Common Mistakes: SHADE or SHADOW?

Good lesson with some learning points

Janaalo

Thanks Jon,
It was just interesting beyond a shadow of a doubt:)

Sherry

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

marius1989

Hi Marius, in English is used LISTEN when you’re paying attention to someone or thing, and HEAR is used just for sounds.

karem95

hello Karem thank you.i was thinking it isnt a tie with the lesson silly me:D
anyway thank you:)

marius1989

There was an error with the quiz. It has been fixed.

engVid

the question no.8, ” which word’s more active?”, and the answer is ” listen”. because “to listen’ means that u try to listen to smt consciously. and ” to hear’ just means u hear smt unconsciouly, some time u just hear smt by accident

NamTran2010

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…

Marko

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.”

Marko

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

Daniel

That’s great to hear, Daniel.

engVid

Good lesson , but the number 7 , I think is wrong :D

youness128

This is fixed now, Rafael.

engVid

Is it possible to mark a topic as completed and have a list of uncompleted topics when a section is selected?

lastdruid

We will be adding this feature in the future.

engVid

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lastdruid

cool lesson n’ good teacher, thanks a million Jon.

Efrain Dominguez

9/10 great lesson,thanks

rabbani

hey are you married? just a question.
waiting your answer.
I loved that congratulation.
you’re the best english teacher IN THE WORLD.

sabrina

Thanks.That’s easy to understand.

saeng2499

we always need some shade to make shadow, ;-)

samuel

Nice drawing Jon :)

sara

Thanks! Very useful.

almas

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”?

morfik

I got 10 out of 10 !! :)
thanks Jon:D

Ann

Good lesson, I like so much. Thanks a lot guy.

Filipe

Jon, Thank you for sated explain about shade and shadow, I really don’t know difference between shade and shadow, thank you.

Rinat

I got 10 correct out of 10. hahaha … wonderful !

hojinstar

wonderful, really i <3 it
thanx, it is new info to me :)

mohannad

=D! 10/10

alejandra1204

Hi John , I’m Peruvian. Have you visited my country?

luis

thank you jon i beneifited more from that lesson

matador

shade the picture.is it correct?

ayisha

Yaaaay,I got 10/10

igbs

Wondefrul lesson …..

lord1975

fine. From now on, I’ll pay more attention on these words. thanks

josefrancisco472

Thanks Jon! very useful information!

corny28

I did it :)
10 out of 10 :)

jooli

great and nice lesson it’s very useful for me :)

eric

wow i enjoyed this lesson Sir ..form now I’ll be more focus …*_#

tareg245

It was very nice to listen that lesson. Have a good one-Jon

Zibi-Poland

Nice lesson.Thanks a lot.

louise58

Very good lesson, thanks

amd80

Tks a lot teacher Jon.I gotta it 80% correct my quiz. Appreciate that. Lily Diaz from Brazil

Eliete

nice teacher……….

bhim

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.

Adriana

yeeeeeeeeeeeh I answer it all :)))))

westlife

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.

bohemio1951

Wonderful John I learned a lot of listening to your teaching.

Qodseiajami

Thank you, I have no idea about this words=))

Lily

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.

jafcru12

Thank you for the lesson!

Thais

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.

Gabriel Lopes de Assis Siqueira

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?

Michael Bulanov

It’s a stylistic choice by the author. Notice how he uses two different words to describe how they walk, too:

Douglas moving in his shadow
Tom trotting in his brother’s shade

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):

That country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain.

engVid Moderator

Oh! Thanks for the such detailed answer!

Michael Bulanov

wonderful lessons! i love it and i am getting improved. thank you John

crystilline

Its great lesson thanks jon i appreciate your effort.

owais khan

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.

oman

Good Class.

nestorrosario

awesome thank u so much ,, :0

meme

Really I didn´t know very the difference between these words and this class clarifys very well to me. Hugs

iptmontez

thank is for you actually you are a good teacher
good luck

asala

interesting class

lina

You are an interesting teacher!

samirkasana

I like your clss very much. Thank you!

lina

great topic …the teacher is superb…I’ve got a 10.

davel

Nice video and nice teacher

Devmoon

hi teacher

maya

can I HELP FOR YOU

WHAT DIFFERENT BETWEEN CAN AND COULD ?

maya

thanhks teacher

dangngai

thanks for all what you do to help other people learning english
best regards/boualem

boualem34

can could not much
thanks

boss111

Thanks. Teacher

Kanvara

this interesting lesson. all engvid lessons also. they’re easy to follow.

edsideco

this interesting lesson. all engvid lessons also. they’re easy to follow.

edsideco

this interesting lesson. all engvid lessons also. they’re easy to follow.

edsideco

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This is and interesting lesson. All Engvi

edsideco

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edsideco

Million thanks teacher jon! got ten!

edsideco

very good lesson. no one shade in your words !

ganery

thanks

saragiraldo

Great! Thank you! I hope I can always remember the difference between the to words! It was a very nice lesson!

Sally S

Thank you so much. Your videos are very easy…..and funny

carolinarondo

thanks

sam31

Thank you – did the quiz with full score. I was always confusing these two expressions before!!

tinasobrino

very interesting and helpful lesson, thank you very much

Argenis

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!

Stella

Thank you Jon,
It was a good less.
Have a nice evening.

Susan

that’s great jon, thanks a lot.

rachidov

Hi, Teacher Jon. This is a good way for me to study.
Thank you very much.

sovannaranou

i enjoyed this lesson a lot.

parveeh

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

paul

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

myriamsanchez

When you’re talking about plants, it’s “shade”!

engVid Moderator

yeeeey !!! I did the quiz correctly
I had just one mistake

vixi

ok 80 %. Thanks

alpido24

wow!Very nice lesson :D! Thanks Jon. I got 10/10.

ganbashir15

Very interesting lesson! thanks

sgmmm

i thank you Jon for this lesson it’s very useful.i have a question:could you make the difference for me between hear and listen,talk and speak,thank you.

L.Ruben

i thank u for your lessons.could you make a difference for me between speak and talk,hear and listen?

L.Ruben

I could see your shadow on the whiteboard here in a freshly shade.
Thanks!

Ivan David

I’ve got them!
10 out of 10. ;-D
Thanks Jon!

Matilda03

thanks a lot jon your performer is so great i am so glad to learn from the new things whitch i don’t khow ;goog job friend

hassan8

Thanks Jon I got 70%.

Abdul Qayum

thx jon i have got eight on ten. However, i’m not satisfied !

as nas

I like your way to teach!

Iamhere.

100.- thanks Jon. You got me out of doubt about active words.

Silvi@

10 out of 10 :) Exciting!

Juliacharming

good lesson :D thx

Joanna87

Good lesson… All teachers are great, thanks…

anatolian

I’m so motivated to continu with you
thinks a lot

geni00

Yessssssssss…I’m 100

Herish

Great lession , these gwo words always confuse me , but i made 9 out of 10 ,,,

sunnylin

Hi John I love yours class

Estebania

Excellent lesson, but I have some doubts:
A umbrella has a shade or a shadow?
A car has a shade or a shadow?
They are things without own life, but they move when somebody carry or drive it.