Ok, so you are here to learn some English. Well, I am going to throw you a curve ball (do something unexpected). Sometimes, we can use mathematics to help us with our English. If math is not your cup of tea (you have no interest), don't si ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/15/2012 - 07:27 - 12 comments
... up these idioms have no real meaning in themselves and only appear as part of a pair. English is choc-a-bloc (full of) with these ...
Plain Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/08/2012 - 06:32 - 6 comments
Affect is a verb, although very rarely it can be used as a noun. Effect can be a verb or a noun, so it's to get them confused. Try using them like this: Effect (noun) A thing that has happened. 'Watch ...
Fill in the blanks lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/07/2012 - 13:28 - 16 comments
... I realised that I was talking aloud to myself, and not only using the word 'indeed', but using it in outrage at the end of a ... was today's music mostly rubbish, where the guitarist only played the same three chords, and you couldn't understand four out of ... six or seven times to be able to get the message e, only you couldn't be bothered because it was rubbish anyway? Um...yes. Did ...
Fill in the blanks lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/14/2012 - 07:41 - 3 comments
'___ section of the orchestra does the flute belong?' It was very popular the last time, so today we take another look at 'Wh...' questions. To review, 'Wh...' words are what, when, why, where, which, which and how ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/09/2012 - 14:27 - 15 comments
... becoming extinct - disappearing forever. 'There are only 500 Siberian tigers in the world. They are an endangered species.' ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/10/2012 - 07:26 - 16 comments
Hi guys. Let's start a new topic about your favourite TV series or movie. Do you like it as a way to practise your listening? I really love 'The Sopranos' and 'Band of brothers', and 'The Godfather', of course. Especially, the first part of tril ...
Forum topic - Miro Balo - 04/23/2009 - 13:08 - 31 comments
Can you guess what the missing words are in this sentence: "52 w___ in a y___ ." Did you guess right? The correct sentence should read '52 weeks in a year '. Take a look at the following ten senten ...
Plain Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/10/2012 - 12:35 - 9 comments
... its closet meaning. There are four choices for each word; only one is correct. Good luck. Link: Try another vocab quiz ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/11/2012 - 13:02 - 8 comments
I know that English students enjoy learning new idioms. I'm sure that over the years you have come across many of them. Today we're going to review your knowledge and hopefully teach you some new ones. The theme of today's lesson is colour idioms ...
Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 10/30/2012 - 09:35 - 16 comments
