Verb To Be + Age

Job vs Work

Fun vs Funny

Responding to a Favor

Politeness

Asking for a Favor

Questions with Do/Does

What time is it?

Real English 40b - Describing People SUBTITLED

Real English® Subtitled - 8a and 8b Cardinal

Daily Routines

Long and Short Vowels

Can/Cannot (Can't)

Can is a modal verb.

Can is used to express ability or to say that something is possible.

Can is the same for all subjects. We don't add an 'S' in the third person (like other verbs)

The verb that comes after Can is in the infinitive without to:
I can speak Spanish. (= it is possible for me to speak Spanish = I have the ability to speak Spanish)
He can swim well.
We can see our neighbour in the garden.
They can play the guitar.

Negative
To form the negative we add "not" after can to form one word: cannot.
We can also contract the negative to form can't. (can't = cannot)
I cannot play the piano. We can't go to the cinema tonight.
She cannot speak French very well. He can't drive a car.

Questions
To from the question we change the position of the subject and the auxiliary verb.
The main verb is still in the infinitive without to.
Where can I buy an ice-cream?
Can I go to the party, please?
Can you speak Japanese?
What can we do on Saturday?

Remember that you can use short answers:
Can I sit here please? Yes, you can.
Can you speak Chinese? No, I can't.

Impersonal Can
Sometimes You can and Can you…? are impersonal and refer to people in general.
You can see many stars at night from here. (= people in general can see many stars)
It doesn't necessarily refer to you but people in general.
You can't run naked in the middle of the street.
Not necessarily saying YOU can't run naked in the middle of the street but in general it is not possible for anyone.

taken from:

http://www.grammar.cl/Basic/Can_Cannot.htm

Giving Directions Vocabulary

Asking somebody for directions

Questions you can ask about directions:

Can you please tell me how I can get to Oxford Street?
Where is the nearest supermarket?
How can I get to the local market?
I'm trying to get to Downing Street.
How do I get to the office?
What's the best way to get to your house next ?
Where is Mc Donalds can you tell me please?

How to give directions to somebody else

Go straight on till you see the hospital then turn left.
Turn back, you have gone past the turning.
Turn left when you see a roundabout.
Turn right at the end of the road and my house is number 67.
Cross the junction (intersection) and keep going for about 1 mile.
Take the third road on the right and you will see the office on the right
Take the third road on the right and you will see the shop on the left
Take the second road on the left and you will see the house on the left
Take the second road on the left and you will see the hospital straight ahead
The hospital is opposite the railway station.
The shop is near the hospital.
The house is next to the local cricket ground.
The shop is between the chemist and KFC.
At the end of the road you will see a roundabout.
At the corner of the road you will see red building.
Just around the corner is my house you will need to stop quickly or you will miss it.
Go straight on at the traffic lights.
Turn right at the crossroads.

Taken from:

http://www.easypacelearning.com/all-lessons/learning-english-level-1/201-giving-and-asking-directions-english-lesson

Learn English - Giving directions Vocabulary

How to Describe Someone in English

taken from:
http://languagelearningbase.com/86779/how-to-describe-someone-in-english

Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

Frequency Adverbs

Frequency adverbs can be placed at various points in the sentence.

Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb:
I always come to work on time.

Adverbs of frequency go after "be":
They are never pleased to see me.

Expressions of frequency (every day, twice a week, once a month etc) usually go at the end of a sentence:
I have English lessons every day.

The most common frequency adverbs in English are:

The percentages here are rough estimates only.

To say how often something happens, you can use a number or 'several' or 'many', followed by 'times:
Once a week/month/year
Twice a year/day
several times a year
We can also use 'every' + period of time:
every morning
every day
every Tuesday
every week
every month

A day of the week with 's' at the end (for example 'on Tuesdays') means the same as 'every Tuesday':
I take a dance class on Wednesdays.
I relax on Saturdays.

taken from: 

http://languagelearningbase.com/86243/a2-grammar-adverbs-and-expressions-of-frequency

Prepositions in Expressions of Time

Time phrases are words that show the verb tense we need to use

Note: We say at night when we are talking about all of the night:
Example: He sleeps during the day and works at night.

But we say in the night when we are talking about a short time during the night:
Example: He woke up twice in the night.

taken from:

http://languagelearningbase.com/88672/prepositions-in-expression-of-time-in-at-on-ago

Prepositions of Place

taken from:

http://languagelearningbase.com/86182/prepositions-of-place-and-direction