I Learn and Study English

- Let’s start from the very beginning! - Ok, I know, it’s a very good place to start. - If you want to know how to read you have to learn the alphabet. As far as we are not in a race you can face 26 letters in one phrase. “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog”. Now a dialogue. You’ll see how new words appear, I hope everything will be clear. For example: to admire–admiration, to inspire–inspiration. Now you, please! And be at your ease! - To desire–desiration. - Oops! My voice whoops! When you study English you have to distinguish: one goose but many geese. -What about a moose? Are they meese? - A lone mouse can transform into… a whole set of mice, but it’s impossible for a single house to become a whole block of hice. -Ok, a house–houses. Why not a mouse–mouses? -A tooth but teeth, a foot but feet. If I speak of a foot and you show me your feet. -And if I give you a boot would a pair be called beet? Can I say a root and in plural form reet? -Let’s make this question complete! There are a lot of exceptions in the language of British nations. Anyway, the rules are the tools for learning the language and together with the exceptions it's something like a sandwich. Let’s go on!- said my teacher with a yawn. A lot of time has already gone, I am not going to stay here until the dawn. Let’s take an easy word “ball”! - Yes, I like to play football. - Good! Now open the ball! - What do you mean by that? I am not a rat so that to cut the ball. It’s not funny at all. - You are kidding! - Oh, no! I am not a kid! I would like to know where the meaning of that “ball” lead. - Ok, in that phrase “ball” has the meaning of a party, but… a bit more arty. - There are a lot of other English words I can’t understand. Why do they call all men gentlemen? Are they all gentle? This word looks so fundamental. If a man is rude can I say a rudeman? I wouldn’t like to look like a clown That’s why I ask you again: Will the difference remain if I say: shut up or shut down? I would also like to know: If we say a teacher taught why can’t we say: a preacher praught? If people from Poland are called “Poles” Why aren’t people from Holland called “Holes” - Ok, I think our time has gone and the whole picture of English was not yet drawn. See you later! And I hope our next lesson will be greater. ©Larisa Rzhepishevska