If I can afford something, then I have enough money to buy it. The form is: subject + "can afford" + noun For example: If a Ferrari costs £100,000 (one hundred thousand pounds), and I have £150,000 (one hundred and fifty thousand pounds), then I can afford a Ferrari. Negative If I do not have enough money to buy something, then we use the negative. For … [Read more...] about “can afford something” | English vocabulary
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Cars and driving in England and Great Britain
Driving on the left The biggest shock for foreigners driving in England or Britain is driving on the left side of the road. Everything is reversed when compared to driving on the right side of the road. When you want to overtake, you overtake by the right, when you go around a roundabout, you go around in a clockwise direction. You must take extra care when you want to turn … [Read more...] about Cars and driving in England and Great Britain
The game of cricket
The game of cricket originates from England. Nobody knows the exact date of when cricket was first played but there is evidence of the game being played in the year 1550 (over 450 years ago!) In the early years, the game was only played in England but the game then also became popular in many of the British colonies. Today, big international matches (called test matches) are … [Read more...] about The game of cricket
In, on and at | Prepositions of place
A preposition of place is a word which helps to describe where something or somebody is. A preposition of place describes the location of something.There are many prepositions of place in the English language and each of them has several uses. In this lesson, we will study 3 prepositions of place: at Specific point or place We can use "at" to describe a very … [Read more...] about In, on and at | Prepositions of place
What is Great Britain, United Kingdom, England?
In this article, I answer some of the most common questions English learners have regarding the geography and politics behind the countries that make up Great Britain and The United Kingdom: What is the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?What countries make up Great Britain and the UK?Where is Scotland? Where is Wales? Where is England?! Great … [Read more...] about What is Great Britain, United Kingdom, England?
