It is time for the Grammar Lesson of the Month! This May, CISL is focusing on Tag Questions, beginning with today’s post on two of the more common Tag Questions: those using the “be” and “do” verbs. Before we talk about Tag Questions . . . . what does tag mean? “Tag” Definitions “Tag” is...
When preparing for your upcoming Cambridge CAE or FCE test, you should of course try to prepare for everything. Test format? Check. Comfortable talking about yourself, your hobbies, and your experiences? Check. Practice writing thesis statements and great topic sentences for the writing section? Check and check! There is one thing, however, that you may...
When speaking of the future in English, do you use “will” or “be going to?” Is there a difference? The quick answer is that “will” and “be going to” are essentially the same. In English, both are tenses used for the Simple Future. (To learn more about the Simple Future, check out our Grammar Lesson...
Sometimes it is difficult to express love in words . . . but these slang words do a great job of expressing amor! Learn all about how to describe relationships, and then read our recommendations for places to take your love on a date. English Dating Slang Exclusive Definition: not dating other people Clingy Definition:...
If you have experienced a “California winter” while studying English in San Francisco or San Diego, then you have probably needed to bundle up a little. The temperatures in California are nowhere near the cold temperatures that other parts of the country, Europe, or Asia experience . . . but they are chilly enough that you...
One of the most common questions CISL students ask their teachers is how to respond to casual greetings. How do you respond when a friend asks “How’s it going?” Or what about when you enter a store and the friendly salesperson asks, “How are you doing today?” With these questions in mind, we have provided...
There are 12 tenses in English. Do you know them all? Starting June 2013, CISL will post a blog entry each month featuring one of the 12 English language tenses. It is a great way to review the tenses you know (and learn the ones you don’t!). Each post will feature an explanation of the...
In September, Converse International School of Languages’ grammar lesson is about action and non-action verbs. What are they? What is the difference between them? And, most importantly, how can we correctly use them in our writing and speaking? Action Verbs English language verbs can be broken into two categories: action and non-action. Just like the...
