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One, another, other, and others
A shop has two notebooks left. You choose one, then ask for another. Your friend looks at the other notebook, while other customers choose different ones.
Open lessonOnline English tutoring: prepare questions and use feedback well
A tutor can explain a rule, listen to you speak, and correct a message. You will get more from the session when you bring one clear goal and leave with one clear next step.
Open lessonOpinion paragraphs: state and support a view
Your class is discussing whether phones should be used during short breaks. You have a view, but a reader needs more than the words I agree or I disagree. A good opinion paragraph shows the view, the reason for it, and a detail that helps the reader understand it.
Open lessonOrder of adjectives: describe nouns naturally in English
You may see a red bag, a small red bag, or a beautiful small red bag. The details all describe bag, but English listeners expect them in a familiar sequence.
Open lessonOught to and must: understand the difference
You ought to save a copy of your work. You must show your pass at the door. Both forms guide someone, but the second sentence carries a stronger requirement.
Open lessonPassive voice: basic form and purpose
The café opens at eight. At eight, the doors are opened. The first sentence tells you who acts. The second sentence focuses on what happens to the doors.
Open lessonPast continuous: uses, form, and examples
At nine, the kitchen was busy. Sam was chopping vegetables while Lina was setting the table.
Open lessonPast perfect tense: show which past action happened first
You arrived at the cinema and found that the film had started. Both events are in the past, but had started tells your listener that the film began before you arrived.
Open lessonPast perfect: form, meaning, and examples
When Lara reached the station, the train had left. Both events are in the past, but the past perfect takes you to the earlier one first.
Open lessonPercent and percentage: understand the difference
The survey found that 68 percent of the group preferred morning classes. A high percentage of the group gave a reason for that choice. The number uses percent; the general proportion uses percentage.
Open lessonPersonal or personnel: what is the difference?
Your personal phone is yours to use. A company's personnel are the people who work there. One extra n changes the meaning from an individual matter to a group of workers.
Open lessonPhrasal verbs with call: meanings and examples
Call can mean phone, speak loudly, or ask for something. The short word after it changes the meaning: call off a picnic means cancel it, while call in an electrician means ask one to come and help.
Open lessonPhrasal verbs with look: meanings and examples
You can look for a missing key, look after a neighbor's cat, and look forward to a holiday. The verb stays the same, but the small word after look changes the meaning.
Open lessonPhrasal verbs: learn the basic patterns
A light can go off, you can pick up a parcel, and you can find out some news. The small word after the verb helps create the meaning, so read the whole phrase together.
Open lessonPhrasal verbs: learn the meaning in context
A colleague says, "Can you look after my bag?" Looking is not the task. The whole phrase look after means take care of.
Open lessonPlace and time in sentence order
You need to tell a colleague where and when to meet. The sentence We will meet at the station at six gives both details, but it puts the place before the time. That order helps the listener follow the plan without stopping to rearrange the information.
Open lessonPlain or plane: meaning and spelling in context
The instructions were plain, so we boarded the plane at the correct gate. The words sound the same, but their spellings point to different meanings.
Open lessonPoke meaning: a small push, touch, and common phrases
If you tap your friend lightly on the arm to get their attention, you might say that you poked them. The action is small and quick, so poke is more exact than push.
Open lessonPossessive nouns: show ownership with apostrophes and of
Whose key is this? The answer can be Mia's key, the guests' key, or the key of the storage room. Possessive forms make that relationship clear.
Open lessonPractice or practise: which spelling should you use?
The practice starts at six. We practise until seven. In British English, the first sentence uses a noun and the second uses a verb. In American English, both sentences use practice.
Open lessonPrefer and would prefer
I prefer tea. I'd prefer tea, please. Both sentences talk about choice, but the second sounds more connected to this moment.
Open lessonPrepositional phrases: meaning and sentence position
Compare these details: The keys are in the drawer. The keys are on the drawer. One small word changes where the listener should look.
Open lessonPrepositions after adjectives: use natural adjective patterns
The adjective may be clear, but the small word after it can make a sentence sound natural or unusual. Learn both words together.
Open lessonPrepositions of movement: into, through, across, and toward
A cyclist can ride along a river, across a bridge, through a tunnel, and into a car park. The route changes at each point, so the preposition changes too.
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