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Prepositions Of Place Task Cards
Writer 11 July 2021
  Prepositions of Place Task cards Free Download. Teachers can use these cards to help their kids master prepositions of place. They will lo...
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Prepositions Of Time
Teachers' Library 18 November 2020
  Prepositions of time are very important words in English and using them accurately can be challenging, even for intermediate and advanced ...
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EXPRESSING PREFERENCE, part 1 Prefer
Whether it be chocolate ice cream over other flavors, or getting going first thing in the morning as opposed to lounging in your PJs, it'...
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EXPRESSING PREFERENCE, part 2 Would Prefer
If you have a preference for something, you would like to have or do that thing rather than something else. Beware of the trap of not expres...
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EXPRESSING PREFERENCE, part 3 Would Rather
If you have a strong liking for something, you have a preference for it. You might have a preference for apples, but there are some days whe...
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MUSTN'T and CAN'T
As modals of prohibition, MUSTN'T and CAN'T are both used to show that something is forbidden, prohibited or not allowed. They often...
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THE PERFECT INFINITIVE
THE PERFECT INFINITIVE is used with WOULD LIKE/LOVE/PREFER and one or two other verbs to refer to unreal past situations; things that never ...
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More About Phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs can have transparent and therefore literal meaning which can be easily deduced from its parts. Their meaning can be semi-­lite...
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GET/HAVE THE BETTER or THE BEST OF someone or something
GET/HAVE THE BETTER or THE BEST OF someone or something means surpass, outwit, overcome, defeat, etc. someone or something, often through no...
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THE PERFECT INFINITIVE with TO (to have + past participle)
THE PERFECT INFINITIVE with TO (to have + past participle) when used after the verbs CLAIM and PRETEND, has the same kind of meaning as perf...
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COME vs GO vs GET
These three verbs are often confused and are incorrectly used even by higher level students. Let's get it right! CCOME We use COME to mo...
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TO MAINTAIN We use this word a lot, but the Russians never do. Now you will!
✔ To keep something in an existing state (from decline, making repairs, correcting problems)  - We need to maintain discipline in class  - I...
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LIKE + ING OR + INFINITIVE?
✔ Enjoyment: LIKE + ING: (+infinitive is also possible)  - I really like doing sports (like to do sports)  - Sarah likes talking to her frie...
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