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Average: 3 (5 votes)

This is a little treat for regular users of the website. I have written a few questions that contain vocabulary or grammar from the past few weeks. This test reviews how well you have remembered the subjects that you have been studying. Congratulations in advance, I’m sure you’ll all do very well!

Lesson by Caroline

Money Phrasal Verbs!

Average: 3.8 (24 votes)

Following my listening lesson on money, I thought I’d give you some extra, more advanced vocabulary, on the topic of money. I have written the meanings of some common phrasal verbs used when we talk about money. Can you decide which phrasal verb belongs in each sentence?

Your English Questions

Average: 2.5 (4 votes)

Every month we ask our newsletter readers to send their English language questions to EC Brighton's teacher, Tim. Here are the best questions of the month.

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ABBA - Money Money Money

Average: 3.9 (14 votes)

London Life!

Average: 2.8 (12 votes)

Web Quotes Research

Average: 2.6 (19 votes)

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.

Listening Lesson: Lion King's "The Morning Report"

Average: 3.3 (16 votes)

Fire Idioms

Average: 3.8 (41 votes)

Upper Intermediate Level

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.

When do I use The?

Average: 1.9 (131 votes)

Definite article v. Zero article.

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:

Regular Verbs - Elementary Level

Average: 2.9 (14 votes)

Look at the paragraph below and change the verbs in brackets into past tense.