Mother nature can be a bit scary at times. When she is angry she can use her amazing powers to create destruction and chaos on our little planet. These days there seem to be more and more occurrences of natural disasters happening around the world.
Let's take a look at the names of the natural disasters that we can see on the news:
Don't be scared...it's only English!
Read the first few paragraphs of Bram Stoker's Dracula and then answer the comprehension questions below. The introduction takes the form of a diary written by the character Jonathan Harker:
Winston Churchill said that England and America were 'two nations divided by a common language'. Today we look at some basic differences in vocabulary between British and American English.
Complete the following ten sentences below by using the past simple verb or past participle tense of the verb in brackets. Be careful with your spelling.
'Think globally, act locally.'
How 'green' are you? Are you interested in the environment are you worried about it?
There is no escape from it: pick up a newspaper or switch on the news and you will see countless stories about the environment.
Here some idioms which use the word 'shop'. When you have read the article below, see if you can match the right idiom to the right sentence.
To talk about your job when you are not in work. Usually to discuss business in your free time.
'Whenever I go out with my co-workers we always end up talking shop.'
Decide which of the following sentences are wrong.
Read the following ten sentences and decide if any have mistakes. If you get some answers wrong, you can click on why below to find out what is wrong with the mistake sentences.
'How does it taste?'
How well do you know food adjectives? Take a look at the following list of adjectives which we use to describe food. Try and match the correct adjectives to the correct sentences. As this is a quiz, there is no explanation of the adjectives' meanings.
bitter
sour
sweet
Let's take a look at the phrasal verb step on. Here it can be seen as having two meanings:
'I'm not cheap, I'm thrifty.'
Connotations are a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word. They give us the emotional connection with words.
Words can be split into 'negative','positive' and 'neutral' connotations.
Let's take a look at some words that appear to be similar, but have connotational differences.
