Understanding the most common English prefixes and suffixes is a great way to build your vocabulary. This post covers the prefix "be-" and the suffix "-en" in English verbs. For the full text, check out:

https://www.difficultenglishexplained.com/the-prefix-be-and-the-suffix-en-making-english-verbs/


Difficult English Explained

The Prefix “be-” and the Suffix “-en” — Making English Verbs


   a. Better late than never - It's better to do something late than to not do it at all.
      Example: "He finally apologized, saying better late than never."
   b. Kill time - To occupy oneself during a period of waiting or when there's nothing else to do.
      Example: "I usually read a book to kill time during my commute."
   c. Against the clock - To be in a race against time or running out of time.
      Example: "They worked against the clock to finish the project before the deadline."
   d. In the nick of time - Just in time or at the last possible moment.
      Example: "She arrived in the nick of time to catch the train."
   e. Time flies - Time passes quickly.
      Example: "It feels like yesterday, but time flies, and now they're all grown up."


IELTS Podcast 雅思博客

Time-related idioms

This episode gives students of English some advice about how to answer a common question type from Part 3 of the IELTS speaking test. Students will focus particularly on different forms of the "there is"/"there are" structure which will help them to compare advantages and disadvantages (in this case, relating to working from home).

Please send me your own answers to this question, and I'll give you some advice about how to improve.

IELTS-style speaking questions

IELTS Part 3: "What are the advantages and disadvantages of working from home?"

Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #19 - Il primo giorno di pioggia!

Vi siete mai chiesti quale sia il metodo migliore per imparare una lingua? Ebbene, questo è proprio ciò di cui parleremo nell'episodio di oggi!
Scopriremo insieme in che cosa consiste la "second language acquisition theory" del linguista Krashen e come possiamo applicarla per apprendere una lingua in modo più rapido, più efficace e più duraturo.

Subtitled Italian

Season 01 / Episode 09 - Natural language acquisition

Intermediate Chinese Listening

Intermediate Chinese Listening：春分  The Spring Equinox

Para ser productivos, tenemos que ponernos las pilas. Te lo explico rápido.

Expresiones en español

Ponerse las pilas

This short episode dives into different phrasal verbs that we use in our day-to-day communication. Incorporate this in your vocabulary!

The Amplify English Podcast

Phrasal Verbs Part 3

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こんばんは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日はN2です！


〜きり、です。
ーしてからずっと、と言いたい時に使います。

では例文で確認しましょう！


・3年前に日本に行ったきり、まだ行っていません。

・卒業したきり、大学の友達とは一度も会っていません。

・あの2人は海外旅行に行ったきり、そのままいろんな国をまわっているらしい。

・彼は電話をしに外に出たきり、帰ってきません。

・何年か前に読んだきりで、最近本は全然読んでません。


こんな感じですね。

ーのあとずっと、みたいな感じで使いますね。
ずっとの時間の長さはいろいろあります。話す人が長いと感じていればーきりは使えます。

日本には5年前に行ったきりなので、行きたいです！
など使いやすいですので、みなさんもぜひ使ってみてください！


ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！

ではまた！