Talking about Abilities
In this lesson we will learn talking about abilities and how to express that you have power or skill to do something in present, past and future. 1. Can you play the piano? Yes, but …
October 2013
Making offers in English
Similar to making requests or asking for favours, we should be polite and helpful when making offers in English conversations. Here are the common expressions to use when you offer. Can I… ? Shall I… …
Making an Invitation
How do you invite people to do something in English? How do you respond to an invitation? What can you say to accept or refuse when someone gives you an invitation? This lesson will introduce some basic …
Making a Request
Making a request is funtional language in English speaking. It’s important to be polite when making a request for something or some action from other people. The way you request people to do something for you …
Asking for Favours
We should be polite when asking for favours. In your everyday English speaking situation, you probably ask your friends, your manager or your staff to do something on their kindness or generousity. How do you ask for favours? …
Making Suggestion
Today we will learn about functional English, making suggestion. You give suggestion to your friends or yourself when you have an idea to do something. Suggestions are very often expressed in the form of questions. …
Yes / No Questions
Yes/no question is also called short question. It is the kind of question that we can answer with yes or no. Are you tired? – Yes, I am. Do you like apple? – No, I …
Consonants
There are 20 consonants in English. They are b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, z. Other consonants are ch, ng, qu, sh, …
Two Vowels and Diphthongs
Diphthongs are two vowels in the same syllable. When you pronounce diphthongs the tongue moves from one vowel to another. For example, when you pronounce the word “bike [baik]“, the vowel sound glides or moves …
One Vowel
English vowels are “a, e, i, o, u”. But in pronunciation, the sounds of the vowels are different. Every syllable in English must contain at least one vowel. We have short and long vowels, and …