We\u2019re creating a grammar course to help you improve your Business English grammar.<\/p>\n
To get on the early sign up list, go to allearsenglish.com\/bizgrammar<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s an exciting new course that teaches you native grammar structures to uplevel your English.<\/p>\n It also uses AI to help you practice pronunciation<\/a>.<\/p>\n 3 Keys<\/a> student Vanessa heard the episode where we teach food slang.<\/p>\n She posted sentences to practice these in our Facebook group<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of these sentences contained a minor error that greatly changed the meaning.<\/p>\n This means you\u2019re going to eat a worm.<\/p>\n For some nouns, the meaning changes if it\u2019s uncountable or countable<\/a>.<\/p>\n This happens most often with nouns used as slang.<\/p>\n A countable noun is something you can count.<\/p>\n It is usually preceded by an article.<\/p>\n Uncountable nouns are things that cannot be counted.<\/p>\n They need no article.<\/p>\n As an uncountable noun, grub is slang that means \u2018food.\u2019<\/p>\n If it is countable, we add an article to make it \u2018a grub\u2019 or \u2018the grubs.\u2019<\/p>\n These are the larva of a beetle.<\/p>\n They look like fat, juicy worms.<\/p>\n We use the word \u2018bomb\u2019 to mean something is cool or awesome.<\/p>\n It is uncountable, and therefore does not have an article.<\/p>\n If you had an article to this, it becomes an explosive device.<\/p>\n 100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\n When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Click here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n As slang, \u2018hip\u2019 means something trendy or popular.<\/p>\n We also use \u2018hip to\u2019 when referring to awareness about somethimg.<\/p>\n As a countable noun, it describes part of the body.<\/p>\n A hip describes two different body parts.<\/p>\n \u2018Coin\u2019 is slang for money.<\/p>\n As a countable noun, it is related but has a different meaning.<\/p>\n A coin is a metal piece of money.<\/p>\n Each country\u2019s money system has different coins.<\/p>\n In the U.S., we have pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters.<\/p>\n We also have half dollars, sometimes called 50 cent pieces, but they are not widely circulated.<\/p>\n Similarly, we have dollar coins but they also are fairly rare.<\/p>\n We tell someone to \u2018chill\u2019 when they should relax or calm down.<\/p>\n We also use it as slang to describe something as relaxed.<\/p>\n As a countable noun, we add an article and the meaning changes.<\/p>\n It then means one of two things: a cold feeling or a creepy, scary feeling.<\/p>\n We often use this idiomatic expression<\/a> of something \u201crunning down our spine\u201d when we describe a spooky feeling.<\/p>\n You have likely heard someone called \u2018dawg\u2019 or \u2018my dawg\u2019 in movies or on television.<\/p>\n This is a term of affection for a friend.<\/p>\n As you surely know, as a countable noun this is an animal.<\/p>\n Though these are spelled differently, they are pronounced the same.<\/p>\n The slang version for each of these is perfect for Speaking Part 1 and Part 2.<\/a><\/p>\n You need a variety of vocabulary for a 7+ in that scoring section<\/a>.<\/p>\n A great way to satisfy this requirement is to use slang.<\/p>\n However, be aware that if you add an article to any of these, the meaning will change.<\/p>\n This is one area where grammar really matters<\/a>!<\/p>\n You often hear us say not to focus so much on grammar.<\/p>\n This is because it is easier to raise scores in the other sections quickly with strategies.<\/p>\n However, there are some aspects about grammar that you should definitely be aware of for IELTS.<\/a><\/p>\n One of these is how adding an article can change a noun\u2019s meaning.<\/p>\n This is most common with slang.<\/p>\n Practice using today\u2019s slang when answering Speaking Part 1 and Part 2 questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pay attention to article usage!<\/p>\n For all the strategies you need for IELTS, sign up for our study system, 3 Keys IELTS<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhat inspired this episode?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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#1 Grub vs. a grub<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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#2: Bomb vs. a bomb<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Strategies Created by a Former IELTS Examiner<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#3 Hip vs. a hip<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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#4: Coin vs a coin<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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#5: Chill vs. a chill<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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