English Language and Culture Blog

“Unique” is a great word.

Using it can make you sound like you have been studying English for a long time.

Here’s the challenge: unique actually has at least four slightly different meanings.

Have no fear, though.

You will learn …

It’s summer!

It’s time for a whole new season of fun things to do, and enjoy the sunshine.

Or enjoy FluentU and all the summery goodies it has!

Whether you’re a fan of summer or not, you can always use …

Summer’s just around the corner.

School’s almost finished for the year and many workers will be going on vacation.

Maybe you’re going back home to your home country.

Or maybe you’ll be heading (going) abroad (to another country).

There are …

So you’re looking for a job.

Searching for jobs is already stressful.

It’s even more nerve-wracking (stressful) when they finally call you up for an interview.

And once you’ve got the job interview, congratulations…

…but now you’ve got something else …

Sport is a great topic to talk about with any friend if you’re passionate about it.

Why not use it as a chance to learn more English vocabulary?

Here are all the football words and phrases you need to …

Maybe you already know the most useful English idioms and slang.

And maybe you’re no longer making the most common ESL grammar mistakes.

In that case, one of the best ways to improve your English vocabulary is to …