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Gerunds and Infinitives, and Swimming Vocabulary

Swimming Vocabulary

To get on board – Is everyone on board with this idea?

Definition: In agreement with; ready or willing to participate.

A jellyfish

To sting (sting-stung-stung)

A nettle (a type of stinging plant)

A reef (e.g. a coral reef)

Gerund or Infinitive?
Gerund (-ing):

I enjoy swimming
Do you feel like going out later?
I finished working at 6pm

Infinitive:

I want to go
I hope to see her next year
I decided to go for a swim

Gerund OR infinitive with no difference

I prefer swimming / to swim
I like to swim at the weekend / I like swimming at the weekend

Gerund OR infinitive with

Gradable and ungradable adjectives
Episode 3: Adjectives and music vocabulary

This week on Learn English with Everest I chatted to Rob about Irish music, going to live gigs, music festivals and lots more. So, in this episode you’ll learn lots of vocabulary to talk about music. The grammar point is connected with adjectives, specifically gradable and ungradable adjectives. Why do we say “very big”, but not “very huge”? “Absolutely amazing”, but not “very amazing”. Have a listen and find out!

 

There were lots of musicians mentioned this week:

Rob went to an Anderson Paak

Learn English With Everest #2: Easter, Art, Time Words: For During Since This episode focuses on the grammar of time words: For During Since. It features an interview with our teacher Derek Smith. There is lots of vocabulary about art, Easter and life in Dublin. Listen and enjoy and please remember to like, share and [...]

Everest Language School has a new podcast to help you to learn English!  Episode 1 - Uses of 'Get'  In Episode 1, Conor talks about the weather. Here is some vocabulary that he uses:  Mist Fog Gloomy Grey Overcast Drizzle Bucketing down Pissing rain Lashing rain Conor uses a lot of phrases with 'get'. Here [...]

Ireland’s first podcast for English language learners

This April, Everest Language School launches Ireland’s first ESL podcast.

Learn English with Everest Podcast

Everest Language School is a Dublin based language school that is owned and run by two English language teachers, Rob McComish and Dr. Anne-Marie Connolly. While Everest is one of Dublin’s newest language schools, it is home to some of the cities most experienced teachers. One of Everest’s most senior teachers is now about to become the face, or voice, of Everest. Dr. Conor Reid is to host and

Podcasts for learning English

by Sean Newman

Podcasts for Learning English
Why you should learn English with podcasts:

All podcasts, but especially podcasts for learning English , are a convenient and great way to help you improve your English. They are on-demand internet radio talks that you can download to your mobile phone or tablet. It is said that just 20 minutes per day of a listening to an English speaking podcast can have a positive impact on your learning English! You can listen to them lying in bed, on the train back home or

Top 10 free IELTS blogs   As I know, most of you are preparing for your IELTS test and not only with us in Everest (IELTS Dublin), also by yourselves. I've tried to find the top 10 free preparation blogs for you. There are quite a few, but my favourite ones are listed below.   https://www.ielts-blog.com/ This is [...]

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IELTS in Dublin 2019: Test Dates and Fees The test dates and fees for IELTS 2019 are out now. If you're interested in signing up for one of the following test dates book your IELTS preparation course. These are the IELTS test dates from March to June 2019 in UCD: Saturday 2nd March Saturday 23rd March [...]

Preparing for your IELTS Exam Preparing for your IELTS Exam What is the IELTS Exam? IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. IELTS exams are designed to assess students abilities in speaking, writing, reading and listening to English. IELTS exams are internationally recognized in countries such as Ireland, the UK, USA, Australia and New [...]