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The general rule is as follows: ⬇️ We use ‘much’ with uncountable nouns (e.g. love) in questions and negative sentences. ‘Do you have much money?’ (Meaning ‘Do you have a large amount of money?’) ‘I don’t have much money.’ (Meaning ‘I only have a small amount of money.’) ⬇️ We use ‘many’ with countable nouns (e.g. friends) in questions and negative sentences. ‘Do you have many friends?’ (Meaning ‘Do you have a large number of friends?’) ‘I don’t have many friends.’ (Meaning ‘I only have a small number of friends.’) ⬇️ We use ‘any’ with countable and uncountable nouns in questions and negative sentences. ‘Do you have any money/friends?’ (Meaning ‘Do you have more than zero money/friends?’ ‘I don’t have any money/friends.’ (Meaning ‘I have no money/friends.’) ⬇️ We use ‘a lot of’ or ‘lots of’ with countable and uncountable nouns in affirmative (positive) sentences. ‘I have a lot of money.’/ ’I have lots of money.’ (Meaning ‘I have a large amount of money.’) ‘I have a lot of friends.’/ ’I have lots of friends.’ (Meaning ‘I have a large number of friends.’) ⬇️ We can use ‘some’ with uncountable (e.g. love) or plural nouns (e.g. friends) in affirmative sentences. ‘I have some money.’ (Meaning ‘I have an unspecified amount of money.’) ‘I have some friends.’ (Meaning ‘I have an unspecified number of friends.’) 👨‍🏫 I hope these tips have helped you. If you have any questions, please put them in the comments below and I will try to answer them! Please remember to like, share and subscribe, as it will help Better English to grow. Have a nice weekend, 🙂 Phil https://www.instagram.com/p/CNw_w-_nx_U/?igshid=ybhyo1npla19

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Here are so DOs and DON’Ts for when giving a presentation: DO - Remember that ‘Proper Planning Prevents Poor Presentations’! - Check any equipment that you're using before the presentation. - Have ‘cue cards’ with key words to help you if you forget your place in the presentation. - Have a strong introduction: thank your audience for coming; introduce yourself and the topic of your presentation; and tell the audience what exactly you will be talking about (“First, I will talk about... Then I will talk about... Finally, I will discuss....”). - A polite way to stop people interrupting you is: “If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them at the end.” - Face the audience at all times, making eye contact (but not too much!) with different members. - Avoid nervous fidgeting, e.g. playing with your hair. - Even if you are terrified, fake being confident. Smiling is a friendly way to show that you are confident and in control. - Speak loud enough. You could ask the people at the back if they can hear and see you at the beginning. - Have a strong ending, summarising the main points of your presentation. - Remember: tell them what you’re going to say, then say it, then tell them what you’ve just said! DON’T - Forget this: “Fail to prepare, prepare to fail!” - Write a script to read in the presentation. - Hide behind a piece of paper when speaking. - Have too much text on your slides. If you do, people will read that and NOT listen to you. - Stand with your back to the audience when you refer to the slides. - Use language that people will not understand, e.g. jargon or acronyms. - Forget to turn your phone off or put it on silent mode. If you have any questions, please put them in the comments below and I will try to answer them! Please like, share and subscribe, to help Better English grow. Have a nice weekend, Phil 🙂 #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #presentation #presentations #publicspeaking #public_speaking #speeches https://www.instagram.com/p/CNeBgpon7MJ/?igshid=jbckw71crpam

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I am very sorry for not posting any new content recently, but I have been busy with work and other projects. 🥺 I will find the time to post more content, but only if YOU want it! 🤔 So please let me know if you would like more posts by liking this one. If it gets 50 likes or more, I will start posting again. 🥳 You can also tell me what you would like me to post about in the comments. (To be honest, I'm running out of ideas!). 😟 Have a nice weekend 🙂 Phil #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #grammar #grammartips #englishgrammar #ielts_speaking #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltstips #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #britishenglish https://www.instagram.com/p/CNKZyZRnYRS/?igshid=8sbh8bkzf158

