Take a look at these ten words. They are all used to describe people and the role they play in our lives. How may of them do you know?
In English, we divide our lives into stages which relate to our age. For example, my cousin Jake is three years old, so he is a toddler. Below are the stages listed in order, then some sentences in which you need to choose which 'stage' word fits.
What stage of your life are you in? Are you an adult who feels like a teenager?!
How well do you remember all the vocabulary related to family? I have written a description of my family below but some of the words are all mixed up, can you work out what they should be?
My thomre is called Kate and my thfare is called Kevin.
My umm is a chiropodist and my add is a comedian. He travels a lot for work and at the moment he is in Brazil!
Ouch, having an accident sucks. Complete these sentences by choosing the right answer.
Good luck and be careful out there!
Thanks to Sebastian in EC Cape Town for this lesson
In English, the word like is flexible and has many uses. Can you tell the difference in meaning when it is used in a variety of questions?
Match these answers to the questions below. Don't type in the whole answer, only use the letters shown.
The following adjectives are positive character traits essential to learning English. I have included very concise (short, brief) definitions. Please consult a dictionary for a complete understanding of each word because many of the words are very similar in meaning. These words are worth incorporating into your vocabulary, so the next time someone asks you to describe yourself; you won't have any difficulty coming up with 11 positive character traits.
Here's an A-Z of adjectives we can use to describe different things. Take a look at them and see if you can learn some new, useful words.
Remember - many of these words are not used in these forms to describe how we feel. For example, we use "It's amazing" to describe something while "I am amazed" is used to show our emotion or feeling.
Wonderful or surprising.
When someone asks you "What's your star-sign?", they are asking about which of the 12 signs of the zodiac you were born under. It is believed by many that your personality (character) is linked to the date you were born, furthermore, people say that you can predict your future by your star-sign.
The twelve signs of the zodiac are:
