How To Ask & Answer “Do You Mind”

A lot of English learners tell me that they have trouble with the question, “Do you mind….” It’s a bit of a complicated question to ask and answer, partly because of the meaning of the word mind. As a verb, mind means 

Nouns and Collocations with -ING

You’ve probably already learned that we can use -ED adjectives to describe how a person feels, and -ING adjectives to describe the thing, person, situation, or event that causes the feeling:

       I’m tired. My job is very tiring.
“tired” describes “I”, and “tiring” describes “job”

    We’re bored. This movie is boring.

Casual “Like” For Informal English

I was like, so tired last night, I fell asleep in my clothes!

I worked a lot last week. I think I was in the office like, 65 hours all together. So when I got home last night I was like, so tired. I feel asleep on the sofa with my clothes on. When I woke up it was like, 5:00 am. My roommate was up as well. He was like, “Why are you up so early?” I explained my situation.

Indirect Speech

Reported Speech L. 7-10

Idiom - In a Spur of the Moment

Say 'cheese'!