Commonly Confused Words: Hilarious Homophones 2
Do you remember these confusing words known as homophones? That’s right, Homophones are when two words sound exactly the same but have different meanings. In our previous article “Hilarious Homophones #1,” we showed you a large range of homophones which you will see in everyday life. Can you remember the difference between these words? Night…
Read More34 Ways to Use the Word ASS: Idioms, Slang and Collocation
If you’re like most English learners, you’ve probably heard the word ASS used very frequently in English speaking songs, movies, and TV series. In addition to its most common use (butt), you’ve probably even heard the curse word ASSHOLE, or seen people use LMAO (Laughing My ASS Off) in internet chat. But did you know…
Read MoreFun, Fast and Easy English: One Minute Video Lessons
How much can you really learn in one minute??One of the biggest excuses my students make for not practicing their English every day is that, “They don’t have enough time.”There are only so many hours in the day, and a lot of things might happen that get in the way of you practicing your English.But,…
Read MoreAdd Some Color to Your English: Color Idioms
Is you English currently dull and boring? Do you feel like nobody finds you very interesting to talk to in English? If so, you need to add a little bit of COLOR to your vocabulary! Using idiomatic expressions is one of the best ways to make your English sound more interesting and colorful expressions, like…
Read More7 Frases que melhorarão radicalmente sua fluência cultural em inglês
Pode ser que tenham uma gramática perfeita, mas ela não faz de você um bom comunicador intercultural. Este tema é uma das partes mais subestimadas, mal compreendidas, e ambíguas da fluência no inglês, porém crucial para que nos comuniquemos com confiança e eficiência. Abordaremos, hoje, 7 importantes frases que melhorarão radicalmente sua fluência cultural no…
Read MoreGramática Simplificada: Patrones Verbales
En el aprendizaje de un nuevo idioma, todos tienen sus momentos altos y bajos. En algunas etapas durante del proceso de aprendizaje te sientes en la cima del mundo y con mucha confianza, especialmente cuando acabas de aprender algo nuevo. Pero en otros momentos, generalmente cuando te sorprendes con alguna regla gramatical inesperada, sientes como…
Read MoreA ferramenta secreta para memorizar um novo vocabulário
Você alguma vez já aprendeu uma nova palavra em inglês e depois de cinco minutos você percebeu que já tinha esquecido? Não deixe que isso get you down (desaponte você); todo mundo experimenta isso quando está aprendendo uma nova língua. Isso não precisa ser assim. Existe um ótimo recurso chamado Anki que está disponível para…
Read MoreTips to Improve Your British English Accent
This article was written by Mishka Grobler, the Managing Editor for Listen & Learn. There’s just something about the British accent – a romance, the tingle of a lost time, that out-dated but oh-so-delectable lilt [pleasant accent]. The Queen’s English accent has long been a coveted inflection, but we all know that the cockney slang of any…
Read MoreLa Guía del Perezoso Para Hablar Inglés como un Nativo
Si eres como yo, querrás mejorar tu inglés (o en mi caso Portugués), pero no cuentas con el suficiente tiempo para hacerlo, y probablemente piensas que deberías estudiar más de lo que acostumbras. Son tantas las cosas que piensas que deberías hacer, pero la realidad es que no hay suficiente tiempo todo. La guía del…
Read MoreDon’t Waste Time When Studying English: Time Expressions
“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back.” Are you spending your time wisely when it comes to studying and practicing your English? Or, are you one of those…
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