ENGLISH IN PICTURES
IN A NUTSHELL
IN A NUTSHELL - briefly, using very few words or giving only the main points So, if somebody starts a sentence with the phrase "In a nutshell", do you expect them to talk about something for a long time?
GREAT vs. GREET
A tip for elementary and pre-intermediate students: Mind your spelling as well as the way you read these two words, because they ARE very different despite looking so similar! GREAT /ɡreɪt/ GREET /ɡriːt/
Difficult vs. Different
Why these two words, you might ask yourselves? There's no obvious connection - they mean different things, they are spelt differently, they are pronounced differently. And yet, if you have a few years' teaching experience, you probably know that students get confused about these two words very often - and it's not just the case with beginner learners. students in general are not sure which is which, and it takes a while to figure out which ...čitaj dalje
THREE vs. TREE
Please give correct pronunciation another chance: THREE /θriː/ vs. TREE /triː/
BINGE-WATCHING, GO ON A BINGE
A binge /bɪn(d)ʒ/, n. informal - a period of doing too much of an activity, especially drinking alcohol, eating or spending too much money. binge-watching - the practice of watching multiple episodes of a television programme one after another, typically by means of DVDs or digital streaming So, how often do you go on a binge? And when you do, do you go on a drinking binge? A shopping binge? Or do you prefer to indulge ...čitaj dalje
DAD vs. DEAD
Do you know? Why is the Dead Sea (in the example in the picture) called 'DEAD'?
RICH vs. REACH
RICH is an adjecive and it means having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy. REACH - in the picture it is used as a verb and it means to stretch out an arm to touch or grasp something.