Al Fatah

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Grammar ( in Arabic )

2008-04-03T01:44:00.000Z

The Best Way to Fix Scratched CDs/DVDs

2008-04-02T18:06:00.002Z

What Components are Inside My Computer?

2008-04-02T17:59:00.002Z

Why Does The Earth Have Seasons?

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Why Does The Earth Have Seasons?

VideoJug takes a further look into planet earth and helps you discover why the earth has seasons.

If The Earth was standing up right then every day would be twelve hours long and every month would be the same temperature. There would be no winter and no summer.
But the Earth is not standing straight up! It is tilted slightly, about 23 and a half degrees from true north and south. It's this tilt that causes the seasons, and not the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
So as the Earth travels around the Sun, in June the Northern part of the Earth is leaning closer to the Sun causing long days and warmer weather.
Like wise during December the Southern part is tilted towards the Sun giving that part of the earth longer days and warmer weather.
At the North and South poles this tilt causes the Sun to stay in the sky 24 hours a day during summer. It doesn't even set in the middle of the night!
The opposite happens in the winter. The Sun doesn't rise at the poles meaning that they're in constant darkness.
We call these days when the earth is at its most extreme, the Solstice. For the Northern hemisphere the Summer solstice occurs on June 21st and the winter solstice on December 21st.
So between these two dates there must be a period when the earth is equal right across the whole planet. These days are called the Equinox and occur on March 21st and September 21st each year.
We have drawn imaginary lines running around the Earth. At the centre we call it the equator. This is half way between the north and south poles. On both equinoxes the Sun will be directly overhead here.
At 23.5° north we have a line called the tropic of Cancer and at 23.5° south we have another one the tropic of Capricorn. It is at these points that the Sun will be directly overhead on the solstice.
The part between these two lines is known as the tropics as the Sun is always high in the sky and so they do not have noticeable seasonal differences.
It is only above these lines that seasonal changes are more prevalent.
Further north is a line called the Arctic Circle; it is at this line that the Sun does not rise on December 21st the Winter solstice and does not set on June 21st the summer solstice.
The southern hemisphere has the Antarctic Circle where the opposite is true.
But funnily enough, regardless of where you stand on the Earth, throughout the year every part of the Earth receives exactly the same amount of daylight hours. It's just a bit warmer nearer the equator.
So pick your holiday dates carefully!
For more facts and figures about the planets and our solar system, check out our other films on the VideoJug website.

Capital Letters

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If you're happy...

2008-03-16T15:59:00.000Z

The First Well

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Comparatives and superlatives

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Titanic

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A Balanced Diet

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Photosynthesis

2008-01-16T12:37:00.000Z

The Food Chain

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Click on the picture to learn more about the food chain

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Picture Dictionary

Partitives

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Basic Parts of a Sentence

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Food / Likes-dislikes/ِِCountable-‘Uncountable Nouns

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Present Continuous Tense

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Useful links to exercises on time prepositions

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prepositions of time English Page Click here

Prepositions quiz kid's -activities Click here

Test yourself

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Fill in the correct prepositions.

Peter is playing tennis Sunday.
My brother's birthday is the 5th of November.
My birthday is May.
We are going to see my parents the weekend.
1666, a great fire broke out in London.
I don't like walking alone in the streets night.
What are you doing the afternoon?

Fill in the gaps with at, in or on.

1	I hate doing the shopping ___________ Saturdays.
2	She passes her driving test ___________ March.
3	Valencia is too hot for me ___________ summer.
4	___________ Sunday mornings I have coffee and toast for breakfast and read the newspaper.
5	___________ Monday and Wednesday evenings I go to English class.
6	We're planning to go skiing ___________ Easter.
7	It's ridiculous. The bank closes ___________ 2:30 pm.
8	Some people study best ___________ night but I prefer the morning.
9	I love watching the James Bond film ___________ Christmas Day.
10	I normally phone my friend ___________ 10 o'clock every evening.

11	We usually go out for dinner ___________ the weekend.
12	She's always very lively first thing ___________ the morning.

Fill in the gaps with the right preposition of time

01. The movie starts....................... 2:30.

02. The restaurant opens..................... the evening only.

03. Her birthday is.................... Thursday.

04. The restaurant closes................... midnight.

05. We usually have lunch......................... one.

06. He leaves for New York..................... Friday.

07. The plane takes off....................... 14:50.

08. He returns....................... March 24.

09. We usually go................ holiday.............. the summer.

10. We are leaving................ three days.

11. He goes to work early................... the morning.

12. They eat dinner.................... the evening.

13. The train always leaves................ time.

14. Will we be................. time to catch it?

15. Too late! We aren’t...................... time.

16. Don't be late! Be............... time for the start of the race.

17. We are off to the seaside..................... the day.

Test yourself on the present simple

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Form of Affirmative Sentences - Part 2

Put the verbs into the correct form.

