Justin Timberlake is Almost a Dad! Read and Practice Almost

Posted on Mar 3 2015 - 11:00am by PopESL

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The baby is almost here!
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JT is almost a dad!

Any day now. The adorable couple are about to be parents.

Earlier this year, on his 34th birthday, the singer finally confirmed that he and wife, Jessica Biel, are expecting their first child together with a cute photo on Instagram.

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It looks like we won’t have to wait too long to see Baby Timberlake-Biel.

The mom to be returned to work last week in New Orleans, where she is shooting her upcoming film The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. She has been photographed quite a bit showing her almost-ready-to-pop baby bump while on set.  Based on the photos, it looks as if the 32 year old star is almost due.

Biel is going to be a busy new mom. Besides filming, she is opening a kid friendly restaurant soon in LA called Au Fudge.

Congrats to the soon to be parents…you’re almost there!

Justin and Jessica are almost parents. Let’s talk about how to use “almost” in English.

Here are some rules:

  • “Almost” is an adverb that modifies verbs.
  • It “almost always” appears before the verb it modifies (unless it modifies a be verb).
  • If it modifies a form of be, it follows the verb.
  • It can mean: not yet, not quite, not completely, nearly, about to be.
  • It can modify adjectives as well.
  • It comes before an adjective that it modifies.
  • It can be used with always and never, but not sometimes, occasionally or often.
  • It can modify quantities of time, money and amounts.
  • If it is used with a number,  it comes before the number.

Here are some examples:

  • She is almost finished with her test.
  • Almost everyone knows who the Kardashians are.
  • I own almost 50 pairs of shoes.
  • They have dated for almost two years.
  • You and I talk almost every day.
  • Almost every song Taylor Swift sings is a hit.
  • We are almost there.

Now let’s practice! Is almost used correctly in each sentence?

Her hair is almost always perfect.
She has 2000 almost Facebook friends.
That movie sometimes almost makes me cry.
Sia almost never shows her face.
His project is done almost.
Selena Gomez almost always goes back to Beiber.
My boyfriend is almost 21 years old.
I am almost as tall as he is.
Her money for school almost is gone.
Why does Emma Stone choose almost always good roles?

Want more reading practice about Justin? You’re in luck. You can read more here.

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