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Below is a list of words that vary only by one having the sound /ɪ/ and the other the sound /i:/.

You can use this list to practise the sounds, or as a list of words to be careful in pronouncing.

As indicated by the /:/ part of its symbol, /i:/ is a longer sound than /ɪ/ and pronouncing it this way can help distinguish between the two in the pairs of words below. You will also notice, however, that /ɪ/ does not have a dot over it, making it a different mouth position from /i:/. The sound /i:/ is said with the mouth much more spread, something like a broad smile. This is why we say "cheese" rather than "chiz" (or "whizz") when we take photos.

Elementary

bin bean

chip cheap

his he's

it eat

sit seat

Pre-Intermediate

did deed

fill feel

fit feet

grin green

hit heat

is ease

mitt meet

slip sleep

still steal

Intermediate

bit beat

bitch beach

itch each

gin gene

grid greed

hid heed

hill he'll

ill eel

kip keep

knit neat

lick leak

lip leap

mill meal

pick peek

piss piece

pitch peach

risen reason

shit sheet

sick seek

sin scene

sin seen

still steel

tin teen

Upper-Intermediate

bid bead

bitch beech

biz bees

chick cheek

chit cheat

dip deep

fist feast

fizz fees

hip heap

kid keyed

pill peel

pip peep

piss peace

sill seal

sim seem

skid skied

skim scheme

till teal

tizz teas

Advanced

blip bleep

britches breeches

crick creek

din dean

finned fiend

flit fleet

gip jeep

grist greased

pit peat

sim seam

sip seep

shin sheen

skit skeet

slick sleek

slit sleet

tick teak

tit teat

tizz tease

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Useful minimal pairs practice of /ɪ/ and /i:/ as in sit and seat, useful practice for speakers of many languages. Minimal pairs are words that vary by only a single sound. Pronunciation for learners of English.

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/i/ vs /ɪ/ Minimal Pairs - American English Listening and Pronunciation Practice #vowelsounds

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English Pronunciation 👄 Short Vowel /ʌ/ - ‘strut’, ‘mud’ & ‘love’

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English Pronunciation 👄 Short vowel /ʊ/ - ‘foot’, ‘put’ & ‘good’

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English Pronunciation Exercises with Minimal Pairs: Vowels

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This exercise tests your knowledge of prepositions in business emails. Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct preposition. When you are finished, select "finish quiz" and then "view questions" to see your results.

** Regarding would also be correct for #13.

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Prepositions in Emails - Business English Resources

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Adjective + preposition – dependent prepositions - Test-English

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Verb + preposition - dependent prepositions

Exercise 1

Choose the correct prepositions to complete the sentences below.

Verbs & prepositions - dependant prepositions

Some verbs are usually followed by a preposition before the object of the verb. These prepositions are called dependant prepositions. Check the list of some of the most common of these verbs below.

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Examples

Some of these prepositions can be followed not only by nouns, but also by -ing forms as well. I have also included some examples of this below:

spend money on
"We need to spend more money on advertising" "The company is spending a lot of money on building brand exposure"
invest in
"We have recently invested in a bigger office space for our employees" "Our company has invested in upgrading our IT systems"
it depends on
"Our success depends on hard work"
discuss
"We plan to discuss the problem in the meeting next week"
focus on
"This presentation will focus on the strategy for the next quarter" "We are currently focusing on building brand awareness in South-East Asia
explain to
"I tried to explain to him that the system would not work"
listen to
"I was listening to an excellent Podcast yesterday"
on + [social media] (we use 'on' for the name of any website or pretty much anything relating to the internet, or in fact anything with a screen)
"We are currently running an advertising campaign on Instagram" "I have put together a presentation on PowerPoint"

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The passive voice - all tenses

Exercise 2

Decide if the following sentences are active or passive and choose the correct option to complete them.

The passive voice with the different tenses

In a passive sentence, the object of an active sentence becomes the subject. Then, we have to use the verb be in the tense we need and add the past participle of the main verb after it. In a passive voice sentence, the subject is the receiver of the action, not the doer of the action.

They take the photos in Africa. (active)

The photos are taken in Africa. (passive)

You can see how to use the passive voice with different tenses below.

When do we use the passive voice?

In English, we use the passive voice when we don't know or we don't want to talk about who or what does the action in a sentence. Check the following examples.

A bank was robbed yesterday. (=We don't know who robbed the bank.)

He was arrested last night. (=It's obvious that the police arrested him.)

I have been told that you insulted my brother. (=I don't want to say who told me.)

Jurassic Park was filmed by Spielberg in 1993. (=I'm talking about Jurassic Park and not about Spielberg.)

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Gap-filling exercises, multiple choice exercises and clozes to review how the use of the passive voice in all tenses and verb forms.

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Exercise 1 Choose the correct passive verb form to complete the sentences below. Exercise 2 Choose the correct passive verb tense or form to complete the

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Tue, 10/14/2008 - 00:00 - Chris McCarthy

In life one of the most important things you can do is to look after your health. When we have a health problem we can go and see a doctor. Here we take a look at the English you need to discuss bad health.

