Daily Dose of English - Page 9
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This is the ninth page of the series of video lessons, “Daily Dose of English”.
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Pick Up
Pick up is a very versatile verb which can also be used as a noun. To find out the many ways in which we can use this most useful of verbs, take a look at this video. You’ll pick it up in no time.
Pack
Pack, packet, package, packaging, packing are words that confuse students. We have enlisted the help of the world’s foremost expert on packages to help you understand when to use each word. Live from the North Pole, our special guest will pack you with the information you need to get it right.
OUGH
The letter sequence O-U-G-H can be pronounced in 8 ways in English. This Daily Dose of English will help you to get the pronunciation right.
Computer Symbols
In the computer age in which we now live it is important to be able to name the symbols you find on your keyboard. These include the @ symbol, the $ sign, the \ and more. If you don’t know your curly brace from your square bracket, or your caret from your ampersand, then this is the Daily Dose of English that you have been looking for.
Try out our new and fun Fraction Concoction Game.
Add and subtract fractions to make exciting fraction concoctions following a recipe. There are four levels of difficulty: Easy, medium, hard and insane. Practice the basics of fraction addition and subtraction or challenge yourself with the insane level.
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