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How to Improve English - For Beginners

You are a BEGINNER if you don’t know a lot of vocabulary, if you can’t hold a conversation, or if you can’t understand when native speakers use basic vocabulary. Basic...

How to Improve English - For Beginners

You are a BEGINNER if you don’t know a lot of vocabulary, if you can’t hold a conversation, or if you can’t understand when native speakers use basic vocabulary. Basic...

The #1 Rule of Idioms

The first rule of idioms is... DON’T USE IDIOMS.  What? But everyone is studying idioms!! And everyone is teaching them!! I know, but I’m going to tell you the truth. ...

The #1 Rule of Idioms

The first rule of idioms is... DON’T USE IDIOMS.  What? But everyone is studying idioms!! And everyone is teaching them!! I know, but I’m going to tell you the truth. ...

What have you been up to?

I’m always shocked when students don’t know this one. What are you up to means what are you doing? It is probably the most common question someone will ask you after...

What have you been up to?

I’m always shocked when students don’t know this one. What are you up to means what are you doing? It is probably the most common question someone will ask you after...

What do you do?

A: What do you do? B: I'm a teacher.  One of the first questions that people will ask when they meet you is What do you do? They are not...

What do you do?

A: What do you do? B: I'm a teacher.  One of the first questions that people will ask when they meet you is What do you do? They are not...

Phrasal verb: Get something across

Phrasal verb of the week: Get something across (to someone) - To make someone understand, to make a message understood. ✨Example sentences✨ I always try to get it across to students...

Phrasal verb: Get something across

Phrasal verb of the week: Get something across (to someone) - To make someone understand, to make a message understood. ✨Example sentences✨ I always try to get it across to students...

The #1 Rule of Slang

The first rule of slang is: DON’T USE SLANG.  OK that’s not exactly true...  It’s ok to use well-known slang. Because A) Everyone knows it and B) It doesn’t say...

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The #1 Rule of Slang

The first rule of slang is: DON’T USE SLANG.  OK that’s not exactly true...  It’s ok to use well-known slang. Because A) Everyone knows it and B) It doesn’t say...

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