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VOCABULARY – Women’s Shoes

Who knew there were so many different kinds of women’s shoes? Not me! Well, there are so many, but we are only showing a few here. Can you think of any others? If you have any questions or doubts, please ask in the comments or send me a private message. Follow me on Instagram: @englishyourwaybr or …

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VOCABULARY – Spices

  We use spices to add flavor to our food. They also have many health benefits. Which is your favorite? In this image you can see cloves, black peppercorns, anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, saffron, tumeric, paprika, cumin, coriander, and cardamon. If you have any questions or doubts, please ask in the comments or send me …

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GRAMMAR – Adjectives that quantify.

GRAMMAR – Adjectives that quantify. The words in this image can be adjectives, pronouns, or determiners. FEW vs. A FEW Few is a quantifier used with plural countable nouns. Without the article “a,” few emphasizes a small number of something. Adding the article removes the emphasis—a few means some. FEWER Fewer is a comparative adjective. It is only used with …

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GRAMMAR – What time is it?

There are two ways to answer the question “What time is it?” in English. The first is the more traditional British way. Here you begin by saying the minutes (in intervals of five) and you need to use past  plus the hour,  or to plus the next hour. (9:20 – twenty past nine; 9:45 – quarter to …

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VOCABULARY – Back to School

Here is Brazil, children return to school in February after their long summer break. When do children return to school in your country after their long summer break? Here are some words related to school. You use a backpack to carry your books to school. Do you take the school bus to and from school? Lockers …

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VOCABULARY – Units for counting UNCOUNTABLE nouns

Some nouns are UNCOUNTABLE. That means that they don’t have a plural form and cannot be used with an indefinite article. The most common uncountable nouns are liquids, but there are others too. So, how do we quantify an uncountable noun? We give it a unit! MILK – a glass or milk, a bottle of milk, …

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VOCABULARY – Men of the Family

Men are important in any family and as they grow they cna have different roles. Here are some of the different roles that a man plays within a family: Baby boy, son, boy, twin boys, little brother, big brother, cousin, nephew, boyfriend, man, men, husband, son-in-law, brother-in-law, father, daddy, uncle, father-in-law. Can you think of …

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VOCABULARY – Convenience Foods

If you are anything like me, you love your convenience food (also called junk food). I love them all: hamburgers, cheeseburgers, French fries, sandwiches, milk shakes, muffins, burritos, biscuits, cookies, tacos, baguettes, donuts, fried chicken, and hot dogs. If you have any questions or doubts, please ask in the comments or send me a private …

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VOCABULARY – Body Movements

One of my followers, @vryelamanchi, requested some examples to better illustrate these verbs of movement, so here you go: BEND – incline the body downward from the vertical. “I bent over to give my little sister a kiss.” LIFT – raise to a higher position or level. “He lifted his trophy over his head” CARRY – support and …

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PHRASAL VERBS with “throw”

A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and an adverb or preposition, for example ‘look up’ or ‘look after’, which together have a particular meaning which is different from the verb alone. If you have any questions or doubts, please ask in the comments or send me a private message. Follow me on Instagram: @englishyourwaybr or look for …

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