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Double Negatives

... somebody To make these sentences correct you should only use one negative: "I'm not going to pay any bills." ...

Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/24/2012 - 08:05 - 10 comments

Choose the Correct Verb

Choose the correct verb in each sentence. This excercise is for Pre-Intermediate English learners. Make sure  the subject agrees with the verb and watch out for time expressions. Link: Auxiliary Verbs in Questions ...

Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/15/2012 - 11:29 - 5 comments

Ordinal Numbers: Using First, Second, Third, Etc

Level: Elementary Ordinal numbers are easy to learn but also, easy to forget. When objects are placed in order, we use ordinal numbers to tell their position.  If ten people ran a race, we would say that the person that ran the fastest ...

Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/15/2012 - 11:32 - 9 comments

Prepositions of time and place - Elementary/Pre-intermediate

Complete the following sentences using the correct preposition. Use  a dash "-" when you think that no preposition is needed. Good luck! Lesson by Adele, EC Cape Town English language school Link: Prepositions In, ...

Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/15/2012 - 13:38 - 7 comments

Choose the Correct Verb - Part II (harder)

... Use the correct form of the verb shown in each sentence. Only use one word per sentence. I hope I didn't make this too easy! Who ...

Fill in the blanks lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/15/2012 - 11:31 - 12 comments

Reading - The Lovely Bones Summary for Upper Intermediate Level

... wants to help the living apprehend her killer, but can only watch as the police and her family try to gather evidence and find her ... and murders Susie. D . Family members are not the only people affected by Susie's death. Ray Singh, the first and only boy Susie ...

Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/17/2012 - 07:33 - 3 comments

10 Prepositions Questions

Prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in sentences. There are lots of prepositions and choosing the right one can be difficult. Most English learners find the best way to learn them is through practising, practising. ...

Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/14/2012 - 14:20 - 25 comments

5 British English idioms

Here are some idioms that you will only here in the UK: Bob's your uncle Usually used after a set of ... very cheap, it is as cheap as chips: 'These shoes are only ten pounds a pair - cheap as chips!' drunk as a lord To be very ...

Fill in the blanks lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/15/2012 - 09:47 - 3 comments

Danny's Advanced Reading Practice

... known language in the world, including a couple which are only spoken in places where they haven't even discovered electricity yet, let ... didn't have the heart to inform it that it had been the only one available in the shop, so I quickly turned to the second page, which ...

Plain Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/15/2012 - 09:04 - 7 comments

Adjectives - Positive Character Traits

The following adjectives are positive character traits essential to learning English. I have included very concise (short, brief) definitions. Please consult a dictionary for a complete understanding of each word because many of the words ...

Multiple Choice Lesson - Chris McCarthy - 05/15/2012 - 07:32 - 9 comments