In this English lesson you will learn the difference between the confusing English verbs WIN, EARN and BEAT. … [Read more...] about Confusing English verbs WIN, EARN and BEAT
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Using Discourse Markers in English to change the topic
Today's English lesson is about DISCOURSE MARKERS and how we use them in English when we want to change the topic when we are speaking or writing. A discourse marker is a word or phrase like 'by the way', 'incidentally' or 'right'. We use them to manage, connect or segment what we say or write. In other words, when we want to break up long pieces of speech. They … [Read more...] about Using Discourse Markers in English to change the topic
Using the Present Simple as a future tense
In this English grammar lesson you will learn how we use the present simple tense when we talk about the future. Now, I imagine you are all familiar with other future tenses in English like 'going to' and 'will', right? They are the more common future tenses in English. However, we can also use the present simple to talk about the future. There are three main ways to … [Read more...] about Using the Present Simple as a future tense
Using Emphasizing Adjectives in English
In this English lesson you will learn about using Emphasizing Adjectives in English. This lesson is aimed at people studying B2 level English or above. We use this type of adjective to show strong feelings and we use an adjective - noun combination. Emphasizing adjective examples Some examples of this type of adjective are: absolute, complete, outright, pure, real, … [Read more...] about Using Emphasizing Adjectives in English
Using Stative verbs in English
This English lesson is about stative verbs and how we use them in English. What are stative verbs? Verbs are normally either action verbs or a state (stative) verbs. For example, verbs that talk about feelings, thoughts, senses, possession and measures are state verbs. The main characteristic of stative verbs is that they are not used in continuous tenses. … [Read more...] about Using Stative verbs in English