Today, let’s continue with Part 3 of my new series of lessons to help you increase and remember vocabulary. It’s Word Wednesday! In this lesson, we’ll look at verbs that become nouns by adding the suffix, TION. Learning word families like this is a great way to increase your English vocabulary! Click the CC button to see the subtitles and …
Verbs Become Nouns with TION – Word Wednesday Vocabulary Building Lesson 2
Today, let’s continue with Part 2 of my new series of lessons to help you increase and remember vocabulary. It’s Word Wednesday! In this lesson, we’ll look at verbs that become nouns by adding the suffix, TION. Learning word families like this is a great way to increase your English vocabulary! Click the CC button to see the subtitles and …
Verbs Become Nouns with MENT – Word Wednesday Vocabulary Building Lesson 1
Today, I’m going to start a new series of lessons to help you increase and remember vocabulary. It’s Word Wednesday! In this lesson, we’ll look at verbs that become nouns by adding the suffix, MENT. Learning word families like this is a great way to increase your English vocabulary! Click the CC button to see the subtitles! Are you ready? …
YouTube English Lesson – Suppose vs Be Supposed To
A lot of students tell me that they get confused with how to use SUPPOSE and BE SUPPOSED TO. Well, it’s time to end your confusion. In this YouTube English lesson, I am going to show you not only how to use SUPPOSE and BE SUPPOSED TO, but also how to pronounce SUPPOSED TO in everyday, natural, American English. Are …
Grow vs Grow Up – English Vocabulary Lesson
Grow vs. Grow up Basically grow means to get bigger physically and grow up means to mature emotionally. I grew up in New York. Jack’s kids are growing up in Paris. Grandma is growing tomatoes in her garden. Where did you grow up? Do you like to grow flowers or vegetables? If you know anyone who might be interested in …
Using Move vs. Go – English Vocabulary Lesson
When I was five years old, we moved from an apartment to a house because we needed more room. It was great to be able to grow up in a house with a backyard. My family never moved from that house and in fact, my mother still lives there. I moved a lot, though. I even moved overseas, but in …
English Vocabulary To Talk About Sleeping and Waking
A lot of doctors say that for a healthy lifestyle, you should sleep for eight hours a night. Before you go to bed, you shouldn’t eat too much or drink alcohol. In addition, you shouldn’t use a computer or electronic device at least one hour before going to bed. Try to make your bedroom a peaceful place, with no TV’s, …
Convenient vs. Convenience – Confusing English Vocabulary
Most people like to live in a city because of the convenience. Everything is close by; shopping, dining, and transportation. The convenient bus and subway systems make getting around easy. And no matter where you are in the city, you are usually never far from a deli or convenience store. A lot of people get confused between convenient and convenience, …
Fit vs. Suit – English Vocabulary Lesson
Jimmy bought a new jacket this week. It really suits him. He looks good in leather. The jacket fits him very well too. I think leather jackets don’t suit me, even if they fit. Today, let’s have a look at the difference between fit and suit. We use fit to talk about the size or shape of something. Fit means …
Not Any, No, & None – English Vocabulary Lesson
We use not any, no, and none to talk about the absence of something. Today, lets have a look at how these words are used in everyday English. We use not any + [plural noun]. In everyday English, we usually contract not with the be verb or auxiliary verb: There aren’t any people in the meeting room now, so let’s …