If you have a problem with spelling in English, it doesn’t have to mean you are dyslectic or dysgraphic. I’ve had several students who were able to spell perfectly in their native language, but as soon as they had to write English they went to pieces. None of these students was dyslectic! It’s very… Continue reading Read This if You Have a Problem with Spelling – Practice Programme
Pedro Ribeiro Simões We’ve spoken about contracting words when you speak here. If you don’t do this, English speakers will know immediately that you are foreign. What do you remember about this? Do you say you have, or you’ve? The answer is: when you speak you usually say “you’ve,” unless you need to put extra… Continue reading Improving Your English Fluency – Speak Faster and More Like a Real English Speaker – Using Contractions
Over and across are both prepositions that are used when someone needs to get to the other side of something, for instance the other side of a bridge or a road. Here are the rules: 1 Getting Over Something Higher: Over When getting to the position on the other side means getting over something that… Continue reading Over and Across: When to Use Them
What are euphemisms? Euphemisms are nice and pleasant expressions that are used in the place of offensive or unpleasant expressions. So instead of something that sounds harsh or cruel, you’ll use a euphemism that makes it sound harmless or less cruel. If I give you some examples, I’m sure you’ll know what I’m talking about. For… Continue reading Are You Between Jobs? – Euphemisms
Learn to pronounce some common words in the right way in this video: The video discusses the pronunciation of some words that are spelt with a and o. But do they also sound like a and o? Nope. Watch the video to get all the details and a list of words.
I’ve had some questions about the log in on the website of http://www.englishwithasmile.net. People especially want to know whether it costs money to log in and do the exercises. The answer is no. It’s free. You need to log in to give you your free membership. With your membership you get the newsletter sent to… Continue reading Log In to Do the Exercises on Englishwithasmile.net
Uh-oh, the dog is loose There are a number of adjectives that have a verb ending in –en. Or the other way around: there are a number of verbs ending in –en that have a corresponding adjective without the –en ending. Sometimes there is a noun with the same root, such as: strong (adjective), strength… Continue reading Sharp Sharpen, Hard Harden and Other Words Like Them – Learn How to Use Correct Vocabulary while Distinguishing between Adjectives and Verbs Ending in -En
by Jacqueline Schaalje Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy Victor1558 Suppose I have a sentence like this: I eat dinner at home. Now I want to add usually. So I’ll say: I usually eat dinner at home. As you see, I put “usually” after the… Continue reading I Often Go to the Beach – Where to Put Words like Always, Often, Usually, Never and Sometimes in your Sentence
You need to use the correct prepositions when you say things like: In my opinion, … From my point of view, … To my mind … Etc. So something like from my opinion doesn’t work! I hear these things a lot from my students. Let’s have another exercise with this. You can do this exercise… Continue reading In My Opinion – Using Correct Prepositions when You Express your Opinions
Kim Bach Many learners of English think that comfortable and convenient mean exactly the same thing. But they don’t. Let’s explain the difference. Comfortable You say comfortable about things that make your body feel relaxed and in a place that feels good. So comfortable means physical comfort. A chair can be comfortable, because it… Continue reading Are You Comfortable in that Chair? – Convenient or Comfortable
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