ELT life – Lessons I learned after I turned 30

Most Commonly Confused Words: it’s/its, your/you’re, their/they’re/there – Eleni’s Love to Learn English mini-lessons

Back by popular demand! It’s been a while since my last video lesson, this was actually filmed months ago, hence the winter clothes but since friends and colleagues keep asking me when I’ll make more of these as they enjoy and learn from them, I made some time to post. A quick, short, to the point lesson! I’m a bit rusty but getting there!

So here it is:

I’ve noticed, as you might have too, that quite often, people confuse its/it’s, you’re/your and there/their/they’re especially on emails and texts.

So, if you find it difficult to remember when to use what, watch the video and do the short exercise!

As always, comments, ideas, and suggestions are welcome!

Eleni

Correct the sentences – Eleni’s Love to Learn English mini lessons

On today’s mini lesson, I present you with 7 sentences which all include common mistakes English learners make when they write.

All you have to do is correct them and watch the rest of the video to check your answers.

As always feedback, commments and ideas are welcome!

Eleni

Pay, Save or Keep? – Eleni’s Love to Learn English mini lessons

On today’s mini lesson I focus on collocations with the verbs pay, save and keep with the use of a matching exercise. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome!

Correct answers:

save electricity
keep in touch
save energy
pay attention
keep a promise
pay a visit
keep a secret

Eleni

False Friends – Eleni’s Love to Learn English mini lessons

On today’s mini lesson I’ll teach you all about false friends, words that sound the same in other languages but they have a different meaning in English.

Can you think of any more examples?

As always comments, suggestions and any feedback are welcome!

Eleni

Who, Which, Where, When, Whose – Eleni’s Love to Learn English mini-lessons

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

Do, Play or Go? – Eleni’s Love to Learn English mini lessons

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

Collective nouns (animals) – Eleni’s Love to Learn English mini lessons

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

Opposite adjectives (with prefixes) – Eleni’s Love to Learn English mini lessons

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

Do or Make? – Eleni’s Love to Learn English mini lessons

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

Used to/be used to/get used to- Eleni’s Love to Learn English mini lessons

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