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">audio clips</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">PDF version</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">free to use, print out and distribute</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Check it out at the following link:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/serendipity/"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/serendipity/</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/serendipity/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="612" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWYRHWuCJyZC904uio1tFHjb6hZWh3_1vk52HIkDmANT47vsBGELQigHMD06s19gjeDc6B1h3djo8G1FZvDM-otVht8xFtN3VIWNezvU-Sn10fpLgUzJw-V9MrBGNix4IqMqdngIfOygwpW9jIe3Pf48_CJqkdN1mYjoA6jSPifSy-z2_kg/s320/Picture1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-33202263700997272622022-12-19T17:16:00.001-08:002022-12-19T17:16:02.251-08:00When -ED Does Not Mean Past Tense<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> “When you see the -ED ending on a word, it means that the sentence is in the past tense.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But wait... that's not necessarily correct!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a topic that often confuses my own students, so I've written an article to clear things up in detail.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Click below to read it:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/nuance/3/">http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/nuance/3/</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/nuance/3/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKCifN0pHtnOeU6y_UlC1C_HhtnQXl_2hs35AsQxsWhzkTwYOpubc2P3QieVR8S7gCqjtGc1KBxORxdLxbVfn_ZEXriQmp0kXGMeUMM4FfeftKL_sORx-UFXzR5W8TWsxbsSkBnSRP8aYiBEa_UH1_5P029QeXcPyVM1-RxldeYGimQmK4Q/w400-h300/n3.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-12927890818292536812022-11-24T18:31:00.005-08:002022-11-24T18:31:44.424-08:00Articles on RoadToGrammar.com<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I've just added a new section to the Road To Grammar website: Articles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This section features short articles to help English learners with language points. There is a series called Nuance, which explores the subtleties of English. There is also a series called Exploring Words, which looks at common words and how they are used. Later, I'll add some articles aimed at English teachers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As of now, there are five articles to read with more coming soon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can get to the section by clicking ARTICLES on the top menu of any page of Road To Grammar, or you can go there directly using this link:</span></p><p><a href="http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="518" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssweuJTa0WAYCdHsYFGOmN8qpY2JdDytU-emeyQx3tdRebT5-6prDA9VLJ_x-CamMXLvSsFNEpr0Mx-g-wW-j59Bu4_525_LY2axNgLd1PFwwQds8FQWwqyCznTlsC_ZUqKib4BDwKvjTyV5HqqJn4OI1Y0WpcbBSYCyenWUvrf9UBzIgEQ/s320/Picture1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-39023909855744361762022-11-09T22:59:00.007-08:002022-11-09T22:59:37.774-08:00RECALL: Practice grammar through reading<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have just posted a series of ten reading activities on Road to Grammar, called RECALL.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The objective of RECALL is to get learners to pay attention to grammar and sentence structure while reading.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To do this, I have provided short texts, each of which are followed by simple questions on grammar and sentence structure.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">These activities are suitable for CEFR level B1-B2.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Try RECALL here:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/recall/">http://www.roadtogrammar.com/recall/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Screenshots:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/recall/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="1135" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCsIHTes9rC6grody4ncp74GF4sdOGQ-FSITBKI4SlPUsrFzmfadlmcvO1aHn_Ko59-4scVxiGhef3Yo5u2_CmzbFdCS3k_Edd_q6BG1GaNj-SCvVR7vMeE372ikl4ZF9-rYCxnlAlH-XU8aYfX-iS8LMAMIywqFK3CB-jIUG1PJu9FKrlw/w400-h194/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/recall/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="1133" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Ixs8ymhEmziu6aGm-JmApxZ5K8J9bveZKbftzthzHT81uUcbkI41ZPm-iU59nmONRgUBHQnGPVObP_ShBuVZyKKojGut5gfxepQyLYhc0kwT8sT289Wg1zaCqk2ELPXPI-IBkMRuVLfYxAtlYf2ApxeET4t6PubVatzEi5u6ZRTD7cV1Yw/w400-h193/Picture2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/recall/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="1130" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0lx-o7kOjHcHnxiu2RwmP3rRSwXh3ZLQXEPKN2X2Yo6ZXk3eFb7Kg4kL78ZxR4_9IQpfXBjSQNUpf67Fi-b50q1dWoeMnx2MZmreswpzw2NamFPIiBiZHqvJ5t304w8R3Sbwyf1ierD1UcIKvnaSeJHoRhbQH_kjGcNNq_xcgk4TgseX2w/w400-h193/Picture3.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
