English Vocabulary – ON FIRE
Literally on fire means in the process of burning: The factory was on fire. But the expression on fire is… Read More »English Vocabulary – ON FIRE
Characteristics of Nouns in English
Today we’ll be talking about the main characteristics of nouns. Nouns can be characterized in a couple of ways, depending… Read More »Characteristics of Nouns in English
English Vocabulary – A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
A blessing in disguise is something that at first seems to be a bad or unfortunate thing but eventually turns… Read More »English Vocabulary – A BLESSING IN DISGUISE
Lexical Words, Function Words, Inserts
There are three major groups of words: lexical words, function words and inserts. You can watch the video version here:… Read More »Lexical Words, Function Words, Inserts
Indefinite Articles in English – A vs AN
Let’s talk about indefinite articles today. The indefinite article in English is used in two versions: A and AN. Choosing… Read More »Indefinite Articles in English – A vs AN
Orthographic Word, Grammatical Word and Lexeme
We intuitively know what a WORD is. In written language words are separated by spaces. In spoken language you can… Read More »Orthographic Word, Grammatical Word and Lexeme
Vocabulary and Idioms – Leaving and Abandonment
Here are some idioms that you can use to talk about leaving, departure or abandonment. Strictly speaking, some of them… Read More »Vocabulary and Idioms – Leaving and Abandonment
Sentence, Clause, Phrase, Word and Morpheme
The terms SENTENCE, CLAUSE and PHRASE are sometimes used interchangeably, although they are not the same thing. There is usually… Read More »Sentence, Clause, Phrase, Word and Morpheme
Register vs Text vs Discourse vs Corpus
A REGISTER is a variety of English, such as conversation, newspaper language, fiction, academic prose. A TEXT is an extended… Read More »Register vs Text vs Discourse vs Corpus
Hundred, Thousand, Million vs Hundreds, Thousands, Millions
Numerals like dozen, hundred, thousand, million and such like are sometimes used in singular, sometimes in plural. So, we have… Read More »Hundred, Thousand, Million vs Hundreds, Thousands, Millions
Literary Words vs Everyday Words in English
Today we’ll be talking about poetic and literary words, which are words that are hardly ever used in everyday language… Read More »Literary Words vs Everyday Words in English
Phrasal Verbs with the Verb TAKE
Today we’ll learn some phrasal verbs with the verb TAKE. There are lots of them, so we’ll have to make… Read More »Phrasal Verbs with the Verb TAKE
English Prepositions Used After Nouns
Nouns in English are often followed by prepositions. English prepositions include words like in, at, for, with, from, etc. Probably… Read More »English Prepositions Used After Nouns
Fictional Characters in Everyday Language
Today we’ll be talking about fictional characters that are used in everyday language to describe people who share with them… Read More »Fictional Characters in Everyday Language
Third Person Singular Forms in Present Simple
Today we’ll be talking about the third person: OK, maybe not the third person in the picture, but rather about… Read More »Third Person Singular Forms in Present Simple
How To Read Math – the Basics
Today we’ll be reading some mathematical expressions. How to read math? If you learn math, you will sooner or later… Read More »How To Read Math – the Basics
Present Participle Forms in English
Today we’ll be talking about present participle forms in English. These are forms that we make by adding the –ING… Read More »Present Participle Forms in English
Idiomatic Expressions with Nouns
Today we’ll learn some idiomatic expressions with nouns. Idiomatic expressions are expressions with a meaning that cannot be understood literally.… Read More »Idiomatic Expressions with Nouns
The Pot Calling the Kettle Black
Ike and Kev are in their room. It’s quite late and they are tired. Ike is reading in his bed… Read More »The Pot Calling the Kettle Black
Landscape Formations – Majestic and Beautiful
Let’s learn some useful vocabulary used to describe the landscape today. You definitely know words like mountains, shore, valley or… Read More »Landscape Formations – Majestic and Beautiful
Phrasal Verbs with OUT – a Selection
There are tons of phrasal verbs in English. A phrasal verb generally consists of two parts: the verb and the… Read More »Phrasal Verbs with OUT – a Selection
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