Chris presents his first vocabulary list, featuring advanced vocabulary that he is studying
Please click here for the list:
Aug 05
Learn British English Free (video): ‘petrichor’ definition and pronunciation
Refreshing vocabulary lesson: ‘petrichor’ pronunciation: /ˈpɛtrɪkɔːr/
petrichor definition: the smell of rain on dry ground
example: ‘I love the smell of petrichor in the morning’
via YouTube
Jul 12
Learn British English Grammar Free (video): must; have to; must not; don’t have to; need not
Chris explains the difference between ‘must’, ‘have to’, ‘must not’, ‘don’t have to’ and ‘need not’ (needn’t). For Dani. Please click here for a visual grammar cline.
Must
Obligation: yes.
Do you do it? Yes.
‘You must go to all your classes’.
Have to
Obligation: yes.
Do you do it? Yes.
‘I have to go shopping’.
Must not
Obligation: yes.
Do you do it? No.
‘You must not smoke at school’.
Do not (don’t) have to
Obligation: no.
Do you do it? You choose.
‘You don’t have to come later’.
Need not (needn’t)
Obligation: no.
Do you do it? You choose.
‘You needn’t come later if you don’t want to’.
Notes
must = have to
don’t have to = needn’t = don’t need to
Jul 11
Learn English Grammar (visual): must; have to; must not; don’t have to; need not
Chris explains the difference between ‘must’, ‘have to’, ‘must not’, ‘don’t have to’ and ‘need not’ (needn’t). For Dani. See visual below.
Must
Obligation: yes.
Do you do it? Yes.
‘You must go to all your classes’.
Have to
Obligation: yes.
Do you do it? Yes.
‘I have to go shopping’.
Must not
Obligation: yes.
Do you do it? No.
‘You must not smoke at school’.
Do not (don’t) have to
Obligation: no.
Do you do it? You choose.
‘You don’t have to come later’.
Need not (needn’t)
Obligation: no.
Do you do it? You choose.
‘You needn’t come later if you don’t want to’.
Notes
must = have to
don’t have to = needn’t = don’t need to
Jul 08
World Cup Fever: what does ‘it’s coming home’ mean?
Chris explains why English people always write ‘it’s coming home’ during the World Cup.
Football song by the Lightning Seeds and Baddiel and Skinner in 1996.
Three Lions (it’s coming home) music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJqimlFcJsM
30 years of hurt = 1966 – 1996 (30 years) – 52 years now!
The three lions = the England football team
That tackle by Moore = Bobby Moore
When Lineker scored = Gary Lineker
Bobby belting the ball = Bobby Charlton
Jul 08
Learn British English Free: Three Lions (it’s coming home) lyrics gap-fill
Please click here for my document where you can play the song below for students and have them try to fill in the missing words (25 total).
“Three Lions (it’s coming home)” by the Lightning Seeds, Baddiel and Skinner. Lyrics and gap-fill exercise for use in English lessons.
Jul 07
Learn British English Free: vocabulary for World Cup stages (visual)
World Cup Fever: vocabulary for World Cup stages
Jul 03
God Save the Queen (English lesson)
Chris explains the first verse of ‘God Save the Queen’.
‘God Save the Queen’ (standard version)
Performed at Harry and Meghan’s wedding.
God save our gracious Queen!
Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen!
Jul 01
Learn Modern English Grammar (video): ‘this’ and ‘that’
When to use ‘this’ or ‘that’ by Chris. Thanks, Evgeny!
EXAMPLES BELOW:
We only use ‘this’ for something physical that is near us. We use ‘that’ to refer to any subject or object otherwise, such as these examples:
‘I don’t want this one; I want that one.’
‘Uruguay beat Portugal in the round of 16.’
‘Yes, I saw. That was a great performance.’
‘The sunny weather’s going to continue for another couple of weeks. What do you think about that?’
Ask someone’s opinion: ‘What do you think about that?’
‘Should I wear this hat to the party on Friday?’
‘Ou – I’m not sure about that.’
Jul 01
Learn British English Free: World Cup Idioms (visual)
the favourite(s) = the person or team expected to win
the underdog(s) = the person or team expected to lose
a dark horse = an unexpected contender
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