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A Guide to Arches National Park Posted by on Jun 9, 2014

Name: Arches National Park Year Established: November 12, 1971 Location: 6 km North of Moab, UT Season: Open all year, 24 hours a day. Hours for the visitor center vary depending on the current season. Cost: $5 for walk-ins, bicycles, and motorbikes; $10 per vehicle (both are good for 7 days) Accommodation: Devil’s Garden is the only campground in the park…

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English slang for the word ‘cheap’ Posted by on Jun 5, 2014

When you are out buying something you are usually looking for a good price, for a deal, for something cheap, right? I know I am. Well, today I have a whole bunch of English vocabulary you can use to talk about things that are cheap or priced right. Let’s start with a look at the…

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The passive voice Posted by on Jun 3, 2014

Let’s talk about the passive tense, an often disparaged and misunderstood verb tense in English. The passive tense is a grammatical construction used in writing and speaking. It is a verb tense, but is also often called a “voice.”  When the passive tense is used the noun or noun phrase (which is the object in…

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