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www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-35071537244703509202022-07-05T22:23:00.004-07:002022-07-05T22:23:27.067-07:00Road to Grammar on Instagram<p><span style="font-family: arial;">If you haven't followed RoadtoGrammar on Instagram yet, why not give it a try?<br /><br />Every day, I post at least one "word of the day" for English learners, usually with several examples.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For instance, here is today's post:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/roadtogrammar/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="506" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLtt8_VJgKPwHkOiquV3gw9VOcw5feAd5SXX1ya6W8isY7DRC_XcRccJesXZEkh0qRX6ehGBDJwllihBEEiz6weEHiikDcdoj_UvgnJ77nlBvNNcEnsguMaAWu1DV_ccRFe17wQQUPi39uNIrlDyCbcE4Ko6naXVTr3O0EmSBK4XBNq3gfw/w400-h400/grasp.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/roadtogrammar/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="506" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FauDcXIsQfBtwGccdZUE_reew83qI-bEloji4O6Gpka7H74t762-pzlThzXJzC19ftNO2RdgSLfxbyjC5HVfs8vMOs_4CJo7D3D6ZqzVjcaupD4muiB8m0fNLG_Fjet-FP2w81QpVbcqWoH82tcS8KxjJRNtNP599qnQl-lQPttXcvs5KQ/w400-h400/grasp2.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></span><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As you can see, "grasp" is a pretty interesting word. Firstly, it means "hold tightly", but it can also mean to understand something. Exactly, it means to fully understand something.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Can you see the connection between the two meanings? It's as if you "hold something tightly" in your mind, when you grasp it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Follow RoadtoGrammar's Instagram account here:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/roadtogrammar/">https://www.instagram.com/roadtogrammar/</a></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
www.roadtogrammar.com</div>EDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06293904958076295311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33754827.post-34189066175326688302022-07-02T20:24:00.005-07:002022-07-02T20:24:29.353-07:00Word Forms: Business Version<p><span style="font-family: arial;">In my Business English classes, the most common question I get asked is the difference between "advice" and "advise". I also get asked about "confidence/confident", "difference/different" and so on.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There was already <a href="http://www.roadtogrammar.com/wordforms/">a word forms activity</a> on Road to Grammar, but I decided to adapt it for business English - the words and sentences are in a business context and I have added extra notes and examples.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can access this activity here:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/biz23/">http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/biz23/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Screenshots:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/biz23/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="800" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcVwkGwIlMFHB_ELFSwMmDV21eM2hKgG4_G0GDkGSp3LzQM1oMESjZ9dR44P99ObmEGtBOco02mmnERk8OBaNI8FdqZ-KCHdHwQ4zgKXpeBMXvTBOO2IiuBEpvwM7AhR2TFgpboW5sRU1SowVfZYIpnmQNWKQLda4UUIyOg6RMl0rVSOkDA/w400-h234/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/biz23/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="801" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSWLQ5hVCiqk2izcc2ULeB3p5zO6gL8e0ixSiCeX_LZeUosgjQ6PdTifDI4i6UrWkSx0SunLZRVEWFQWbbnTbiZ4BlF3hvTCaMk2b7Cw4YZUH-hRCoNmHXhiUPK-O_FgVFxLtNLSIy1kUgMjNnG2aMlMJCeO_EkoSsctHIqpdi-V0TGhSWw/w400-h233/Picture2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p>
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