All about English phrasal verbs
There’s a lot written about phrasal verbs, and that’s because there are a lot of phrasal verbs! Phrasal verbs are one of the hardest aspects of English to learn. The grammar is quite simple, but there are so many of them that most students get overwhelmed. In reality, they are just another part of English vocabulary. […]
English words of Portuguese origin (from scary fish to Indian curries)
Portuguese has given English many words. Most people can tell that things like caipirinha and capoeira come from Portuguese. But there are many other words that English speakers use commonly that they have no idea come from Portuguese. Let’s take a look at some. European words Some words such as albatross (from albatroz) and albino […]
All the English tenses
By the time our students reach Level 3 or Level 4, they realise that English has a lot of tenses. So: how many tenses are there in English? The answer can be a bit complicated, because you need to understand 3 things: moods, tenses and aspects. In our classes we don’t usually explain all these […]
What people say about the Callan Method (part 2)
Last week we looked at 3 misconceptions about the Callan Method. This week we will be looking at 4 more. If you want to read how Way Language Course can help you pass exams and how the method works, head over to last week’s post. So, on with myths 4 to 8. 4) You can […]
