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Do you get 🫤 confused about the difference between 'stop doing' and 'stop to do'? Yes? Stop what you are doing right now and 👀 read this quick tip from Beth! ⁣

Then tell us if this sentence is CORRECT or INCORRECT!⁣

I stopped to 🚬 smoke for 10 years. ⁣

EXTRA: If you want to 📚 learn more about verbs that change meaning depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or infinitive verb, 👀 watch this Masterclass with Sian. Link in bio.⁠⁣

Do you have a good sense of 😂 humour? In our NEW easy podcast Neil and Beth 🗣️ talk all about their personalities and interests.⁣

Listen to the podcast to learn to talk all about 🫵 yourself!⁣

Click on the link in our bio to 🎧 listen on our website.⁣

And follow the Learning Easy English 🎙️ podcast on your podcast app so you don’t miss an episode!
We use the indefinite article a lot in English, but it’s easy to get confused about which one to use! 😵‍💫 Is it ‘an university’ or ‘a university’? 🤔 Find out with our quick grammar explanation and quiz! 😀 Swipe through the images to learn and test yourself. 🫵

Quick quiz – We can meet at _____ hour that suits you.⁣
1) a⁣
2) an⁣

Tell us your answers in the comments! We’ll reveal the correct sentence later.⁣

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The word ‘hairdryer’ is a compound noun, meaning that it is a word made up of two existing words – hair and dryer - but do you know where the stress goes? 🤔 We’ll tell you the correct answer later. 🥰

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🤔 What’s wrong with this sentence? George is here to help! Make sure you watch to the end to find out how to fix it!
ℹ️ This is a correction of en earlier post that was uploaded with a mistake⁣

We all need to ask permission from time to time – but do you know how to do it politely and correctly? We’ll tell you the answer later! ⁣

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Want to learn more about this grammar? Click the link in our bio!⁣

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/intermediate/unit-12/tab/grammar
Next time you get caught out by bad ⛈️ weather, just remember – it’s not the weather, it’s your 🧥 clothes! Scroll through the images to find out how to use ‘There’s no such thing as...’ and don’t forget to ✍️ answer the questions on the last slide! ⁣

🤩 Click on the link in our bio for a grammar reference on 'so', 'such', 'enough' and 'too'.⁣

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Here’s a great idiom to use when someone’s 😤 angry about something! For example, ‘Maria’s having a bad day. She’s behind with her work and she’s got a 🐝 bee in her bonnet about today’s parking arrangements.’ 🤔 Do you have a similar idiom in your language?⁣

🤩 Click on the link in our bio for a 6 Minute English episode on the declining population of bees.⁣

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😆 Do you have a good sense of humour? In our NEW easy podcast, Neil and Beth talk all about their personalities and interests.⁣

🎧 Listen to the podcast to learn to talk all about yourself!⁣

Listen on our website. Link in bio.⁣

And follow the Learning Easy English podcast on your podcast app so you don’t miss an episode!⁣