Reviewing words and expressions is fundamental and will boost your vocabulary. Here are ten tips on how to review effectively. 1. Use a notebook. Make it your tool and your treasure chest. 2. Don’t mistake quantity for quality. It is… Read More »10 tips on how to review vocabulary
When they hear the word SQUASH, most people think of a sport. But did you know you can eat and drink squash? And that squash and Halloween are closely related? And that it is a verb, too? How? Squash is… Read More »Squash | Multiple meanings
Food is so important to us that it is even found in technology. Here are the edible bits and pieces among the tech terms – all you can eat in the tech world. Enjoy! • Cookie Tech: A small piece… Read More »Tech Terms 4: Food
It’s been a while since I posted something on my blog, but it’s good to be back. I’ve really missed it! How have you been since then? Learn 6 phrases and 3 questions you can use to greet people after… Read More »What to say after a longer absence
No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. — Albert Einstein
By using GET + to + infinitive we can speak about opportunities, success, permission or ability. You will also discover that we can use it to refer to gradually developing an attitude or realizing something. Find more explanations and examples… Read More »GET 8: GET to do something
FANS can be found at concerts and in stadiums, at film festivals and on the internet. But fans can also create cool air: They can be manual or electric. We also find fans in buildings and engines. As a verb,… Read More »Fan | Multiple meanings
“Watch films in English”. “Read English books”. “Listen to English”. These are the classic recommendations learners of English get in order to work on their English outside class. But how useful are they to lower level learners, and what are… Read More »The right kind of fun for lower levels
TICK: Something small, something short. It can refer to a sound. It can talk about time. It can be a symbol we use when working through lists or marking a choice. But a tick is also a small parasitic animal.… Read More »Tick | Multiple meanings
‘GET‘ can replace ‘have’ in causatives: He got his hair cut. = He had his hair cut. The Causative speaks about things that we do not do ourselves, but for which we normally pay someone to do them for us.… Read More »‘Get’ 7: Replacing ‘have’ in the Causative