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Grammar
Past Simple vs Past Continuous: Telling Stories
Compare past simple and past continuous in English stories. See how completed events and actions in progress fit together, with examples and practice.
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Grammar
In, On and At for Place: Everyday Examples
Use in, on and at for place with everyday examples for rooms, surfaces, meeting points and transport. Compare meanings and practise clear descriptions.
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Grammar
There Is vs There Are: Describing What You Can See
Learn when to use there is and there are for singular, plural and uncountable nouns, with room descriptions, questions, negatives and practice tasks.
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Grammar
Some, Any, Much and Many: Talking About Quantities
Choose some, any, much and many for everyday quantities. Compare countable and uncountable examples, understand offers and requests, and practise.
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Speaking
How to Make and Change an Appointment in English
Make or change an appointment in English with polite requests, clear date and time phrases, a sample call and practice confirming the final details.
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Speaking
English for Shopping: Asking About Sizes, Prices and Returns
Practise English for shopping with phrases for sizes, prices, trying clothes on and asking about returns, plus short dialogues and useful word choices.
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