ENGLISH IN 7 SECRETS 7 Secrets Test: Sentence Stress

Find the stressed words in each sentence: Example: My friend is English. my FRIEND is ENGLISH. 1 Do you like coffee? 2 Would you like a coffee? 3 I think he wants to go. 4 I don't think so. 5 London is the capital of Britain. 6 Have you ever seen this film? 7 Where can we go? Answers at: http://www.englishclub.com/7/203.htm These are the answers to your test. Did you get them all right? Sentence 1 Do you like coffee? 2 Would you like a coffee? 3 I think he wants to go. 4 I don't think so. 5 London is the capital of Britain. 6 Have you ever seen this film? 7 Where can we go? STRESSED WORDS do you LIKE COFFEE would you LIKE a COFFEE i THINK that he WANTS to GO i DON'T THINK so LONDON is the CAPITAL of BRITAIN have you EVER SEEN this FILM WHERE can we GO

7 Seas
A very famous phrase in English is "the seven seas". Many song and poems refer to "sailing the seven seas" to express the idea of roaming the whole world by sea. But what are the seven seas? Today, the seven seas are generally considered to be the: - Arctic Ocean - Antarctic Ocean - Indian Ocean

- North Pacific Ocean - South Pacific Ocean - North Atlantic Ocean - South Atlantic Ocean So why are the seven seas in fact "oceans"? Well, ocean simply means a very large sea. There are many seas in the world. First of all, all the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its land masses is called "sea", or "the sea". But "the sea" actually consists of many seas of different sizes, for example the Black Sea, or the Caribbean Sea. The largest of the seas are called "oceans", and there are seven of them, as listed above. Actually, you can find other lists that define the seven seas differently. It doesn't really matter: the term is figurative, and is usually used to suggest "all the seas of the world", or everywhere that is covered by salt water. Word Checker -----------figurative: not real, not literal literal: words used in their real or most basic sense salt water: water with salt (seas, oceans) fresh water: water with no salt (rivers, lakes)

7 Times of the Day

Here are 7 important times or parts of the day in English. -MIDNIGHT This is the middle of the night (00:00 hours). MIDDAY This is the middle of the day, also called "NOON" (12:00 hours). -MORNING This is the time from midnight to midday. AFTERNOON This is the time from midday (noon) to evening. From 12:00 hours to approximately 18:00 hours. EVENING This is the time from the end of the afternoon to midnight. From approximately 18:00 hours to 00:00 hours. --

DAWN This is the time when the sun rises or comes up (sunrise). DUSK This is the time when the sun sets or goes down (sunset). You can see a picture explaining these and other terms about times of the day and night at: http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/time-day-night.htm

7 Colours of the Rainbow

Have you ever seen a rainbow? Sometimes when the sun is shining and it is rainy somewhere at the same time, you can see a rainbow. It's a huge arch of colours in the sky. It's caused by the light from the sun being broken up by water droplets in the atmosphere. The sun's light is "white", but the water droplets break it up into seven different colours, always in this order: RED ORANGE YELLOW GREEN BLUE INDIGO VIOLET There is an easy way to remember them (a mnemonic): - Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain These colours are the "visible" part of the sun's radiation. But there are many other parts that are not visible to the human eye. For example: - immediately below red is "infraRED" - immediately beyond violet is "ultraVIOLET" (UV) Word Checker -----------arch: a curved symmetrical structure atmosphere: the air colour (British English) color (American English) droplet: a very small drop of liquid infra: below mnemonic: a device or trick to aid the memory ultra: beyond

7 Secrets Test: Odd Word Out

Can you find the ODD WORD OUT in each group? Example: car bus train CARROT plane ship bicycle 1) cat monkey elephant wallet snake leopard antelope 2) beef rice watch pork lamb cabbage potato 3) road track canal corridor lighter way passage 4) book newspaper television internet radio film curtain 5) lawn town village hamlet city metropolis community 6) eye finger toe hair nostril knee leaf 7) museum bedroom cafe restaurant cinema gallery shop Answers at: http://www.englishclub.com/7/259.htm

7 Wonders of the Ancient World

A "wonder" is something beautiful or exceptional that gives us a feeling of surprise or admiration. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were amazing buildings and structures in ancient times. Here is the generally accepted list: The Great Pyramid of Giza (modern Egypt) Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at Giza, outside modern Cairo, is often called the first wonder of the world. This pyramid was built around the year 2560 BC and is the only Ancient Wonder to survive today. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (modern Iraq) These beautiful gardens were probably built by King Nebuchadnezzar around the year 600 BC to please his queen, Amuhia. Their terraces perhaps rose as high as 300 feet. The Statue of Zeus (Jupiter) at Olympia (modern Greece) This was a colossal 40 ft high figure in gold and ivory. It was built by Phidias in the 5th century BC. The Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus (modern Turkey) This was a beautiful building, started about 350 BC, built in honour of the Greek goddess of hunting. The temple was destroyed by invading Goths in AD 262.

