How to Use Titles in the Correct Way In English it’s polite to use a title when you speak to someone or about someone. But we hear Ms. Jenny too many times. Titles are used only with someone’s last name. Here are the most common titles and their abbreviations: Abbreviation: In Full: When to Use:… Continue reading How to Use Titles in the Correct Way: Mr, Ms or Mrs?
Making new words in English can be done by a number of ways. Here we talk about prefixes and about compound words. 1 Prefixes There are many prefixes in English. The nice thing is that you don’t need to know all the individual words that you can make with prefixes. In many cases it’s… Continue reading Making New Words – Prefixes and Compound Words
Remember Words Better When You Learn them with Movement Researchers from Leipzig, Germany, have proved that students remember words better when they’re taught while doing a movement. Teachers have known this for years, which is why they teach children to act words out. For example if you teach a child the word “cook” you can… Continue reading A Tip for Memorizing Words – Use Movement
The word “project” can be a noun and it can be a verb. But did you know that they are pronounced differently? Now you do. Project (noun) has the stress on the first syllable (“pro”). Project (verb) has the stress on the second syllable (“ject”). There are numerous other words like these. In all of… Continue reading Pronunciation: Stress Differences in Nouns and Verbs
Taken from http://photoeverywhere.co.uk/ By Olga Koliichuk In English word order is very important. When we describe something we use adjectives. We can describe color, size or any other properties of a noun. A noun is a part of speech which denotes an object (a person, an animal, etc). There are some rules that… Continue reading A Wonderful Big Round Old Brown Chinese Stone Temple – Word Order of Adjectives
Here are the more common irregular verbs: If you know a verb that should be on the list, let me know. V1 Base Form V2 Past Simple V3 Past Participle arise arose arisen awake awoke awoken be was/were been bear bore borne beat beat beaten become became become begin began begun bend bent bent bet… Continue reading List of Irregular Verb Forms
By Olga Koliichuk There are some problems with LESS and FEWER. Let’s make their meanings and usage clear. LESS is a comparative degree of LITTLE. Little is used with uncountable nouns (objects that you cannot count): time, love, flour, meat, money, etc. Examples: I received less love than my brother. Now there is less… Continue reading The Less Money you Spend the More You Save – Less or Fewer
1) English speakers don’t usually say just yes or no. They say at the very least: “No, sorry,” or “Yes, okay.” If you give a short answer, you’ll be considered rude or unfriendly. In other languages it may be acceptable or even admired when you don’t use a lot of words, but not in English.… Continue reading The Three Things in English that You Absolutely Should Know
Many people, including a bunch of English teachers, think you can’t change your accents. That’s not true. Usually the “rule” is that after you reached your thirtieth birthday, your accent will be fully formed, and you won’t be able to change it. Don’t worry, that’s not completely accurate. Although it’s easier to change your accent… Continue reading Correcting your Accent – Pronuncation of V
Taken from http://lifeokblog.blogspot.co.il By Olga Koliichuk This, that, these, those are demonstrative pronouns, which means they indicate some objects. THIS is used with nouns in the singular and denotes that the object is close to the speaker. It’s here. Examples: This cup is clean. This picture is by Vincent Van Gogh. This exercise is too… Continue reading I Like This Ice Cream and These Cookies
English with a Smile 