HOW TO LEARN ENGLISH

SMALL TALK IN ENGLISH: 1. Work 2. Life 3. Travel 4. Food 5. Weather WORK: 1. What do you do? 2. What motivated you to become.....? 3. Did you always want to be ....? 4. What was your a first-ever job? 5. What does a typical workday look like? 6. What do you love about your job? 7. Is this your dream job? Or are you working towards something else? 8. If money wasn't an issue, what job would you want? LIFE: 9. Do you hear about....? 10. Have you got much planned for the weekend? 11. What do you like to do in your spare time? 12. Have you read any good book lately? 13. Have you seen any  good movie? 14. So, do you have any kids? 15. So, are you from ........? 16. Where did you live before this? 17. Is (this city) different quite to (that city)? 18. Where did you grow up? TRAVEL; 19. So, are you planning on getting away for holidays? 20. Are you taking time off ove the Christmas? 21 I've just got back from a trip to Japan. Have you ever been? 22. You went to Peru last year, didn

A common mistake both for learners of English as well as native speakers is the difference between “Used to” and “Use to” and when (or if) we put the letter D at the end of the verb. First let’s look at the meaning of it: Used to  = an action or habit that was common in the PAST but not anymore. This should not be confused with To be used to  = accustomed to something (normally out of habit or experience) Notice how  Used to  ends in  –ed  which normally means the verb is in the past tense. I  used to  drink coffee every morning but now I drink tea. She  used to  live in London but now she lives in New York. He  used to  play football professionally but he had to quit because of an injury. These sentences refer to a past habit or a continuous action in the past and they are affirmative. BUT… Used to  in Negative If we want to make a negative sentence, the  didn’t  part shows that we are talking about the past tense. It is NOT common to use  Used to  in negative form though we will show

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When we describe people (or things), we can use the phrases “look”, “be like” and “look like”. Look Follow the verb “look” with an adjective to describe someone’s emotion or state: He looks happy. She looks excited. You look tired. Remember to use do / does; don’t and doesn’t for negatives and questions. You don’t look  very happy. Does he look  sad, in your opinion? You can also use “look” in the present continuous tense to talk about someone’s health: “You’re looking good!” (= You’re in good shape!) “He’s looking ill.” (= He appears ill.) Be like We use “be like” to talk about similarities (both physical and in character). (Remember to change “be” to the correct form of the verb: I’m like  my sister. David is like  his father. She’s like  her mother. Who  are you like ? My sister and I aren’t like  anyone else in our family. You can also vary “be like” with other describing words: He’s  a lot  like … (his brother) He’s  really  like … (his brother) He’s  very  like … (his brother) He