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Wednesday, 18 January 2017

'-ED' & '-ING' SPELLINGS

This charts shows the spelling rules for regular past verbs ending in '-ED' and the formation of gerunds ending in '-ING'.

Previous post in this blog refer to them separately:

- for '-ED' spellings & pronounciation

- for '-ING' spellings

Tuesday, 17 January 2017

'ALL' vs 'WHOLE'

A chart with the difference between 'ALL' and 'WHOLE', both in use and meaning.

Monday, 16 January 2017

CONFUSING 'LIVE' + LIFE IDIOMS

How to distinguish between 'LIVE' (verb) and 'LIVE' (adjective). The difference is not only in part of speech and use but also in pronunciation as you can see in the chart.

Live (verb) /liv/- Live (Adjective) /laiv/. Derivation from these words are: life (noun) /laif/, alive (adjective) /elaiv/, liven (verb) and lively (adverb).

Saturday, 14 January 2017

EXCLAMATIONS!!

Here are some common English exclamations and their meaning to know when to use them.

Friday, 13 January 2017

'ALTHOUGH' vs 'IN SPITE OF'

In today's post yopu can distinguish the difference in use between 'ALTHOUGH' and 'IN SPITE OF', both connectors that denote opposition.

Thursday, 12 January 2017

MOBILE PHONE LANGUAGE

Updating new English vocabulary, phrasal verbs and expressions used with the new mobile phone technology.

Wednesday, 11 January 2017

EXTREME WEATHER, THE CLIMATE CHANGE: EXTREME COLD vs EXTREME HOT WEATHER

English idioms to express extreme cold or hot weather in two charts.

Tuesday, 10 January 2017

LATIN ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ENGLISH

Here's a list of Latin abbreviations used in English with their meanings.

Monday, 9 January 2017

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: IMPROVING IN ENGLISH LEARNING

About to start classes again, here are sseven essential tips if one of your new year's resolution is to improve in your learning of English this year.