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Welcome to the new Intrepid English website! Whether you are new to Intrepid English, or you have been one of our students for a while, welcome to the new Intrepid English website. We have designed it with our students in mind. We hope that you find it easy to use, fun and beneficial to your […]
The Conditionals
Today we have the fourth and final part of our English Grammar Tense Cheat Sheets. Be sure to bookmark this page. Scroll to the bottom for questions to practise. Ready, steady, let’s go. zero conditional When do we use it? facts and rules of nature. If you fail this exam, you fail college. first conditional […]
The Future Tenses
Today we have the third part of our English Grammar Tense Cheat Sheets. Make sure you bookmark this page. Scroll to the bottom for questions to practise. Let’s get cracking. future simple will When do we use it? future intentions at the moment of speaking We’ll collect you from the airport. predictions about the future. […]
The Past Tense
Here’s the second part of our English Grammar Tense Cheat Sheets. Make sure you bookmark this page. Scroll to the bottom for questions to practise. Here we go. past simple When do we use it? completed actions Last Thursday I had a beer with Maggie. past habits. When I was a child, I played the […]
The Present Tenses
We’ve put together a few English Grammar Tense Cheat Sheets for you to bookmark, print, laminate and stick to the outside of your shower. Trust us, you will want to find these again. Scroll to the bottom for practise questions. Okay. Let’s get going. present simple When do we use it? routine/habits She cuts her […]
How and When to Use Reported Speech in English
What is reported speech and why do we use it? There are two types of speech – direct and reported. Direct speech – “I am leaving.” Reported speech – She said she was leaving. We use present tenses to form direct speech. For example: “I am going” or “I like this song.” (I am usually […]
5 Writers of Edinburgh You Might Not Know (Advanced)
Did you know that Edinburgh is the world’s first UNESCO city of literature? Visitors to this city understand how it has attracted so many writers from all over the world. Whether it’s the Georgian buildings, the majestic scenery or the spiral towers, writers from the past and the present have come to Scotland to be inspired, expand their imaginations, explore their creativity and, most importantly, write.
Burns Night
Vocabulary comprise (verb) – to include ode (noun) – a lyric poem, typically one in the form of an address to a particular subject critically acclaimed (phrase) – a piece of work that has received generally good reviews from a number of critics bagpipes (noun) – a traditional Scottish musical instrument Here in Scotland, the 25th […]
10 Books to Read This Christmas
Christmas is a time for eating, drinking and spending time with your family. All of this is true, but it’s also a time to sit and read. To snuggle up by the fire, to wrap yourself in a blanket, to smell the scent of the fresh pages, to hear the crack of the book and […]
Commonly Confused English Words – Part 4
Then or than? Altogether or all together? Desert or dessert? Emigrate or immigrate? Job or work? English, just like any other language, has plenty of words that can confuse native and non-native speakers. There are words that are similar or the same in pronunciation. Others can be similar in spelling but mean different things. And […]