Let's look at some idioms with "give." "I'll give it to you straight, Babcock. You lack the killer instinct." Add the phrasal verb up,...

See if your students can replace the "that" that has been removed for ease of speech - or take it out... "First of all, forget everything...

Explore the auxiliary verb "would" with these cartoons! "I'd like to bounce a check." "You'd make a formidable enemy!"

"If you listen carefully, you can hear the waves." "I can lick any man within sight! "Big date tonight, Dad. Can I borrow the sweater?"...

Here are a couple of cartoons that involve the phrase "going to:" The full caption reads: "I got my ticket for three dollars over the...

Here's a compilation of cartoons that I felt could be used even in a beginning English class. The verbs are in the present tense. "We...

The full caption to this cartoon is "Come on, come on! Stop playing detective and sniff like the rest." I love this introduction to a...

Some fun things about the language in this caption: According to Wikipedia, the line "Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!" is a...

Check out some of the language in this caption to explore. Strong exclamations expressing surprise, anger, or impatience: For...

Want authentic English? Start with a cartoon. I'll be posting a series of cartoons taken from "The New Yorker Book of Cartoon Puzzles...