Which verbs are found next to “may well”?
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Assessment, confidence and Imposter Syndrome
Assessment always seems negative when we think about it. Yet it is not just a way to check that students have learnt something. It can be learning itself.
how can (reflections)
Roughly 10% of language points in the English Grammar Profile depend heavily on manual interpretation to identify them. That is when the form has many other more frequent uses, and when the use is highly specific. Let’s investigate point 233 in the category of MODALITY. ‘how can’ to reflect, through rhetorical questions. And how can […]
Would + limited range of adverbs
If you were to choose which adverbs to teach with “would”, could you just rely on the English Grammar Profile to suggest which ones?
How many words can users at each level of English produce?
If I had time to analyse large numbers this would be more accuate, but generally speaking, looking at the first 10 words in each level should be a good start for anyone who would like to develop this. C2 Here are the first 10 examples of single words (not phrases) that only exist at C2 […]
ought (semi modal)
B1 to C2 variations of this modality.
used to (semi modal)
Grammar examples from B1 to C2 of this structure.
very few + plural noun
Here are my top 10 vocabulary items I would teach alongside “very few” to an upper-intermediate class.
might
9 tokens left and right of “might” in the COCA: 1 SOMEDAY (RT ) 741 2 TEMPTED (VVN ) 371 3 FEARING (VVG ) 259 4 CONCEIVABLY (RR ) 190 5 OVERHEAR (VVI ) 50 6 CYNIC (NN1 ) 46 7 PROFITABLY (RR ) 39 8 USEFULLY (RR ) 39 9 CYNICS (NN2 ) […]
need (modality)