Making an appointment

When you are feeling unwell, you need to see a doctor. Unfortunately, doctors are busy people so you have to make an appointment. This involves calling (or visiting) the doctor's clinic and making an appointment with the receptionist. When you make an appointment you arrange a date and a time when you can see the doctor.

'Good morning. I'd like to make an appointment to see the doctor today.'
'The doctor is busy this morning, but he is free this afternoon. Is 2 o'clock OK?'

Symptoms

When you see the doctor he (or she) might ask you 'What's wrong?' or 'What's the problem?' A more specialised question is 'What are your symptoms?' Symptoms are any feelings of illness or discomfort which are caused by a health problem. E.g. If you had the flu (influenza) your symptoms would be a fever, a runny nose and I have been coughing.

The doctor might also ask 'When did the symptoms start?'

Diagnosis

After telling the doctor your symptoms he will tell you the name of your problem. A diagnosis is when a doctor tells you the medical name of your problem.
For example, you tell your doctor your symptoms: 'I have a fever, a runny nose and I have been sneezing.' Your doctor says: 'My diagnosis is that you have the flu.'

Explaining your problem

Look at these two forms we can use to talk about our health problems:

'' I have been cough I have a cough.' (PRESENT SIMPLE) ing a lot these days / recently / for the last few days / since yesterday.'

Both of these are used to describe our health problems. The 'I have been + present perfect continuous is used to show that something started in the past and is still happening now. We use -ing verb.' Other examples of this form include:

'I have been sneezing.'
'My head has been hurting.'
'I have been having headaches.'
'I have been feeling tired.'
'I haven't been sleeping well.'

The present simple is used to focus on a situation at the present. It is more common to use the present simple than the present continuous when we see a doctor: 'My head hurts' is more common than 'My head is hurting' .

We also use:

'I have a bad back'
'I have a sore throat.'
'I have a fever.'

I feel + adjective

'I feel dizzy.'
'I feel under the weather.'
'I feel rundown.'

Types of illness

( adjective Allergic) To have a bad reaction to animals, dust, foods or plants. The symptoms are red eyes, runny nose and sneezing.

( verb to Cough) Pronounced 'coff'. To force air out of the lungs making a loud and uncomfortable noise:
'Smoking makes me cough.'

( adjective Dizzy). To have the feeling that everything around you is spinning.
'I felt dizzy after standing up too quickly when I was in the bath.'

Fever / Temperature

A rise in body temperature. To feel hot.

(also called Influenza) A very strong cold caused by a virus. Symptoms include: fever, headache, runny nose and sneezing.

An allergy to plants and the pollen from flowers. The symptoms are red eyes, a runny nose and sneezing.

Not being able to sleep at night.

Uncomfortable, itchy, red spots on the skin. A skin condition.
'She got a rash on her hand after touching a strange plant.'

Rundown / Under the Weather

(idioms) Both of these mean a general feeling of sickness. Rundown usually comes from living an unhealthy lifestyle. Under the weather means to not feel your usual, healthy self.

Mucus coming from the nose. The need to blow your nose a lot.

( verb to Sneeze) An uncontrollable movement of air from the nose and mouth.
'The strong smell of flowers makes me sneeze.'

Red and painful skin that comes from being in the sun too long.

Something ache / sore something / bad something

These three forms are usually used to talk about general problems. These are the common collocations:

+ ache

headache
backache
stomachache
muscle ache

bad +

bad back
bad head
bad leg

sore +

sore throat
sore eyes
sore feet

Types of doctor

Cardiologist: A heart doctor

Dermatologist: A skin doctor

Dentist: A doctor who treats teeth

General Practitioner: (G.P.) A family doctor who you would usually go to see for common health problems

Obstetrician: A doctor for female patients before and during pregnancy (child birth)

Optometrist: An eye doctor

Orthopedic Doctor / Surgeon: A doctor who specialise in bones

Pediatrician: A doctor for children

Surgeon: A doctor who performs operations

Other important words

Here are another few words that you might find useful:

Prescription: ( Noun) The piece of paper that your doctor gives you with the name of the medicine you need on it.

Patient: ( Person) A sick person in hospital or visiting the doctor's.

Drug Store (US) / Chemist's (UK) / Pharmacy: The place you go to get medicine.
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English vocabulary practice exercise for upper-intermediate (B2) level.

This multiple-choice exercise will test you on vocabulary related to health, injuries and illness. Do you know the difference between bruises, spots, blisters and rashes, for example?

Exercise instructions

Choose the best answer to fill the gap in each of the following sentences:

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To hear a word click on an image.(Para escuchar una palabra haz clic en una imagen.)

En español? En français? Em português?

Other exercise. Type: hangman.
(Otro ejercicio. Tipo juego del ahorcado.)

