?You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.?
?Inigo Montoya, ?The Princess Bride?
Many words have clear meanings which are difficult to confuse.
You?ll never use the word “cat” to refer to …
Do you love superhero movies?
Are you always checking your phone for news about the latest Batman or Avengers film?
Stories with action and adventure are fun, and there are a lot of ways you can use them to improve …
?How now, brown cow??
Do you notice anything interesting about that silly question?
That?s right?all the words have the same ?ow? sound.
Practicing that sentence is just one of many ways to learn English vowel sounds!
English vowels can …
There are all kinds of slang words used in everyday English conversation.
For example, take the word “chick.”
Literally, this is what you call a baby chicken, but it may also be used as a casual word to refer to …
If you love to do activities and sports, pay attention!
Did you know you can get paid to share your passion?
Are you really good at a certain activity or sport?
Have you been surfing or snowboarding or skateboarding since …
?English is like, totally fun to learn, you know??
If you take out the words ?like,? ?totally? and ?you know? from that sentence, you?re left with a perfectly understandable sentence: English is fun to learn.
So what?s the point …
Everyone studies numbers when they first start learning a new language.
However, talking about time involves more than the numbers on the clock.
What if we told you that there?s a way to learn multiple English words at the same time?
All you have to do is learn one little English word and?poof!?you now know two, three or ten new words. Wow!…
?The book was better.?
That?s probably what you?ll hear if you ask anyone about a movie based on a book.
Sure, some book-to-movie adaptations are absolutely terrible. But many others are excellent, managing to either recreate the book well, or …
Hospitality and tourism are two of the fastest growing industries in the world.
This means that every year they offer more and more jobs.
You want to talk just like a native English speaker, right?
Well, that actually might not be a good idea!
Believe it or not, there are many phrases that even native speakers say incorrectly.
So while you …
You text others all the time.
Sometimes you even call them (amazing!).
But every now and then you have to sit down and write an email.
Emails are different from letters, texts and phone calls. Even more, emails to your …
Which sounds more exciting to you:
(1) The life of a high school science teacher who grades homework at night and likes to play soccer on the weekends.
(2) The life of a high school chemistry teacher who makes an …
Whether you love it or hate it, Disney’s newest animated movie “Frozen” is one of the top 10 most popular films of all time.
It seems like everyone today is running around in a rush, always trying to move faster.
However, sometimes we cannot do things fast. For …
Hello, English learner!
I’m here to help.
Imagine having a cool superpower that can help you out in many different situations, …
“Why do British people talk so funny?”
That’s a common question my students ask me.
But another common question is, “Why do American people talk so funny?”
It’s interesting, because those questions show that we may think something is “funny”…
OMG r u ready 4 a blog post that?s totes awesome?
That first sentence might not belong in a blog post, but you’ll often find strange phrases, abbreviations and words like that on the Internet.
Places like …
“Here’s you a dog.”
However, this kind of phrase is pretty common in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
One amazing part …
As we all know, learning a language is not an easy task.
So, first of all, congratulations on reaching an advanced level in your English language studies!
You should be proud of the level you have reached, but do not …
When the snow starts to melt…
When you can smell the flowers and leaves growing?
…that?s when you know spring is in the air!
Spring is a beautiful season. It brings warmth, growth and of course, new words.
Friends make everything better.
That?s true for learning, too.
Grab a partner and you?ll learn more, better and faster!…
What if I told you that a giant rabbit would bring you chocolate eggs while you sleep?
Would you think I was crazy, or would you just realize I was talking about Easter?
We’ve recently talked about English vocabulary for …
Every day you speak up to 20,000 words.
That?s more than 1,000 words for every hour you?re awake!
If you?re learning English, many of these words are probably in English as you work, study, talk to fellow students or …
Today, you will speak hundreds or thousands of words.
How many of these words will be in English?
Is your answer “not many”?
Then you’re forgetting about one of the best ways to learn English: practice.