Yes, I am excited about the upcoming election!

This question and answer pair includes an example of an adjective + preposition combination. There are many of these fixed combinations in English. Use these sheets to study some of the most common:

Adjective + prepositions 1
Adjective + prepositions 2

Next, check your understanding of the use of these common combinations:

Quiz 1
Quiz 2

Finally, if you'd like to read about the basics of the upcoming US election you'll find this Presidential Election Reading Comprehension useful. (with follow-up quiz and key vocabulary)

Expressions of quantity are placed before nouns and express 'how much' or 'how many' of something exists. Some expressions of quantity are only used with noncount (uncountable) nouns, others are only used with count (countable) nouns.

This guide to the basics of countable and uncountable nouns includes a discussion of commonly confused uncountable nouns.

Test your knowledge of countable and uncountable nouns with these quizzes:

Interactive Quiz with Corrections
Countable and uncountable nouns gap fill quiz

For teachers, here is a lesson plan focusing on countable and uncountable nouns.

Recently, while creating a course on presentation skills in English, I came across a wonderful book by Mark Powell entitled Presenting in English. In it, there are "sound scripting" exercises which help learners become more expressive by taking sentence intonation skills to the next level. This sound scripting page has an example (with audio example) of an intermediate level text and and advanced level text which have been scripted to help with pronunciation.

You may also want to review the basics of intonation and word stress in English to help your pronunciation.

Hello, Mr Franks! doesn't make much sense if you are talking to your friend Peter. However, it makes plenty of sense if you are speaking to the director of the company.

There are different ways to talk to people depending on your relationship and the situation. Here are the basics of using first name, titles, and other forms in spoken English.