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- Help: ask for support and say what you can do Ask for help, offer it, name the person and task, and use help as a verb or a noun in everyday situations. A1
- Borrow or lend: who gives and who receives? Choose borrow or lend, use from and to, and ask to use something that you will return. B1
- Cost an arm and a leg: meaning and use Describe a high price in conversation. Practice cost and paid, past and present forms, and more neutral ways to discuss money. B1
- Countable and uncountable nouns Choose a, some, much and many, count amounts with units, and see why chicken or glass can have more than one meaning. A2
- A, an, the or no article? Choose articles by countability, sound and what your listener can identify, with practice in everyday situations. A2
- A piece of cake: meaning and use Describe a task that feels very easy. Practice full sentences, short replies, negative forms and considerate ways to talk about difficulty. B2
- Advice or advise: suggestions and the action Use advice as an uncountable noun, build common phrases, and choose advise when the sentence needs a verb. B1
- A lot, alot or allot: which is correct? Use a lot for quantity or degree and allot for assigning a share. Practice spacing, of, word order and the forms allotted and allotting. B1
- Experience: skills, events and what happens to you Choose experience or experiences, describe work skills, and distinguish experiencing something from testing an idea. B1
- Opportunity: a chance to do something Use opportunity with to, of and for, talk about chances you take or miss, and distinguish opportunity from possibility. B1
- Can and could: ability, permission and requests Use can and could to describe skills, ask permission, request help and suggest a plan. Practice the forms and choose meanings from everyday… A2
- Comparative and superlative adjectives Compare everyday things with forms such as cheaper, more comfortable and the best. Learn spelling changes, equal comparisons and how to… A2
- Animal Sounds in English: Verbs and Nouns Animal sound words are vocabulary items that represent the specific vocalizations produced by different creatures. Most of these words… A2 4 s
- A or an before vowels: sound over spelling The indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' both mean 'one' or refer to a non-specific singular countable noun. They do not alter the meaning of… B1 3 s
- A or an before an acronym: Spoken sound rules An abbreviation represents a longer phrase or title. Some forms, called initialisms, are pronounced letter by letter, while others, called… B1 3 s
- Homophones and Homographs: Sound and Spelling Guide A homophone is a word that sounds identical to another word but has a different spelling and definition. A homograph is a word that shares… B1 3 s
- Didactic Meaning: When Teaching Sounds Preachy Didactic is an adjective that describes something intended to teach, instruct, or convey a moral lesson. In neutral settings, it highlights… B2 6 s
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Sentences from lessons
- Go off the rails from ‘Go off the rails’ B2 20 s Included with membership
- Returning faulty headphones from ‘Returning faulty headphones’ B1 10 s Included with membership
- Hold up from ‘Hold up’ B1 13 s Included with membership
- Types of Verbs: Main Helping Linking from ‘Types of Verbs: Main Helping Linking’ B1 23 s Included with membership
- Tag Questions: Confirm Everyday Information from ‘Tag Questions: Confirm Everyday Information’ B1 24 s Included with membership
