Упражнения: Learning foreign languages. English in the world

Don't make the situation worse by making a mistake. Late is an adjective and not a verb, so you can't form the gerund from it. The structure that is used here is to be late.

Right! Because of your proper English, the hostess forgives you.

A typical mistake. In English, feel isn't followed by myself. Saying I feel myself good will put you in an awkward position because it means that you touch yourself and it gives you pleasure.

Right. Forget about feel myself, only feel good is correct here. It may sound good in your native language, but in English, saying I feel myself good will put you in an awkward position because it means that you touch yourself and it gives you pleasure.

Right!

"I think slowly," the man answers ironically. The problem is that How is used to ask about the way something is done, for example, think (how?) slowly. It is important to remember the difference between how and what.

Unfortunately, no. You can't answer Please when somebody thanks you.

That's right! It's a correct and polite way to answer.

Yes. In the USA and in Britain, people use the 12-hour clock and add a.m. or p.m. to tell the difference between 7 in the morning and 7 in the evening.

Not the best idea. The American will understand what you mean, but saying at 7 would be better. In the USA and in Britain, people use the 12-hour clock and add a.m. or p.m. to tell the difference between 7 in the morning and 7 in the evening. The 24-hour clock in these countries is only used in some areas (aviation, the military, medicine etc.) where making a mistake about time could be dangerous.