Share In this post we will look at collocations with make, take and other verbs but first look at this article with examples of these verbs and answer the questions that follow it. How to Lead a Productive and Balanced Life Leading a productive and balanced life requires people to make a conscious effort and […]
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Share Here we’ll take a look at some of the top mistakes that people can make in B2 essays. You will also learn how to fix these mistakes. Not answering the question When it comes to essay writing this is the most important thing you need to do. You have to answer the
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B2 application email – test yourself On this page you can test yourself by practising a B2 application email. The example question is below. Please note that the exercise counts characters and as there are an average of about 5-6 letters or characters in English words this limit of 1200 characters is around 200 words.
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Share In this post we’ve assembled a collection of what we think are the best tips for doing the Cambridge First (FCE) writing exam. #1 Answer the question While this is a very obvious point sometimes in an exam people write an answer that does not match the question. The simplest thing to do here
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In this post we will look at how we use adverbs in English. We also have a post on adverb suffixes. In English, adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to provide extra details about an action or a quality. We often think about how when where how much Let’s see how these different forms of
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Share In this post we will look at using gerunds and infinitives and why they are important in English. We will also look at verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives. What are Gerunds & Infinitives? In English, both gerunds and infinitives are forms of verbs that can function as nouns. The gerund is also known
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In this post we will take a look at using relative clauses and relative pronouns. First, we will look at the idea of defining and then non defining clauses. Share What are Relative Clauses? Relative clauses are parts of a sentence that provide additional information about a noun or pronoun in the main clause. We
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Share In this post we’ll take a look at using passive forms in English and why we use them. Why do we use passive forms? The passive form is used in English when we think about the action and not the subject who does something. Let’s take a look at a very simple example of
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Share In this post we’ll take a look at question tags. Question tags are short questions which we add to the end of a statement to turn it into a question. Why do we use Question Tags? We commonly use them in English for a number of reasons. We can use them – to confirm
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Share In this post we’re going to look at how to talk about the future. There are lots of different ways to talk about the future in English so let’s start with the simplest and perhaps most typical forms first. Timetable The most common way we use to talk about timetables is by using the
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