Telling The Time


Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4   A very important part of any day is knowing the time. Asking someone for the time is very simple – What time is it, please? Or – Could you tell me the time, please? But being able to say what the time is or understanding what the answer …

The contraction of the word ‘is’


Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4   A tip for lower levels this week. The most important contraction you will learn involves the word ‘is’. For example, instead of saying ‘My name is…’, in English we contract the words ‘name is’ to form ‘name’s’ – e.g. ‘My name’s Andy’; ‘her name’s Montse’, and …

Much, Many, Few, Little. Què els diferencia?


Stage 2 Stage 3   Avui us parlarem dels anomenats quantificadors en anglès, però abans de començar a desgranar el seu bon ús, és essencial que comprengueu el significat de cada d’ells:   Anglès Català Much Molt / Molta Many Molts / Moltes Little Poc / Poca Few Pocs / Poques     Download Exercise …

The difference between No and Not in English


Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3   We use both words for negations and negative sentences, but often find it difficult to distinguish their differences in how they are used.   Download Exercise   No and Not: their differences in how they are used 1. No, has the same use as in Spanish and is …

Els pronom indefinits en anglès


Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3   En anglès per fer referència a una quantitat indeterminada o indefinida de coses fem servir some i any, es a dir, alguns/unes, tot i que en català molts cops no es tradueixen. Any es fa servir en preguntes i frases negatives, i some en frases afirmatives. Per exemple, …

“Quantifiers”


Stage 1 Stage 2 This week’s blog is about the words ‘many’ and ‘much’ and ‘few’ and ‘little’. These words often cause confusion because a lot of students have difficulty remembering when to use one or the other.
We use ‘many’ and ‘few’ for things we can count, such as tables, chairs, people etc… We use …