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5 Ways to Ease Your Kid Into Online English Lessons
In recent years, online education has become more and more common around the world with a bunch of resources and activities just a click away. However, online lessons aren’t all fun and games. For starters,...
Use Your Interests to Boost Your English Skills
Have you ever had to take a test that required you to write in English about some random topic you didn’t care about? Or have you ever taken a class where you had to debate...
7 Business English Expressions that Come From Sports
Did you know that many business English expressions come from sports? As an editor of the Oxford English Dictionary explains to the New York Times: Sports are written about and discussed a lot, and so have...
Old English Acronyms That Are Still Popular Today
Did you know that the acronym “OMG” is actually over 100 years old? English-speakers use tons of abbreviations and acronyms in everyday life, and many have a longer history than you’d think. Here are five...
Bored or Boring? Never Confuse Them Again With This Trick
Many learners confuse words like: “boring” and “bored” “exciting” and “excited” “annoying” and “annoyed” The truth is, there’s a very easy way to remember the difference between -ED and -ING words. Just think of the...
How to Make Your English Studies More Interesting
“Learning English is boring.” If you’ve ever felt this way, welcome to the club. But if you believe this is why you aren’t good at English, think twice. Millions of people have become fluent in...
5 Tips on Saying “No” To Invitations in the Nicest Way Possible
An English-speaking friend has just invited you to a picnic. Or a birthday party. Or a wedding. But unfortunately, you can’t go or just aren’t interested. What do you say? Many English language learners might...
How to Answer ‘How are you?’ Like a Native English Speaker
“How are you?” This question is the start of so many English conversations and also a source of confusion for just as many English language learners. We would know, because our students often ask us,...
The Ultimate Guide to Using “Can” And “Be Able To”
There are three ways “can” and “be able to” differ. They mean slightly different things. One is used more in formal English. One is more flexible grammatically. This post will go over each of these...
Can I Learn English in One Month?
Have you ever wondered how much time you’ll need to learn English? Or if you could possibly master it in a month or by your next trip abroad? Research and experience can give us some...
