Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
I was speaking with a friend of mine the other day over a cup of coffee. He seemed pretty surprised when I told him that I drink more than 3 cups of Joe everyday. Hey man that’s not good for you, he said, and that got me thinking. Good is an interesting adjective because we can use it with a number of different prepositions. So for today’s English lesson, let’s have a look at the different prepositions we can use with good.
Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or check the transcript for the details:
- Tom is good at playing tennis but not good at golf.
- I think I am pretty good at cooking.
- Eating veggies is good for you.
- Smoking is not good for you.
- That’s good for me.
- This wrench is good for opening bolts.
- Bob’s computer is good for gaming.
- Both of Jane’s kids are good in school.
- I’m pretty good in math but not so good in science.
- There is no good in worrying about something that you have no control over.
- There is no good in trying to talk to the boss about a raise. The company never gives raises.
- It was good of Jack to pick you up at the airport. What a nice guy!
- It’s so good of you to help me clean out this garage. Thanks!
- It’s so good to see you here. Long time no see!
It’s good to study hard every day.
It’s good to know a little bit of the local language wen you travel overseas.
What do you think is good to do every day?
- The boss is always good to us and never makes us work overtime.
The children were very good to each other and played well.
Is your boss usually good to you?
If you know anyone who might be interested in this English language point, why not help them out! Just share this lesson with them. Thanks for studying today!
FREE Phrasal Verb Workshop
Let’s Master Phrasal Verbs & Vocabulary
In this FREE phrasal verb and vocabulary workshop I’ll teach you
- What phrasal verbs are and how we use them
- Why it is important for you to study phrasal verbs
- How to learn and actually remember this vocabulary using my proven 3 Easy Step Method.
My students tell me that it’s easy to learn phrasal verbs but really difficult to remember them when you need to use them. Now, I’ll show you how to do both!
Start really building your vocabulary today! And get my FREE pdf: 50 Phrasal Verbs

CHECK OUT MY TRANSCRIPTS & BOOKS
PODCAST TRANSCRIPTS
Just $27 per month $997 Value
Free Sample HERE
This is the ultimate package for podcast English fans!
This package includes all of the podcast English lessons, including this episode!. You get:
- Get every podcast PDF and mP3 for past and future episodes
- Over 600 English Lessons
- Weekly LIVE Group Coaching with Michael
- Access to Michael’s private Telegram group
FREE Updates Every New Podcast
Whenever there is new podcast, including this one, I will update this file and you can get a free updates.
Learn Grammar, Americans Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, Vocabulary and more!