When someone says something to you which is rude, they are being offensive; you are offended (you are shocked and angry). When we take offence to what someone has said we use the following phrases to let the person know that we are not happy with what they said:
The time has come to speak of Uncle Len. Those of you with a better than average memory may remember me mentioning him in passing a couple of months ago. Uncle Len is a lawyer, and he sort of warned me that if his name ever appeared in any of my articles, he would sue me so hard that my children’s children’s children would still be paying his children’s children’s children damages long after the two of us were dead and gone.
Here we show you how to build your vocabulary and how to guess the meaning of new words. A prefix is added at the front of words to make new ones. Knowing the meanings of prefixes will help you to guess the meanings of words. Below are ten common prefixes, what they mean and some examples.
'I bought some bread' or 'I bought any bread'?
Some is used with both countable and uncountable nouns:
Move away: To move away means that you leave one place to go and live in another.
'I was born in London, but we moved away to Liverpool when I was very young.'
Here are some common colour idioms and expressions. Are any of these similar in your language?
When something is black and white it is very clear to understand and decide if you think it is good or bad.
'This is a black and white situation. You are either with us or against us.'
Take a look at the following seven sentences and decide if they have any mistakes or if they are correct.
Click on why below to find out what is wrong with the mistake sentences.
November 5th is a famous day in British history. Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on this day. Do you know who he was or why this day is celebrated? Let's find out about some British culture.
