The Joke Customer: Waiter, what do you call this soup? Waiter: It’s bean soup, sir. Customer: I don’t care what it’s been. What is it now? Vocabulary Bean (noun) = a common vegetable To call (verb) = to name Soup = cooked food in a liquid form Been = Past participle of [...]
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes Oscar Wilde What is experience? The process of gaining knowledge or skill over time by seeing or doing instead of by studying. Study is theoretical, Experience is practical. What are mistakes? An action that is not done correctly or words that are wrong. An error. Have [...]
The difference between Million and Millions Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct? A: New Zealand has a population of four million people B: New Zealand has a population of four millions people The first sentence (A) is correct and the second sentence (B) is incorrect. Why? English students often get confused about [...]
The Quote… You don’t drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Vocabulary Drown = to die in a liquid (usually water) because you cannot breathe. It normally happens when water (or other liquid) enters the lungs. Grammar By + Gerund = to describe how to do things = to say [...]
To lose my train of thought = to be talking and then suddenly forget what you were talking about. Examples – Yesterday I… oh look, there’s a bird at the window. Wait, what was I saying? I lost my train of thought. – Every time she tried to tell me her story, she would get [...]
The Joke Son: How much does it cost to get married dad? Father: I don’t know, I’m still paying for it. Vocabulary To pay for something = obviously in a literal sense this means to give money in return for a product or service, but we can also use “to pay” in a figurative [...]
Keep in mind that even if you’re on the right track, you can still be left behind if you just sit there. – Anonymous Vocabulary To keep in mind – Remember; Keep something in your thoughts. Don’t forget about something To be on the right track – to be heading, or going, in the [...]