Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from July, 2018

Grammar

Question Tags Have you ever heard about them❓ Do you know how to use one ❓ If you don't know the answer for the last question, read the following ❹ conversations and try to guess. Good luck 🍀❗ 💬 Jake: You 👊 the 📚 for the exam , didn't you ❓ Sara:  Yes, I did. If I pass it with flying colours , I'll give a 🎉🎶. 💬 Sue: I'm not late again, aren't I ❓ Axl: No. It's just 6:30 am. 💬 Matt : Mathew lives in 🇿🇦 , does he ❓ Dave: Yes, that's right. He moved to 🇿🇦 two months ago. 💬 Chris: You used to play 🏓 , did you ❓ Rose: No, not actually 🏓 , but I play 🎾 . Did you guess how to use question tags❓ Well; if you are 😕, don´t 😟. Let´s see their uses ❗ Question Tags are questions added to a clause to invite a respond from the listener. There are two types of them. Type 1 This kind of question tags consists of an affirmative clause/sentence and a negative tag , or a negative sentence and an affirmative tag .

Other ways to say

Thank you Hi guys❗ You know, being courteous is very important in English. Therefore, we should be gracious and use polite phrases such as thank you , which is not the only expression to thank 👨👩 . Do you know others❓ In the following conversations, you can find ❺ of them. Try to guess the differences between them. 💬 Laura : I missed maths class the last week. Can you explain the lesson to me, please ❓ Daniel: Don't 😟 . It's as easy as 🔤 . Laura : Thanks for the help, Daniel. I own you one . 💬 Waitress: Here you have your ☕ . Martha  : Cheers ❗ 💬 Waitress: Happy birthday ❗ Martha  : 🌷🌷🌷 . You shouldn't have ❗ 💬 Jonh: Here's the 📁 you requested. Matt: Oh! I'm much obliged to you. Did you guess the difference between the previous ways to say thank you ❓ Well; if you are 😕, don´t 😟. Let´s see their meanings and other ones' meanings ❗ Thank you Thank you is used as a polite answer for a polit

Phrasal Verbs

With 'Take' Hi guys❗ I'm sure that you've said this word many times. Do you use phrasal verbs with ' take ' ❓ If you don't. Well, I'll tell you some of the most used phrasal verbs with this verb. Let's begin❗ Take after (sb) To be similar to an older relative in appearance or character.      Michael really takes after his mother with his love for dogs.                                            ↳ take after (sb) Take (sth) down 1. To remove something that is on a wall or something that is temporary.         I took the pictures down.                                            ↳ take (sth) down 2.  To separate a large structure into pieces.         The bridge was taken down for safety reasons.                                     ↳ (sth) be taken down  3.  To write something that another person has just said.         I used to take down notes when I was in school.                                     ↳ take down (sth)

Other ways to say

Hello Hi guys❗ I've just realised I always greet you saying 'Hi'. Have you❓ Do you know other ways to say 👋❓   In the following conversations, you can find ❺ of them. Try to guess the differences between them. 💬 Rose: Hello ❗ Nick: Hi ❗ How are you ❓ Rose: I'm content❗ I've passed the exam. Nick: Congrats❗ 💬 Mum: Good afternoon . Would you like some lunch❓ Son  : Good afternoon, mum ❗ Yes, please. 💬 Axl: I'm Axl Donaldson Ann: How do you do ❓ I'm Ann Smith. Did you guess the difference between the previous ways to say  hello ❓ Well; if you are 😕, don´t 😟. Let´s see their meanings and other ones' meanings 😉. Hello, Hallo and Hullo These are used as greetings when you meet someone , or when you start a telephone conversation . We say hello especially when we talking to people we do not know well, or to older people.     Hello, Mrs Watson. How are you? Hi ❗ This, one of my favourites, is used as a f

Phrasal Verbs

With 'Get' Hi guys ❗ I'm sure that you've said this word many times. Do you use phrasal verbs with ' get ' ❓   If you don't. Well, I'll tell you some of the most used phrasal verbs with this verb. Let's begin❗ Get across To manage to communicate an 💡💭 clearly.      Bruce got his point across to his classmates.                                            ↳ get (sth) across (to sb) Get ahead To be successful and do better than other 👩👨 in a job or work.      Determination is important to getting ahead in companies.                                                                          ↳ get ahead Get around To go or travel to different places.      People said that it's quite easy to get around London.                                                                          ↳ get around Get into (sth) To become interested in an activity or subject, or start being involved in an activity.      Kevin's been

Grammar

Countable & Uncountable Nouns Hi guys❗Do you remember what things are considered uncountable nouns❓ how we can limit them❓ If you don't, read the following ❸ conversations and try to remember. Good luck 🍀❗ 💬 Waitress: Would you like cream in your ☕ ❓ William:  Yes please, just a bit. 💬  Lara: You look amazing❗  Rose: Thanks❗ I get my hair cut yesterday. 💬  Monica: There's a hair in my ☕❗ Well, if you can't remember, don't get 😟 . Let´s revise this topic 😉. Countable nouns They are the name of things that you can count. mobile phones 📱📱   -   children 👨👩    -   apples 🍎🍎 fish 🐟🐟.   -  books 📚 Uncountable nouns These nouns are often the name of things, substances or abstract ideas that cannot be counted. information    -   electricity    -    advice traffic    -   sand    -   milk    -   rice An uncountable noun can be limited by using a countable expresion like a bit.       Yes please, jus

Idioms & Footie ⚽

Idioms with football words Hi guys❗ Do you know idioms with footie words ❓ In case you don't. I challenge you to guess the meaning of ❺ idioms mentioned in the following conversations, could you guess what each one means ❓ 💬 Peter: The next exam is the trickiest. Rose: Let's keep our 👀 🔛 the ⚽ in the exam❗ 💬 Ted: What do you think if we change it ❓ Tod: We couldn't finish it if you keep moving the goalposts . 💬 Roger: The commentor is 🔛 the ⚽ , isn't he ❓   Emma: He is witty❗ 💬 Teacher: Who'd like to start the ⚽ rolling ❓ Student: Me. 💬 Clark: How was your first day as a teacher ❓ Bruce: It was amazing despite the fact that I  blew the whistle 🔛 one of my students. Clark: Why ❓ Bruce: He was cheating in the English exam. Did you guess the meanings of these idioms ❓ Well; if you are 😕, don't 😟 don't 😢. Let's see their meanings 😉.   'keep sb's eye on the ball'

Confusing Words

Raise vs. Rise Hi guys❗ I'm sure that you have ever heard these words, which sometimes are confused. Do you know what the difference between them is❓ If you don't know it, read the following  ❷  conversations and try to guess. Good luck 🍀❗ 💬 Teacher: If you have any question,   raise  your ✋. Student: Teacher, I have one. 💬 Sonja: Do you know where the 🌞  rises ❓ Roger:  It  rises in the east. Did you guess the difference between these verbs❓ Well; if you are 😕, don´t 😟 don´t 😢. Let´s see their uses 😉. Raise This verb must have an object. If you raise something, you lift it to a higher position or increase it.        If you have any question, raise your hand.                                                    ↳   raise  +  object Rise Rise is used without an object. When people or things rise, they move from a lower to a higher position.        The sun rises in the east.                           ↳   rise Also, this verb can mea