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When we put 'the' before a word beginning with a vowel sound (e.g. the Equator), we pronounce 'the' as "thee" (/ðiː/). 🙂 We also add a 'y' (/j/) sound between 'the' and the word to connect them. 👍 Try saying the names on the picture using this method: "thee" + "y" + word (e.g. Equator). You should find that it is a lot easier to say it this way, so you will sound more fluent. 😎 #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #grammar #grammartips #englishgrammar #ielts_speaking #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltstips #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #britishenglish #pronunciation #speakfluentenglish #speaking #connectedspeech #the https://www.instagram.com/p/CA-7Ta5HRGZ/?igshid=1j226n5u2zql3

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Better English is now back and will be better than ever! 🥳🙂🤯😍 I'm sorry for the absence but, on top of the coronavirus issues, I have moved cities, found a part time (so I have more time for Better English) job teaching at a university, and several other things. I hope you have been practising your English while I've been gone! 🧐🙂 There will be more videos, Instagram posts and I will improve the website. However, I am doing this for YOU, so it would really help if you told me what you want me to cover. For example, the next video will be about metaphors, idioms and phrasal verbs. You can make requests in any comments section or message me if you're shy. 🙂 Let's work together to give you Better English! 😊 (And guess in the comments which city you think I'm now in!) Phil YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCylhuMRXN8rx8JkbxZf4CoQ Instagram: @better_english_vietnam Facebook: www.facebook.com/betterenglishvietnam Website: www.betterenglish.me #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #grammar #grammartips #englishgrammar #ielts_speaking #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltstips #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #britishenglish #idioms #englishidioms #phrasalverbs #britishenglish #britishslang #advancedenglish #intermediateenglish #englishwriting https://www.instagram.com/p/CA5weuCHy0T/?igshid=3xygsq6nxbmw

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British people tend to apologise a lot. We sometimes even apologise when something isn't our fault. I once even apologised when somebody stood on my foot on a bus! 🤔 Usually, a simple 'sorry' will suffice (= be enough), but sometimes a more formal approach is required. For example in business correspondence. 👨‍💻 Oh... and please accept my apologies for not posting so many tips recently. Aside from the issues arising from the coronavirus, I've been busy with the YouTube videos (www.bit.ly/betterenglishyoutube). I will try to post more often. 🙂 Please help by liking, sharing and following/subscribing. 😊 #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #vocabulary #englishvocab #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltstips #ielts_speaking #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #britishenglish #apologize #apology #apologise #sorry https://www.instagram.com/p/B_dYN5aHCXn/?igshid=q2dfdc4nvnng

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If we say that something is a 'double-edged sword', it means that it has both beneficial and detrimental outcomes. (Some nice vocabulary there!) 🙂 For example, if asked about electric cars in IELTS Speaking Part 3, we could say: "An increase in the number of electric cars on the road is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they have a lower carbon footprint over time: even the largest, most powerful electric cars. However, the materials required for the batteries needs to be mined, thereby having an adverse effect on the environment." 👍 For more information about Speaking Part 3, please watch our latest video (https://youtu.be/Ak7xWEEdUJk). In this video, I give you an overview of Part 3, and the different question types. We also look at using fillers and discourse markers to sound more fluent, with an example answer to demonstrate. 😊 Please, as always, like, share and follow/subscribe. 🤗 #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #grammar #grammartips #englishgrammar #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltstips #ielts_speaking #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #britishenglish #speakfluentenglish #speaking #speakingpart3 #ieltsspeakingpart3 #fillers https://www.instagram.com/p/B_UuwU5HnIO/?igshid=9h36c2nbc4x2

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By adding letters to the beginning of a word (a 'prefix'), we can create the opposite meaning. Of course, because this is English, the rules are not simple. 🤯 Luckily, you have Better English to help you. 🙂 'il-' goes before words beginning with 'L' 'im-' goes before words beginning with 'M' or 'P' 'ir-' goes before words beginning with 'R' Unfortunately, with the following prefixes, you just need to learn which one to use: 'un-' goes before many words beginning with a consonant or vowel 'in-' goes before many words beginning with a consonant or vowel (but not 'I' or 'U') 'a-' goes before many words beginning with a consonant 'dis-' goes before many words beginning with a consonant or vowel 'non-' goes before many words beginning with a consonant or vowel Please help us to help you by liking, sharing and following. You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel here: www.bit.ly/betterenglishyoutube 😊 #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #vocabulary #englishvocab #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltstips #ielts_speaking #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #prefixes #negativeprefixes #trumpisanidiot https://www.instagram.com/p/B_NJDsRHYuw/?igshid=12cup15rfpcc6

