Talking, laughing, joking – these are some of the actions we do while we are with friends and family. In today’s report, we explore the grammar behind such actions. Specifically, we will show you how ...

Ice Cube is a famous rap music artist. The Lumineers are a famous folk rock group. While The Lumineers and Ice Cube might be musically different, they both can teach you something about English ...

I received two queries which I will discuss this week. The first one is from a regular reader of this column: Is the use of ‘for’ in the following sentences correct? a. For emergency contact number ...

Sometimes you can guess the meaning of a phrasal verb because it is related to the main verb. Look at this example again. Shall we give away all the old books in the office? The meaning is clearly ...

Last week’s column examined a number of phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs, of necessity, are made up of two words; a verb and an adverb or preposition. Phrasal verbs are categorised as separable, ...

A phrasal verb is a verb that is combined with a preposition (e.g. in, on, with) or an adverbial particle (e.g. up, out, off) The preposition or adverbial particle extend the meaning of the verb to ...

A great powerpoint game to liven up practising phrasal verbs with upper-intermediate/advanced ESL students. How to play: Split students into pairs or small teams. Click ‘spin’ and then ‘stop’ to ...

A week ago, a 14-year-old student emailed me a short story with this request: “Sir, please read my story and let me know your comment on it.” While going through the story I came across this sentence: ...