An important part of improving your English is learning which words go together to make natural English sentences. These combinations of words are called collocations . Do we make a mistake or do a mistake ? Which is the correct ve ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/11/2012 - 14:24 - 14 comments
The media rule the world at the moment! Here's a listening exercise for you, based on the Lady Gaga song, Paparazzi. All you need to do is fill in the missing words, all of which are related to the media. I recommend ...
Fill in the blanks lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/17/2012 - 07:25 - 16 comments
This grammar point is something that many students find confusing – the difference between adjectives ending in –ed or –ing ! The main thing to remember is this: adjectives with –ing are the c ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/18/2012 - 09:23 - 8 comments
Here's a quiz to test your knowledge of common English idioms. Click here for all the explanations of the expressions Hide explanations of the expressions Green with envy: To be envious or jealous of someo ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/11/2012 - 14:25 - 12 comments
Here are ten more words on the AWL from the ' B ' and ' C ' list. BTW (=by the way), in the future, I'll start at the beginning of the alphabet again to pick up words not yet covered. Remember that there are 570 words altogether on the AWL, so it ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/14/2012 - 11:59 - 19 comments
We use demonstrative adjectives to point out specific people or things. This and that This and that modify singular nouns. This is used to point out something that is near by: "This book I'm holding is v ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/17/2012 - 06:20 - 20 comments
For the sake of variety, this exercise differs from the previous ones focusing on the AWL. Here the object is to choose the 'e' word that best completes the sentence. Having some context may help you to better select the correct answer. ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/14/2012 - 14:13 - 8 comments
Auxiliary verbs are the verbs which help the main verb and give extra meaning to it. For example: "I have studied English for three years." The auxiliary verb have changes the tense of the sentence to present p ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/18/2012 - 06:30 - 18 comments
Present Continuous is used to describe an action that’s happening at the moment, but it’s also sometimes used to talk about a future plan. The form of the Present Continuous is: Positive : Am, is or are + verb + ing ...
Fill in the blanks lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/15/2012 - 12:30 - 9 comments
The famous sitcom and now movie " Sex and the City " makes use of so many comparisons, people in New York are always comparing their clothes, bodies, houses, salaries etc.... etc... ! Read about the different characters from the movie an ...
Fill in the blanks lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/15/2012 - 13:05 - 5 comments
