Clink on the underneath link, and turn on your speakers! http://go.knovio.com/watch/4f45055af0ae452f899c7b7e4c8fc9dd And here’s an exercise with the verbs that are used: Choose from the following verbs, put it in the right form, and add the correct preposition (in, to, over, for, out, on, up, down, around, of, off, along, etc): Put switch (2x) take get look… Continue reading Phrasal Verbs Presentation
Still is used when something continues. Examples: Is it still raining? Is she still going out with that dreadful man? I still didn’t get an answer from Marie whether she’s coming to our reunion. (= I continue waiting.) Yet is used when something is already finished. Examples: Have you had your breakfast yet? No,… Continue reading Still and Yet
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. William Shakespeare, Hamlet Either and neither may sound a bit strange, but all you need to remember is that they mean: also not. They are used when one thing doesn’t happen, and then the second thing doesn’t happen. When you have the word… Continue reading Neither Do I – Either and Neither
by Jacqueline Schaalje In some languages, like Spanish or Hebrew and many more, there is only one i-sound. This is a problem when people who are born in that language want to speak English. They are able to say only one i-sound, but in English there are three: 1 There is [i] in pig. 2… Continue reading How to Avoid the Bitch on the Beach – Correct your Pronunciation of i-Sounds
When do you use should? – When you give advice. If someone is ill, you can say: “You should see a doctor.” – When you tell someone to do something. You’re the boss, so you tell your employee: “You should finish this before lunch.” The simple way to use should, is to put it with… Continue reading Not So Easy Grammar: Should
Here is some basic stuff about how to write an essay. If you follow these tips, I promise you, you won’t be staring at an empty computer screen or an empty white paper. The most important thing that you need before you can write is the subject. But even more important is to know what… Continue reading Essay Writing – Thinking of a Subject
They mean the same thing, but they’re different in use. Examples: Sentence 1 – He says: “Let’s start dinner.” Sentence 2 – She tells me she is getting married. Maybe you’ve noticed what the difference is: The sentence with “tell” has an object. The object is the person or the people who listen when you… Continue reading Tell or Say
Practise this dialogue that could be spoken in a restaurant: Waiter: What would you like? Customer: I’d like some cake. Waiter: What kind of cake would you like? Customer: I’d like some chocolate cake. Question: Why do you say “some cake” and not “a cake?” Well, because “a” means “one.” You’re not going to eat… Continue reading Easy Grammar – A and some
When do you use “did?” When you want to talk about something in the past. You only need to use “did” when you ask a question or say something in the negative (with “not”). “Did” is used in the past simple tense. The past simple is the simplest form of the past. You use it… Continue reading Easy Grammar – Did
I think I’ve told you on some occasions that I have students coming to me because they want to improve their English, especially speaking. Sometimes those students have very good English, but the only thing that’s missing is their fluency. This week I had an interesting case. Daniella (not her real name) is a pretty… Continue reading Do You Have This Problem: “I Don’t Know How To Finish My Sentences?”
English with a Smile 