🔰 Linking 'r' :
Those British speakers who don’t pronounce final ‘r’ will reintroduce it when the next word begins with a vowel.
#Pronunciation_tips
Those British speakers who don’t pronounce final ‘r’ will reintroduce it when the next word begins with a vowel.
#Pronunciation_tips
🔰 Elision & assimilation:
• Elision :
✨ I'm going nex(t) week
✨ That was the wors(t) job I ever had!
✨ Jus(t) one person came to the party!
• Assimilation :
✨ Handbag = /hæmbæg/
#Pronunciation_tips
• Elision :
✨ I'm going nex(t) week
✨ That was the wors(t) job I ever had!
✨ Jus(t) one person came to the party!
• Assimilation :
✨ Handbag = /hæmbæg/
#Pronunciation_tips
💢 A collocation is two or more words that often go together.
The idiomatic expression"two peas in a pod" is an example of a collocation.It means "very similar especially in appearance."
#Collocations
The idiomatic expression"two peas in a pod" is an example of a collocation.It means "very similar especially in appearance."
#Collocations
💢 Types of collocations:
1. adverb + adjective
🔺Invading that country was an utterly stupid thing to do.
🔺We entered a richly decorated room.
🔺Are you fully aware of the implications of your action?
2. adjective + noun
🔺The doctor ordered him to take regular exercise.
🔺The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.
🔺He was writhing on the ground in excruciating pain.
3. noun + noun
🔺Let's give Mr Jones a round of applause.
🔺The ceasefire agreement came into effect at 11am.
🔺I'd like to buy two bars of soap please.
4. noun + verb
🔺The lion started to roar when it heard the dog barking.
🔺Snow was falling as our plane took off.
🔺The bomb went off when he started the car engine.
5. verb + noun
🔺The prisoner was hanged for committing murder.
🔺I always try to do my homework in the morning, after making my bed.
🔺He has been asked to give a presentation about his work.
6. verb + expression with preposition
🔺We had to return home because we had run out of money.
🔺At first her eyes filled with horror, and then she burst into tears.
🔺Their behaviour was enough to drive anybody to crime.
7. verb + adverb
🔺She placed her keys gently on the table and sat down.
🔺Mary whispered softly in John's ear.
🔺I vaguely remember that it was growing dark when we left.
#Collocations
1. adverb + adjective
🔺Invading that country was an utterly stupid thing to do.
🔺We entered a richly decorated room.
🔺Are you fully aware of the implications of your action?
2. adjective + noun
🔺The doctor ordered him to take regular exercise.
🔺The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.
🔺He was writhing on the ground in excruciating pain.
3. noun + noun
🔺Let's give Mr Jones a round of applause.
🔺The ceasefire agreement came into effect at 11am.
🔺I'd like to buy two bars of soap please.
4. noun + verb
🔺The lion started to roar when it heard the dog barking.
🔺Snow was falling as our plane took off.
🔺The bomb went off when he started the car engine.
5. verb + noun
🔺The prisoner was hanged for committing murder.
🔺I always try to do my homework in the morning, after making my bed.
🔺He has been asked to give a presentation about his work.
6. verb + expression with preposition
🔺We had to return home because we had run out of money.
🔺At first her eyes filled with horror, and then she burst into tears.
🔺Their behaviour was enough to drive anybody to crime.
7. verb + adverb
🔺She placed her keys gently on the table and sat down.
🔺Mary whispered softly in John's ear.
🔺I vaguely remember that it was growing dark when we left.
#Collocations
🤔 Collocations VS Phrasal verbs 🤔
💢 COLLOCATIONS 💢
Collocations are words that are generally used together.
⭕️ For example,
commit a crime
make a mistake
distant memory
break a record
bunch of flowers
fast food
⚠️ It would sound strange if you said ’make a crime’, ’do a mistake’, ’remote memory’, ’knock a record’, ’pack of flowers’ or ’quick food’.
These words don’t collocate with each other (don’t sound correct together).
💢 PHRASAL VERBS 💢
Phrasal verbs are verb+preposition combinations, so they are usually two-word expressions (sometimes more).
⭕️ For example,
’look + after’,
’put + off’,
’take + up’
’put + up with’.
The meaning of a phrasal verb is often very different from the original verb:
•She’s looking after the children. (She is taking care of the children.)
•They’ve put off the meeting. (They’ve postponed the meeting.)
•Greg’s taken up golf. (Greg’s started playing golf.)
•I can’t put up with my neighbours any longer. (I can’t tolerate my neighbours any longer.)
#Collocations
#PhrasalVerbs
#VS
💢 COLLOCATIONS 💢
Collocations are words that are generally used together.
⭕️ For example,
commit a crime
make a mistake
distant memory
break a record
bunch of flowers
fast food
⚠️ It would sound strange if you said ’make a crime’, ’do a mistake’, ’remote memory’, ’knock a record’, ’pack of flowers’ or ’quick food’.
