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1.Some adjectives with -ic and –ical:classica very good, or well-known, example of a category.‘I like classic English novels, by writers like Jane Austen or Charles Dickens.’classicaldescribes a ...

1.Job gendersFor a man - For a woman - For a man or a woman:actor - actress - actorwaiter - waitress (sometimes) - waiterpoliceman - policewoman - police officerbusinessman - businesswoman - (so...

1.Strong adjectivesNormal adjectives - Strong adjectivesfunny - hilariousbad - terriblegood - wonderful, amazing, fantastic, fabulousIntensifiers for normal adjectivesvery, quite, not so, just a...

1.New wordsflashmob (noun)a crowd of people who gather together quickly and suddenly, often organised through social mediaselfie (noun)a photo that you take of yourself, normally on a mobile phone...

1.Weather wordsnoun - verb - adjectiverain - rain - rainyThere is a lot of rain; It rains a lot; It’s very rainysnow - snow - snowyThere is a bit of snow; It snows in winter; It’s a bit snowywin...

1.Homophonesredthe colour. ‘I bought a red dress to wear at the party.’readthe past of read. ‘I read that book last year.’flourthe main ingredient in bread. ‘I need half a kilo of flour for this...

1.Compound nounsCompound nouns are nouns that are made up of a combination of two (or sometimes more) nouns or a combination of a noun and a prepositional phrase. Some examples of these are:popcorn...

1.Similar wordstall or highmore than average heightExamples:Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. My brother is six foot tall.Sherlock Holmes fell from the top of a high building.I ...

1.Adjective orderAdjective order can be tricky, so it’s useful to note down some examples. Writing adjectives before a noun, separated by categories, can be a good way to help you to remember the ord...

1.ContractionsContractions with ‘to be’am becomes -'m:I am here → I’m hereare becomes → 're:you are right → you’re rightwe are talking → we’re talkingthey are colleagues → they’re colleaguesis...

1.Job suffixesJob names ending in –er:presenter, teacher, train driverJob names ending in –or:actor (some people say actress for female actors), translatorJob names ending in –ian:librarian, pol...

1.Word stressWords with stress on the third syllable from the end:bi-O-gra-phyge-O-gra-phypho-TO-gra-phyWords with stress on the penultimate syllable (4-syllable words):al-pha-BET-icbi-o-GRAPH-...

1.Compound adjectivesCompound adjectives with numbers:a 22-hour journeya seventy-second lapa four-kilometre coursea six-foot mana nine-hour tripa six-mile runCompound adjectives with high and ...

1.Vocabulary points to take awayA lexical set is a group of words that share the same topic or theme and belong to the same part of speech - they are all nouns, all verbs, all adjectives (for example...

1.-ing and –ed adjectivesBoth –ing and –ed adjectives help us to talk about our feelings.The main difference is that –ing adjectives are usually used to talk about the person, place or thing that is...

1.BinomialsSick and tired is a phrase which means annoyed and bored. Phrases like this with two nouns joined by and are very common and useful in English. They’re called binomials.Here are a few mor...

1.Chunks of languageto do something on an empty stomachto do something without eating firsta full English breakfasta cooked breakfast, usually with bacon, sausage, eggs, mushrooms, beans, tomatoes...

1. vocabulary prefixesPrefixes: un-, in- and dis-We can put prefixes at the beginning of some words to change their meaning. They are usually only a few letters long like these:un- (unhappy) ...

1.vocabulary adjectives and adverbs1.1 AdjectivesAdjectives are words that describe nouns.scruffynot neat or cleanExample: He’s wearing a scruffy old t-shirt.casualinformal and comfortableExam...

day 1:1. 1.English Vocabulary Suffix2.English Grammar Question forms:Grammar ReferenceQuestion formsMeaning and UseIn English, there are two basic types of question.Yes/no questions often b...