A phrasal verb is a verb that is made up of a main verb together with an adverb or a preposition, or both. Typically, their meaning is not obvious from the meanings of the individual words themselves. Using these verbs naturally makes your speech or writing native-like. Today, let's look at 24 most common phrasal verbs chosen by ©Learn Hot English Magazine.

To emphasize means to give special importance or value to something in speaking or writing. It is something that people do quite often to convey what they mean. Fortunately, in English, it is possible to express emphasis through various ways. Let's see what these methods are.

You're already familiar with the Question Tags, aren't you? Let's make sure. We add question tags to the end of statements to turn them into questions. They are used in spoken language, especially when we want to check something is true, or invite people to agree with us. Now, how do we form question tags? It only takes one page to figure out.

Math is logical, functional and just ... awesome. Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin explores hidden properties of that weird and wonderful set of numbers, the Fibonacci series. (And reminds you that mathematics can be inspiring, too!) Before you watch, think about why we learn mathematics? Rank the reasons from the most important to the least important in your notebook. After you watch, try to answer this question: What could be done to make studying mathematics more practical and fun? List as many ideas as you can.

An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning. In other words, it is a group of words having a meaning not derivable from the individual words. Using idioms naturally makes your speech or writing native-like. Today, we're looking at some idioms with the word house, chosen by © Hot English Magazine. Study the one-page PDF file below and try to write some examples using the idioms in the comments:

Is there any difference between A Few and Few? What about A Little and Little? To figure out the answer, take a look at this one-page grammar lesson.

Th has two pronunciations in English, voiced /ð/ and unvoiced /θ/. In this short lesson you will learn how to pronounce them accurately:

Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don't like.'" A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real, human, personal level. Before you watch, think about the different qualities that a good teacher should have. Rank them from the most important to the least important in your notebook. After you watch, try to answer this question: What could be done to improve the relationship between educators and their learners? List as many ideas as you can.

In English, you can express your agreement or disagreement in different ways. Here, you can find some of these phrases to lift your vocabulary level:

Do you often wonder to use or not to use the article "the"? You're not alone. Many English learners find it challenging. So, we are going to get through this together.