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221 - Food, meal, dish, or cuisine?
A lot of English learners get confused about the words food, dish, meal, and cuisine. These all refer to the general topic of eating, but there are s…
6 years, 6 months ago
220 - How to pronounce words starting with DR-
Are you ready for some pronunciation practice?
In today's lesson we're going to work on pronouncing English words starting with DR-. There are two s…
6 years, 6 months ago
219 - Learn 10 idioms and informal expressions with GET
Today's question comes from a student who was watching a movie. In this movie, one character said to another, "Get lost," so the student is asking wh…
6 years, 6 months ago
IETLS exam tips - with Ben Worthington
Episode 218
Today I have a special guest - his name is Ben, and he's an expert in IELTS test preparation. He'll share some top strategies for each section of the…
6 years, 7 months ago
217 - How to use the words invaluable, infamous, inflammable
Today I'm going to teach you three pairs of confusing words that have the prefix IN-. In many words, IN- means the opposite or "not":
independent = …6 years, 7 months ago
216 - Finish vs. finish up and other verbs vs. phrasal verbs
Someone asked me if there's a difference between finish and finish up. The answer is no - there's no difference in meaning. Finish up is just more in…
6 years, 7 months ago
215 – Practice with me to avoid these common pronunciation mistakes!
I've heard a lot of students' speaking samples in my courses, and today I'd like to address a few of the pronunciation mistakes that I've been correc…
6 years, 7 months ago
214 - What do these TV and movie phrases mean?
If you watch TV and movies in English, you'll probably see a lot of new words and expressions that might not come up in your regular English study.
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6 years, 8 months ago
213 - 33 collocations and expressions for decisions
Today's lesson will teach you 33 collocations and expressions about decisions.
Collocations are combinations of words that native English speakers u…
6 years, 8 months ago
Free sample lesson from the new Current Events English Course
Here's a free sample lesson from my NEW Current Events English Course!
Today I'll teach you 20 words and expressions from a recent news article abou…
6 years, 8 months ago