English For Traveling | Saying What You Like And Dislike
When it comes to traveling, all of us have got certain likes and dislikes. To say what you like, use I like… To say what you don’t like, use I don’t like… I like...
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English For Traveling | Spoken English Lessons
While traveling, you may need to go to a particular place or building. Use Is there…? to ask if there is such a thing where you are. Note Before interrupting somebody with your question,...
Too…to… | Conversational Structures
The structure too… to… shows undesirable excess and has a kind of negative meaning. She was too tired to walk. This is too good to be true. The coffee is too hot for me to drink. The boy has too little intelligence to understand this. His behaviour was too impudent for me to tolerate. He has...
Three Word Phrasal Verbs
Some phrasal verbs have three parts. These are inseparable. Here is a list of the most common three-word phrasal verbs. Break in on To break in on is to interrupt (a conversation). I was...
Three Dog Night | English Idioms
A three dog night is an extremely cold night. According to some scholars this idiom comes from Australia. During extremely cold nights, Australian aborigines used to keep themselves warm by hugging dogs. On a slightly...
Think Outside The Box | English Idioms
To think outside the box is to think freely and imaginatively. Compare this with think inside the box. When people think inside the box, their creativity is limited by the boundaries of the box. On the other hand, to...
The More …. The More | Conversational Structures With The…The….
Comparison and contrast are expressed by the use of the… the… with comparatives in parallel clauses. This structure is used to show proportionate increase or decrease. Word order in both clauses Definite article + comparative adjective...
The Person Who, The Thing That | Words Used To Emphasise
Emphasizing words using the structures the person who, the thing that etc. Study the following sentence. Rani keeps a goat in the garden shed. This sentence doesn’t put an emphasis on any part. Now...
That’s It | That Is That | And All That | Phrases With That
Here is a list of phrases using the word that. Each phrase is followed by its meaning or definition. Example sentences are also given. And all that This phrase is used for saying that you...
Thanks And Thank You
Thank you is more formal than thanks. Thank you. (NOT Thanks you.) Thanks a lot. (NOT Thank you a lot.) Thank you very much. Thanks very much. Thank God it’s Friday. (NOT Thanks God …) Thank...
