Thanks for the video! Collocations are realy useful. I remember a few weeks ago someone asked me about the meaning of "QUICK FOOD" in their native language and i said I don't think it's natural to say that. it's wrong. And just because 'Quick' and 'fast' mean exactly the same thing, they are not always used interchangeably. the same thing goes for 'High' and 'Tall' we cannot say ' a TALL mountain or a HiGHT person. So it's very important that we learn collocations which are a combination of words that usually go together and they help us sound more natural when speaking or writing in English. There is another thing, however, which makes our English more natural which is learning words and knowing when to use them in the right situation especially when we are learning synonyms. For example, instead of learning a list of synonyms like 'Amazing, briliant, great, excellent, good, perfect, incredible, marvellous' I would copy when native English speakers use these words. I mean, I wouldn't say they are exactly the same, but I would use 'amazing' when I'm impressed by something, use 'good' to refer to someone that does something or their job well or to something that is satisfactory, use 'incedible' to express my feellings or my impression about something, and so on. Again, the best way to learn these words is to copy native English speakers and get used to using these words when the situation arises.
Very relevant points. Word choice is extremely important for sounding fluent. I believe the ability to feel which word to choose can be acquired by non-native speakers if they notice a lot and become engaged in the language. It's not something that can be 'studied' as such. Thank you for your comment.
Thanks Sir , after 1 hour I have my most important exam of English 100 marks and this is one of the topic given frm grammar portion , I was not finding it easy to understand anywhere but this video made it simple for me . 😁👍
I have a question Anthony. May I know, which British accent do you teach? Do you teach a Cockney accent, Modern RP(received pronunciation ) or a Brummie accent? Your reply would be appreciated.
thnx for your video. I really appreciate it but it is very hard to make out for a non native speaker when we should use the right collocation while my sentence is grammatically not wrong. :)
Yes, you just need to read and listen a lot so that you become familiar with all the collocations in English. Listen and read and start to recognise them :)
'Quick snack' has a different meaning to 'fast food'. 'Fast food' is a collocation in English, so if we say 'quick food' it sounds unnatural and strange. Collocations are fixed and natural sounding. I hope this helps!
Certainly! We usually say "let's have a quick snack." This means any small food item that can be eaten quickly. But if we say "let's have some fast food" it refers to burgers, french fries etc. Does this clarify it?
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'Teacher can't take a joke' means that the teacher doesn't think it's funny when people play a joke on him. He has no sense of humour in this situation. I hope this helps!
Good explanations, Anthony!
I really admire the way how you teach English! Excellent! Thanks.
Thank you :)
Thanks for the video! Collocations are realy useful. I remember a few weeks ago someone asked me about the meaning of "QUICK FOOD" in their native language and i said I don't think it's natural to say that. it's wrong. And just because 'Quick' and 'fast' mean exactly the same thing, they are not always used interchangeably. the same thing goes for 'High' and 'Tall' we cannot say ' a TALL mountain or a HiGHT person.
So it's very important that we learn collocations which are a combination of words that usually go together and they help us sound more natural when speaking or writing in English.
There is another thing, however, which makes our English more natural which is learning words and knowing when to use them in the right situation especially when we are learning synonyms. For example, instead of learning a list of synonyms like 'Amazing, briliant, great, excellent, good, perfect, incredible, marvellous' I would copy when native English speakers use these words.
I mean, I wouldn't say they are exactly the same, but I would use 'amazing' when I'm impressed by something, use 'good' to refer to someone that does something or their job well or to something that is satisfactory, use 'incedible' to express my feellings or my impression about something, and so on. Again, the best way to learn these words is to copy native English speakers and get used to using these words when the situation arises.
Very relevant points. Word choice is extremely important for sounding fluent. I believe the ability to feel which word to choose can be acquired by non-native speakers if they notice a lot and become engaged in the language. It's not something that can be 'studied' as such.
Thank you for your comment.
Thank for teaching about collocation, it's really helpful and heard naturally
Thanks Sir , after 1 hour I have my most important exam of English 100 marks and this is one of the topic given frm grammar portion , I was not finding it easy to understand anywhere but this video made it simple for me . 😁👍
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Thank you, teacher! Your lessons are very helpful! Please continue!
I have a question Anthony. May I know, which British accent do you teach? Do you teach a Cockney accent, Modern RP(received pronunciation
) or a Brummie accent? Your reply would be appreciated.
Hi, Anthony! I like your lessons very much. Please continue. I prefer British pronunciation. With love from Russia. Ch.
thnx for your video. I really appreciate it but it is very hard to make out for a non native speaker when we should use the right collocation while my sentence is grammatically not wrong. :)
Yes, you just need to read and listen a lot so that you become familiar with all the collocations in English. Listen and read and start to recognise them :)
Quick snack means fast food?
'Quick snack' has a different meaning to 'fast food'.
'Fast food' is a collocation in English, so if we say 'quick food' it sounds unnatural and strange. Collocations are fixed and natural sounding.
I hope this helps!
+Sir English Then can you give some examples for "quick snack"? I'm quite confuse about this. Thanks😄
Certainly!
We usually say "let's have a quick snack." This means any small food item that can be eaten quickly.
But if we say "let's have some fast food" it refers to burgers, french fries etc.
Does this clarify it?
+Sir English Yea, I'm understand now. Anyway, thanks☺
Pleasure :)
(teacher cant take joke means)teacher doesnot enjoy jokes or teacher takes joke to degrade himself.Anthony i am waiting your reply for my previous questions.
'Teacher can't take a joke' means that the teacher doesn't think it's funny when people play a joke on him. He has no sense of humour in this situation.
I hope this helps!