for and to

I sent the letter to you.

OR

I sent the letter for you.

"I sent the letter to you."
means:
I sent you the letter.
You are going to receive the letter.

" I sent the letter for you."
means:
I went to the post office to send the letter because you cannot send it yourself.
I am doing you a favor.

Some verbs behave this way with the prepositions "to" and "for".
The following are similar to the example above:

1. THROW
Throw the ball to him. (Hit him using the ball.)
Throw the ball for him. (Do him a favor. He cannot throw the ball himself.)

2. READ
The mother read a story to her child.
The translator read the document written in Japanese for Mr. Smith.

3. WRITE
Carlos wrote a letter to the president.
The lawyer actually wrote that letter for Carlos.

4. TEACH
Mrs. Chan taught Mandarin to the students.
When Mrs. Chan is absent, Mr. Liu taught (the students) for her.

5. EXPLAIN
Martin will explain the project to the Russian clients.
(Martin has not yet arrived.) Susan explained the project for Martin (instead of Martin).

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Adjectives

Let's widen your vocabulary!

Think of an adjective that you could form using these nouns and verbs.

1. agriculture
2. associate
3. desire
4. element
5. energy
6. communicate
7. fate
8. contribute
9. glory
10. honor
11. idea
12. initiative
13. declaration
14. frustrate
15. comprehend

Answers:

1. agricultural
2. associative
3. desirable
4. elementary
5. energetic
6. communicable
7. fatal
8. contributory
9. glorious
10. honorable
11. ideal
12. initial
13. declarative
14. frustrating
15. comprehensive

Must May Might Could

It's O'bon season in Japan.

It must be a good holiday for everybody.

The streets may be crowded.

The people might be going back to their hometowns.

Or they might just stay home to relax. Right?

My friend in Japan hasn't replied to my mail yet.

He could be in his hometown now.

When will O'bone season end?




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Must, May, Might, Could are called MODALS in English.


We can use them to show HOW SURE we are when making a GUESS

1- It must be a good holiday for everybody
-----I am 95% sure

2- The streets may be busy
-----I am 50% sure

3- The people might be going back to their hometowns.
-----I am less than 50% sure

4- He could be in his hometown now.
-----This is a very weak guess.

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Must or Have to?

From today, I will start my little tutorials in English.

Our first lesson is about Must and Have to?

When do we use these English modals?

1. Must is a strong order
Like when a mother tells her son to stop playing.
Mother : Hiro, stop playing! You must study now!
Hiro : Ok mom.
* Hiro needs to do it because his mother will get angry.

2. Have to tells about a duty
Like when a sister tells her brother to stop playing because mother will get angry.
Sister : Hiro, stop playing! You have to study now. If not, mom will get angry.
Hiro : Ok.
* Hiro needs to do it because another person (not Sister) will get angry.

Another example:

Daisuke: You have to get a high TOEIC score to enter that company.
Masahiro: I see. I need to study hard.
* Masahiro needs to do it because the company (not Daisuke) will not accept him.




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Desserts

What's your favorite dessert?


Your choice will tell me about your personalilty.



a. mango float





b. black forest cake






c. fresh fruits




d. ice cream





Tell me which one you like best?

Kadayawan

I went to a mall yesterday.

... just walking around

... window shopping

... sipping hot chocolate

... people watching

A tune kept playing. It reminded me of durian ...

...... and street dancing

It was the Kadayawan tune. And the Kadayawan fever is on!

Kadayawan is a festival in Davao City which is celebrated mainly for thanksgiving for the abundant harvest of fruits and flowers. The city's celebration is going to start on August 17.

I'm looking forward to seeing beautiful flower floats and lots of fruits sold on the streets.

Happy Kadayawan!