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Lifetime vs. Lifelong vs. Lifespan
Today we have a great question from a student who asked about the difference between the words lifetime, lifelong, and lifespan.
These words all see…
4 years ago
Your 2022 English-learning plan
Hello and happy 2022! It's a great time to make plans for the goals you want to achieve in the new year :-)
Do you have a plan for improving your En…
4 years ago
Phrases for bad travel experiences
Have you ever missed your flight? (Remember that in English we say "I missed my flight" and not "I lost my flight")
Today we'll learn some phrases y…
4 years ago
Take back & taken aback
Today's lesson is on two phrasal verbs – take back and taken aback. These look quite similar, but they have very different meanings, and I'll explai…
4 years, 1 month ago
Where exactly to put "please" in a sentence
In English, we use the word "please" to make requests and orders more polite – but have you ever considered where exactly to put the word "please" i…
4 years, 1 month ago
Phrases for complaining about your job
No matter how much you like your job, there are always a few things to complain about. In today's lesson we'll use five sample sentences to learn phr…
4 years, 1 month ago
Can YOU say these 10 tongue twisters?
Today's lesson is going to be a challenge even for me... We're working on 10 tongue twisters - short phrases that are very difficult to pronounce, e…
4 years, 2 months ago
10 expressions with LIFE
In today's lesson we'll learn 10 idiomatic expressions with the word LIFE, including:
- can't for the life of me - lead a charmed life - put their …4 years, 2 months ago
15 VERY common spelling mistakes
English spelling can be a real challenge. Because of the way the English language has changed over time, there are LOTS of irregularities and excepti…
4 years, 2 months ago
40 interesting collocations for communication
Today let's expand your vocabulary by learning 40 interesting collocations (combinations of words) with the key words comment, conversation, and spee…
4 years, 3 months ago