These words don’t collocate with each other (don’t sound correct together).
💢 PHRASAL VERBS 💢
Phrasal verbs are verb+preposition combinations, so they are usually two-word expressions (sometimes more).
⭕️ For example,
’look + after’,
’put + off’,
’take + up’
’put + up with’.
The meaning of a phrasal verb is often very different from the original verb:
•She’s looking after the children. (She is taking care of the children.)
•They’ve put off the meeting. (They’ve postponed the meeting.)
•Greg’s taken up golf. (Greg’s started playing golf.)
•I can’t put up with my neighbours any longer. (I can’t tolerate my neighbours any longer.)
#Collocations
#PhrasalVerbs
#VS
✨ Conditionals : more advanced points ✨
⭕️ will in polite requests :
We can use will (meaning 'are willing to ) after if in polite requests.
🔺If you will follow me, I'll show you to the waiting room.
✅ Would is also possible in this structure.
🔺If you would just wait here for a moment, I'll see if she’s free.
⭕️ if ... will: results :
We can use if ... will to mean 'if this will happen as a result.
🔺We can come tomorrow evening instead if it will make things easier.
🔺AII right. I'll give up smoking if it will make you happy.
(Giving up smoking is not the result.)
⭕️ if ... will in indirect speech :
Will is also used after in indirect questions.
🔺I don't know if Ellie will be home for supper.
#Grammar
#Conditionals
⭕️ will in polite requests :
We can use will (meaning 'are willing to ) after if in polite requests.
🔺If you will follow me, I'll show you to the waiting room.
✅ Would is also possible in this structure.
🔺If you would just wait here for a moment, I'll see if she’s free.
⭕️ if ... will: results :
We can use if ... will to mean 'if this will happen as a result.
🔺We can come tomorrow evening instead if it will make things easier.
🔺AII right. I'll give up smoking if it will make you happy.
(Giving up smoking is not the result.)
⭕️ if ... will in indirect speech :
Will is also used after in indirect questions.
🔺I don't know if Ellie will be home for supper.
#Grammar
#Conditionals
📮Word of the day📮
📖 MEANDER 📖
me·an·der \mē-ˈan-dər\
1. verb
Definition:
🔰 to follow a winding or intricate course
🔰 to wander aimlessly or casually without urgent destination = ramble
💢 Examples:
"The trail meanders through towering evergreens, over a creek and beside a waterfall."
🤔 Did you know?
Roam, ramble, and meander all mean to move about from place to place without a plan or definite purpose, but each suggests wandering in a unique way:
* Roam refers to carefree wandering over a wide area often for pleasure (as in "I roamed over the hills for hours").
* Ramble stresses carelessness and indifference to one's course or objective (for instance, "the speaker rambled on without ever coming to the point").
* Meander, which comes from Greek Maiandros—an old name for a river in Asia Minor that is now known as the Menderes—implies a winding course and lazy movement, and it is still sometimes associated with rivers (as in, "the river meandered through the town").
2. noun :
= a winding path or course the new path, which he supposed only to make a few meanders
= a turn or winding of a stream The meander eventually became isolated from the main stream.
3. Adjective:
me·an·drous\-drəs\
#Vocabulary
#Word_Of_The_Day
📖 MEANDER 📖
me·an·der \mē-ˈan-dər\
1. verb
Definition:
🔰 to follow a winding or intricate course
🔰 to wander aimlessly or casually without urgent destination = ramble
💢 Examples:
"The trail meanders through towering evergreens, over a creek and beside a waterfall."
🤔 Did you know?
Roam, ramble, and meander all mean to move about from place to place without a plan or definite purpose, but each suggests wandering in a unique way:
* Roam refers to carefree wandering over a wide area often for pleasure (as in "I roamed over the hills for hours").
* Ramble stresses carelessness and indifference to one's course or objective (for instance, "the speaker rambled on without ever coming to the point").
* Meander, which comes from Greek Maiandros—an old name for a river in Asia Minor that is now known as the Menderes—implies a winding course and lazy movement, and it is still sometimes associated with rivers (as in, "the river meandered through the town").
2. noun :
= a winding path or course the new path, which he supposed only to make a few meanders
= a turn or winding of a stream The meander eventually became isolated from the main stream.
