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Ask and answer: Gerund and infinitive

A small-group ask-and-answer activity to practise constructions.

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Imagine: Future perfect

Students write predictions about their partner. They use language such as ‘In ten year’s time’, ‘By this time tomorrow’ and ‘By 2050’ in order to practise the future perfect.

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Ideal room: There is / there are

Students talk about their ideal room and then compare with their partner’s using there is and there are. They end the activity with a timed memory game working in groups of four.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: pull

Tim Bowen’s pulled out all the stops to bring you another stunning article on phrasal verbs!

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Experiences: Present perfect

A team game at intermediate level to practise asking and answering questions using the present perfect.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: a match report

Yet again, Tim Bowen notches up another fine Your English article. Here, we can lap up his football report on Fulham vs Juventus.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: play

After playing around with some ideas, Tim Bowen has provided us with some brilliant descriptions of the phrasal verbs associated with this word.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: pass

Tim Bowen passes on his knowledge of the phrasal verbs associated with this word. Don't let this one pass you by!

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: hold

Tim Bowen doesn't hold back in his discussion of the phrasal verbs associated with this word.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: break

Tim Bowen makes a breakthrough in explaining the sometimes confusing phrasal verbs associated with this word.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: pick

Tim Bowen picks out a few quirky examples of this sometimes suggestive phrasal verb.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: fall

Tim Bowen goes into some detail about the dire consequences of falling for his advice.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: step

Tim Bowen steps forward to offer his explanation of how this versatile word can be used to form several different phrasal verbs.

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Your English: Phrasal verbs: knock

Tim Bowen knocks us out with his explanation of this entertaining phrasal verb.

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Grammar: have got

Scott Thornbury explains how 'have got' came to have its modern meaning and usage.

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Vocabulary matters: Dealing with phrasal verbs

There are thousands of phrasal verbs in the English language, many of them having more than one meaning. Dealing with them can seem like a gigantic task. In this article, Adrian Tennant looks at what phrasal verbs are and why students often find them difficult to learn and use, with ...

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Grammar: I've been waiting for ages

Tips and ideas for working with the present perfect continuous.

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Grammar: mood and modality 2

Jonathan Marks explains the difference between mood and modality.

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Grammar: mood and modality 1

Jonathan Marks explains the difference between mood and modality.

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Subjects and objects in English - article

An article by Kerry Maxwell and Lindsay Clandfield on the sometimes complex issue of teaching subjects and objects in English.