Category: Speaking

Greeting People In English

When you meet people greet them saying Good morning/afternoon/evening. This is formal. In an informal style say Hello or Hi. Good morning is used before 12 pm. In most people’s speech, afternoon starts after lunch and changes to evening after normal working hours. Evening changes...

Making Suggestions In English

Here are some common expressions we can use to make suggestions in English. Why not…? One way of making suggestions is to use the phrase Why not…? ‘Susie is really angry with me.’ ‘Why...

Making Arrangements In English

By chatting with people, you can get to know them better. The phrases given in this section will help you talk to your friends, relatives, colleagues and other people that you meet. Making arrangements...

Conversational Structures With Let

Let can be used to introduce suggestions and orders. We can use let us to make suggestions to a group that includes the speaker. Note that let is followed by object + infinitive without to. Let us go. (Formal) (Let + object...

Important Phrasal Verbs

Here is a list of the most commonly used phrasal verbs in English. Each phrasal verb is followed by its meaning / definition and example sentences. Note that a phrasal verb can be separable...

Conversational Structures With If

If … should; if … happen to We use these structures to talk about events and situations that are very unlikely. If you should finish early, give me a ring. OR If you should...