A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, the suffix re- means either again or back as in return, repeat or refurbish.
The following 4 prefixes are easy to confuse because they all have a negative meaning.
The prefix un means not, reverse action, deprive of, release from. For example, unable or unfair.
Collocations are the natural combination of words. In English it refers to the way words are linked with each other. For example, have and a haircut go together, so do catch and cold; get and married, and free with time:
Below is a small text about a 10 year old girls experience on a trip to Disneyland. However, some of the text is missing. All the verbs below fit into the text but they must be changed to past simple.
Have you ever been to a theme park like Disneyland, how was it?
Remember to change these words to past simple.
For the second year in a row, a hip-hop artist has the _1_ nominations in the Grammy Awards.
Kanye West got seven nominations, but has been ignored in the Album of the Year category. He's nominated for his Watch the Throne album with Jay-Z and also picked other nominations, including Song of the Year, for "All of the Lights," which _2_ Rihanna, Fergie and Kid Cudi.
Studying can be very stressful and when you have been doing it for a while, you may find yourself unable to concentrate very well. Meditation has a number of benefits and could be an interesting way to support your learning process. Here is a small article with a few of the benefits of meditation, but some of the words are missing. Can you fill the gaps with the correct words?
If you are studying at our London centre I strongly recommend The LondonBuddhist Centre in Bethnal Green.
Students - in each sentence do you know who is talking, the waiter or the customer?
For example: 'Would you like fries with that?' is something that the waiter would ask.
When you have answered the questions, tell us what your favourite restaurant is, and your favourite food!
Good luck! PS: Two of the sentences have different words but the same meaning- we say one in American English and one in British English. Which two sentences have the same meaning?
Lesson by Caroline
I found this news quite surprising, as I have always thought that sending a child to boarding school would be much more expensive than other alternatives.
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live away from their family.
Would you describe yourself as a shopaholic or do you hate shopping? Do you like to go window shopping on the weekends, even when you have no money. When you want to buy something, do you shop around for the best price or are you an impulse shopper?
Before you begin your English class, you will need to understand some classroom vocabulary! In the next ten sentences are ten words that you will probably hear every day in the classroom. Change the order of the letters to find the 'classroom vocabulary'.
Good luck!
Lesson by Caroline Devane
Rearrange the letters in orange to make the correct word:
Used to is commonly applied to either speak of a past habit or a situation we are accustomed to. However, the structure that follows 'used to' will be determined by the intended meaning.
For example: used to + infinitive = past habit. For example: I used to smoke but not now.
Verb to be + used to + gerund = an accustomed situation. For example: I am used to smoking; I smoke a packet a day.
