ELT base - resources for English teachers - language points

grammar adjective structures adjectives adjectives - order adjectives - comparatives / superlatives adjectives - compound adjectives - ed / ing adjectives - gradable / absolute adjectives - other structures for comparison adverbs adverbs - word order adverbs of frequency adverbs of manner adverbs of time articles as...as aspect auxiliaries auxiliaries - avoiding repetition auxiliaries - question tags auxiliaries - so / neither auxiliaries - sounding interested be be / get used to both / neither can clauses clauses - relative cleft sentences comparison - quantity (nouns) comparison with as...as compound adjectives conditionals conditionals - first conditionals - second conditionals - third conditionals - zero conjunctions continous tenses could countable and uncountable nouns defining relative clauses demonstratives determiners discourse markers ellipsis errors - grammar first conditional frequency expressions fronting future future - going to future - present continuous (arrangements) future - present simple (timetabled future) future - will future continuous tense future in the past future perfect tense gerund / infinitive going to (prediction) going to - future intentions grammar errors grammar terminology habits - past : used to habits - past : would habits - present : will have got have sthg done imperative indirect questions infintive of purpose intransitive verbs irregular verbs like - would like linkers linkers - addition linkers - cause and effect linkers - contrast may might modal auxiliary verbs modals - degrees of certainty modals of deduction must narrative tenses negative and limiting adverbials neither / both noun phrase nouns nouns - countable and uncountable ought participle clause passive - report structures passive voice past continuous tense past intentions past perfect continuous tense past perfect simple tense past simple tense past tenses perfect and continuous perfect tenses possessives prefix prefixes and suffixes prepositions prepositions of place present continuous tense present continuous tense- changing situations present continuous tense- frequent behaviour present continuous tense- future arrangements present continuous tense- now present continuous tense- temporary situations present perfect continuous tense present perfect tense present perfect tense - for / since present perfect tense - present relevance present perfect tense - unfinished time period present simple tense present simple tense - present meanings present simple tense- timetabled future present tenses pronouns - personal, possessive, reflexive quantifiers question forms - basic questions questions - question tags questions - subject - object questions relative clauses relative clauses - defining relative clauses - non-defining relative clauses - reduced reported speech reporting verbs second contitional shall should should have (done) simple present tense subject - object questions substitution suffix tenses tenses - mixed there is / there are third conditional time expressions time expressions - future time expressions - past time expressions - present too / very / enough / so / such used to / get used to verb 'to be' verb + bare infintive verb + infinitive verb + ing verb + preposition verb patterns verbs verbs - dynamic / stative verbs - intransitive verbs - irregular was going to will will - future uses will - typical behaviour wish - past wish - present word building word families word order would would - typical behaviour would - unreal situations zero conditional	functions ability advice / suggestions ambitions annoying behaviour arguing arrangements awkward situations bargaining certainty changing plans comparing complaint - general language conflict resolution criticizing dealing with unexpected problems decision making deductions / guesses describing describing data describing people - appearance describing people - personality describing pictures describing places directions disagreeing emphasizing enquiry - intro giving / understanding information giving notice giving opinions giving personal news graphs and charts - describing guesses / deductions habit how to get to... instructions intentions and plans inviting likes and dislikes making arrangements making predictions narration negotiating news - personal obligation offers opinions past events - talking about permission / prohibition personal news persuading phone calls plans - changing plans plans and intentions possibility predictions preferences and wants prohibition / permission regrets request saying goodbye - leave taking saying what's wrong with things sequencing - narrative starting / maintaining conversations suggestions / advice sympathy telephoning telephoning - problems telling the time / time thanking time / telling the time wants and preferences	vocabulary American and British English animals another / other appreciate big vs great books bring and take British and American English business / economics business speak / management speak cars / driving charity clothing collocation commonly confused words conversation crime dates dating / romance day - phrases and collocations drink and food driving / cars eating out education emotions errors - vocabulary facial features family / relations / relatives feelings films first - different uses of food and drink football for frequency - vocabulary friendship / relationship furniture / furnishings get - different uses of hobbies holidays / travel homes / houses household objects houses / homes how idioms idioms - music if illness / injury informal words and phrases jobs landscape leisure activities life - different uses of like look look, look like, look as if make marriage / weddings metaphor mind - different uses of miscellaneous vocab mishaps money expressions movies music numbers - cardinal numbers - ordinal office speak / office jargon other / another personality adjectives phrasal verbs prepositions register (spoken) relationship / friendship relatives / family / relations restaurants romance / dating sometimes / sometime / some time speak vs talk special occasions sports take - different uses of take and bring talk - different uses of taste - uses of time - expressions with time words and phrases travel / holidays verb + noun combinations word frequency wrong - different uses of
writing book review business correspondence character reference complaint correspondence cv / resume directions email enquiry essay - for and against film review formal vs informal letters giving advice inquiry invitations job acceptance job application job resignation letter to a newspaper making a class webpage messages minutes note taking penpal - introduction personal correspondence postcards punctuation report writing restaurant review tone writing a biography writing a narrative	skills accidents and emergencies achievements adventure adventure sports advertising age ambitions America anecdotes anecdotes - family and friends anecdotes - treasured possessions art astrology - Chinese biography birthdays books brands business ethics business meetings career stories cars / driving celebrity charity chat children / childhood Chinese astrology Chinese topics - feng shui Christmas city life clothes comedy / jokes cosmetic surgery crime cultures daily routines dating dieting dreams eating out / restaurants ecology education emotions / feelings English language entertainment environment etymology exercise and fitness exploration and discovery facts and myths family famous people fashion feelings / emotions feng shui festivals films food football friends future - life in the future gender issues general knowledge generation (gap) geography getting to know you giving presentations green issues health - mental / psychological health - physical history - ancient history - recent history - social / cultural hobbies holidays / travel homes horror human mind / brain humour / comedy ice breaking identity image and self-image informal conversation information technology intelligence (mental ability) inventions / discoveries investment jobs language learning learning learning English leisure activities life in the future life stories / life experiences love / relationships marriage / weddings media meetings mind / brain (human) money motoring movies music mysteries myths and facts news paranormal parties past - life in the past personality personalization - general photography physical fitness poem poetry politics prejudice presentations public events puzzles quotations relaxing / stress rescue restaurants / eating out riddles ritual romance / relationships routines rubbish sexual attraction shopping sleep smoking social trends society song space travel sports stocks and shares stories style supernatural / mysteries survival tastes and preferences technology television The English language time management travel / holidays TV urban myths USA waste weddings /marriage women vs men work	pronunciation consonant sounds consonant sounds - voiced / unvoiced homophones intonation numbers schwa sound sounds sounds and spelling stress - cleft sentences stress - syllable stress - word stress timing voiced / unvoiced consonant sounds vowel sounds - diphthongs vowel sounds - single weak form word linking