20130608

4 Ways to Invite Forgiveness and Love into Your Heart

Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.” – Mahatma Gandhi Do you find it easy to forgive people who have hurt or abused you in some way? I didn... Read more

4 Ways to Invite Forgiveness and Love into Your Heart

Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.” – Mahatma Gandhi Do you find it easy to forgive people who have hurt or abused you in some way? I didn... Read more

Rephrasing

1. She will post you the documents on Monday morning.
The documents …
2. I broke my leg last week. I won‟t be in the dance competition tonight.
If I …
3. It‟s two years since I had a puncture.
I haven’t …
4. “Who has been using my computer?” asked Tom.
Tom …
5. Mark‟s wife was wearing a dress last night. It was beautiful.
The dress …
6. Perhaps my secretary knows his address.
My secretary …
7.. They want someone to clean the windows.
They want to have …
8. Her parents said: “Get your coat, Lydia!”
Her parents …
9.  Ann had been working all day. She was tired and needed a rest.
Ann,
10. They went on a trip in spite of the bad weather.
Although the …

Rephrasing

1. She will post you the documents on Monday morning.
The documents …
2. I broke my leg last week. I won‟t be in the dance competition tonight.
If I …
3. It‟s two years since I had a puncture.
I haven’t …
4. “Who has been using my computer?” asked Tom.
Tom …
5. Mark‟s wife was wearing a dress last night. It was beautiful.
The dress …
6. Perhaps my secretary knows his address.
My secretary …
7.. They want someone to clean the windows.
They want to have …
8. Her parents said: “Get your coat, Lydia!”
Her parents …
9.  Ann had been working all day. She was tired and needed a rest.
Ann,
10. They went on a trip in spite of the bad weather.
Although the …

Rephrasing Keys

1. She will post you the documents on Monday morning.
The documents … will be posted to you on Monday morning.
2. I broke my leg last week. I won‟t be in the dance competition tonight.
If I … hadn’t broken my lag last week, I would be in the competition tonight.
3. It‟s two years since I had a puncture.
I haven’t … had a puncture for two years.
4. “Who has been using my computer?” asked Tom.
Tom … asked who had been using his computer.
5. Mark‟s wife was wearing a dress last night. It was beautiful.
The dress … which / that /  Mark’s wife was wearing last night was beautiful.
6. Perhaps my secretary knows his address.
My secretary … may / might / could know his address.
7 They want someone to clean the windows.
They want to have … the windows cleaned.
8. Her parents said: “Get your coat, Lydia!”
Her parents … told her to get her coat.
9. Ann had been working all day. She was tired and needed a rest.
Ann, … who had been working all day, was tired and needed a rest.
10. They went on a trip in spite of the bad weather.
Although the … weather was bad, they went on a trip.

Rephrasing Keys

1. She will post you the documents on Monday morning.
The documents … will be posted to you on Monday morning.
2. I broke my leg last week. I won‟t be in the dance competition tonight.
If I … hadn’t broken my lag last week, I would be in the competition tonight.
3. It‟s two years since I had a puncture.
I haven’t … had a puncture for two years.
4. “Who has been using my computer?” asked Tom.
Tom … asked who had been using his computer.
5. Mark‟s wife was wearing a dress last night. It was beautiful.
The dress … which / that /  Mark’s wife was wearing last night was beautiful.
6. Perhaps my secretary knows his address.
My secretary … may / might / could know his address.
7 They want someone to clean the windows.
They want to have … the windows cleaned.
8. Her parents said: “Get your coat, Lydia!”
Her parents … told her to get her coat.
9. Ann had been working all day. She was tired and needed a rest.
Ann, … who had been working all day, was tired and needed a rest.
10. They went on a trip in spite of the bad weather.
Although the … weather was bad, they went on a trip.

20130607

Costa Brava town says goodbye to British writer Tom Sharpe

Catalan officials on Thursday offered their condolences over the death at the age 85 of Tom Sharpe, the British satirical novelist and author of the Wilt series, who had been living in the region for over 15 years.
The first deputy mayor of Palafrugell, Albert Gómez, held a joint press conference with the writer’s widow, Nancy Sharpe, his doctor, and the director of the Hotel Llevant, where he stayed for four spells before finally purchasing a home in Llafranc.