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One of my favourite things to do is read quotes. I like to learn more about the world by thinking about other people’s ideas. So, here’s a slightly different lesson for you! Below, I have written some quotes by famous authors, but a word is missing from each quote. Your job is to use the web to find the missing words.
Match the idioms below with their meanings – write the corresponding number in the gap provided. And then try make your own sentences using the idioms.
This is one of the most common questions students ask me and also one of the questions I find most difficult to answer. Native speakers of any language find there are some rules that they just know, without knowing why. However, to help you guys out, here are some rules for when we do use it and when we don’t. After the explanation there is a mini test to check your understanding. Good luck!
We use the when:
Look at the paragraph below and change the verbs in brackets into past tense.
When I lived in South Africa, I was fascinated to discover that when they hurt themselves they don’t say 'ouch', they say 'eina'! It got me thinking about other 'sounds' we make in English and their meanings. So here's a quick fun lesson on some English sounds. Can you decide what the literal meaning of each sound is? I hope you enjoy it!
Lesson by Caroline
Link: What's happening?
Use these prepositions to complete the 10 World Cup sentences. Some words can be used more than once.
in
behind
in front of
under
through
off
over
by
on
Lesson by Amy at EC Cape Town English school.
