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How to talk about plans, goals, hopes, dreams
In today's lesson you'll learn the sentence structures we use for talking about plans and goals, hopes and dreams – with lots of examples.
But firs…
3 years ago
English phrases for New Year's resolutions
Many people make special plans and goals at this time of year, and we call these "new year's resolutions." In today's lesson we'll learn lots of diff…
3 years ago
Are you accidentally being rude in English?
When learning another language, it's easy to make the mistake of being a little bit rude, since you might not be aware of the phrases that are consid…
3 years, 1 month ago
40 words to use instead of "said"
Do you ever notice that we use the word "said" a lot?
He said this, she said that, then I said something else. Now there's nothing wrong with the wo…
3 years, 1 month ago
Never say "more better"
Today I'm going to explain why we never say "more better."
English learners sometimes say things like, "My English is getting more better" – but it'…
3 years, 1 month ago
Let's pronounce 15 DIFFICULT words!
Once I asked my students, "What are the most difficult English words for you to pronounce?" and I got a lot of great answers!
Today we're going to …
3 years, 1 month ago
How to use BE, BEING, and BEEN correctly
The verb "be" is one of the most common words in the English language – but it has different forms, like be, being, and been.
Do you know when to u…
3 years, 2 months ago
"I couldn't agree more" & "I couldn't care less"
Today I'm answering a question from a student who asked how to use the phrases "I couldn't agree more" and "I couldn't care less" – so today I'll exp…
3 years, 2 months ago
No "grammer"!
Today I want to help you avoid a very common mistake that lots of people make – and that is writing the word "grammar" like this: G-R-A-M-M-E-R.
Ther…
3 years, 2 months ago
10 idioms for problems and difficulties
Today I'm going to teach you 10 English idioms for talking about problems and difficulties.
Speaking of problems, idioms like these can be a problem…
3 years, 3 months ago