Learning English

Session 1

Suffix -ness

happiness
the feeling of being happy

illness
the state of being ill; a disease

kindness
thinking about others and being generous and helpful

sickness
state of being ill or feeling sick

tiredness
state of being tired

Suffix -ity

generosity
being willing to give money or help that is more than necessary

responsibility
something that is your job to do; being in charge of someone or something

possibility
something might happen

Using suffix -ish

He's English.

He's tallish with darkish hair.

Let's meet at sixish.

She's fortyish.

He's so childish sometimes.

I'm very ticklish.

Session 3

craze
a thing or activity that is very popular for a short time

the big picture
the situation as a whole

the likes of
people who have some similarities with each other

took the internet by storm
quickly became very popular on the internet

can't get enough of something
want more and more of something

intimate
personal and private

undies
(informal) underwear

mates
(informal) friends

amused
thought was funny

out of the picture
not involved in a particular situation any more

private parts
sexual organs

get the picture
understand the situation

exacerbated
made more intense

drone
small aircraft without a pilot

Session 4

Link verbs are verbs that can be followed by adjectives - to give more information about the subject of the verb. Verbs like look, sound and seem are all examples, and they're often used in conversation like this:

I'm buying a new shed.

Wow, that sounds great!

1) These verbs can be used with a subject, or more informally, without a subject:

It smells lovely, Finn.

Smells lovely, Finn.

2) We can use them both to respond to what people say, and to agree to do things, like this:

Want to see some jazz on Friday?

Sounds good.

3) They can also function as normal verbs:

She looked angry (followed by adjective) = she had an angry expression

She looked angrily at him (followed by adverb) = she looked in an angry way

Link verbs related to senses:

look

feel

taste

smell

sound

Link verbs related to perception:

seem

appear

Session 5

record
information written down about something that has happened

dictation
writing down exactly what someone else says

passionately
with great feeling or enthusiasm

hopelessly
without any hope; very badly

wicked
behaving badly

darling
a name used to call someone you love or care about

struggle
something that is very difficult or requires a lot of effort

bundle
a group of things tied together

ribbon
a long, narrow piece of material used to tie or decorate something

conceited
showing that you are very proud of yourself

broken off
(phrasal verb) ended

inspires
makes someone enthusiastic about something