We have a new chart with 20 common verbs that are used when cooking. These verbs often appear in recipes or other cooking instructions. For a more detailed explanation of what each verb is, we recommend seeing out vocabulary notes about Cooking Instructions in English.
We have created some new pages about the weather, the temperature and also about idioms to do with the weather. Our vocabulary page about the weather in general includes the different types of rain, cloud, wind and other common vocabulary you need to know when talking about the weather. Even native speakers may find it [...]
Cat got your tongue? This is a shortened way of saying: Has the cat got your tongue? This idiom can mean the following: Have you nothing to say? Why are you not talking? Why are you not saying anything? Why don’t you answer me? The idiom is used to compel someone to speak, say something, [...]
Something that we are frequently asked is when do you use the verb DO and when do you use the verb MAKE. This is understandable because in some languages they use one verb for both Do and Make (like Hacer in Spanish). So to help students understand the difference we created the following chart as [...]
Here is a new chart we have created showing different things people do as a part of their daily routine. For more vocabulary about Daily Routines, check out: Daily Routines in English Is your daily routine different?
We have just created a chart of the main colors in English which will be useful for students just beginning to learn English. You can find more about colors here: Colors in English Also discover the difference between Color and Colour as well as between Gray and Grey. You will also find a list of [...]
How do you pronounce the S at the end of words in English? In English there are many words that end in S. There are plural nouns (e.g. cups, days, nurses), there are verbs in third person that end in S (e.g. speaks, loves, washes etc.) and there is often an S when we use [...]
We have created a new chart using cartoons to show simple Subject Pronouns in English. As a teacher you can use the same image to talk about the different cartoons and what is happening or describing the people, especially using the verb To Be. E.g. She is old, He is a photographer, They are married [...]
We have just created this new chart about Question Words in English (Who, When, Why, What, Where, Which, How). If you would like to see more information about these Questions words with a lot more examples of their use, check out: Question Words in English
At Woodward English on Twitter we have an “English Word of the Day” to help you improve your vocabulary with a new word every day from Monday to Sunday. We also include an example of that new word in a sentence so you can see it in context. How can you use the English word [...]