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Your Questions of the Month

Average: 3.2 (10 votes)

These are the top questions we received from readers of our free newsletter, English in your Inbox , last month.

All questions are answered by Tim, a teacher at  EC Brighton English school.

Verbal Expressions - There is/are - It is

Average: 3.5 (30 votes)

Complete the following sentences using the correct phrases from this list. Do not type in the phrase; type in the number next to each phrase.

1 - It was
2 - It will
3 - There were
4 - It is
5 - There are
6 - It has been
7 - There is
8 - There has been
9 - It will be
10 - There will be

Link: Verb Practice

'Half an hour of exercise a day not enough' Upper Intermediate Reading

Average: 2.5 (24 votes)

Choose the correct word for the six missing words below.

The recommended half an hour of exercise a day may not be enough to stop _1_ gain.

Accidents and Injuries vocabulary

Average: 2.9 (47 votes)

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

Link: Health Words

Phrasal verbs for transport

Average: 3.2 (17 votes)

Today we have part-three in our look at transport. Here we focus on phrasal verbs. Thanks to Sebastian at EC Cape Town another great exercise.

Many phrasal verbs use prepositions like into, out of and onto. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option. Good luck, hope you find this useful!

Transport Verbs

Average: 3.2 (43 votes)

Yesterday had a lesson on adjectives for transport from Sebastian (teacher at EC Cape Town English school). Today we continue the topic, with another lesson from Sebastian, by looking at travel verbs.

We all use transportation in our daily lives, so I hope this English vocabulary is useful to you!

Choose the correct option to complete these sentences.

Adjectives for transport Level: Elem / Pre-Int

Average: 2.7 (28 votes)

Read the descriptions and choose the correct adjectives from the list that have the same meaning.

Good luck, guys!

unreliable / empty / comfortable / dangerous / reliable / crowded / safe / /fast / slow / uncomfortable
 

Now use these words and your own to describe your experiences with transport in your area. How do you travel around your town? Do you have good public transport? What are the roads/traffic like?

What's the difference between disinterested and uninterested

Average: 2.7 (17 votes)

Interested is, of course, a very widely used English language word. Do know what its opposite is? Actually, there are two words which seem similar, yet have difference uses. Let's take a quick look at disinterested and uninterested.

Phrasal verb of the day: Strike Out

Average: 3.7 (10 votes)

strike

This month's cartoon looks at the phrasal verb strike out.

Strike has a few meanings, let's take a look at two.

Strike: To hit or attack someone using force in a violent way.
"Be very careful, some snakes can strike faster than human eyes can follow!"

Important Forms Practice

Average: 3 (7 votes)

A tricky exercise for you today!

Choose the correct word in each sentence.

All of these words are very common, but very easy to confuse. Let me know which questions give you problems and I will explain the reason.

Who can get 10/10?

Link: Adjective Word Order