Other exercise. Type: Put the letters in the right order.
(Otro ejercicio. Tipo ordenar las letras.)

Other exercise. Type: listen and understand.
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3. What is a healthy diet?

SurinaVA May 19, 2020

Task description & scene summary

A nice introduction to the topics of food and healthy diets. A fun way to present concepts such as cholesterol, health or exercise.

A time traveller gives advice on healthy diets, only his advice changes every few seconds.

Video length: 4 minutes 3 seconds

Copyright license: iSLCollective Copyright License

First published: 2020-05-19, 23:16:13 (GMT+1)

KIERAN DONAGHY ABOUT ISLCOLLECTIVE VIDEO QUIZZES:

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Video quiz questions (printable)

1)

Put the words in order: food! Don't Stop. that eat Wait.

2)

Fill the gap: The ________________________ they're full of cholesterol.

3)

Fill the gap: Eggs can increase your chance of a ________________________

4)

Put the words in order: Wait! Stop! the about wrong We were eggs.

5) According to the time traveller, which part of the egg can you eat?

The egg yolk

The egg white

Both

6) You can't eat the ....

7) We were wrong about the steak, it's the ....

8)

Put the words in order: paleolithic ate? know do ancestors you what How our

9)

Put the words in order: I Ignore and everything exercise. said have

10) Turns out it is ....

11)

Fill the gap: Do you ________________________ some eggs?

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"iSLCollective Interactive Video Quizzes are highly engaging and motivating multimodal texts for English language students to learn vocabulary and improve their listening skills. They are the perfect complement to the creative and innovative lesson plans on Film English."
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Must/mustn't, have to/don't have to - Form

Have to

Have to is NOT a modal verb. We need do/does/did to make negatives and questions in present and past.

We can use have to in all the verb forms (present, past and perfect tenses, gerund, to infinitive, etc.)

It is used to describe an obligation, a rule, something that is necessary.

Have got to

In spoken informal English, you can often use 've got to instead of have to.

Must

Must is a modal verb and it has a present form, which can be used to talk about the present or the future. The negative form is must not or mustn't and the question is must I, must you, etc.

It is used to describe something that the speaker thinks is necessary to do.

We can also use must to express strong advice.

Must/mustn't, have to/don't have to - Use

Must only has a present form, so for all other verb forms (past, future, perfect forms, infinitive, etc.) we need to use have to.

We normally use have to for questions. Questions with must are not common.

Regarding the meaning, sometimes there is little difference between have to and must.

But we normally use have to when there's an external obligation, and must when the obligation comes from the opinion of the speaker.

Mustn't or Don't have to?

Don't have to and mustn't have opposite meanings. We use don't have to when we don't need to do something, when there's no obligation; and we use mustn't to talk about prohibition, when there is obligation not to do something.

If you don't have to do something, it means that you can do it if you want, but you don't need to do it.

Can't/be not allowed to = mustn't

We can use can't or be not allowed to instead of mustn't.

You mustn't smoke in this area. = You are not allowed to/can't smoke in this area.

Children mustn't eat chewing gum. = Children can't/are not allowed to eat chewing gum.

Should, shouldn't

Should is used to give advice or an opinion about what we think is right or wrong.

I think schools shouldn't offer soft drinks to their students.

Should is not as strong as must or have to.

Ought to/ought not to = should/shouldn't

Ought to has the same meaning as should, although it is more formal and not as common.

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Must/mustn't, have to/don't have to - Form

Must/mustn't

Use must + infinitive without to

Must is a modal verb, and modal verbs are followed by an infinitive without to.

No -s

Modal verbs don't add -s after he/she/it.

Use must/mustn't in negatives and questions

Must is an auxiliary verb. This means that it has a negative and an interrogative form. Do not use do/did in negatives and questions.

Have to/don't have to

Use do and did in negatives and questions

The verb have in have to is not an auxiliary verb. Use do/don't, does/doesn't, did/didn't in questions and negative sentences in present and past.

No contraction

The verb have in have to cannot be contracted to 've.

Past and future forms

Only have to has a past and a future form. Must does not have a past or a future form.

Have to

Rules and obligations

We use have to to talk about rules and obligations, something that is necessary.

Must

Rules and obligations

Must is very similar to have to. We use must + infinitive (without to) to talk about rules and obligations.

Don't have to

Don't need to - not necessary

If you don't have to do something, it means that you 'don't need to' do something (there is no obligation). You can do it but you don't need to do it if you don't want to do it.

Mustn't

Prohibition

Use mustn't to talk about something that you can't do. It's necessary that you don't do it.

Must

Obligation from the speaker

We normally use must when to talk about obligations that come from the opinion of the speaker. The speaker thinks it's necessary or important to do something.

Have to

External obligation

We normally use have to when there's an external obligation. The obligation doesn't come from the speaker's opinion; another person thinks it's necessary.

Mustn't vs don't have to

Don't have to

You don't need to do it; not necessary; no obligation

Don't have to and mustn't have opposite meanings. We say that we don't have to do something when we don't need to do something; we can do it, but it's not necessary.

