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November has brought shorter days and cooler weather, as well as one of my favourite weather conditions - fog! It's often there when I wake up in the morning, descending again in the evening hours. I know not everyone likes it, but it just looks so delightfully mysterious to me. I've always been fascinated by …
This post has been written with ESL / EFL students in mind, intermediate level and above. The verb โto useโ is a key element in several widely used grammatical structures that students sometimes confuse or don't use properly. In this post weโll go through them, explain their meaning and, finally, practise a bit. USED The …
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Enid Blytonโs book series The Famous Five turns eighty this year! Still much loved by children all over the world and translated into numerous languages, the series describes the holiday adventures of brothers Julian and Dick, their sister Anne, cousin George (Georgina, that is), and Georgeโs pet dog Timmy.
[This post has been written with ESL/EFL students in mind, CEFR level B1 and above.] Are you bored or boring? Was the last film you saw interested or interesting? There are many adjectives in English that can be used with the endings -ed and -ing, and students sometimes confuse them. If you are unsure when …
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