Today, let me start with a question: What do the following three statements have in common?
Imagine you are watching an American film or television show - a mystery, for example. You hear one of the actors say the following words:
Every language has its own way of saying something happened in the past, is happening now or will happen in the future. As you know, English does this through verb tenses.
Every language has its own way of saying something happened in the past, is happening now or will happen in the future. As you know, English does this through verb tenses.
Every language has its own way of saying something happened in the past, is happening now or will happen in the future. As you know, English does this through verb tenses.
In a recent Everyday Grammar report, we explored phrasal expressions. Phrasal expressions are groups of words that take on a special meaning. This meaning is different from what the individual words suggest.
When you learn a new language, you must learn the meaning of individual words.
This is Everyday Grammar.
TED Talk videos are popular in the United States and other countries. These videos explore issues in science, technology, education and other subjects. They can also be a useful tool for learning English.
Here is the truth about the English language: Some words take up so much space in the dictionary that they could be their own book.
A few years ago, On the American television show Saturday Night Live, actor Jerry Seinfeld answered questions from the audience. However, the people who asked them were not ordinary showgoers, but Hollywood stars.
Do you ever get annoyed about something that a person does or says often? More than likely, the answer is yes. We are all human, after all.
Intonation is like the music of a language.
The other day, I started crossing a busy street in Washington, D.C., while looking at my phone. Suddenly, I heard a man shout, "Watch out!" He was telling me about an oncoming car. I did not know that the crossing light was red. The words "Watch out!"
Jokes can not only challenge your ideas and make you laugh. They can also teach you about grammar.
If you read or listened to Part 1 of our program on comparisons of equality, you know that we can compare equal qualities and actions by using the word "as." We can also compare equal quantities, or amounts, and we will talk about that on today's Every
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a classic American story.
Suppose an animal shelter in your city had invited people to meet some animals to see if they wanted to make an adoption.
In the film A League of Their Own, actor Tom Hanks plays the coach of an American baseball team. He oversees an all-female team called the Rockford Peaches.
We have an expression in English that goes "Use it or lose it." It means that if you do not use or practice an ability, you might lose that ability.
Are you thinking of ways to pass the time and improve your English? In our electronic age, an old-fashioned kind of activity might be just what you need.
By Alice Bryant
07 May 2020
This past Monday, May 4, was Star Wars Day. The holiday began in 2011 to celebrate the film series and its influence on popular
Person-to-person communications have changed a lot over the past few months.
anatomy - n. the parts that form a living thing, such as an animal or plant