3. Adjective:
me·an·drous\-drəs\
#Vocabulary
#Word_Of_The_Day
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✨ This grammar exercise tests your understanding of rules regarding the use of verbs in English.❗️
Try to do it then check your answers below with explanations:
⭕️ Choose the correct answer:
1. He appears to be very ……… today.
angry
angrily
Either could be used here
2. She doesn’t want to continue her studies. It ………… a pity.
seems
appears
looks
3. She seems ………………… an attitude problem.
to have
having
that has
4. I hope …… a good job soon.
getting
to get
that I get
5. It is not easy ………………… smoking.
stopping
to stop
Either could be used here
6. I suggest ………… a lawyer.
seeing
to see
that you see
7. The doctor recommended …… down on my sugar intake.
me to cut
that I cut
Either could be used here
8. The doctor recommended ……………… a long break.
me to take
taking
that I take
9. The boy insisted …………… nothing wrong.
to do
doing
that he did
10. Now that I am getting older, I tend ………………………. things.
forgetting
to forget
Either could be used here
11. Let’s cut it …………………… .
short
shortly
12. I find her attitude ……………
strange
strangely
💠 Correct answers & explanations:
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
1. Correct answer: angry
⚠️ Appear is a copular verb. We use adjectives, not adverbs, to modify copular verbs.
2. Correct answer: seems
⚠️ Seem can be used to talk about subjective impressions and feelings. Appear is mainly used to talk about objective facts.
3. Correct answer: to have
⚠️ We use a to-infinitive after seem.
4. Correct answer: to get
⚠️ We use a to-infinitive after hope.
5. Correct answer: to stop
⚠️ We use a to-infinitive after easy.
6. Correct answers:
Seeing / that to sea
⚠️ Suggest can be followed by an ing form or a that-clause. It cannot be followed by a to-infinitive.
7. Correct answers:
to cut / that I cut
⚠️ After recommend you can write an ing form or a that-clause. You cannot write a to-infinitive.
8. Correct answers:
taking / that I take
⚠️ After recommend you can write an ing form or a that-clause. You cannot write a to-infinitive.
9. Correct answer: that he didn’t .
⚠️ We use a that-clause after insist.
10. Correct answer: to forget
⚠️ We use a to-infinitive after tend.
11. Correct answer: short
⚠️ Here short is the complement of the object it. Object complements are usually adjectives or nouns.
12. Correct answer: strange
⚠️ Here strange is the complement of the object attitude. Object complements are usually adjectives or nouns.
#Activity
Try to do it then check your answers below with explanations:
⭕️ Choose the correct answer:
1. He appears to be very ……… today.
angry
angrily
Either could be used here
2. She doesn’t want to continue her studies. It ………… a pity.
seems
appears
looks
3. She seems ………………… an attitude problem.
to have
having
that has
4. I hope …… a good job soon.
getting
to get
that I get
5. It is not easy ………………… smoking.
stopping
to stop
Either could be used here
6. I suggest ………… a lawyer.
seeing
to see
that you see
7. The doctor recommended …… down on my sugar intake.
me to cut
that I cut
Either could be used here
8. The doctor recommended ……………… a long break.
me to take
taking
that I take
9. The boy insisted …………… nothing wrong.
to do
doing
that he did
10. Now that I am getting older, I tend ………………………. things.
forgetting
to forget
Either could be used here
11. Let’s cut it …………………… .
short
shortly
12. I find her attitude ……………
strange
strangely
💠 Correct answers & explanations:
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
1. Correct answer: angry
⚠️ Appear is a copular verb. We use adjectives, not adverbs, to modify copular verbs.
2. Correct answer: seems
⚠️ Seem can be used to talk about subjective impressions and feelings. Appear is mainly used to talk about objective facts.
3. Correct answer: to have
⚠️ We use a to-infinitive after seem.
4. Correct answer: to get
⚠️ We use a to-infinitive after hope.
5. Correct answer: to stop
⚠️ We use a to-infinitive after easy.
6. Correct answers:
Seeing / that to sea
⚠️ Suggest can be followed by an ing form or a that-clause. It cannot be followed by a to-infinitive.
7. Correct answers:
to cut / that I cut
⚠️ After recommend you can write an ing form or a that-clause. You cannot write a to-infinitive.
8. Correct answers:
taking / that I take
⚠️ After recommend you can write an ing form or a that-clause. You cannot write a to-infinitive.
9. Correct answer: that he didn’t .
⚠️ We use a that-clause after insist.
10. Correct answer: to forget
⚠️ We use a to-infinitive after tend.
11. Correct answer: short
⚠️ Here short is the complement of the object it. Object complements are usually adjectives or nouns.
12. Correct answer: strange
⚠️ Here strange is the complement of the object attitude. Object complements are usually adjectives or nouns.
#Activity
💠 Can / could vs. to be able to
The use of ‘can/could’ and ‘to be able to’ in order to express ability, can at times cause confusion. So, today we are going to look at these different verb constructions and how they are used the same, and differently, to talk about ability.
Can and to be able to are usually used in the same way without a difference in meaning, but not always…
⚪️ ‘Can’ is a modal auxiliary verb that expresses general ability in the present tense; ‘could’ works the same way, but in the past tense.
