Read a review of the book 'The Martian' to practice and improve your reading skills. Do you know the meanings of these phrases? Any doubts? You can always look them up: base, planet, botanist, author, scientific, plot, astronaut.
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 some phrasal verbs with the verb "to see".
Since the pandemic, everyone has been talking about the medical services provided in different countries. So, it would be a good idea to develop our language around this topic, while improving our listening skills. Here is an authentic conversation on this topic, provided by ©LearnRealEnglish. Remember, once you learn some new language, listening to it repeatedly could help you master the language, your listening and understanding, as well as pronunciation
In English, if you want to follow a verb with another action, you must use a gerund or infinitive (or sometimes the base verb). For example: We resumed talking. (gerund – verb + ing) I want to see a movie. (infinitive – to + base verb) There are certain verbs that can only be followed by one or the other, and these verbs should be memorized. Some verbs, however, can be followed by either gerund or infinitive with little or no change in their meanings. Finally, some verbs can be followed by either form, but they have a different meaning in either case. In this lesson, many of these verbs are listed for you to learn.
In this video from © Learn Hot English, you’ll hear Rachel talking to Josh about one of her clients. She uses some expressions to describe this person, which are explained for you to learn at the end of the video.
Elision is an important factor helping you sound more fluent when you speak. Also, learning this point would come in handy to understand more when you listen to natural English. So, let's see what it is and when it happens.
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known who or what is performing the action. So, in some cases, it would be a better option than active voice. An example could be formal cases such as articles in which we try to imply that the information matters more than the person who has done the research or written the article. That being said, let's take a closer look at active/passive voice.
Sizdah-Bedar is the name of the thirteenth day in Farvardin, which is also the final day of the Nowrooz holidays in Iran. In this lesson, you will learn about the holiday’s previous association with misfortune and the number 13, but also about how it’s celebrated today as a time to reconcile with nature.
How many dating ❤️ words and expressions do you know? Love and dating are often topics in films and TV series. But the language can be confusing as there are lots of idiomatic phrases. But don't worry, in this article by Caitlin Brune, you'll learn 11 useful dating expressions from films and TV series.
The pronunciation of the final -s in plural words and verbs in the third person depends on the final consonant sound before that -s. Accordingly, it might sound of /ɪz/, /s/ or /z/. The question is, how do we choose among these sounds? The answer is right here.
