English practice: adjective and preposition pairs
Learn adjective and preposition pairs as one unit. Common examples include good at, interested in, proud of, responsible for, and worried about.
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English practice: adverbs and adverb placement
Put adverbs of frequency before an ordinary main verb and after be. Put many adverbs of manner after the verb, usually after its object. Time and place adverbs often go near the end of the clause.
English practice: agreeing and disagreeing
Use I agree, That makes sense, or Exactly when you share an idea. Use I see your point, but or I am not sure I agree when you want to disagree politely. Add a reason when the conversation needs more than a short response.
English practice: common idioms
Learn an idiom as a complete expression and use the sentence around it to work out its meaning. Break the ice means make people feel more comfortable, under the weather means slightly ill, and hit the nail on the head means describe something exactly.
English practice: common phrasal verbs
Learn a phrasal verb as one unit, then notice its meaning, object pattern, and an example from everyday life.
English practice: confusing words
Do not choose a confusing word by sound alone. Ask what the sentence means, identify the word class it needs, and compare the pair in a complete sentence.
English practice: conjunctions and linking words
Choose a linker by asking what the second idea does. Use and for addition, but or however for contrast, because for a reason, so or therefore for a result, and although for an unexpected contrast.
English practice: emails and polite messages
Start with a suitable greeting, state your reason early, make your request with could, would, or please, and end with thanks and a closing. Keep the subject line and main request specific.
English practice: feelings and reactions
Choose a feeling word by asking what happened, what the person expected, and how strong the reaction is. Pair the word with a clear reason when that reason matters.
English practice: formal and informal English
Use formal English for professional, official, or unfamiliar relationships. Use informal English with friends and people you know well. Choose polite, complete wording when the situation needs distance or care.
English practice: future forms
Use will for a decision or offer made now and for many predictions. Use be going to for a prior intention or evidence-based prediction. Use the present continuous for a personal arrangement, and the present simple for a timetable or schedule.
English practice: gerunds and infinitives
Use the form required by the word before it. Many verbs take a gerund, many take to plus the base verb, and a smaller group can take both forms with either a similar or a different meaning.