⚫️ ‘To be able to’ is not a modal auxiliary verb. It is the conjugated verb ‘to be’ + the adverb ‘able’ + the infinitive ‘to’.
When talking/writing about ability in the present tense you can use either ‘can’ or ‘be able to’, but ‘can’ is generally more common among native speakers.
🔵 Examples:
🔺I can speak two languages.
🔺I am able to speak two languages.
When talking/writing about past ability you can use ‘could’ or ‘was/were able to’ in order to discuss an ability that existed for a long time, but now no longer exists.
🔵 Examples:
🔺When I was young, I was able to speak two languages.
🔺When I was young, I could speak two languages.
But you should only use ‘was/were able to’ with action verbs to talk about an ability related to a single event or incident in the past.
🔵 Examples:
🔺I was able to surprise my teacher yesterday.
🚫 Don’t say: I could surprise my teacher yesterday.
You can use either ‘could’ or ‘was/were able to’ with some stative verbs (see, hear, feel, taste) to discuss ability related to a single event or incident in the past.
🔵 Examples:
🔺I was able to see the teacher well from my seat yesterday.
🔺I could see the teacher well from my seat yesterday.
It is also okay to use ‘couldn’t’ or ‘wasn’t/weren’t able to’ for negative statements for both single events and a long period of time in the past.
🔵 Examples:
🔺I wasn’t able to surprise my teacher yesterday. or I was never able to surprise my teacher.
🔺I couldn’t surprise my teacher yesterday. or I couldn’t ever surprise my teacher.
Lastly, when talking/writing about future ability in English we only use ‘will be able to.’ We never use ‘can’ for an ability that may exist in the future.
🔵 Examples:
🔺When I finish the advanced level English class ,I will be able to speak like a native speaker.
🚫 Don’t say: When I finish the advanced level English class , I can speak like a native speaker.
But it is okay to use either ‘can’ or ‘will be able to’ when we are talking about decisions and future arrangements.
🔵 Examples:
🔺I can attend the class next week.
🔺I will be able to attend the class next week.
I hope this post helps clear up any confusion you had about the different uses of ‘can/could’ and ‘to be able to’ when you are talking about present, past, and future ability.
#Grammar
#VS
The use of ‘can/could’ and ‘to be able to’ in order to express ability, can at times cause confusion. So, today we are going to look at these different verb constructions and how they are used the same, and differently, to talk about ability.
Can and to be able to are usually used in the same way without a difference in meaning, but not always…
⚪️ ‘Can’ is a modal auxiliary verb that expresses general ability in the present tense; ‘could’ works the same way, but in the past tense.
⚫️ ‘To be able to’ is not a modal auxiliary verb. It is the conjugated verb ‘to be’ + the adverb ‘able’ + the infinitive ‘to’.
When talking/writing about ability in the present tense you can use either ‘can’ or ‘be able to’, but ‘can’ is generally more common among native speakers.
🔵 Examples:
🔺I can speak two languages.
🔺I am able to speak two languages.
When talking/writing about past ability you can use ‘could’ or ‘was/were able to’ in order to discuss an ability that existed for a long time, but now no longer exists.
🔵 Examples:
🔺When I was young, I was able to speak two languages.
🔺When I was young, I could speak two languages.
But you should only use ‘was/were able to’ with action verbs to talk about an ability related to a single event or incident in the past.
🔵 Examples:
🔺I was able to surprise my teacher yesterday.
🚫 Don’t say: I could surprise my teacher yesterday.
You can use either ‘could’ or ‘was/were able to’ with some stative verbs (see, hear, feel, taste) to discuss ability related to a single event or incident in the past.
🔵 Examples:
🔺I was able to see the teacher well from my seat yesterday.
🔺I could see the teacher well from my seat yesterday.
It is also okay to use ‘couldn’t’ or ‘wasn’t/weren’t able to’ for negative statements for both single events and a long period of time in the past.
🔵 Examples:
🔺I wasn’t able to surprise my teacher yesterday. or I was never able to surprise my teacher.
🔺I couldn’t surprise my teacher yesterday. or I couldn’t ever surprise my teacher.
Lastly, when talking/writing about future ability in English we only use ‘will be able to.’ We never use ‘can’ for an ability that may exist in the future.
🔵 Examples:
🔺When I finish the advanced level English class ,I will be able to speak like a native speaker.
🚫 Don’t say: When I finish the advanced level English class , I can speak like a native speaker.
But it is okay to use either ‘can’ or ‘will be able to’ when we are talking about decisions and future arrangements.
🔵 Examples:
🔺I can attend the class next week.
🔺I will be able to attend the class next week.
I hope this post helps clear up any confusion you had about the different uses of ‘can/could’ and ‘to be able to’ when you are talking about present, past, and future ability.
#Grammar
#VS