I (to like) lemonade very much.
The girls always (to listen) to pop music.
Janet never (to wear) jeans.
Mr Smith (to teach) Spanish and French.
You (to do) your homework after school.

Simple present with 'have' and 'be'

Fill in the correct form of the verbs.

We (to have) a nice garden.
She (to be) six years old.
Simon (to have) two rabbits and five goldfish.
I (to be) from Vienna, Austria.
They (to be) Sandy's parents.

Negative Sentences

Make negative sentences.

My father makes breakfast. →
They are eleven. →
She writes a letter. →
I speak Italian. →
Danny phones his father on Sundays. →

Questions

Make questions.

you / to speak / English →
when / he / to go / home →
they / to clean / the bathroom →
where / she / to ride / her bike →
Billy / to work / in the supermarket →

Signal Words

Find the signal words for simple present.

Which is a signal word for simple present?
now last Monday often
Which is a signal word for simple present?
sometimes at the moment yesterday
Which is a signal word for simple present?
last Friday every Friday next Friday
Which is not a signal word for simple present?
never already usually

Introducing and Greeting People

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Greeting People

Hello. / Hi.
Good morning.
Good morning. (bis 12 Uhr) / Good afternoon.
Good evening .
Introducing People
What's your name?
My name is …
I am …
Haven't we met (before)?
Yes, I think we have.
No, I don't think we have.
I think we've already met.
I don't think we've met (before).
This is …
Meet …
Have you met …?
Yes, I have.
No, I haven't.
Yes, I think I have.
No, I don't think I have.
Hello, … (name)
Nice to meet you. (informal)
Pleased to meet you.
How do you do? (formal)
Nice to see you.
Nice to see you again.

Saying Goodbye

(It was) nice meeting you.
Good bye.
Bye. / See you.
See you later.
See you soon.
See you tomorrow.
See you next week.
Good night.

Health

How are you?
How are you today?
Fine, thank you/thanks.
Not too bad.
Very well.
I'm okay / all right.
Not too well, actually.
What's wrong with you?
What's the matter with you?
Are you all right?
I'm tired .
I'm exhausted .
I've got a cold.

Questions to native speakers

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Prepositions of time

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Prepositions of time

Preposition	Use	Examples
in	in months	in July; in September
	year	in 1985; in 1999
	seasons	in summer; in the summer of 69
	part of the day	in the morning; in the afternoon; in the evening
	duration	in a minute; in two weeks
at	part of the day	at night
	time of day	at 6 o'clock; at midnight
	celebrations	at Christmas; at Easter
	fixed phrases	at the same time
on	days of the week	on Sunday; on Friday
	date	on the 25th of December*
	special holidays	on Good Friday; on Easter Sunday; on my birthday
	a special part of a day	on the morning of September the 11th*
after	later than sth.	after school
ago	how far sth. happened (in the past)	6 years ago
before	earlier than sth.	before Christmas
between	time that separates two points	between Monday and Friday
by	not later than a special time	by Thursday
during	through the whole of a period of time	during the holidays
for	period of time	for three weeks
from ... to from... till/until	two points form a period	from Monday to Wednesday from Monday till Wednesday from Monday until Wednesday
past	time of the day	23 minutes past 6 (6:23)
since	point of time	since Monday
till/until	no later than a special time	till tomorrow until tomorrow
to	time of the day	23 minutes to 6 (5:37)
up to	not more than a special time	up to 6 hours a day
within	during a period of time	within a day

Let's go shopping

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What's the weather like today?

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What's the weather like? CC_Combo
envoyé par realdogswimming

Stay in School (Robin and the Giant)

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Maybe it's just a mystery
Maybe it takes a famous name from History
To open doors for you

Maybe you need a wealthy Dad
A little pull that most of us will never have
Or maybe none of this is true

See I don't think it's a mystery at all
Counting on your Stars is just for fools
The secret to Tomorrow
Is no secret at all
And the only magic words are
Stay In School

Maybe you're not an Architect
But whatever you're not
You're just not yet
For I can see a Future bright as Day

And maybe you'll ride in limousines
A Movie Star on the Silver Screen
It's up to you
And I know how to pave the Way

See I don't think it's a mystery at all
Counting on your Stars is just for fools
The secret to Tomorrow
Is no secret at all
And the only magic words are
Stay In School

I happen to know that
Every one is a gifted child
I happen to know that
Every single one of these children
Deserves to smile

Yeah maybe the road is rough at times
But every struggle leaves behind a little clue
A little bright and clearer view
So dream of the life you long to live
Dream of the love your works will give
To everyone
And all the joy sent back to you

See I don't think it's a mystery at all
Counting on your Stars is just for fools
The secret to Tomorrow
Is no secret at all
And the only magic words are
Stay In School
The only magic words I know ---
Stay In School
Stay In School
Stay In School

Click here to download or to listen to the song.

Prepostions

2007-12-02T11:10:00.001Z

English Grammar Lesson 3a - prepositions
envoyé par granntt11

Introducing oneself

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