THE LONGEST ENGLISH WORD

The longest word to be found in a dictionary contains 45 letters:

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

The meaning, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is:
"a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, causing inflamation of the lungs"

Due to the rare use of the word outside the medical field, pronunciation aid resource is poor and only available through the following hyperlink:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

If you are curious enough to find out what other words are also considered the longest in the English language, click on the following hyperlink:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English

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André

DID YOU KNOW?

The NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY is a rapid transit system owned by the city of New York and leased to the New York City transit Authority. It is one of the oldest and most expensive public transportation systems in the world with 468 stations in operation. The subway delivers an average of 5 million rides on weekdays and 2.4 million on weekends.

The first underground line of the subway opened in 1904. An interesting fact about the construction of the subway is that the streets were torn up to dig the tunnel below and then, the streets were rebuilt above. By doing that, most sewage pipes had to be redirect and that caused a lot of inconvenience for New Yorkers.

An easy way to practice listening!

PAST TENSE - VIDEO PRACTICE

Pay attention to the explanation and examples in this video concerning the simple past tense:

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André

MODAL PRACTICE

Modal verbs are those that can help you indicate the level of your intent. If you try to get something across by expressing the importance of it, for instance, you will use the word SHOULD. Peek at the websites below for further explanation and practice:

Explanation:
http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/mvbasics_ex.htm

Exercises:
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal6.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal7.htm

MODAL VERBS - PAST

Explanation:
http://myenglishzone.com/Resources/Resources4.htm

Exercises:
http://www.esl-classroom.com/grammar/perfmodals1.html
http://www.esl-classroom.com/grammar/perfmodals2.html

Best wishes,
André