Week of February 27th
What time is it?
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- Telling time exercises at agendaweb.org/vocabulary/time-exercises.html
Me too
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I can't believe this weather.
I can't believe (that)!
That is unbelievable!
Tom: What a terrible earthquake! All the houses collapsed, one by one.
Jane: I can't
believe that!
Bill: This lake is nearly two hundred feet deep. Sue: I can't believe that! Bill: Take my word for it.
I can't believe | I couldn't believe
This page is about the conversational phrase I can't believe | I couldn't believe.Meaning: You can say this when describing something that's true, but so amazing or disturbing that you can't believe it's true.
For example:
That is unbelievable!
Tom: What a terrible earthquake! All the houses collapsed, one by one.
Jane: I can't
believe that!
Bill: This lake is nearly two hundred feet deep. Sue: I can't believe that! Bill: Take my word for it.
I can't believe | I couldn't believe
This page is about the conversational phrase I can't believe | I couldn't believe.Meaning: You can say this when describing something that's true, but so amazing or disturbing that you can't believe it's true.
For example:
- "Check it out! It's one of those new TV's."
"Wow. I can't believe how clear the picture is!" - "I couldn't believe how badly they were treated."
"The garment workers?"
"Yes! They worked for twelve hours straight in a dirty factory, and they only got two dollars!" - Find out more about conversational phrases at
- www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Conversational_Phrases/I/I_can_t_believe_I_couldn_t_believe_4558.htm
Ash Wednesday
Question: "What is Ash Wednesday?"
Answer: Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Its official name is “Day of Ashes,” so called because of the practice of rubbing ashes on one’s forehead in the sign of a cross. Since it is exactly 40 days (excluding Sundays) before Easter Sunday, it will always fall on a Wednesday—there cannot be an “Ash Thursday” or “Ash Monday.” The Bible never mentions Ash Wednesday—for that matter, it never mentions Lent.
Answer: Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Its official name is “Day of Ashes,” so called because of the practice of rubbing ashes on one’s forehead in the sign of a cross. Since it is exactly 40 days (excluding Sundays) before Easter Sunday, it will always fall on a Wednesday—there cannot be an “Ash Thursday” or “Ash Monday.” The Bible never mentions Ash Wednesday—for that matter, it never mentions Lent.
- Find out more at www.gotquestions.org/Ash-Wednesday.html
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- Exercises related to Ash Wednesday at www.eslholidaylessons.com/02/ash_wednesday.html
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