My mother taught me that unless one learns how to listen, one can never truly learn a language.
Listening, she told me, isn’t just an act of hearing. It means paying close attention to (and fully understanding) what’s being …
6 Typical Conversations Between Two Friends in English
Hotels. Business meetings. Taxis.
You may know how to use English in these places.
You may know the right English phrases to book a room for the night, to make a business deal, to use transportation.
But other conversations can …
Scared of English Verb Conjugation? Your One-stop Guide to Person, Tense and Mood
Do you become scared or confused when you hear the words English verb conjugation?
You’re not alone.
Verb conjugation is a fancy way to express how verbs change for person, mood and tense.
Okay, what does that mean?
Well, …
Beat the Intermediate English Blues with These 15 Top Resources
Learning a language is like climbing a mountain.
First, there’s the preparation: you load your language-learning backpack with tools for success, such as apps for learning English and a list of the easiest, most common English words.
As you …
30 Choice New Zealand Slang Words You Can Learn Over Your Smoko
You feel like you are doing well in English class.
Then you sit down to talk with some locals, and you realize you do not understand anything they are saying!
Has this happened to you?
You are not alone! Learning …
20 Commonly Used British Terms of Endearment
As an innately lovely-dovey person, when I am learning a new language, I always want to learn early on how to show my affection and love in that language.
And it turns out, I’m not the only one.
During my …
Have Got vs Have: Subtleties of the English Language
“Do you understand British English or just American English?”
This was a question my friend asked me in fifth grade, and I didn’t know how to answer.
Up until that point, I didn’t even realize there was a difference between …
