Todays's exercise is a what we call a 'mixed bag'. That means it has a bit of everything. Let's begin.
OK, so you think you're good at English? Well, today we have ten tricky words and phrases that I think you've heard before. They're all common and, above that, they're all useful. Let's see how many of you can get 10/10 and let's see if I made any spelling mistakes...right, Yura?
Choosing between a subject pronoun and an object pronoun can be tricky in a number of situations. First, let's look at a list of pronouns.
Idioms. There are thousands of them! Pick up a newspaper or watch a TV show and you'll find them everywhere. Let's see how many of these idioms you are familiar with. Choose the correct word to complete each idiom.
Michael Jackson, the legendary King of Pop, passed away on Thursday 25.
Paramedics were called to the singer's house in Bel Air following an emergency phone call. It is believed that he suffered a cardiac arrest. Although the paramedics tried to resuscitate, he was pronounced dead two hours later at the UCLA medical centre.
Choose which question is best matched to each answer. This will help you to learn some set phrases and it will help you review your understanding of English grammar.
If you have problems choosing which is correct, leave a comment.
Are you a shopaholic (a person who shops frequently)? Do you live to shop?
However you feel about it, a little retail therapy (shopping to make you happy) is often a good thing. While you're away on holiday in a foreign country, your family and friends are going to expect some small souvenirs (something you buy to help you remember a holiday/ a holiday present).
Here are a few expressions and words that will make your retail experience a whole lot more enjoyable.
The following words are all very common, yet they often present pronunciation difficulties. Hopefully, these tips will make it a little easier to say each word more clearly.
1. Clothes – the “th” sound followed by an “s” is very difficult even for native speakers. Pronounce this word just like the word “close” as in: “Please close the door.”
Say: I wear clothes (close) when I close the door.
"This movie is boring, I am bored of watching it."
"Peter plays tennis"
Peter is the subject of the sentence. The subject is the person (or thing) that does an action.
Read the following news story and complete the exercise underneath. Some other key-words are linked to the Cambridge Online Dictionary:
A strange story surfaced in the American media this week about a New York man who was arrested for pretending to be his dead mother. Why would someone do something like that? For money, of course!
