Starbucks, One of the Most Recognizable Brands Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. It is the largest coffeehouse company in the world. There are thousands of stores worldwide. Almost half of those stores are located in the United States. Starbucks is the second most valuable fast food brand surpassed
Would Rather / Would Sooner / If Only Would rather/sooner has a meaning similar to would prefer and can be followed by a bare infinitive or by a clause with the past subjunctive or the past perfect subjunctive. The grammar is slightly different between would rather/would sooner and would prefer. would prefer + to + verb (or a
Read and Write Dates Correctly Let's learn how to read and write the dates in English. Revise: the days of the week months of the year Cardinal and Ordinal Numerals Level A1 /Elementary How to write the dates in English? The most common way in British English is to write the day of the month
Speaking Time: Learning a Language Language is the most powerful tool we have for reaching out to other people. We use it to express our thoughts and feelings, to spread ideas and even to establish peace. Such problems of the twenty-first century as war and peace, ecology, demography cannot be solved if people cannot speak
Grammar Time: Mixed Conditionals Mixed conditionals combine two different types of conditional patterns. Exam in Mind Level B1 / B2 Unreal conditionals (type II + III) sometimes can be mixed, that is, the time of the if clause is different from the one of the main clause. Past Condition / Present Result If I had taken
Grammar Time: Adjectives and Adverbs for Speculation Specific modal verbs, adjectives and adverbs are used to introduce speculation and deduction. Let's learn to use modal verbs, adjectives and adverbs for speculation. Speculation is the act of guessing possible answers tp a question without having enough information to be certain. Deduction is the process of reaching a decision or answer by thinking
Welcome to London Would you like to visit London some day? Level B1 Read the text and speak about the capital of the UK. Everybody kmows that London is the capital of Great Britain. Besides, it's a leading cultural, education and financial centre of the United Kindom. London is one of the most visited cities
Writing a review of a TV programme Here you will find a sample of a TV programme review. Exam in Mind Level B1/B2 Using the plan below, write a review (at least 150 words) for a TV programme you have recently seen. Write about: the title of the programme the type of the programme and
Modal Verbs of Possibility: may, might, could The word "possibility" means that something is possible. Possibility is expressed by the modal verbs may, might, could. The speaker thinks that something is possible, but doesn't know for sure and implies "maybe, perhaps". Let's revise modal verbs of possibility. Exam in Mind Level B1/B2 May, might, could are
Grammar Time: Present and Past Modal Verbs of Deduction Let's focus on using modal verbs of deduction. Exam in Mind Level B1+/B2 Use Modal Verbs of Deduction must (present) and must have (past) when you are very certain that something is/was true can't (present) and couldn't have (past) when you are very certain that something is/was
