What are word classes? How can we recognize them? What role do they play in regards to punctuation? Grammar in Theory and in Practice was written for those who want straight answers, in plain English, to these crucial, yet rarely asked, questions.This essential guide empowers students to identify parts of speech rapidly, to employ punctuation marks confidently, and to examine syntax precisely, in four popular GCSE texts: Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, Frankenstein, and 1984. Grammatical categories are neatly defined in the glossary, and each chapter is packed with practical and demanding exercises, testing your knowledge of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions. Topics range from the relatively simple, such as common pronoun errors or subject-verb agreement problems, to the somewhat complex, such as appositives, participles, or rhetorical devices. At the end of the course, there is a large punctuation section that revises the usage of commas, colons, semicolons, hyphens, and apostrophes.
What is the difference between much/many and few/little? How do we use them? Find out in this elementary English lesson.
Use MUCH and LITTLE with uncountable nouns (How much water do you have? I don't have much money. There is very little work for us to do)
Use MANY and FEW with countable nouns (How many oranges are left? I don't have many friends. There are very few houses in this street)
More lessons and quizzes on my blog
http://www.skype-lessons.com/blog
More lessons on gerunds and infinitives here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlx0uiAR8a4&list=PLEHBbj8NPA2ykYynnFugS4EJBwYfl3Djm
And phrasal verbs are here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=677aAF3dM3E&list=PLEHBbj8NPA2z5GB5GBRxzl6IOi2iHukOn&index=1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ym6ZEjWmRw
Here is another English lesson on some of the most common nouns and adjectives derived from phrasal verbs. Please answer the following questions:
1) Are you outspoken concerning any particular topics?
2) Which parts of your town are run-down?
3) Are you a little slow on the uptake?
4) Describe your daily intake of vitamins
5) Who pays for the upkeep of your house?
6) Do you have any acquaintances who are stuck-up?
7) Do you have any outstanding debts?
8) Who is the most outgoing member of your family?
There are more lessons on my youtube channel, and on my website.
https://www.skype-lessons.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI3TrG6zUvM
This is an upper intermediate English lesson which I have made for my students who are preparing for FCE. To pass this exam with flying colours you'll need to know a lot of English collocations, and this lesson will give you some of them.
do well/badly
do someone a favour
do some shopping
do up (undo)
do homework, housework, office work, work
do a task
make a phone call
make a success of
make progress
make a noise/sound
make a mistake
make pizza
make dinner
make promises, offers, suggestions
make a speech
make s.o do something
make a paper plane
have something in common with...
have breakfast
have a snack
have a coffee
have a rest / a sleep / a nap
have a chat
have a meeting
have a party
have s.t done
have an injection
have an operation
go cycling/swimming
go for a walk
go by car
go abroad
go to work/school
go home
go to bed
keep a promise
keep your cash in a safe
keep doing something...
keep fit
keep in touch
keep a promise
More lessons and quizzes on my blog
http://www.skype-lessons.com/blog
More lessons on gerunds and infinitives here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlx0uiAR8a4&list=PLEHBbj8NPA2ykYynnFugS4EJBwYfl3Djm
And phrasal verbs are here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=677aAF3dM3E&list=PLEHBbj8NPA2z5GB5GBRxzl6IOi2iHukOn&index=1
More quizzes and exercises are here...
http://www.skype-lessons.com/blog/fce/collocations/
http://www.autoenglish.org/FCEUSE.htm
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/strategy/index.htm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfGScPKa1GE
https://www.udemy.com/course/master-english-phrasal-verbs/?couponCode=329F4AFD64ED888A6B92 (MASTER PHRASAL VERBS - udemy course)
https://t.me/MrSkypelesson (TELEGRAM for LIVE lessons)
https://rumble.com/user/MrSkypelessons (RUMBLE for PHRASAL VERBS)
https://skype-lessons.com/ (MY WEBSITE for private English lessons and Ebooks)
https://anchor.fm/mrskypelessons (SPOTIFY/APPLE/GOOGLE for new podcast lessons)
Paperback versions of my books are on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grammar-Theory-Practice-David-Nicholls/dp/B08QWK88NQ/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Visual-Phrasal-Verbs-Black-white/dp/1097343499/
You can also find many of my lessons on other social media channels:
https://odysee.com/@MrSkypelessons:9
https://vk.com/dave_skypelessons
https://twitter.com/MSkypelessons
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLAXnFD32FQ
An English vocabulary lesson on the theme of FOOD and COOKING. For upper intermediate and advanced learners. More vocabulary here: https://www.skype-lessons.com/vocabulary-lessons/
Please activate the vocab with the following questions:
If you invited me for dinner, what would you cook for me, and how exactly would you cook it?
What's your favourite recipe?
How do you like your potatoes? Boiled, fried, mashed or roast? Should they be peeled?
How do you like your eggs?
Do you like to grate cheese on top of pasta?
What kinds of herbs do you like to sprinkle on your dinner?
Do you like to dip bread in your soup?
Do you tend to eat slowly or wolf down your food in big gulps?
Boil / simmer (in the saucepan)
Fry (in the frying pan)
Bake / Roast (in the oven)
Put in / take out (the oven)
Put on/take off the hob
under the grill
Mix (the ingredients)
Stir (the sauce)
Pour (the mixture into a bowl)
Chop (the onions/carrots)
Peel (the potatoes)
Grate (the cheese)
Sprinkle (some herbs on the food)
Drain (rice in a sieve)
Utensils
chopping board
sieve
ladle
whisk
baking tray
casserole dish
spatula
cheese grater
dip bread in your soup
heat/warm up
fills you up
eat out
wolf/gulp down
knock over
spill over
boil over
spit out
to bite off more than you can chew
Recipes
scrambled eggs
burnt to a crisp
dripping with butter
dumplings
pastry
beef and pork mince
Bay Leaves, dill, parsley
Loads more lessons and quizzes are on my website
https://www.skype-lessons.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS7YRaOtaZ0
https://www.udemy.com/course/master-english-vocabulary/?couponCode=3A11BE99B2C1DD8ADCB7 (MASTER ENGLISH VOCAB)
https://www.udemy.com/course/english-grammar-advanced/?couponCode=6648631A673D25F16451 (MASTER ENGLISH GRAMMAR)
https://www.udemy.com/course/master-english-language/?couponCode=A2C3B0B0FEF17CD49E69 (MASTER ENGLISH LANGUAGE)
https://www.udemy.com/course/master-english-phrasal-verbs/?couponCode=54BDBEBF79D4B3261C84 (MASTER PHRASAL VERBS)
https://skype-lessons.com/ (MY WEBSITE for private English lessons and Ebooks)
Paperback versions of my books are on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grammar-Theory-Practice-David-Nicholls/dp/B08QWK88NQ/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Visual-Phrasal-Verbs-Black-white/dp/1097343499/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWt7GXg5cR4