Excited is an adjective and can be followed by a few different structures. Let’s look at those today. When you want to mention the thing that makes you feel excited, you can use excited + about + noun: I am excited about my trip to Brazil. Jack is excited about his new job. Is Joe excited about the wedding? When …
English Lesson: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Here are the rules for forming the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. Did you know that English words can be divided into syllables? A syllable is a unit of pronunciation and contains at least one vowel or vowel sounds (ex. “pizza” has two syllables) Adjectives like big, tall, & strong have one syllable. For one syllable adjectives, add –er …
One Point English Lesson: Tired of & Tired from
Tired is an adjective and means feeling sleepy. When we use tired + of and tired + from, the meaning can be slightly different. Let’s have a look at this today. We use tired + of + noun to show that something is no longer interesting, or we are bored of it: I’m tired of pizza. I eat it almost …
English Vocabulary Lesson: Fun Vs Funny
I went to a party last night with some of my friends from high school. The party was really fun. My friend Ed is a funny guy, and he always makes us laugh. Having fun and enjoying yourself is important, and good for your health. It helps to have funny people around you, too. Some of my students have told …
English One-Point Lesson: Surprised at, by/with, & that
Surprised is an adjective and is usually followed by at, by/with, or that. My friend Joe sent me a strange email about his cat. He usually never sends emails! I was surprised at Joe. I was surprised by Joe’s email. I was surprised that Joe sent me an email. You can be surprised at a person when they do something unexpected …
English Lesson & Quiz: Using Too
It’s pretty cold here in New York today. For me, it’s too cold. And it’s raining, which I guess is better than snow. Last winter there was too much snow, and too many snow storms. Because we had a cold winter last year, the snow melted too slowly. So far this winter it has only snowed once. I love the …
English Lesson & Quiz: Using Enough
Lori’s apartment is comfortable, but she thinks it’s not big enough. She said she lives comfortably enough, but she just doesn’t have enough space for all of her stuff. I think her problem is she likes shopping too much. I think she has enough furniture, but she doesn’t think she owns enough. We use enough when we want to show …
English Lesson: Much & Many
I don’t have much time this week, but I have many ideas for lessons. There are so many things that my students ask me about, from grammar to idioms. With so much language to choose from, it is sometimes difficult to choose what lessons I should teach here. This week, many people asked me about much and many, so let’s study …
English Lesson: Early, Fast, Quick, & Quickly
I woke up early today. It’s a week before Christmas and I realized I have to do some Christmas shopping. Most people do their Christmas shopping early, but not me. So, I quickly got dressed and left the house. There wasn’t a lot of traffic on the road, so I got to the mall quickly. Maybe I am a fast …
English Lesson: Pretty, Cute, & Beautiful
My sister is very pretty. She had a date last night and she wore a pretty pink dress. She looked beautiful. She had a cute hair clip in her hair and it was the same color as her bag. Today I would like to talk about three words which are sometimes confused: Pretty, Cute, and Beautiful. Do you know how …