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A Fantastic Weekend! (Past Simple)

We use the past simple to express the idea that an action/event/activity/habit/fact started and finished in the past.  The time is very specific, so it ...

Like versus Would Like

The verb 'like' can be used and mean many things.  Here we will look at two uses of the word ‘like’.  Like as in “do ...

Sports and Hobbies (Go, Do, or Play)

When we talk about sports and hobbies, there are three verbs that we use very often.  These are ‘go’, ‘do’, and ‘play’.  The problem that ...

Important Days (Prepositions of Time)

This lesson starts the new topic for the month, which is ‘My Free Time’.  We will focus on prepositions of time to talk about important ...

Eating Out (Offers and Requests)

This lesson focuses on the phrases for making offers and requests. With the topic of food, the context for this lesson is ‘Eating Out’.  There ...

Today’s Special is... (Present Simple vs Continuous)

We have talked about using the Present Simple to talk about facts and routine (habitual) activities. In contrast, the present continuous tense is used in ...

Recipes (Imperatives)

This lesson focuses on giving instructions, particularly in cooking.  The form of the verbs we use to give instructions is called the imperative.  The imperative ...

What’s in it? (Food&Drink-Countables&Uncountables)

This lesson focuses on Countable and Uncountable nouns, in the context of food and drink items. Nouns in English can be objects or people. Some ...

Describing Personality and Character Traits

When we are describing someone’s personality or character, we are answering the question: “What’s he/she like?”.  We can use positive or negative adjectives to answer ...

Describing Appearance

Sometimes we find ourselves having to describe someone we know.  Maybe a friend is asking us about our family or maybe we need to describe ...

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