Prepositions: At, In, On — Time & Place (A1/A2)
Moving from Bangladesh to Australia to France to Réunion taught me that prepositions change everything — especially the difference between 'in Paris' and 'at the airport'.
Tag: Grammar
Comparatives & Superlatives — Better, Best! (A2/B1)
Sydney is bigger than Chittagong. Réunion is smaller than both. But which is more beautiful? Let's find out — and learn how to compare in English.
Reported Speech: What Did They Say? (B2 Grammar)
Working at the Star Casino, I relayed guest complaints to managers all night. Reported speech was survival English.
Present Perfect: Connecting Past to Now (B1 Grammar)
I have lived in four countries. That one sentence — present perfect — tells you something about who I am right now.
The Passive Voice — B2 Grammar with Real-Life Examples
In four years of French bureaucracy, I learned one truth: passive voice is the language of people who don't want to be blamed.
First & Second Conditional — Real vs Hypothetical (B1)
If I had stayed in Sydney, I would never have built this life. Conditionals aren't just grammar — they're choices.
Modal Verbs: Can, Could, Should, Must — B1 Grammar
Working at the Star Casino, I had to master the language of obligation and permission fast.
Telling Your Story: Narrative Tenses (B1 Grammar)
The night I left Sydney for the last time, I needed every past tense in English to explain what had happened.
Present Simple vs Present Continuous — 5-Minute Grammar Fix
I moved from Sydney to Réunion island. Two tenses helped me describe two completely different lives.
ELT365 · Day 201 — Linking words and discourse markers
Linking words (however, therefore, in addition) signal logical relationships between ideas. Discourse markers (right, anyway, so) organise speech. Both are often memorised incorrectly — learners need meaning, not just a word list.