Country, town, street, house and home

Country, town, street, house and home

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• I can going to restaurants, parks, the gym and the library.

• I can go to restaurants, parks, the gym and the library.

• I can goes to restaurants, parks, the gym and the library.

Modal 'can'

After the modal verb 'can' we need to use verb 1.

I can go

I can read

I can play

I can jump

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• There are a lot of different between London and my city

• There are a lot of differences between London and my city

• There are a lot of differ between London and my city

• There is a lot of differing between London and my city

Word form

Difference - Noun

Different - Adjective

Differ - Verb

There is a difference

A different game

These people differ a lot

There are many words ending in -ce

Affluence - Noun

Affluent - Adjective

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• We can do a lot activities in here

• We can do a lot activities here

Here vs in here

I met my best friend here

I met my best friend in here.

In the first sentence we are talking about a country, a town, a city, a large space.

In the second sentence we are talking about a smaller closed space, like a room.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• Nowadays, I am not going out

• Nowadays, I don't go out

• Nowadays I didn't go out

Nowadays vs at present

The phrase 'at present' is about a very short space of time. We can't use it to talk about routines and longer periods of time.

We use nowadays for this.

At present we are staying with friends

Nowadays we live in France

In the first sentence, we are likely to move very soon. This is very temporary

In the second sentence we will stay in France for a long period of time. Maybe years.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• The summer hot the winter cold

• The summer is hot the winter cold

• The summer hot the winter is cold

• The summer is hot, the winter is cold

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• My favourite it is Hyde Park

• My favourite place it is Hyde Park

• My favourite place is Hyde Park

• My favourite place its Hyde Park

It

My favourite place is London

We use 'it' to name things In this sentence, we don't need to have 2 names. 'My favourite place' is our name.

After, if I want to ask about your favourite place, I can say:' Why do you like it'

We use it when we already know ^{the name} and we don't need to say ^it again.

Multiple Choice

Which word is spelled correctly?

• surounding

• sorrounding

• surrounding

• surounnding

• sorounding

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• Hyde Park and the surrounding area has very well built with very nice shops and restaurants

• Hyde Park and the surrounding area are very well built with very nice shops and restaurants

• Hyde Park and the surrounding area have very well built with very nice shops and restaurants

• Hyde Park and the surrounding area do very well built with very nice shops and restaurants

• Hyde Park and the surrounding area is very well built with very nice shops and restaurants

Verb Subject Agreement ^{[to be]}

The verb [to be] changes when the subject number changes.

For plural subjects we say: ' are'

For singular subjects we say: 'is'

John, Mark and Ruth are happy

John is happy

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• There is the Tower of London

• There is a Tower of London

• There is an Tower of London

• There is some Tower of London

The vs a/an/some

We use 'the' for one-of-a-kind, unique objects.

The Eiffel Tower

The Golden State Bridge

The Tower of London

We use 'a' for things that are not unique or special. There are lots of them.

A tower

A bridge

A landmark

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• I have been living on Northolt.

• I have been living in Northolt.

• I have been living at Northolt

Where I live ^{In, on, at}

We use 'in' for large places such as towns, cities, and countries.

I live in London

I live in North London

I live in Haringey

I live in Wood Green

We use 'on' for smaller spaces such as roads, streets and lanes.

I live on Alexandra Road

I live on Turnpike Lane

We use 'at' for our door number - our address

I live at 23 Turnpike Lane

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• I just need more money to do that

• I need just more money to do that

Just

'Just' has a similar meaning to 'only'. We can use it instead of 'only'.

I only need 10 more pence.

I just need 10 more pence.

In both of these sentences 10 more pence is a small amount of money. The person is saying that they need a little more money. We cannot say:

I only need £1,000 000 000 000 000

I just need £1,000 000 000 000 000

'Just' always goes before the main verb.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• At the moment it is so hard for the coronavirus situation

• At the moment it is so hard since the coronavirus situation

• At the moment it is so hard because of the coronavirus situation

• At the moment it is so hard and the coronavirus situation

• At the moment it is so hard so the coronavirus situation

Because of

We use 'because of' when we want to talk about the cause of something.

I am tired

because of

the long journey

I am happy

because of

the new shop

Why am I tired? You had a long journey

Why am I happy? There is a new shop

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• The sea is close my home

• The sea is close by my home

• the sea is close for my home

• The sea is close to my home.

Close vs Close to

The sea is close ^{(same place)}

The sea is close to my house ^{(different place)}

In the first sentence, the sea is near, but we don't say what it is near. We know that it is near you. Now. In this place.

In the second sentence, we want to say what it is near. The sea is close to my house. My house is close to the sea.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• In my town, here are a lot of places of interest.

• In my town, there are a lot of places of interest.

• In my town, their are a lot of places of interest.

There vs here

We use 'there' for distant places, that are not close to our present location.

I live in Farringdon. Here, we have shops.

In these sentences the speaker lives in Farringdon/Hoxton.

There are shops in Farringdon.

There are cinemas in Hoxton.

In these sentences, the speaker is talking about a different place.

We can also use 'there' when we want to give less personal; more general information.

I live in West London. There is lots to do here.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• Slough is have a lot of parks

• Slough has a lot of parks

• Slough is having a lot of parks

• Slough is has a lot of parks

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• When I was living in Stratford I like Canary Wharf

• When I was living in Stratford I liked Canary Wharf

• When I was living in Stratford I liking Canary Wharf

• When I was living in Stratford I am liking Canary Wharf

• When I was living in Stratford I did like Canary Wharf

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• I’m live in Southall.

• I live in Southall

• I living in Southall

• I am live in Southall

'I'm live'

Students from Poland, Romania and other countries in Eastern Europe often make this mistake.

In English, the present tense does not have a helping verb:

SUBJECT + VERB 1

I live

They play

We stop

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with good grammar

• Yes I travel other places

• Yes I travel to other places

• Yes I travel with other places

Travel to

Some verbs need to have the word 'to' AFTER, when we want to give them an object.

SUBJECT: They

VERB: Travel

to

OBJECT: London

We can say 'I travel', but there is no object. There is a SUBJECT (I) and a VERB (travel)

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has good grammar?

• The differences between London and our country is the weather.

• The difference between London and our country is the weather.

Plural vs singular

The best way to travel is by car

The best ways to travel are by car

In the first sentence, there is only one way to travel

In the second sentence, there are many ways to travel.

The differences between London and our country is the weather. :-(

This is wrong because the student only gave ONE difference

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with good grammar

• For me it is much better because life is much easy here.

• For me it is much better because life is more easier here.

• For me it is much better because life is much easier here.

Comparative adjectives with 'much'

We use 'much' to make a comparison stronger.

London is much busier than my home town

The library is much quieter than the train station

In both these sentences, the comparison is stronger. London is MUCH busier than my hometown. There is a BIG difference.

We need to use the comparative adjective after 'much'.

MUCH + busier/easier/nicer/sweeter/better

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct name

• pool swim

• swim pool

• swimming pool

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with good grammar

• I going to the swimming pool and the gym.

• I go to the swimming pool and the gym.

• I goes to the swimming pool and the gym.

Present tense for daily activities

We use the present tense when we want to talk about things that we repeat sometimes/often/rarely...

I go to the gym

I go to the park

He goes to the station

He goes to the cinema

We don't use the present continuous. That is for things we are doing RIGHT NOW - in this moment