In this video you will learn how to politely and effectively decline an invitation. It means that when someone asks you to do something together or go out together, you will be able to say thank you, but I can’t — in a nice way. Earlier Videos about Invitations and Accepting an Invitation In case… Continue reading Invitations 2: How to Decline an Invitation + Quiz
Your task is to read a short story, “The Dwarf,” which you can find here. Then answer the vocabulary questions. I’ll tell you briefly what the story is about and what you can expect. About the writer Ray Bradbury: Alan Light Ray Bradbury (died in 2012) was an American writer best known for his surrealist… Continue reading The Dwarf by Ray Bradbury: Story + Vocabulary Quiz
inflate (verb) – blow up with air or gas, or make bigger (in general) deflate (verb) – let the air or gas out, or make smaller Note: inflate and deflate are opposites reflate (verb) – blow up again (re means again) inflation (noun) – the act of filling something with air, or economic inflation which means that… Continue reading Word to the Wise: inflate and deflate
Watch this video to find out which English phrases to use when you want to ask someone out. This is not only for dating, but can be used for business or asking a friend to do something with you. After you’ve watched the video, I have a question for you. Question: In the video… Continue reading Invitations: Asking Someone out the Easy Way (not only for dating)
indolent (adjective) – inactive indolently (adverb) – inactively indolence (noun) – not doing anything Note: If you’ve looked at the last Word of the Wise, you will notice that the endings of indolent and benevolent are the same! Here are some examples of how you can use indolent: The teacher was despairing at how indolent his students were:… Continue reading Word to the Wise: indolent
“Hugs can do great amounts of good – especially for children.” Princess Diana For things that you can count, you can say: a number of. If you can’t count it, you can speak about an amount of something. Examples with Number of and Amount of Here are some examples: A number of trees were lining… Continue reading The Difference Between Number of and Amount of
benevolent (adjective) – showing or doing good (Bene means good in Latin, and volens means want, also in Latin, so together: want good). benevolently (adverb) – showing or doing good benevolence (noun) – good will Here are some examples of how you can use benevolent: Helping others is a benevolent act. Would you rather work for… Continue reading Word to the Wise: benevolent
I found the most used opposites in a book about word frequencies in English, and thought you might find this interesting. The book, Word Frequencies in Written and Spoken English by Geoffrey N. Leech, Paul Raysona and Andrew Wilson, contains many interesting lists of words that are used the most by English speakers. Here is… Continue reading Which Are the Most Often Used Opposites?
Take a ___________ out of someone’s book – Copying someone’s good example Choose the right answer: A leaf B compliment C sentence D bug scroll down for the answer scroll some more The right answer is: leaf. (a leaf is not only one of those green thingies that grow on… Continue reading Instant Idiom: Take a ___________ out of someone’s book
How many words do you know for build? Right, construct. Well done. But there are more. And what’s the opposite of build? Destroy, you say? Could be, but there are more precise words. Learn all the vocabulary in this infographic. And then do the quiz. Quiz Click here to do this quiz online. Only one… Continue reading Your 10-Minute Guide to Building Words Infographic
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