I don’t need to explain to you that a bit of work can get you somewhere. If you’ve lived longer than one year, you’ve found this out yourself. So if I ask you what is better, to learn English once a week or twice a week, I’m sure you already know the answer. Cstrom Let… Continue reading The Importance of Study Habits – The Story of Two Students
Watch the video to learn about vocabulary connected to degrees and diplomas. Do you say: I hold a degree or I have a degree or are both possible? Find out here. There’s an exercise in the second half of the video.
Just to recap, prepositions are the little words such as: on, at, in, for, from, of, to, over, under, above, behind, etc. Business Preposition Exercise: Prepositions Some common prepositions in business talk that everybody should know. Fill in: with, for, to, of, in, etc. 1. Thank you ________ your letter ____________ 21 May. 2. I’m afraid Mr. Jensen… Continue reading So Did You Want More Prepositions? – Common Prepositions in Business English
by Jacqueline Schaalje A number of people have written to me that they’ve been promoted to a job in which they need to correspond in English. Congratulations, first of all! Now they want to know how to write an email or letter. I also get many students who come to me for lessons on how… Continue reading Letter and Email Writing – Openings
John Fladd If you think the question in the title of this article is perfectly okay, it’s time you did an exercise about prepositions. What are prepositions? Prepositions are the little words such as: on, at, in, for, from, of, to, over, under, above, behind, etc. In the exercise you will find some common expressions… Continue reading Are you afraid from spiders? – Prepositions
Many people, including a bunch of English teachers, think you can’t change your accents. That’s not true. Usually the “rule” is that after you’ve reached your thirtieth birthday, your accent will be fully formed, and you won’t be able to change it. Don’t worry, that’s not completely accurate. Although it’s easier to change your… Continue reading Correcting your Accent – Pronunciation of V
You can use “one” or “ones” to talk about something that you’ve mentioned before. As in this example: Do you like this puppy or the other one? I like this one. “One” refers (points) to puppy. by Tenaciousdrey Another example: If you’re making a cup of tea for yourself, can you make another… Continue reading You’re The One – How to Use One and Ones
This Irish poet died last month, and I should say a few words about him. Although he’s not one of my very favourite poets, there was a time when I was fascinated by his poems. Here are a couple of his poems that I’d like to share with you. By the way, Seamus is pronounced… Continue reading In Memoriam Seamus Heaney – Two Poems
I’m going to review with you how to use Past Simple and Present Perfect. If you need more than just a review, you can read more about these tenses here and here. Past simple is the easier of the two to understand. When Do You Use Past Simple? When something happened in the past. The past… Continue reading Walked or Have Walked? – How to Distinguish Between Past Simple and Present Perfect
I’ve always loved this bitter-sweet story. It’s about a young man who studies to be rabbi. However, he has a few problems. He’s lonely, poor and naive, and he doesn’t even believe in God. Can a wife save him? The student uses a matchmaker to find him someone who will touch his heart. However, it’s… Continue reading Short Story: The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud
English with a Smile 