Many of our students learn English for travel purposes, so here's an article that can help you build your vocabulary while also giving you some interesting tips about staying safe during your travels. Copy and paste, or write, the words from the list into the correct gaps.
A few weeks ago we looked at 'Get' phrasal verbs, now lets take a look at some of the ones that use the verb ‘look’. Remember, phrasal verbs can take a long time to get used to, just practise practise practise and try to use them in your day to day conversations.
Today's lesson is by Caroline
Each of these people has a problem and needs to go to one of the buildings in town. Which building or place should they go to?
I hope everyone who's studying in the UK has been enjoying this beautiful weather! This article has six words missing, all of them related to the weather. Put each word listed in one of the gaps. What have you been doing in this heat wave? Brighton students it would be great to hear from you!
These two groups of words are often confused because they look and sound very similar. For example the adverb of quick is quickly. Remember,
Adverbs describe a VERB.
Adjectives describe a NOUN.
As a general rule to change an adjective to an adverb we add ‘ly’ and these are the adverbs we will focus on today. In the following sentences do we need an adjective or an adverb?
Today's lesson is by Caroline
As well as this wonderful website, we at EC run a number of schools around the world. It's our job to help English learners reach their goals. EC San Diego English language school is one of four schools we have in America. Perhaps our schools in New York, Boston and San Francisco are in more famous cities. Here's your chance to brush up on your vocabulary while learning a little about San Diego.
Time to do a quick review of the irregular verb write.
Write is the present simple tense: "Write your name on this paper"
Wrote is the past simple tense.
Written is the past participle.
Easy! Easy! Easy! Don't you agree? Complete the sentences using the correct verb.
Meaning: to fail to get an answer or a result; be unsuccessful.
There are so many different ways we can describe people and their personalities. There are eight personality adjectives in the following text but the letters are all mixed up. Read the text then unscramble the letters to make the correct adjectives and put them in the boxes. Good luck!
