On today’s lesson we focus on homophones, words which sound the same but have a different meaning and/or spelling.
Answers of the matching exercise:
break – brake
buy – by
right – write
allowed – aloud
ate – eight
ball – bawl
sail – sale
eye – I
here – here
flew – flu
Any feedback and/or suggestions for future videos as always welcome!
Eleni
On today’s mini lesson I focus on some of the most common relative pronouns and adverbs, namely who, which, where, when and whose.
I briefly explain how each of them are used and then you get to put what you learned into practice 🙂
As always comments, suggestions and any feedback are welcome!
Eleni
According to a Reddit thread with over 5000 responses these were voted as the 10 most difficult words to pronounce in English. Do you know how to pronounce them? Watch the video to find out.
If there are any words you find difficult to pronounce, please comment and I can make another video with your suggestions.
Any feedback and/or suggestions for future videos as always welcome!
Eleni
On today’s mini lesson I focus on sports or activities for which we use the verbs do, go or play. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome!
Correct answers:
play: tennis, football, hockey, golf
do: gymnastics, yoga, ballet, karate, exercise
go: fishing, cycling, surfing, bowling, camping, dancing
Eleni
Today’s lesson is about collective nouns (words/phrases used to describe a group of people, animals or things) and more specifically, those used to describe groups of animals. How many out of these 10 collective nouns do you know?
As always, comments and suggestions are welcome!
Eleni
Today’s lesson is about forming opposites of adjectives using prefixes (a combination of letters in front of a word). I hope you find it useful.
As always, comments and suggestions are welcome!
Eleni
On today’s mini lesson I focus on collocations with the verbs do and make using a short game. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome!
Correct answers:
– do the shopping – make friends – do good – make dinner – do (somebody’s) best – do a job – do an interview – make a point – do well – do (somebody’s) hair – do a favour – make a decision – make a mess – do homework.
Eleni
What’s the difference between used to, be used to and get used to? On this week’s mini lesson I explain the differences between the three, with examples and a short exercise.
Eleni
What are idioms and what are some of the most common British idioms?
Here are 5! What’s your favourite idiom?
PS If you’d like the slides with the little activity, send me a message.
Eleni
As promised, my English mini lessons are back.
I thought I’d start with comparatives and superlatives, as sometimes it can be confusing when and how to use them.
There are 5 simple rules to follow and of course a few exceptions. I hope you find it useful. As always, suggestions, feedback and comments are welcome!
Eleni
Lessons I learned after I turned 30 