Mustn't

Prohibition; it's necessary that you don't do it

We say that we mustn't do something when we cannot do something; it is necessary that we don't do something.

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Should, shouldn't

Exercise 1

Complete the sentences using should, shouldn't and the words in brackets ( ).

Should, shouldn't - Form

The same form for all persons

The form of should is the same for all persons:

I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they should see a specialist.

Should(n't) + infinitive

Should is a modal verb, and all modal verbs are followed by an infinitive (without to).

You should listen to me. (NOT You should to listen.)

Should not= shouldn't

The negative form of should is should not or shouldn't.

You should not be here./You shouldn't be here.

Questions

To make questions, we use should + subject + infinitive. We don't use the verb do to make questions.

Should, shouldn't - Use

Giving advice

We use should or shouldn't to give somebody advice and to say what is or isn't the right thing to do.

I think you should ...

We often say I think ... should ... to give somebody advice.

Note that in a negative sentence, we often say I don't think ... should ... (NOT I think ... shouldn't ...)

I don't think you should call her now; she's very upset. (NOT I think you shouldn't call her)

We often say Do you think ... should ... to ask for advice.

Ought to, ought not to

We can also use ought to instead of should, and ought not to instead of shouldn't.

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COULD - GENERAL ABILITY

Could is used for ability with a general sense of time. Could is not used for a moment of completion or success, a particular and singular time pinned to the past . It expresses a "timeless" ability.

MULTIPLE PAST EVENTS OR ONGOING

I practiced a lot during the winter.

By summer, I could drive pretty well. (general timing)

If I wanted to, I could drive to work or to the store.

Before 1935, anyone could drive. Now the state requires a license.

Only state residents could apply for a driver's license.

WAS ABLE - PAST ABILITY

Was/Were able expresses ability with a particular and singular time pinned to the past, a moment of completion or success. A similar meaning is expressed by "managed " + infinitive or "succeeded in" + gerund.

SINGLE PAST EVENT - MOMENT OF COMPLETION

I practiced a lot during the winter.

By summer, I was able to pass my driving exam.

By summer, I could pass my driving exam. (single event)

I was able to get my driver's license.

I managed to get my driver's license.

I succeeded in getting my driver's license.

Pop-Q Resultive "so".

TRADITIONAL & ESL DESCRIPTION

LINGUISTIC DESCRIPTION

can / could (Azar 10.1-4)

possibility

modal → He could be sick. (possibility - 50% degree of certainty);

past modal modal → He could have been sick. (possibility - < 50% degree of certainty)

negative modal → He couldn't be sick. (possibility - 99% degree of certainty)

past modal → Tom could lift the box. Tom said he could speak French. (ability)

polite request → Could you help me?

suggestion (an option; one of several ideas) → You could ask a different doctor. (20-4)

can / could "Mood and Modality" (Huddleston 3 §9)

possibility (epistemic) → weak commitment → He can't have done it.(neg. only) / He could be the killer. [possibility]

possibility (deontic ) → He can have one more cookie. [permission]

possibility (dynamic) (3 §9.3.3)

You can always say "no". [reasonable/ acceptable]

Rain can get in. [circumstantial possibility]

Dogs can bite. [existenitial]

He could set a record today. [potential ability]

He can / could speak Swahili. [actualized ability]

backshift → He said he could speak Swahili. [actualized ability] He thought that Valjean could be the killer. [possibility]

polite form-distancing ("modally remote preterite") → Could you help me? (3 §9.8.3)

can/ could (Swan 122-5)

ability

present → I can read Italian. (knowledge, skill, strength)

past → I could read quickly. He said he could read Italian. After studying a year, I was able to read Italian. (122.5)

common or typical → It can be hot here in summer.

possible in the situation → We can go to Athens.

soft suggestion → We could try a different approach.

unrealized past → We could have gone to Athens, but we didn't

chances (possibility) → It could rain this afternoon. (122.8)

permission → Could we have some cake? (more polite than can) (124)

requests, orders, and suggestions → Could we have some cake? (124.6)

criticism → You could have told me you were dating my girl.

indirect speech → I asked if they could give me some help.

can / could (Biber 6.6.4.1)

permission / possibility / ability: can, could

Could and might are much more common expressing logical possibility than permission or ability.

In contrast to the typical functions of can, the modal could usually marks logical possibility in conversation, expressing a greater degree of uncertainty or tentativeness. That could be her. It could be anything you choose.

Epistemic Stance.modal Verb in extrinsic sense → Without... collaboration there could be interference... (973)

Azar, Betty Schrampfer, and Stacy A. Hagen. Understanding and Using English Grammar. 4th ed., Pearson Education, 2009.

Biber, Douglas, and Stig Johansson, et al. Longman Grammar Of Spoken And Written English. Pearson Education, 1999.

Huddleston, Rodney D., and Geoffrey K. Pullum. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge UP, 2002.

Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. 3rd ed., Oxford UP, 2005.

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Neither do I. - I don't know anything about Olimpic games., So did we. - I went jogging yesterday., So had I. - I had heard about the scandal before., So will we. - I will go horse riding., Neither will we. - We won't be going anywhere this summer., So could I! - I could make pancakes when I was a kid!, Neither could we! - I couldn't find the keys!, So should Step. - I really should give up smoking., Neither should anyone. - I shouldn't eat fast food a lot., So must everyone. - I must work hard.,

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Neither do I. - I don't know anything about Olimpic games., So did we. - I went jogging yesterday., So had I. - I had heard about the scandal before., So will we. - I will go horse riding., Neither will we. - We won't be going anywhere this summer., So could I!

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Neither have I... - I haven't been to France yet., Nor will I. - I won't do this., Neither do I. - I don't like winter., So do I. - I love summer., So have I. - I have seen this film before., So will I. - I'll call him later., So did I. - I returned it in the end. , So was I! - I was very disappointed., Neither was I. - I wasn't pleased. , Nor did I. - I didn't want to be rude., So am I. - I'm going to be late. , Neither am I! - I'm not joking. ,

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Neither have I... - I haven't been to France yet., Nor will I. - I won't do this., Neither do I. - I don't like winter., So do I. - I love summer., So have I. - I have seen this film before., So will I. - I'll call him later., So did I.

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I enjoy drinking tea. - So do I, We went diving last summer. - So did we!, I won't go to Egypt next summer. - Neither will I..., I can cook pancakes best of all. - So can I!, Peter didn't eat in McDonalds. - Neither did I, I don't listen to rap music. - Neither do I, I am learning English now. - So am I, I can't ride a horse. - Neither can I!, We haven't had dinner yet. - Neither have we, I have got a pet. - So have I!,

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I enjoy drinking tea. - So do I, We went diving last summer. - So did we!, I won't go to Egypt next summer. - Neither will I..., I can cook pancakes best of all. - So can I!, Peter didn't eat in McDonalds. - Neither did I, I don't listen to rap music.

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1) I haven't got a dog. a) Neither do I. b) Neither have I. c) I do. 2) We went abroad on holiday. a) So have we. b) So did we. c) We did. 3) She didn't have any idea. a) Neither did I. b) Neither have I. c) So did I. 4) They didn't get my message. a) We have. b) Neither did we. c) We did. 5) I don't like jazz. a) Neither I do. b) I don't. c) Neither do I. 6) She can't type. a) So can't I. b) Neither can I. c) I can't. 7) I was flying in my dream. a) So did I. b) So was I. c) So I was. 8) I am not a bad driver. a) So am I b) Neither I am c) Neither am I 9) I don't mind horse-riding. a) Neither do I. b) So do I. c) Neither I do 10) I don't like wrestling. a) Me neither. b) Me too 11) I hate slow drivers. a) Me too. b) Neither do I.

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1) I haven't got a dog. a) Neither do I. b) Neither have I. c) I do. 2) We went abroad on holiday. a) So have we. b) So did we. c) We did. 3) She didn't have any idea. a) Neither did I. b) Neither have I. c) So did I.

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So, neither - so am I, neither do I, etc.

Exercise 1

Choose the correct forms with so, neither, too, either to complete the sentences below.

So and neither - so am I, neither do I, etc.

So-too, neither-either - Grammar charts

A is or does the same as B

To say that A is or does the same as B, we can use so + auxiliary verb + subject in affirmative sentences and neither + auxiliary verb + subject in negative sentences.

A: "I'm not tired." B: "Neither am I." (=I am not tired either.)

What auxiliary verb do we need?

After so/ neither, we use the same auxiliary or modal verb as in the first sentence: be, do, have, can, will, must, etc.

A: "Tomas is not going to the party." B: "Neither is Sally."

A: "I'll be here at 7." B: "So will I."

A: "Lisa can play the guitar." B: "So can Tim."

When there isn't an auxiliary or modal verb in the first sentence, we use do/does in the present and did in the past.

Nor = neither

We can use nor instead of neither.

Neither is negative

Neither/nor is a negative word, like not. For this reason, the auxiliary verb after neither should be affirmative.

Too, either

Another way of saying that A is or does the same as B, is the use of too or either at the end of the sentence. We use too for affirmative sentences and either for negative sentences.

