đ Welcome to Part 2 of our Lesson in which we look at difficult areas for many Russian students of English in particular. You may find it helpful to check đ Part 1 first to understand why we chose Henry Jamesâ excellent novel, The Portrait of a Lady (1881), for this Lesson, as well as […]
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This month I am writing a series of Lesson posts covering the most common mistakes that students make. Today I am focusing on confusing English issues for native Russian speakers and hope very much it will help anyone who struggles with these areas. As I mentioned in my previous Lesson, there is no need to
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đŒI wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils ⊠– William Wordsworth, ‘The Daffodils’ (1807) đŒ This is Part 2 of our Lesson on âDifferent Ways of Seeingâ: having read Wordsworthâs poem in Part 1, we
đ”ïž The first of March â also known as âSt Davidâs Dayâ, Walesâ national day, when the Welsh like to wear small daffodils (or leeks) as a national symbol. That, together with our own daffodils, crocuses, and snowdrops has brought to mind one of the most famous poems in the English language, William Wordsworthâs âThe