Giving reasons and examples
Use because, since, or so to connect an idea with its reason. Use for example, for instance, such as, or including when you want to show a case that supports your point.
English for work and meetings
Practice expressions used to talk about work, projects and other people. Try each recording before opening the explanation.
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Group discussion tips: speak clearly and work with others
To do well in a group discussion, listen first, enter with a polite phrase, state one clear idea with a reason, and connect your response to the group.
I am doing a job: describe current work naturally
For a regular job, say ‘I work at a grammar school.’ For work that is temporary or limited to the present period, say ‘I am currently working at a grammar school.’ If you are a student there, say ‘I study at a grammar school.’
I or me? Choose the right pronoun in a pair
Use I when a phrase such as Sam and I is the subject. Use me when a phrase such as Sam and me is an object or follows a preposition. Check the job of the whole phrase. The word next to and does not decide the form.
Idioms exercise: understand meaning from context
Use context to work out an idiom. Look for the event, the speaker's feeling, and the result. In “After missing the bus, I had to bite the bullet and walk home,” the difficult walk shows that bite the bullet means to face an unpleasant task bravely.
Interview dress vocabulary: describe professional choices clearly
Choose clean, well-fitting clothes that suit the role and workplace. Check whether the employer has a stated dress code, choose simple items you can move and sit in comfortably, and prepare the outfit before the interview day. If the setting is unclear, a tidy, modest outfit is a sensible starting point.
Invest in or invest on? Choose the natural phrase
Say invest in something. Use in after invest when you mean putting money, time, or effort into something for a future result.
Job-search English: write clear searches and follow-up messages
Search with a job title, useful skill, location, and work condition when relevant. Read the vacancy for required and preferred skills, then write a short message that names the role and gives evidence from your experience.
Make, let, and help: causative patterns
Use make plus an object plus a base verb for force or a strong cause: The coach made us run. Use let plus an object plus a base verb for permission: The coach let us leave. Use help plus an object plus a base verb or to-infinitive for assistance: The coach helped us improve or helped us to improve.
Modal verbs for permission
Use can for ordinary permission, could for a more careful request, may in formal requests or rules, and must not or cannot when an action is forbidden.
Must or can attend an interview?
Say You must attend the interview when attendance is required. Say You can attend the interview when attendance is possible or allowed.
Myself and me: reflexive pronouns without common mistakes
Use myself when it points back to I, as in I taught myself to swim, or when you want emphasis, as in I myself wrote the note. Use me when another person acts on you or after a preposition: Please send the note to me.