Indirect questions (sometimes called embedded questions) are useful things to know. We often use them when we’re talking to strangers and we want to be polite. But they can be tricky because of the word order. In this video you’ll learn how direct and indirect questions operate differently and find out how to avoid some […]
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To have something done – this is a common structure we use to talk about actions where someone performs a service for us. In this video you’ll learn how the structure works and how to use have and get in the passive as causative verbs – verbs that indicate one thing causes another. Click here
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Come Go Bring Take Fetch Get – learn how to use these common English verbs. We’ll show you their meanings and lots of examples in the video. Click here to see more vocabulary videos. Come Go Bring Take Get Fetch Video Script Carter, bring me the newspaper. Carter, get the newspaper. Why don’t you go
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to take to last We use both these verbs to talk about the length of time things continue. Take is more frequent than last and we use it to talk about the time required to do something – the time that is necessary. We use last more generally to say how long something continues. Here
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By and Until – they mean different things. Do you know how to use these English prepositions? And what about until and till? Do they mean the same thing or something different? Find out in this video. Click here to see this video with a clickable transcript. If you’d like to see Zehra and Zeynep in
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Safety Security – The meanings of these two words are similar so how are they different? In this video lesson we define safety and security and show you how to use them in English. Click here to see a more in depth explanation. Click here to see more business English videos. Safety and Security Video
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Do you know when to say ‘check’ and when to say ‘control’? They have similar meanings. Learn about the differences here. You’ll also learn some of the common collocations we use with these verbs, like check the list and passport control. Click here to learn how we use the verbs avoid and prevent Click here
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What’s the difference between being on time and being in time? On time means punctually or promptly – at the time that was scheduled. In time means not late. Watch our two videos for a full explanation and see the phrases in action. The first video has lots of examples and covers the basics and the
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Students often mistake these two forms. It’s a problem because they mean different things. ‘Stop’ is a special verb in English because we can follow it with either a gerund (ing form) or an infinitive. So stop to do and stop doing are both possible. However, the meaning changes. Watch the video and learn how
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Do you know the meaning of sensible? And what about sensitive? These two adjectives are false friends in many languages so they can be confusing. In English, someone who is sensible is reasonable. They show good judgement. Being sensitive is about feelings, so someone who is sensitive may feel things strongly and get upset easily.
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