We are at the end of the first week of the SGI 20 Day English Challenge!
I hope you have completed all the other quick quizzes every day to give a nice boost to your English language skills.
This story below has to be the Facebook status update of the day, perhaps even the best one of the year.
But for now, we can definitely say that this is excellent English reading practice for today. :)
The whole story is funny, but you might need to know this phrasal verb to fully understand
Definition/meaning: to palm somebody off with something:
Phrasal verbs are normally used in spoken English and texts written in an informal style.
Phrasal verbs are made up by joining a verb and a particle together.
The particle is usually a small word like a preposition or an adverb.
This 'small word' can completely change the meaning of the phrasal verb.
What is a phrasal verb in English grammar?
The most simple explanation is...
A 2 part verb, which has a main verb and then a small word added on. These 2 words together give the 'phrasal verb' a new meaning.
Common Examples: switch off, come in, sit down, go out
Phrasal verbs can also have 2 extra parts, so that you have 3 words together to make a new verb/meaning
3 part phrasal verb examples: look forward to, live up to, come up with
An online English test to check Past SImple Irregular Verbs Grammar knowledge. Beginners to pre-intermediate revise preterite irregular verbs. Free & no sign-up required.
Phrasal verbs containing the verb 'put' with lots of different prepositions. Definitions and a multiple-choice test with immediate answers.
A multiple choice English test to check your phrasal verbs knowledge. Get your results and all the correct answers as soon as you finish the test.
Multiple-choice test to help improve your phrasal verbs that include the word 'get'. Get has so many uses in English that it's very important to practise and get used to it.
This text is about the super rich and what they spend their money on. Several phrases about money are highlighted and explained below.
Thousands of phrasal verbs in English can be difficult to understand. But sometimes you can guess their meaning from the context of the sentence. Learning and using phrasal verbs can really make the difference between sounding like a good English speaker and a VERY good user of English. Used correctly, phrasal verbs can get you high marks in Academic English exams, like IELTS, for instance.
Sport idioms & phrasal verbs used in IELTS speaking sample answer & sample question. Also IELTS tips on how to improve your band score.
Lots of phrasal verbs explained, but can you guess them before you look at the definitions?
Gavin loves to shop and here he tells you the newest place to do it in London
Another week, another sport blog. I’ve mainly blogged about sport due to my love of it, and although I’ve brought up Formula 1 a few times, I’ve never written one about it. I felt that the current furore was a good reason as any to do my first.
Obama enjoys the craic in Ireland and we enjoy some phrasal verbs
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