Grammar rules
These are the points to remember about gerunds.
1. A gerund is a noun that can be a subject or object.
2. Careful! Sometimes they change meaning!
These are the rules for using time markers at that time, at the time, in those days, at this time, at the moment and these days.
1. At that time, at the time, and in those days are used for the past.
2. At this time, at the moment, and these days are used for the present.
These are different nice things we can say when we introduce ourselves to others.
Nice to meet you.
It’s a pleasure to meet you.
Happy/I’m happy to meet you.
I’m glad to meet you.
Pleased to make your acquaintance.
Charmed.
This word means to regularly travel a distance between work and home.
What is commute?
Because they don’t like fast food.
Why do French people eat snails?
These are the points to remember about collective nouns.
1. Collective nouns are words used to define a group of people, animals, or things as a single unit.
2. Sometimes you can alternate between referring to a group in the singular and plural, but not always!
These are the main points to remember for modal verbs.
1. May and might are both used for possibilities, but we use may only to
express desires, hopes and wishes.
2. We use will only for spontaneous decisions.
3. Can is based on experience.
4. We use shall for obligations, offers, and promises.
These are different ways of answering someone after they say "Thank you."
You’re welcome.
Don’t mention it.
Think nothing of it.
My pleasure.
No worries.
This is the word for an independent contractor.
What is a freelancer?
A chew-chew train.
What do you call a train carrying bubblegum?
This is the most important point to remember about ordinal numbers.
We use ordinal numbers to represent the rank or position of an object or a person.
These are the main points to remember about subject and object pronouns.
1. May and might are both used for possibilities, but we use may only to
express desires, hopes and wishes.
2. We use will only for spontaneous decisions.
3. Can is based on experience.
4. We use shall for obligations, offers, and promises.
These are different ways of making polite requests in English?
Can you please... ?
Could you please…?
Would you please…?
Would you be so kind as to…?
May I…?
These are words we use to indicate that someone has lost their job
What are resign, fire, lay off, sack, terminate and dismiss?
To get to the other side.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
These are the points to remember when speaking about the future.
1. We use the present progressive for the future when something is scheduled.
2. We use will for spontaneous decisions, predictions, offers, and promises.
3. We use going to for things that will happen in the near future and planned activities.
These are the main differences between the verbs make and do.
1. Make has the general meaning of ‘create.’
2. Do has the general meaning of ‘act.’
These are different ways of answering someone who makes a polite request.
Sure.
No problem.
Why certainly.
I would be delighted to
This word means an increase in the amount that you are paid for the work you do.
What is a raise?
Because they are easy to see through.
Why are ghosts such bad liars?
These are the six points to remember for the present and present progressive.
Present progressive: Short term, new habit, one-shot deal
Present: Long term, old habit, routine
This is correct adjective order in English.
Adjective order in English: Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material, and Purpose (acronym; OSASCOMP)
These are different ways of saying good-bye politely.
Nice meeting you/It was nice meeting you.
It was lovely meeting you.
It's been a pleasure
This term covers interpersonal skills such as the ability to communicate well with other people and to work in a team.
What are soft skills?
Repeat
Pete and Repeat walk into a bar. Pete comes out. Who stays in?