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1) I don't like that new building much. - _____. It looks like a spaceship a) Neither do I. b) Neither like I. 2) I passed the exam! - _____. I got 92%. a) So did I. b) So do I. 3) I can't swim, I'm afraid. - _____. Perhaps we should have lessons. a) Neither do I. b) Neither can I. 4) I'm not very hungry. - _____. I'll just have a sandwich. a) Neither am I. b) Neither do I. 5) I've finished university. - _____. I'm looking for a job now! a) So did I. b) So have I. 6) I didn't like the film. - _____. It was too slow. a) Neither did I. b) Neither I did. 7) I was born in 1989. - Really? _____. a) So am I. b) So was I. 8) I don't have any brothers or sisters. - _____. But I have a lot of cousins. a) Neither have I. b) Neither do I. 9) I'm going to stay at home this evening. - _____. I'm quite tired. a) So do I. b) So am I. 10) I have to go to work on Saturday. - _____. I hate working at the weekend. a) So have I. b) So do I. 11) I got married in 2005. - _____. But I got divorced a year later! a) So was I. b) So did I. 12) I was working in London last year. - _____. What a coincidence! a) So I was. b) So was I. 13) I haven't been to South America. - _____, but I'd love to go. a) Neither have I. b) Neither do I. 14) I won't go to that restaurant again. - _____. The food was awful. a) Neither do I. b) Neither will I.

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Word order in questions - Grammar chart

Questions in general

If we want to ask a question in English, the order is QWASM: Question word, Auxiliary verb, Subject, Main verb. In Yes-No questions (questions where the answer is yes or no), there is no Question Word.

Questions with be as the main verb

When be is the main verb, it is used as the Auxiliary in the question, and then we don't have a Main verb after the Subject.

Auxiliary verbs

In the position of Auxiliary, we can use be, do, have or any modal verb: can, could, will, would, should, etc.

Have is only an auxiliary verb in the form have got and in the present perfect.

For other uses of have, we need an auxiliary verb ( do, did) for questions.

Have got only has a present form. It does not have a past form.

Question words

how much

We can use how much to ask about the price of something.

how + adjective

We can use how + adjective (any adjective) as a question word.

We can use which + noun, and we can also use what + noun. We use which when there are a small number of possible answers. Look at the difference:

Which car do you like, the red or the blue? (there is a small number of possible answers)

'What car have you got?' 'A Mercedes.' (many possible answers)

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Look at these examples to see how questions are made.

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Read the explanation to learn more.

Grammar explanation

To make questions, we often put the verb before the subject. This is called inversion.

If there is a question word ( why, what, where, how, etc.), it goes before the verb.

This is true for sentences with be, sentences that have auxiliary verbs (e.g. They are waiting. She has finished.) and sentences with modal verbs ( can, will, should, might, etc.).

Questions in the present simple and past simple

For other verbs in the present simple, we use the auxiliary verb do/ does in the question.

We use the auxiliary verb did in the past simple.

Subject questions

In some questions, who or what is the subject of the verb. There is no inversion of subject and verb in these questions.

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

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Today I'm going to teach you a simple method that works for asking any questions in almost ALL the verb tenses.

This question formation formula is called QUASM:
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Look how QUASM works for forming questions in the following verb tenses:

Simple Present Tense Questions:

Simple Past Tense Questions:

Present Continuous Tense Questions:

Past Continuous Tense Questions:

Present Perfect Tense Questions:

Future Tense Questions:

Modal Questions:

Exceptions to this way of forming questions:

There are exceptions that don't follow this pattern of question formation.

Yes/No questions do not use a question word...

...but they still follow ASM (Auxiliary verb - Subject - Main verb)

Do you like bananas?

Did you enjoy the movie?

Are you studying English?

Were you sleeping when I called you last night?

Have you finished your homework?

Will you call me when you get home?

Are you going to accept the job offer?

Should we take the early morning flight?

Questions where the main verb is "be" also don't follow the pattern:

Are you thirsty?

Is she a teacher?

Were your parents angry when you failed the test?

Was her ex-boyfriend a basketball player?

Reported questions, indirect questions, and subject questions also do not follow QUASM.

Now you know how to make questions in English! Any questions for me?

I recommend trying to make a question with each of the verb tenses covered in this lesson. Just follow the QUASM pattern of question formation and you'll be sure to have correct grammar.

Learn more: 100 answers to common English questions

Quiz: Asking Questions in English

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Correct: painted, wanted, waited, needed, started, hated, skated, planted, shouted, collected, Incorrect: helped, cooked, listened, danced, looked, watched.

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Past perfect

Exercise 1

Read the order in which the events happened and then choose between the past simple or past perfect forms to complete the sentences.

Past perfect form and use - Grammar chart

Past perfect form

We make the past perfect with had/ hadn't + past participle: -ed for regular verbs and the 3rd column form for irregular verbs.

The past perfect is the same for all persons.

We can contract had to 'd.

Past perfect use

We use the past perfect when we are talking about the past and then we want to talk about something that happened earlier in the past.

Past perfect or past simple?

We use the past simple to describe a series of past events in chronological order, and we use the past perfect to make clear that one of the events happened before. Compare these two sentences:

When I arrived, she left. (=She left after I arrived.)

When I arrived, she had left. (She left before I arrived)

Be careful with this common mistake!

The contraction 'd can be had or would. Remember that we use an infinitive form after would and a past participle after had.

