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How to pronounce words starting with CON-?
A student asks, "How do you pronounce CON at the beginning of English words?" It depends – there are two pronunciations depending on whether that syl…
2 years, 9 months ago
What's the difference between RARE & SCARCE?
Question: what's the difference between "rare" and "scarce"? Both of them describe things that are uncommon or hard to find, but there are two differ…
2 years, 9 months ago
How well do YOU know prepositions?
How well do YOU know prepositions in English? Let's find out! This is a quiz lesson. I'll show you a sentence and give you three possible words to co…
2 years, 9 months ago
ASK THE TEACHER: What does "awfully good" mean?
Hey! I'm doing a special series called "ask the teacher" in August, featuring questions from real students like you! Our first one is this – what doe…
2 years, 9 months ago
How to pronounce the 50 states in the U.S.
Get ready for LOTS of pronunciation practice - today we have a lesson teaching you how to pronounce the names of 50 U.S. states!
Want 250+ more words…
2 years, 9 months ago
Learn 20 phrasal verb commands in English
Hey everybody - listen up! Do you know what that means? Telling people to "listen up" means you want them to pay attention. This is an example of a p…
2 years, 9 months ago
Client or customer - Do you know the difference?
Client and customer are two very common words in business English, but there's a difference between them... do you know what it is?
If you're learni…
2 years, 9 months ago
10 phrases for describing MOVIES
Have you seen any good movies lately?
Today we'll look at 10 phrases for talking about movies in English, learning useful vocabulary along the way.
2 years, 9 months ago
Affect vs. Effect + 50 collocations!
Affect and effect are two words that even native English speakers confuse - because they sound the same in spoken English, but they have differe…
2 years, 9 months ago
Difficulty understanding questions in English?
Has this ever happened to you – someone asks you a question in English, and you don't understand it at ALL?
One reason for the difficulty is that wh…
2 years, 9 months ago