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10 ways to say "I'm busy"
Today I'll teach you 10 different ways to say "I'm busy."
Many of us have busy lives these days, and that's why I make my lessons "short and sweet,"…
3 years, 3 months ago
Is your English unbalanced?
Today I'd like you to consider this question:
Is your English unbalanced?
If something is unbalanced, it means it is not equal, it is not even. Th…
3 years, 3 months ago
Learn 20 "goal" collocations
Let's talk about goals!
The English word "goal" has both a sports meaning and a non-sports meaning – and today we'll learn 20 common collocations (c…
3 years, 3 months ago
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, 3 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months ago