For many English learners, articles are one of the most difficult things to remember! Articles are confusing because it’s not always necessary to use an article in English. This lesson is about when NOT to use the definite article the. Sometimes it’s easier to remember when NOT to use something instead of trying to memorize […]
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English Grammar: When to Use “Have Got” November 27, 2009 by Melanie Is have got acceptable English grammar? When can you use have or have got in English? In this post, I answer these questions and more! I explain when you can use have or have got, the correct form of have got (hint: “Does […]
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English Grammar: How to Use “So” and “Too” January 7, 2010 by Melanie I’ve put so and too together in this lesson because I have heard so many English learners confuse them! Why do the smallest words always cause the most trouble? In this lesson we will focus on so and too as adverbs and […]
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English Grammar: The Second 2nd Conditional October 3, 2010 by Melanie Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The second (2nd) conditional is the present hypothetical conditional. Hypothetical means imaginary or not real. Use the second conditional when you want to imagine that the present, right now, is different […]
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English Grammar: The First 1st Conditional October 10, 2010 by Melanie Conditional sentences in English are used to talk about events and their results. The first (1st) conditional is the possible conditional. It is used to talk about possible future events and their likely results. If this event happens or if this condition exists, this […]
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English Grammar: When NOT to Use “the”! (definite article) April 7, 2012 by Melanie For many English learners, articles are one of the most difficult things to remember! Articles are confusing because it’s not always necessary to use an article in English. This lesson is about when NOT to use the definite article the. Sometimes […]
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English Grammar: How to Use the Verb “Suggest” April 26, 2012 by Melanie A lot of English learners struggle with the verb suggest because suggest is an unusual English verb. It is not used in a sentence the same way that other verbs are. Suggest means mention or recommend something to think about, or something […]
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Core Vocabulary: The English Words You Need to Know October 29, 2012 by Melanie Why is it taking so long to learn English? Do you remember when you started learning English? It was so easy and fun! You learned so many new words. It was easy to learn words like dog and house and cheese. […]
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9 Useful English Phrases to Say When it’s Raining November 2, 2016 by Melanie Rain is a fact of life! We can’t fight it. English speakers talk about the weather a lot! It’s a common topic of small talk*. You will have a lot of short English conversations about the weather in an English-speaking country! […]
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9 Useful English Phrases to Say When it’s Raining November 2, 2016 by Melanie Rain is a fact of life! We can’t fight it. English speakers talk about the weather a lot! It’s a common topic of small talk*. You will have a lot of short English conversations about the weather in an English-speaking country! […]