Bring and take: directions in English
A parcel, a picnic and a visit show how the chosen point of view changes the verb for moving something.
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Coming and going in English
A visit to an office or a trip to the library shows how the reference point shapes your choice of verb.
Read and practiseGetting to a place and arriving
A station, a city and home show how to describe reaching a destination with the right preposition.
Read and practiseA job and a career: position or working life
A position at one workplace and a working life across many years are different ideas. Compare these two common nouns.
Read and practiseSalary and wage: ways to describe pay
A fixed annual amount and pay based on hours are two common ways to describe earnings from work. Compare them in context.
Read and practiseTrip and travel: counting journeys
A weekend visit can be counted, while the general activity of travelling is usually expressed with an uncountable noun.
Read and practiseTrip and journey: visit or route
A day out includes activities at the destination; the journey focuses on getting from one place to another. Compare their uses.
Read and practiseFun and funny: enjoyment or laughter
A pleasant activity and a joke that makes people laugh call for different words. Compare the two meanings in context.
Read and practiseActually and currently: truth and the present
A surprising fact and a situation happening now call for different adverbs. Compare their meanings in everyday sentences.
Read and practiseAppearance and qualities: two questions
A question about someone’s appearance and a question about their character use different expressions. See how each works.
Read and practiseKnowing someone and knowing about a subject
Personal familiarity and information about a topic use different patterns. Compare the meaning when the object is a person or subject.
Read and practiseWearing clothes and dressing a person
Having a coat on and putting clothes on a child describe different actions. Compare the verbs and their usual objects.
Read and practiseBringing and fetching: movement and return
A blanket for a picnic and keys from another room show two ways to describe moving an object. Compare the verbs in context.
Read and practiseWinning a contest and beating an opponent
A match, a prize and a rival call for different verbs: see how to choose the right one in English.
Read and practiseMiss or lose: catching and keeping
A missed bus and a lost key show how English distinguishes failing to catch something from no longer having it.
Read and practiseSpending and saving money and time
A lunch, a bicycle and a train journey show how spending and saving describe what happens to money and time.
Read and practiseBecoming or changing something
A yellow leaf, a new plan and a replacement bulb show how these two common verbs work in different sentences.
Read and practiseCreating things and doing activities
Soup, plans and homework illustrate common English combinations for producing something and carrying out an activity.
Read and practiseTalk and tell in everyday conversations
A chat about a trip and a story for a friend show when to use each verb and how to name the listener.
Read and practiseAsking and answering questions
A question to a guide and a reply to a teacher show how English distinguishes requesting information from responding.
Read and practiseBorrowing or renting: paying for temporary use
A free pencil from a neighbour and a hired car for the weekend illustrate two ways to use something temporarily.
Read and practiseBeginning an activity and opening a place
A lesson at nine and a library at ten show the difference between beginning an activity and making a place accessible.
Read and practiseWaiting and expecting: time or belief
A bus at the gate and rain in the forecast show the difference between spending time waiting and thinking something will happen.
Read and practiseHigh and tall: describing height
A tree beside a house and a shelf above a child illustrate common choices for vertical size and position.
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