I'd love to go to your party. (= would)

I noticed that he'd eaten my cake. (= had)

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It was a stormy morning. It ____ and there ____ black clouds in the sky. Anne ____ inside the house and her brother ____ TV. But Anne ____ to go outside to play. She ____ under the rain and it seemed a great idea. Suddenly, the lights ____ Everything ____ dark and scary. Anne was frightened! She ____. Somebody ____ to catch her in the dark. "Wake up, Anne. It is time to go to school", her mom said. Fortunately, it ____ a nightmare.

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Starting the story:: One day, Once, In the beginning, It all started when, Once upon a time, The middle: After a while, Then, Soon, Suddenly, After that, Ending the story: At last, Finally, In the end, Lastly, By the end,

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These two verbs cause a great amount of confusion!

Do you know how to use them?

Remember these helpful tips:

You borrow something from somebody. In other words, you take something from someone for a limited time.

You lend something to somebody. In other words, you give something to someone for a limited time.

Lend is often followed by a personal pronoun e.g. me/her/us.

Read these sentences and decide whether they need lend or borrow. Some of them may require the verb to be in the past tense so make sure you pay attention!
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MOBILE-FRIENDLY

A simile is a phrase that makes a description clearer or more vivid by saying that one thing is similar to another thing. Most similes use the pattern " as...as" or the word " like".

Similes with "as...as"

The most common type of simile uses "as...as", for example: "He's as strong as an ox." This means that he is a very strong man (using the word "ox" helps you imagine just how strong he is). The games in the table below will help you to learn or revise this type of simile.

Elementary to Lower-Intermediate

Intermediate

Upper-Intermediate to Advanced

Similes with "like"

Another type of simile uses the word "like", for example:"My sister smokes like a chimney." This means that she smokes a lot of cigarettes (using the word "chimney" helps you imagine a lot of smoke). This type of simile isn't as common as the first type, so we only have four games to help you learn or revise them.

Elementary to Advanced

Learn about Similes

These games created by Matt Errey for EnglishClub.

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Comparative and superlative adjectives - Grammar chart

Comparative adjectives

Two things

We use the comparative form of an adjective to compare two things. When we compare three or more things, we use the superlative form of the adjectives.

Less ... than

When comparing two things, we can also use the form less + adjective + than (less ≠ more).

Not as ... as

We can also use the form ( not) as + adjective + as.

Than me / than I am

After than or as ... as we can use an object pronoun ( me, you, him, etc.), or we can also use a subject pronoun ( I, you, he, etc.) + verb.

Much/a lot/a bit more

Before the comparative ( more or -er) we can use much, a lot or a bit.

Superlative adjectives

Three or more things

We use the superlative form of an adjective or adverb to compare three or more things.

The best in

After the superlative we use in before names of places or before singular words referring to groups of people ( class, school, team, family, etc.)

The best I've ever...

We often use a superlative adjective with the present perfect tense of a verb and the word ever.

The / my / John's

Before the superlative we always use the or a possessive adjective ( my, your, his, etc.) or noun ( Paul's, Elisabeth's, etc.)

Comparative and superlative adverbs

Compare actions

We can use the comparative or superlative form of adverbs to compare actions

More slowly

The adverbs that are formed by adding -ly to the adjective (adverbs of manner), take more to form the comparative, and the most to form the superlative.

Adverbs of one or two syllables are like adjectives; they take -er in the comparative and -est in the superlative ( early-earlier, late-later, fast-faster, hard-harder, etc.)

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Comparative and superlative adjectives

The comparative form

We use the comparative form of the adjective to compare two things.

Less ... than

We can also use the form less + adjective + than. Less is the opposite of more.

(Not) as ... as

We can also use the form (not) as + adjective + as.

Peter isn't as considerate as Marta. (=Marta is more considerate)

Than me / than I am

After than or as ... as we use an object pronoun ( me, you, him, etc.) or a subject pronoun ( I, you, he, she, etc.) + auxiliary verb.

Much/a lot/a bit more...

Before the comparative ( more or -er) we can use much, a lot or a bit.

Any/no more than

We can use any/ no + comparative ( any better, no faster, any more expensive, etc.). We use any in negative sentences and no with positive verbs.

Superlative adjectives

We use the superlative form of an adjective or adverb to compare more than two things.

The most... in...

After the superlative we use in + names of places or singular words for groups of people (class, school, team, family, etc.)

We normally use of + periods of time or a number of people ( of the year, of my life, of my brothers, of the students, etc.).

The most... I have ever...

We often use the superlative with the present perfect tense and ever.

The/my/Tom's best ...

Before the superlative we always use the, or my/your/his/etc. or Tom's/Jenny's/etc.)

The least

The opposite of the most is the least

Comparing actions with adverbs

We can use the comparative or superlative form of adverbs to compare actions.

With adverbs ending in - ly, you must always use more to form the comparative, and most to form the superlative

For adverbs that that have the same form as adjectives, the comparative and superlative forms are like adjectives: add - er to form the comparative and - est to form the superlative. The most common of these adverbs are: late-later, early-earlier, fast-faster, hard-harder, long-longer.