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Discourse markers are mentioned in the latest video: https://youtu.be/VIm_wYpWXeU 👍 Discourse markers can be used for a variety of reasons, including the following: Focussing on a topic (e.g. 'As for (topoc), ...) ↩ Changing the subject (e.g. 'By the way, ...') ↩ Showing your attitude (see previous post) ↩ Preparing the listener for some bad news (e.g. 'I'm afraid...') ↩ Returning to a topic (WATCH THE VIDEO!) 🙂 Please help us to help you by liking, sharing and following/subscribing 😊 #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #grammar #grammartips #englishgrammar #ielts_speaking #ieltsspeaking #ieltstips #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltspreparation #toefl #speakenglish #speakfluentenglish #speaking #discoursemarkers #discourse_markers https://www.instagram.com/p/B_JtUUbBrBC/?igshid=tg5crxu5fd33

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In this video I give you an overview of IELTS Speaking Part 2, as well as looking at how the examiners mark your speaking (the criteria for the Band Score). We also look at an example question and you get a chance to practice if you want, and I finish with my own answer to the question... is it Band 9!?! 🤔 I try to make the videos more entertaining than the usual IELTS videos on YouTube, but they are still full of useful tips from someone with lots of experience in this field. Please let me know your thoughts in the comments! 🙂 Website: betterenglish.me Instagram: www.instagram.com/better_english_vietnam Become a Patron and help support us!: patreon.com/betterenglishvietnam ☺️ #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #grammar #grammartips #englishgrammar #ielts_speaking #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #ieltsspeaking #ieltstips #ieltspreparation #toefl #ieltsspeakingpart2 #speakinggame #speakingpart2 #fun https://www.instagram.com/p/B_FMp47Boqd/?igshid=12s0160ozicle

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Earlier, I was watching a YouTube video about animals, and they used the word 'crepuscular', which I had never heard before. Unsurprisingly, I don't know ALL of the 170,000 English words in current use! 🤯 They kindly explained the meaning of the word afterwards, as they often do in IELTS Reading texts, so always carry on reading when you see a new word 😉 If they hadn't explained it, I would have looked it up (3rd Conditional sentence with a phrasal verb 👍) on Google first (word + 'definition') or an online dictionary if I wanted more information. Because I'm a 'word nerd', I also went to etymonline.com (I don't get anything for recommending it, I just like it!) to learn that the word comes from the Latin 'crepusculum', meaning 'twilight' or 'dusk'. 🤓 Someone messaged me earlier to ask me for 'new vocabulary'. Well, this is the best way to learn new words, because you're genuinely interested in the meaning and there's a 'context' (look it up!) 😏 I sometimes use words in my posts and videos that I don't expect you to understand. However I do expect you to look them up! 🧐 The next stage is to try to use the new word several times to reinforce it in your memory. By trying to think of crepuscular animals for a couple of minutes and now writing this post, I should remember the word! Some crepuscular animals: 🐈🐕🦇🐇🐻🐹🐀🐆🦌🐿🦉 Please, please, please watch some videos on our YouTube channel (www.bit.ly/betterenglishyoutube). We need 4,000 hours of 'watch time' and currently only have 150! 🙂 #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #vocabulary #englishvocab #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltstips #ielts_speaking #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #grammar #grammartips #ieltsreading #ielts_reading #deer #animals #crepuscular #twilight #newwords #newvocabulary https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7ShtQHdwB/?igshid=oerkh5rwt5xb

