Green Reading: These 11 Cities May Completely Run Out Of Water Sooner Than You Think (Haffington Post)

For decades scientists have been saying that the United States' lakes, rivers and aquifers are going to have a hard time quenching the thirst of a growing population in a warming world.
A recent report from NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences does not alleviate those fears. It showed that nearly one in 10 watersheds in the U.S. is "stressed," with demand for water exceeding natural supply -- a trend that, researchers say, appears likely to become the new normal.

Grammar: Question Tags

Question tags are questions situated at the end of the sentence used in conversation to get a reaction from the person you are talking to.

It is always used in the opposite way of the main sentence.

SONG: What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

Phrasal Verbs with Down

Back down (or climb down) = to withdraw an earlier claim: "After weeks of negotiating, she backed down and accepted their conditions."

Break down = 1) To examine the different parts of something: "The profits break down in the following way – 50% profit in European sales, a 20% profit in North American sales and a 30% profit in Asian sales." 2) when communication stops between two parties: "The negotiations broke down after two days."; 3) to crush or destroy; 4) to analyse or be subjected to analysis

Vocabulary: Separable Phrasal verbs

A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or an adverb; the combination creates a meaning different from the original verb alone. i.e. Look + After = take care of
There are different types of Phrasal verbs: Separable, Unseparable, three words phrasal verbs... Follow the tag Phrasal Verbs on the right side menu.

Separable Phrasal Verbs

The object may come after the following phrasal verbs or it may separate the two parts:

You have to do this paint job over.

You have to do over this paint job.
When the object of the following phrasal verbs is a pronoun, the two parts of the phrasal verb must be separated:

You have to do it over.

Vocabulary: Unseparable Phrasal Verbs

A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or an adverb; the combination creates a meaning different from the original verb alone. i.e. Look + After = take care of
There are two types of Phrasal verbs: Separable and Unseparable

Unseparable Phrasal Verbs

With the following phrasal verbs, the lexical part of the verb (the part of the phrasal verb that carries the "verb-meaning") cannot be separated from the prepositions (or other parts) that accompany it: "Who will look after my estate when I'm gone?"

Vocabulary: Idioms

An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words, which can make idioms hard for ESL students and learners to understand.  

i.e. raining cats and dogs = to be raining in great amount

List of Idioms

SONG: I Wish That I Could See You Soon (By Herman Düne)

 Please, hear the song once and sing it a second time later. Finally translate it to your own  language.

I Wish That I Could See You Soon (By Herman Düne)

I had to leave you and go away
but I think about you everyday
and in the morning and the afternoon
I wish that I could see you soon

Zero Conditional, 1st Conditional, 2nd Conditional and 3rd Conditional

Zero conditional

Structure: If/When/Unless+ Present Tense        ////       present tense / imperative

• If the sum of the digits of a number is divisible by three, the number is divisible by three (Pres. tense)

• If you see Mr Fox tonight, tell him I am ill. (imperative).

When to use it:  
Nature: When we talk about things that are generally or always true
Time: Present time and imperative