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Past simple, past continuous, past perfect

Exercise 1

Choose past simple, past continuous or past perfect to complete the sentences below.

Past simple, past continuous, past perfect - grammar chart

Past simple

We use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past.

In a story, we use the past simple to talk about past events in chronological order; i.e. the main events of a story.

When she opened the door, she pretended that we weren't there and she went to her room.

He called me and told me to go, but when I arrived he wasn't there.

We also use the past simple to talk about past habits or past states.

Past continuous

We use the past continuous the set the scene in a story.

We use the past continuous for actions in progress in the past or longer actions interrupted by shorter actions in past simple.

Past perfect

We use the past perfect simple to talk about an earlier past: events which happened before the main event.

Earlier single events

We use the past perfect simple to talk about earlier events and experiences, or single actions completed earlier in the past.

We use the past perfect simple to say how much or how many we had done of something earlier in the past.

Duration from earlier in the past (stative verbs)

We use the past perfect simple with stative verbs to talk about states or situations that had started earlier in the past. We often use how long, for or since, always, etc.

In the picture below, you can see an example of a narrative with the past tenses explained.

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English Exercises: Prepositions with the means of transport

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Transportation and vehicles vocabulary words in English with useful lists and pictures. Knowing how to talk about various types of transportation is a huge advantage when learning to speak English. This can prove useful in a variety of situations such as talking about how to prefer to get to and from work or school as well as being hugely advantageous when asking about public transport options. This is also useful vocabulary to have when thinking about the conversations surrounding travel and holidays.

In this section, you will be learning a whole wealth of handy vocabulary relating to transportation and getting from A to B.

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Here are some useful words and phrases to talk about travel and transport in English.

Means of transport

In the UK, there are different types of public transport:

Buses and coaches (a bus travels in towns and cities, with people getting on and off at bus stops, while coaches travel further, often from city to city and people travel the entire distance).

Pronunciation tip: "bus" is pronounced /buhs/ and "busses" is pronounced /buhsis/ (not /boosis/).

The underground (or tube) in London

Trains (often "intercity")

Trams (in some places) - a sort of bus run on electricity

Taxis (for example the famous black cabs in London)

Ferries (boats that cross water such as rivers and seas)

There's also private transport such as cars, bikes, motorbikes and scooters.

In addition, lorries ( truck in American English) transport goods, and vans (large cars) are used by small businesses to transport goods, or work equipment such as ladders or tools.

Verbs

You get on and get off a bus, train, plane, bike, boat, etc. This is because you need to take a step up to get on the means of transport.

You get in and get out of a car, or taxi.

You can travel or go by bike, train, car, tube. But you travel on or go on foot (=walk).

You can drive a car, taxi or train.
You ride a bike, motorbike or horse.
You fly a plane.
Common error
Don't say "I take my car to work". Say "I drive to work" or "I go to work by car" or "I travel to work by car".

Other words to describe transport and travel

a journey = the trip between the start and end.
"My journey to work / school takes twenty minutes."

a commute (to commute) = the journey to work
"He commutes to work by train and tube."
"His commute takes him half an hour."

bus route = the journey the bus does
"The bus route follows London Road as far as the cinema, then turns left."

a bus lane = special part of the road only for buses
"Don't drive in the bus lane!"

traffic jam = when there are too many cars, buses etc and everything goes slowly - or stops.
"I'm in a traffic jam - I'll be late for work."

a bus stop = where the bus stops for people to get on or get off (also tram stop)

a railway station = where you get on or off a train (also tube station)

a single or a return (ticket) = a bus, train or air ticket to go only (single) or to go and come back (return)

a one-day return (for the train) = when you go and come back the same day

a travel card = a card where you can make multiple journeys in one day, for example on the London tube

a season ticket = a train ticket where you can go by train every day for a month, or a year

Now go on to the next page, where you can learn phrases for buying tickets and practise your listening: Learn How to Buy Tickets in English

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mdm974 4/1/2021
Great activity! Thank you so much.

I also did it and found two different routes (passing through the top-right corner and the bottom-left one). I marked all the right boxes in those two routes and I got 9 marks. I think your activity is designed as a maze, but in fact you probably have to click on ALL the correct boxes, don't you? JuanJoseCC 12/12/2020

Oh, no, now I get it!

You cannot cross the lines that separate some hexagons, they have to have a gap in them! Georgina77 probably went from "jumped around" to "kissed a frog", which is forbidden! It's a great idea, but I would try to make those forbidden barriers a bit more visible (maybe highlight them in red?). If you have the time but don't know how to do it, send me the image and I will do it for you. You can contact me following the link in my profile.

carinabesposito 8/11/2020
Thanks for letting me know, but I did it again and didn't have that problem! Are you sure you followed the right way? Thanks!

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I love this activity. However all the answers are green (correct) but the final score is 3/10... I just wanted to let you know. Thanks a lot for sharing :)

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