2023-06-16 How to use ‘kind’ – English In A Minute
Phil Let’s learn ‘kind’ It’s very common to use kind as an adjective – kind describes someone who is caring and helpful, and it can also describe the actions that…
2023-05-23 How to use ‘field’ – English In A Minute
Phil Let’s learn field. As a noun, it’s often a place, covered in grass, with a fence or line around it. A field might be for animals and crops, or…
2023-05-22 Common uses of ‘subject’ – English In A Minute
Sam Subject can be a noun, verb and adjective! Let’s start with the noun. In grammar, the subject is ‘the person or thing that does the action’. “George” is the…
2023-05-21 Common uses of ‘pretty’ – English In A Minute
Sam Pretty is a pretty useful word. As an adjective, it means ‘attractive, especially when talking about girls or women’. ExampleMargo always tells her daughter that she’s pretty. We can…
2023-05-20 4 Meanings of ‘position’ – English In A Minute
Phil Let’s learn four meanings of the noun position. One. Position refers to where a person or thing is – their location. The singer took a central position on the…
2023-05-19 Meanings of ‘right’ – English In A Minute
Phil Let’s learn the word right. As an adjective, it can mean something is correct. Well done! You got the answer to the question right. Right can be an adjective…
2023-05-18 How to use ‘common’ – English In A Minute
The adjective ‘common’ means something is the same for two or more people. ‘John is a common name in the UK.’‘My friends and I have a lot of common interests.’…
2023-05-17 Uses of ‘potential’ – English In A Minute
The noun ‘potential’ refers to the qualities that someone or something has that may be developed and lead to future success. “He only started the job this year but he…
2023-05-16 Meanings of ‘engage’ – English In A Minute
Let’s learn engage It’s a verb and it often just means to do something together, or get someone to start doing something. You can engage someone in a conversation or…
2023-05-15 Different meanings of ‘live’ – English In A Minute
Let’s learn live. Live is a verb, and it can just mean ‘to be alive’ – but it’s a bit more complicated than that. It can say where our home…
2023-03-22 Common uses of ‘figure’ – English In A Minute
Sam When it’s a noun, figure is often related to numbers, shapes or people. Let’s take a closer look together. A figure is a number. Can you check these figures…
2023-03-15 5 uses of ‘approach’ – English In A Minute
Sam Approach can be both a verb and a noun and they are often related. Let’s look at two related verb and noun pairs like this, and then we’ll add…
2023-03-08 How to use ‘charge’ – English In A Minute
Beth I’m going to teach you 4 meanings of the verb ‘charge’. First, it is used to show the amount of money that a business or seller asks for a…
2023-03-01 How to use ‘address’ – English In A Minute
Beth As a noun, ‘address’ is the exact location of a place. Examples What’s the address for the party? The address is 152 Henderson Street, London. As a verb, we…
2023-02-02 How to use ‘remain’ – English In A Minute
Beth The verb remain is quite formal and it means to stay in the same place. The doctor said I need to remain in bed for a few days after…
2023-02-01 Different meanings of ‘complete’ – English In A Minute
Beth As a verb, complete means to finish something or make something whole. Complete this form to apply for a new library card.This last piece completes the jigsaw puzzle! Complete,…
2023-01-10 Different meanings of ‘course’ – English In A Minute
Phil Let’s learn course. A course often has a beginning and an end. If you set or follow a course it’s about where you’re going. Let’s set a course for…
2023-01-09 Different meanings of ‘individual’ – English In A Minute
Phil Let’s learn individual! It can be a noun, or an adjective. As a noun, it means a person. We use the word individual because we want to compare a…
2023-01-08 4 ways to use ‘content’ – English In A Minute
Beth As an adjective, we use content to mean feeling happy and at peace with a situation. I felt content sitting by the fire, watching the rain outside. It can…
2023-01-07 3 ways to use ‘career’ – English In A Minute
BethThe word career is most commonly used as a noun to mean the job, or jobs, you do in your working life, especially if you progress and earn more money.…