'Jason'
Read the following introduction to a story and decide which words are missing. Which is the correct word for each number? When you have finished check the links for any new words
'He likes to hang out with his friends!'
You will be happy to know that there are not many phrasal verbs using hang, but the ones we use are very useful for you to know.
Let's take a look at seven hang phrasal verbs and some example sentences. Remember:
'No, thanks. I'm just looking.'
Take a look at the ten questions and statements below. All of these are useful expressions we use when we are shopping. Try and match the sentences to the situations. When you answer, use numbers in the spaces below.
I’m sure you know there are many types of English. Each English speaking country has its own unique vocabulary, grammar structure and pronunciation.
Today we take a look at ten words which are used in natural British English, but are not really used in American English. All of these words are very common and are used in casual spoken-English.
(noun) synonym: man.
'She's not the most intelligent person in the world!'
Understatement is used when a speaker wants to a make a situation seem less strong or important than it is.
For example, think about this situation:
You have taken ten exams in school and passed them all with a score of 100%. Someone asks you:
'Break down? Break up? Break in?'
Hi guys! Phrasal verbs...maybe you love them so much you want to kiss your computer, or hate them so much you want to throw it out of the window. However you feel about them, they are very important for you to learn! Phrasal verbs, at first sight, can seem difficult to understand, however, the more phrasal verbs you learn, the more you will notice a pattern in how they are formed.
'What time does the meeting commence?'
The key to this joke is hair.
Hair has the same pronunciation as hare, which is an animal similar to a rabbit. So, when the woman tells him he has a stray hair, he thinks she is talking about his rabbit (his hare).
The word stray means 'away from its place.' In this case stray could refer to his hair or the rabbit.
'Which do you prefer tea or coffee?'
Question:"____?"
Answer: "Nothing. I'm fine."
Today we have a matching exercise for you to try. All you have to do is read the questions and answers and then decide which question is the best match for the answer.
When you have finished try another exercise: Find the mistakes
