Not for the first time, I published a YouTube lesson that turned out to be longer than anticipated. The topic? Reflexive pronouns. (Click to view.) It’s true that I could have made a very...

Finding the subject of a sentence can sometimes be difficult, but there are two tricks that can help.   By the way, do you remember that subjects tell us whom or what a sentence is...

In this vocabulary lesson, you will learn 9 English idioms and expressions related to speed. In the blink of an eye Meaning: When something happens “in the blink of an eye“, it happens very quickly. Something...

I have just uploaded a new listening section on Road to Grammar's business English page. It features 20 short conversations suitable for B1+. Each conversation comes with an audio clip, a question activity, script...

Photo by Mimi Thian, Unsplash Greetings English Learners! This will be my last Post for this year and I have decided to focus on common English words that many of you find difficult to pronounce....

Prompted by a piece on grammar teaching by Christopher Harris in the Sydney Morning Herald I had a look at the new English curriculum for New South Wales, which builds on the Australian...

Choose the correct options:1. John said to me,  “You are a student.”A. John told me that I had been a student. B. John told me that I was a student. C. John told me that you were a student. D. John told me that I am a student. Ans: B2. You said to...

I’ve recognized the need of some upper level students to review the forms of “get” and “have” as causative verbs. The meanings are relatively easy for them to grasp, especially with the overlap of...