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (modern Turkey) This was a famous tomb built by Queen Artemisia around the year 353 BC in memory of her husband, King Mausolus. This tomb is the origin of the modern word "mausoleum". The Colossus at Rhodes (modern Greece) This was a huge bronze statue of Helios (Apollo), about 105 ft high. It was created by the sculptor Chares, who apparently worked on it for 12 years, finally completing it in 280 BC. It was destroyed during an earthquake in 224 BC. The Pharos of Alexandria (modern Egypt) This was a lighthouse built by Sostratus of Cnidus during the 3rd century BC on the island of Pharos. It was destroyed by an earthquake in the 13th century. Word Checker -----------AD: abbreviation for "Anno Domini" (after Christ) ancient: very old, the very distant past BC: abbreviation for "before Christ" ft: foot or feet (3 feet = approximately 1 metre) lighthouse: a tower with a light to warn ships at sea mausoleum: a large building containing a tomb or tombs sculptor: an artist who makes sculptures wonder: something that causes great admiration

7 Secrets Test: Categories

Can you match the words on the left with the 7 categories on the right? Use a dictionary to check the meanings. Make sure you note any new words in your vocabulary book! Examples: car > vehicle milk > drink 1 leopard vegetable 2 desk currency 3 office block animal 4 v.a.t. profession 5 pound furniture 6 accountant tax 7 cabbage building

7 Aches
You probably know the word "ache". It can be a verb or a noun, and means "to hurt" or "a pain". We sometimes combine the word "ache" with parts of the body. For example, if our back hurts, we say that we have "backache" or "a backache". We do *not* do this with all parts of the body. For example,

we cannot say that we have a "handache". There are really only five parts of the body that we combine with "ache". They are shown below, plus two other words that we use in a slightly different way. -BACKACHE EARACHE HEADACHE STOMACHACHE TOOTHACHE -HEARTACHE We do not use this to mean a *physical* pain in the heart. Instead, it means an emotional pain. FACEACHE This means an ugly or miserable-looking person. (BrE)

7 Meals of the Day

Do you know all the words for the meals that we eat during the day? Most people probably eat about three main meals every day, but here are 7 words for main and other meals that we often use: -BREAKFAST The first meal of the day. Usually around 6am-9am. BRUNCH A meal eaten in the late morning, instead of BReakfast and lUNCH. (informal) ELEVENSES A snack (for example, biscuits and coffee). Around 11am. (BrE, informal) LUNCH A meal in the middle of the day. Usually around noon or 1pm. TEA A light afternoon meal of sandwiches, cakes etc, with a drink of tea. Around 4pm. It is also sometimes called AFTERNOON TEA. (mainly BrE). TEA can also refer to a cooked

evening meal, around 6pm. (BrE) SUPPER A light or informal evening meal. Around 6pm-7pm. DINNER The main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the day or in the evening. Usually when people say "dinner", they mean an evening meal, around 7pm-9pm.

7 x 2 = 365
365 is the number of days since you first signed up for "7 Secrets for ESL Learners"! So today is an anniversary for you. An "anniversary" is a date on which something happened one year before, or in the past. And I wanted to congratulate you on the progress in English that I am sure you have made over the past year. "Anniversary" is based on the Latin word "annus", which means "year". We use it in expressions like "wedding anniversary". EnglishClub.com's anniversary is the 7th July every year (EnglishClub.com was founded on 7/7/97). Your own birthday is an anniversary, the anniversary of your birth. You could say that today is your "7 Secrets anniversary"! There are several expressions in English based on the Latin word "annus", for example: annal (noun): a record of the events of one year annals (noun): a record of events year by year Anno Domini [A.D.]: in the year of our Lord annual (adj.): happening once a year annual general meeting [A.G.M.]: yearly business meeting annuity (noun): money paid to someone each year per annum [p.a.]: per year Why does 7 x 2 = 365? That's easy! 7 x 2 = 14 and 3 + 6 + 5 = 14 1. If you haven't already, sign up for our monthly newsletter: http://www.englishclub.com/join.htm 2. Subscribe to an EnglishClub.com feed: http://www.englishclub.com/about/english-club-feeds.htm 3. Get the EnglishClub.com Toolbar: http://englishclubcom.ourtoolbar.com/