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Common Mistakes: SHADE or SHADOW?
Sometimes there are words in English that have similar meanings but are slightly different and are used in different ways. In this vocabulary lesson, I discuss the difference between shade and shadow and show examples of how to use the two words.
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Good lesson with some learning points
Thanks Jon,
It was just interesting beyond a shadow of a doubt:)
yes i think also that number 7 is wrong
i havent understood yet the question about which s more active?hear or listen….
the lesson was pretty intersting,i like it so much.congratulations for all the teachers
Hi Marius, in English is used LISTEN when you’re paying attention to someone or thing, and HEAR is used just for sounds.
hello Karem thank you.i was thinking it isnt a tie with the lesson silly me:D
anyway thank you:)
There was an error with the quiz. It has been fixed.
Jon, nice lesson. I have a couple of remarks to state here. First, I think it should be – some plants do well in the “shade”, not in the “shadow”. And lastly, it doesn’t have to mean that if something is not moving that it ought to be called “shade”. For instance, “building” has its own shadow, despite the fact it’s not moving…
I mean, the meaning is so similar that we can’t differentiate it always, let alone to explain to someone. Moreover, we can say: “It’s scorcher! Go and find the shade in the building’s shadow.”
Hey guys, nice video, thank you for the videos and the website. Everything is free and very useful for me and my co-workers, here in Brazil. We work as English teachers, so it helps us a lot
That’s great to hear, Daniel.
Good lesson , but the number 7 , I think is wrong :D
This is fixed now, Rafael.
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cool lesson n’ good teacher, thanks a million Jon.
9/10 great lesson,thanks
hey are you married? just a question.
waiting your answer.
I loved that congratulation.
you’re the best english teacher IN THE WORLD.
Thanks.That’s easy to understand.
we always need some shade to make shadow, ;-)
Nice drawing Jon :)
Thanks! Very useful.
Jon, could you make a video which concerns “telling a tale” topic? I mean, which tenses we should use when we are telling someone about something what was already happened in the past. Do perfect tenses are acceptable in telling a story? Could you explain to us what we should know about “telling a tale”?
I got 10 out of 10 !! :)
thanks Jon:D
Good lesson, I like so much. Thanks a lot guy.
Jon, Thank you for sated explain about shade and shadow, I really don’t know difference between shade and shadow, thank you.
I got 10 correct out of 10. hahaha … wonderful !
wonderful, really i <3 it
thanx, it is new info to me :)
=D! 10/10
Hi John , I’m Peruvian. Have you visited my country?
thank you jon i beneifited more from that lesson
shade the picture.is it correct?
Yaaaay,I got 10/10
Wondefrul lesson …..
fine. From now on, I’ll pay more attention on these words. thanks
Thanks Jon! very useful information!
I did it :)
10 out of 10 :)
great and nice lesson it’s very useful for me :)
wow i enjoyed this lesson Sir ..form now I’ll be more focus …*_#
It was very nice to listen that lesson. Have a good one-Jon
Nice lesson.Thanks a lot.
Very good lesson, thanks
Tks a lot teacher Jon.I gotta it 80% correct my quiz. Appreciate that. Lily Diaz from Brazil
nice teacher……….
Rafael, listen is when you choose hear,” I listen music in my IPod” and hear is for example when TV is turn on and you hear it although you aren´t interested.
yeeeeeeeeeeeh I answer it all :)))))
Great Jon: congratulations. You’re doing a good use of the Internet. As Daniel in Brazil, I teach English to my colleagues at work and this knowledge you spread helps me a lot. Thanks. Keep going.
Gabriel, from Uruguay.
Wonderful John I learned a lot of listening to your teaching.
Thank you, I have no idea about this words=))
Go Jon! Thanks a bunch. All teachers at Engvid are awesome. I got 9/10, confusing desert with dessert!! I knew how to distinguish them orally but not when they’re written.
Thank you for the lesson!
This lessons are very important for me who is still learning english. I wanna thank, all of you, for these lessons. See you in the next.
Thank you, Jon!
I was surprised to know that these words have a little bit different meanings. But now I have a question.
In “Dandelion wine” I’ve found next sentence.
“And they walked through the forest, Father very tall, Douglas moving in his shadow, and Tom, very small, trotting in his brother’s shade.”
Are there any reasons, why Father has a shadow and Douglas has a shade?
It’s a stylistic choice by the author. Notice how he uses two different words to describe how they walk, too:
Try reading it out loud and you can see how using different words gives it a rhythm, like music or poetry. Ray Bradbury is one of the very best authors for that. Here’s a passage from The October Country (which is good to read at this time of year):
Oh! Thanks for the such detailed answer!
wonderful lessons! i love it and i am getting improved. thank you John
Its great lesson thanks jon i appreciate your effort.
I would like to thank you about all your lessons .Actually, you have good ways for making me understand your lesson easily.
Thanks a lot.
Good Class.
awesome thank u so much ,, :0
Really I didn´t know very the difference between these words and this class clarifys very well to me. Hugs
thank is for you actually you are a good teacher
good luck
interesting class
You are an interesting teacher!
I like your clss very much. Thank you!
great topic …the teacher is superb…I’ve got a 10.
Nice video and nice teacher
hi teacher
can I HELP FOR YOU
WHAT DIFFERENT BETWEEN CAN AND COULD ?
thanhks teacher
thanks for all what you do to help other people learning english
best regards/boualem
can could not much
thanks
Thanks. Teacher
this interesting lesson. all engvid lessons also. they’re easy to follow.
this interesting lesson. all engvid lessons also. they’re easy to follow.
this interesting lesson. all engvid lessons also. they’re easy to follow.
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This is and interesting lesson. All Engvi
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Million thanks teacher jon! got ten!
very good lesson. no one shade in your words !
thanks
Great! Thank you! I hope I can always remember the difference between the to words! It was a very nice lesson!
Thank you so much. Your videos are very easy…..and funny
thanks
Thank you – did the quiz with full score. I was always confusing these two expressions before!!
very interesting and helpful lesson, thank you very much
It was usefull for me this lesson,like others of this site. It’s important for me to learn and to understand how to speak corectly. I love this language. Thanks for your help!
Thank you Jon,
It was a good less.
Have a nice evening.
Susan
that’s great jon, thanks a lot.
Hi, Teacher Jon. This is a good way for me to study.
Thank you very much.
i enjoyed this lesson a lot.
Hi, I really happy I could found this great web side, I really continue learn English very well, I hope we will have more lessons in the future… THANKS ALOT
I got confused, I translated few days ago about coffee rust and there was something related to coffee grows better under shadows, and now I think it is under shade, ohh no
When you’re talking about plants, it’s “shade”!
yeeeey !!! I did the quiz correctly
I had just one mistake
ok 80 %. Thanks