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Category Archives: Upper Intermediate (Level 5)
Noun Clauses #1
The English language is full of Noun Clauses. A Noun Clause is made up of a group of words with a Noun and a Verb. A Noun is the name of a person, animal, place, thing, (or state; for example: happiness, excitement). … Continue reading
Spelling Mistakes that Ruin your Writing
English spelling is not easy for anyone learning English as a second language. It may surprise you to learn that many native English speakers are not good at spelling in their native language. They know that spelling is very important … Continue reading
Zero waste – Be Inspired while improving your English!
Here is another excellent lesson from Vocabulary in Chunks. As the name suggests, the aim is to improve your English by learning the language in groups of words, chunks, as listed below the video. If you don’t understand some of … Continue reading
Posted in Intermediate (Level 4), Listening, Upper Intermediate (Level 5)
Tagged conservation, Japan, recycling
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How to Write a Sentence: #5 Adjectives & Adverbs; Nine Parts of Speech
There are nine parts of speech in English: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, articles, verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. This means that every word in an English sentence belongs to one of the nine parts (or groups). Remember that words can … Continue reading
Train your brain to recognize opportunity
There is so much information about how to be successful in life: self-help books, videos, the internet. It can be overwhelming. Would you like to know how your brain filters the information that it receives? How about using visualization to … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced (Level 6+), Upper Intermediate (Level 5)
Tagged brain plasticity, neuro-science
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Divulging and disclosing (The language of giving information)
For English learners who would like to vary their spoken and written language, have a look at this wonderful post from the online Cambridge Dictionary. Why use ‘said’ and ‘told’ all the time when you can be so much more … Continue reading
English Inversion #2: Question Tags
How do you say something or make a statement in your language? What is the word order: which word do you say first, second, third, etc? Here are two examples of common English word order: ♦Melania Trump was born in … Continue reading
English Idioms in Pictures #8
Click on the picture below to find out the meaning of the idiom HAVING A WHALE OF A TIME. Once on the site, you can click on Follow at the bottom of the page to receive more pictures and explanations … Continue reading
147 Words to Use instead of “Very”
How often do you use the word “Very” to add emphasis to an ordinary word? How about trying out some dynamic new words? (Don’t you think that “dynamic” is preferable to “better”?) Once again, GrammarCheck.net have created an easy-to-use, helpful Infographic … Continue reading
