Using Always to Complain

For today’s English lesson, I am going to show you how to use always for complaining. I’m sure you already know that we use always plus the simple present to talk about habits:

• I always drink coffee in the morning.
• Jack is always on time for work.

He’s always bothering Jack.

yal Order of Adjectives + Videos

The Royal Order of Adjectives is the order in which native English speakers naturally create a string of adjectives. In order, adjectives are added as follows.

1. Determiners (e.g., the, this)
2. Observations
3. Size
4. Shape
5. Age
6. Color
7. Nationality
8. Material
9. Type

Oh, I'm sorry. Am I blocking your view?

You're at a political rally. You're standing in a crowd of people. You notice that a short woman behind you is moving around a lot because she can't see the stage.

Oh, I'm sorry. Am I blocking your view?

My day

Common Expressions with Do

 Common Expressions with Do

There are a number of common expressions in English which use the verb do. Today I am going to show you five of these useful phrases. Try to remember them and use them in your daily conversations.

Let’s do laundry

What’s the point?

If someone asks you “what is the point” of doing something, it means, “What is the reason for doing it?”  Or, “What is the purpose for doing that?” If someone says there is “no point” in doing something, it means there is no good reason to do it, and it is in fact a terrible idea.

Another & other

Another and other are two words that are often confusing in English. Here is a quick reminder of the basic grammar rules for using these words: