I like listening to music, especially rock and jazz. I don’t listen to much country or pop music, but I to like some classical music. I don’t watch much TV, because I don’t like commercials much. Listening to music is much more enjoyable than watching TV. A lot of people have said they have trouble with much. How about you? …
Enough and Plenty – English Vocabulary Lesson
There are plenty of people in the world studying English now. And of course there are plenty of language schools and websites like Happy English to help them reach their goals. I think studying a language for only a short time is not enough. You need to have enough time to understand how the language works and enough knowledge of …
English Grammar Lesson: Using It, This, & That to Refer to What Was Said
We use it to refer back to something that was just mentioned, talked about, or written. It is a pronoun, and it replaces a noun used in the previous sentence. When you use it, there is no special nuance or emphasis: I went to Jack’s party last night. It was so much fun. It replaces “Jack’s party.” We are planning …
English Lesson: Anything, Nothing, Anyone & No One
Today, lets look at anything, nothing, anyone & no one. These four words can be confusing sometimes. Anything and nothing have the exact same meaning, but the way we use these words is different: We use anything with a negative verb and questions: I didn’t eat anything for breakfast. We thought it was strange that Tom didn’t say anything to …
One-Point English Lesson: Where or Which?
You can use both which or where to describe a place. Some of my students have asked how to use these words, so lets have a look today! Use which after a place to describe the location of that place, like this: Times Square, which is in New York city, is a popular tourist attraction. Lombardi’s, which is in Soho, …
English Lesson: Enough & Too
My friend Jack was thinking about having a party so he checked what he had in the house. There seems to be enough wine and beer. The last time he had a party he bought too much wine, and he has about ten bottles left over from that party. There was not enough ice, so he is going to need …
English Lesson: Using “It”
It’s such a nice day today. It’s sunny and warm and the sky is bright blue. I don’t think it will rain at all. A day like this reminds me of the first time I went sailing. I remember it very clearly. It was just as nice of a day. I was in a place called Oyster Bay. Have you …