Please see below the imperial units commonly used in the UK to talk about weight.
We often use ounces to describe amounts of ingredients in recipes. We use pounds and stone for describing our own weight. Tons measure very heavy things:
Category Archive: Visual Material
Feb 09
Imperial Units of Volume
Please see below for British imperial units of volume.
The pint measurement (pronounced /paɪnt/) is very important because we use it to measure drinks in pubs.
Gallons are used to talk about the fuel consumption of vehicles:
Jan 18
Learn British English Free: Other Ways to Say “You’re Welcome” (Synonyms)
British ways to say “you’re welcome”:
Not at all
Don’t mention it
Cheers
Any time
My pleasure
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 07
Learn British English Free: vocabulary for World Cup stages (visual)
World Cup Fever: vocabulary for World Cup stages
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
Jun 23
English Grammar: ‘win’ + object or ‘beat’ + object (common mistake)
World Cup Fever: how to use ‘win’ and ‘beat’ CORRECTLY
Mar 31
English Egg Idioms for Easter! (visual lesson)
ris wishes you happy Easter with these English idioms with ‘egg':
Dec 03
The ‘Brexit Dictionary’ by Learn British English
The ‘Brexit Dictionary‘ by Learn British English (see also: Brexit timeline)
Brexit = The act of Britain leaving / exiting the EU (British exit = Brexit).
The EU = The European Union (not the same as Europe).
Brexiteer = A person who voted Brexit and supports leaving the EU now.
Remainer = A person who voted remain and probably doesn’t support Brexit.
Hard Brexit = A scenario where the UK leaves the EU and other arrangements such as the Single Market.
Soft Brexit = A scenario where the UK leaves the EU but remains a member of other arrangements such as the Single Market.
Nov 25
Learn English vocabulary: cricket wicket / stumps (the Ashes)
This winter, England are playing Australia in the famous cricket series called the Ashes. In case you are interested, this is useful vocabulary about the wicket (or stumps):
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