PRESENT SIMPLE

Part of Speech: The Verb – The Present Simple.

MODAL VERBS – part 2

MODAL VERBS part 2: WILL-WOULD, SHALL-SHOULD, MUST – OUGHT TO (HAVE TO – NEED TO).
Mastering them is an important step towards mastering the language.

MODAL VERBS – part 1

MODAL VERBS: MAY – MIGHT and CAN – COULD.
Mastering them is crucial to learning English.

THE NOUN

Basic English 1 – THE NOUN
A brief overview of the most important basic rules to master the use of nouns in English.

THE ARTICLE

Basic English 1 – THE DEFINITE AND INDEFINTE ARTICLES
Simple slides to meaningful knowledge for beginners’ English learners. You can read through them, take your own notes, or copy them down (which I strongly recommend to learn in a quicker and more solid way). There’s even a very short audio with different pronunciations that are useful.

THE FUTURE

The Four Different Verb Tenses to speak about future actions:
1. Will/Shall
2. Be going to
3. Present Continuous
4. Present Simple

OFFERTA SPECIALE – LEZIONI D’INGLESE ONLINE

Con l’inizio del nuovo anno e la chiusura imminente o prossima del primo periodo dell’anno scolastico, molti di voi si troveranno nella posizione di recuperare lacune disciplinari o di voler … Continue reading OFFERTA SPECIALE – LEZIONI D’INGLESE ONLINE

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

A quick and thorough way to learn how to make comparisons. It includes some tips for Italian students.

ADJECTIVES AND ADJECTIVE ORDER

© L. R. Capuana

The neutral pronoun “IT” and spelling skills

This short video is meant to help those who want to learn English with few essential tips. In this specific case I discuss why the third person singular pronoun “IT”, the neutral pronoun, is so important; why short answers are important too and why (especially for Italians) is it crucial to learn spelling skills.

Video Lesson n. 2 – Virginia Woolf and the Stream of Consciousness

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was the first English writer to experiment and develop the Stream of Consiousness that derives from the interior monologue and aims at investigating the characters’ inner existence, … Continue reading Video Lesson n. 2 – Virginia Woolf and the Stream of Consciousness

Video Lesson n. 1 – V. Woolf, J. Joyce and the Stream of Consciousness

In this first video lesson of the series I outline the historical and intellectual factors influencing the development of the avant-garde literary technique: The Stream of Consciousness. © L. R. … Continue reading Video Lesson n. 1 – V. Woolf, J. Joyce and the Stream of Consciousness