In this English grammar lesson, you will learn the difference between the prepositions of time "by" and "until" and how to use them. As a preposition of time, "by" means before a specific time. "by" shows a time limit for something to happen.An event must happen before a specific time is reached. Please send me the report by Tuesday.(I must receive it before Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Prepositions of time “by” and “until”
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A big football match: The Community Shield
In this article, you will see some words in blue. I explain the meaning of those words at the end of this article, in the vocabulary section. Yesterday, in London, England, there was a very important football match. The name of the match is the Community Shield. The Community Shield is an annual football match which is played the week before the start of the new English … [Read more...] about A big football match: The Community Shield
“can afford something” | English vocabulary
If I can afford something, then I have enough money to buy it. The form is: subject + "can afford" + noun For example: If a Ferrari costs £100,000 (one hundred thousand pounds), and I have £150,000 (one hundred and fifty thousand pounds), then I can afford a Ferrari. Negative If I do not have enough money to buy something, then we use the negative. For … [Read more...] about “can afford something” | English vocabulary
Cars and driving in England and Great Britain
Driving on the left The biggest shock for foreigners driving in England or Britain is driving on the left side of the road. Everything is reversed when compared to driving on the right side of the road. When you want to overtake, you overtake by the right, when you go around a roundabout, you go around in a clockwise direction. You must take extra care when you want to turn … [Read more...] about Cars and driving in England and Great Britain
The game of cricket
The game of cricket originates from England. Nobody knows the exact date of when cricket was first played but there is evidence of the game being played in the year 1550 (over 450 years ago!) In the early years, the game was only played in England but the game then also became popular in many of the British colonies. Today, big international matches (called test matches) are … [Read more...] about The game of cricket