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In this video, there are 20 clips from TV shows and films (comment below if you can name them!), with 20 tips for IELTS Speaking Part 1, so you can get better Band Scores for Fluency, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range & Accuracy, and Pronunciation. 😎 Some of the tips are slightly tongue in cheek, so don't take them too seriously! Then again (discourse marker!), you would be surprised at some of the things people have done in past IELTS tests.... 😲 Please help us to help you by liking, sharing and following/subscribing. 😊😍😘 #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #grammar #grammartips #englishgrammar #ielts_speaking #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltstips #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #britishenglish #funny #funnyenglish https://www.instagram.com/p/B-zaPzrnEFG/?igshid=jqy3vrmccjiv

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In this video, we look at how to talk about what we do in our free time. There are useful phrases and sentence structures for you to use and adapt, and advice on what NOT to do! 🙂 I apply everything in the videos to IELTS Speaking Part 1, so you can get better Band Scores for Fluency, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range & Accuracy, and Pronunciation. 👍 Please remember to like, share, subscribe and follow. It really helps! And we always listen to feedback, requests, and especially compliments 😄 #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #vocabulary #englishvocab #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltstips #ielts_speaking #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #britishenglish #pronunciation #speakfluentenglish #speaking #englishpronunciation https://www.instagram.com/p/B-tmBVkBrbw/?igshid=4i4u4autqtlt

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'Tall' means 'above average height', and is measured from the ground. The opposite is 'short'. 👍 'High' means 'a long way above the ground'. The opposite is 'low'. 🙂 When talking about living things, we use 'tall' to describe their appearance (e.g. "At 197cm, I'm very tall!"), but 'high' to describe their location, often with 'up' (e.g. "There's a dwarf high up that mountain"). 🏔 We can also use the word 'high' to describe a person on drugs (hence the joke!), so don't call someone 'high' if you mean 'tall'! 😄 Please remember to check out our latest YouTube videos: www.bit.ly/betterenglishyoutube #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #vocabulary #englishvocab #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltstips #ielts_speaking #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #tall #high https://www.instagram.com/p/B-llb4wnK_G/?igshid=55ebfu6gdlmh

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In this video (https://youtu.be/XM_dWNGshUA), we look at how to talk about our homes. There are useful phrases and sentence structures for you to use and adapt, and help with pronunciation: connected speech, syllable stress, and elision. 😎 I apply everything in the videos to IELTS Speaking Part 1, so you can get better Band Scores for Fluency, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range & Accuracy, and Pronunciation. 👍 Please help us by liking, sharing and following/subscribing 😊 #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #vocabulary #englishvocab #learnenglish #speakenglish #englishvocabulary #englishwords #usefulphrases #pronunciation #speakfluentenglish #speaking #pronunciationtips #ielts #ieltstips #ielts_speaking #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #britishenglish https://www.instagram.com/p/B-h0O2NH1IP/?igshid=1336ywvvm8ggf

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In this video, we look at how to talk about our favourite things. We look at elision (dropping certain sounds), as well as using relative clauses to give more information. I apply everything in the videos to IELTS Speaking Part 1, so you can get better Band Scores for Fluency, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range & Accuracy, and Pronunciation. Website: betterenglish.me Instagram: www.instagram.com/better_english_vietnam #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #grammar #grammartips #grammar_tips #speakenglish #pronunciation #speakfluentenglish #speaking #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltstips #ielts_speaking #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #britishenglish https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XYFlyHd9h/?igshid=197klfq36g7ge

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In this video, we look at how to answer the question, "What do you do?" 🤯 We look at connected speech, the 'intrusive r', and 'intrusive j', as well as using the present perfect continuous to talk about our work/studies. 👍 I apply everything in the videos to IELTS Speaking Part 1, so you can get better Band Scores for Fluency, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range & Accuracy, and Pronunciation. 😎 Please help us by liking, sharing and following. You can visit our YouTube channel here: www.bit.ly/betterenglishyoutube You can also visit our website: www.betterenglish.me 😊 #better_english_vietnam #betterenglish #studyenglish #english #englishpractice #grammar #grammartips #speakenglish #speak_english #pronunciation #speakfluentenglish #speaking #ielts #ieltspractice #ielts_tips #ieltstips #ielts_speaking #ieltsspeaking #ieltspreparation #toefl #presentperfectcontinuous #presentperfectprogressive #presentperfect #intrusivesounds https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Sk-KqHC6s/?igshid=1do4t9ujfrs39