Halloween delay
What a joke! I had forgotten that I’d made a Halloween cartoon. Well, I haven’t celebrated, as you can understand from this.
Year: 2014
Some Rules for Spoken Conversations
Benson Kua By Jacqueline Schaalje Rule 1 In conversations you usually say one sentence or phrase in response to what another person said. Then you say your own “thing.” Then it’s time for the other person to do the same. Conversations are like catching a ball and throwing the ball back. Something is wrong in… Continue reading Some Rules for Spoken Conversations
List of Auxiliary Verbs Infographic + Quiz
By Jacqueline Schaalje Auxiliary verbs sounds very complicated, but all it means is helping verbs. What are they helping? They are helping the main verb in a sentence. Rule: if you see two verbs (or more) in a sentence, the first one is always the auxiliary verb. If there are three verbs in the sentence,… Continue reading List of Auxiliary Verbs Infographic + Quiz
Getting Fit, Stationary Bikes, Cardio and Everything You Need to Know about Going to a Health Club + Fitness Vocab Quiz
By Sylvia Cook There are a few things that you can expect when going to a health club. First of all, there will probably be a lot for you to do and see. If you have never been to a health club before, a first trip might be a bit surprising. Here, we will look at… Continue reading Getting Fit, Stationary Bikes, Cardio and Everything You Need to Know about Going to a Health Club + Fitness Vocab Quiz
Easy Grammar: Make Negatives in Present Simple
By Jacqueline Schaalje Derek Jensen For negative sentences in the present simple you need to use do and does + not. Present simple is the tense that you use to tell about things that happen regularly, or that are facts. Read more in this article. Here are some examples: 1A I have a cat. B… Continue reading Easy Grammar: Make Negatives in Present Simple
Similes and Metaphors – How to Compare Things in English
By Jacqueline Schaalje What’s Analogy? Analogies come in handy in cases you’d like to describe an experience, person, place, or thing. Instead of saying they are big, boring, exciting, etc., you can compare this thing’s qualities to the qualities of some other thing (or person etc.). Analogies is when you compare important qualities of one thing to… Continue reading Similes and Metaphors – How to Compare Things in English
Formal and Informal Language in Emails
By Jacqueline Schaalje I’ve written about this subject before here. In that article you could read about the differences between formal and informal language in emails. Formal language uses could and may. We then learnt how to make formal emails more friendly. When you’re writing it’s very important to sound friendly, because your message is meant… Continue reading Formal and Informal Language in Emails
TOEFL and IELTS Exam Vocab
by Jacqueline Schaalje More TOEFL and IELTS Exam vocab! Check out this infographic, and then do the quiz. Quiz Use the correct words, derived from these root words: favour, evict, allege, dispute. Click here to do the online quiz. 1 After the tenants hadn’t paid rent for several months, their landlord was ready to ___________… Continue reading TOEFL and IELTS Exam Vocab
Learning English from a Friend
http://www.audio-luci-store.it By Jacqueline Schaalje As I’ve said before, you don’t always need an English teacher to improve your English. Sometimes taking a teacher is expensive, or you live in an area where there are no (good) English teachers. Don’t worry. You can learn English from a friend too, as long as you keep the following… Continue reading Learning English from a Friend
How Much Do Americans Drink?
In many American TV series and movies you can see people drinking without a break. This can make you wonder: is this normal in the US? Um, yes, I’m afraid drinking is a normal part of life in Northern America. Not very healthy, is it? But what are some reasons people drink in America? At… Continue reading How Much Do Americans Drink?
English with a Smile 