What’s in The News? Hurricane, Typhoon or Tropical Cyclone?

Speaking Practice. Shopping for Gloves

English Grammar. What is “Active and Passive Voice?”

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized  by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation,  strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce  heavy rain. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone  is referred to by different names, including hurricane, typhoon,  tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, and simply cyclone.  A hurricane is a tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and  northeastern Pacific Ocean, a typhoon occurs in the northwestern  Pacific Ocean, and a cyclone occurs in the south Pacific or Indian  Ocean.

Tropical cyclones typically form over large bodies of relatively warm  water. They derive their energy through the evaporation of water from  the ocean surface, which ultimately re-condenses into clouds and rain  when moist air rises and cools to saturation. They are far less common  south of the Equator, mainly because the African easterly jet, warmer  waters, and areas of atmospheric instability, which gives rise to  cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean and Americas, occur in the Northern  hemisphere, and because vertical wind shear is much stronger south of  the equator, which typically prevents tropical depressions and potential  storms from developing into cyclones.

Saleslady: Can I help you?

Gloria: Yes, I’m looking for a pair of white gloves. I think I wear size six.

Saleslady: The white gloves are on this counter. Let’s see… here’s a size six. These are very nice, and they’re washable, too.

Gloria: Oh, I’ll try them on. Hmmm… they seem to fit. How much are they?

Saleslady: Five dollars.

Gloria: All right. I’ll take them.

Saleslady: That’ll be five ­twenty with the tax.

Can I help you? or May I help you? = Is the way a sales clerk normally approaches a customer with an offer of assistance.

Size six. Women’s gloves are usually available in quarter sizes (6, 6  1/4, 6 1/2, 6 3/4, etc.). Most women wear a size between 6 and 8.

The white gloves are on this counter. = The sales counter or glass counter.

Let’s see. = An expression used when a person wants to think  something over, to ponder, to make a choice or decision, or to look for  something.

I’ll try them on. = “Try on” is a separable two ­word verb meaning to test the fit or appearance of a garment by putting it on.

How much are they? = How much do they cost?

Five ­twenty = Five dollars and twenty cents ($5.20).

Great subject! Students learn active voice at the earliest stages of  English. Passive voice is usually taught at the pre-intermediate or  intermediate levels. However, students should be introduced to passive  voice at the earliest stages of English study. Why? To stress the  importance of both the verb “To Be” and “Participle 2“ verbs. Why is  this important?

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