Imagine that you are venturing out to an English-speaking country for a holiday or vacation. What are some things to consider when speaking to others? There are several different idioms that are commonly used when referring to traveling, taking a vacation, or going on a holiday. Have you heard any of these phrases before? Does…
A determiner is a word; such as the, my, a, this, some, enough, much each, any; that clarifies the noun that follows it. Indefinite articles In English, “A, An, and The” are called indefinite articles. Although these words seem small and harmless, they are incredibly important to the grammatical structure of a sentence in English….
First, learning idioms is a sure-fire way to sound more like a native speaker of English and is generally fun to learn. Learning typical health idioms can be helpful when speaking about general events such as going to the doctor or about your new routine at the gym. Another reason to learn health idioms in…
Have you ever been in a business meeting and found yourself lost in jargon? Feel left behind from not knowing what seems to be a common idiom? How do you sweeten a deal? What does it mean to stand your ground? It can be incredibly important to learn the idioms of a language to have a…
Do you like to spend time in the kitchen? Do you enjoy discovering new recipes and preparing them? However, you are reading a new recipe in which something needs to be done with food, and you are not sure what, because you do not understand all those verbs? So we decided to help you, and…
I keep a fairly extensive list of words I hear my students always seem to mispronounce. In this video, I go over these words with you and show you how to correctly say them. All the words are high-frequency English words that we actually use. Enjoy!
30 idioms about engagements, weddings, marriages, and spouses along with plenty of examples of the idioms in use.
Do you have difficulty with in and on? If so, here are over 100 in and on collocations to help you, along with example sentences and two practice exercises.
11 essential idioms for talking about confusion.
Here are 40 + essential idioms for negotiations that will come in handy the next time you need to make a deal with someone.
You may be unaware that some common terms actually have negative connotations. Be careful with these three words.
It’s always good to know some polite expressions for handling everyday situations. Here are four nice ways to say that you don’t like something.
