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Happy belated birthday or belated happy birthday? If you’ve ever had to send one of these cards (come on admit it, you must have done, right?), then you know that so often these terms are used interchangeably. But did you know that actually only one of these is correct? Grammatically speaking, there’s a huge difference between…

Birthday Wishes! Birthdays are a special time and a great cause for celebration. There are of course many things that we can do in order to celebrate the birthday of someone that we know or love. One of those things is to send a message wishing them a happy birthday. In this article, we are going…

English Phrases What are common phrases for speaking English? There are many phrases that are used in the English language over and over again. As someone who is learning the language, you should take some time to learn some of these phrases so that you can be a more accomplished English speaker. In fact, as…

Telephone Conversation! Speaking on the telephone can be an intimidating thing, especially when you are not doing it in your first language. There are many different tones which may be used during a telephone call and depending on to whom you are speaking with, will depend on the type of voice you use. Whatever the…

Expressing Personal Point of View Three Ways to Give a Personal Opinion Expressing a Strong Opinion Expressing a Neutral Opinion Expressing a Subjective Opinion Expressing General Point of View We use these words and phrases to express a general point of view: How to Effectively Express Your Opinions in English | Images Express Opinions in…

Greetings Introductions Time to begin Put your things away Register Late DURING THE LESSON | Classroom English Classroom English | Common instructions Instructions can be used at the beginning of a session Comprehension language Other common instructions Classroom English | Classroom management Giving instructions Sequencing Supervision Questions Responding to questions Reference Encouragement Classroom English | Error…

Asking The Time Common ways for asking the time: More polite ways to ask the time (especially from a stranger) The question forms we use to ask at what time an event will happen: Giving the Time Giving the time at Full Hours: (O’clock /…:00) We use It is or It’s to respond to the questions that ask for the…

Time is a fickle thing but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have our own ways of measuring it. We use units of time to determine the difference between the shortest of seconds to the lengthiest of years. It has helped us for thousands of years to tell us what time of day it is…

Parts of the Day in English Dawn It’s around sunrise. Examples: Early Morning It’s from about 2 hours before sunrise to about 7:00 am. Examples: Morning It’s from the sunset to 12:00 pm Examples: Late Morning It’s from about 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Examples: Noon or Midday It’s 12:00 pm. Noon often expresses exactly at 12:00 pm while Midday could be around 11:00 am to…

The Date in English General Saying the Year in English 1800: eighteen hundred 1805: eighteen hundred (and) five Or eighteen oh-five 1817: eighteen seventeen 1998: nineteen ninety-eight 2000: two thousand 2003: two thousand (and) three Or twenty oh-three 2011: two thousand (and) eleven Or twenty eleven 2018: two thousand (and) eighteen Or twenty eighteen We…