Today we’re going to work on your word power. Ready to get into shape? I heard a couple of foreign fitness instructors talk about muscles with [sk]. Some of my students say muscle with [sk]. They also want to say descend with [sk]. But both these words are pronounced with [s]. It’s true that most… Continue reading How to Pronounce Words with SC
Practise your English by chatting with English learners and a few native speakers from all over the world. Our group is nice and small now, but if you want to join, you are welcome, of course. Just send me your (international) phone number to get started.
Improve your speaking, without a teacher! Sometimes you hear people talk about practising your English with the Speech Shadowing Technique. What is that and how can you use it to improve your English on your own? Shadowing technique or speech shadowing means talking at the same time or just after you hear a native speaker… Continue reading Speech Shadowing Technique for English
Watch this video to learn how to agree when a friend or someone else tells you something. You’ll learn how to say: So do I. I do, too. Neither do I. I don’t, either. And of course, the most important thing, when to say each of them. Things to do after you’ve watched the video:… Continue reading So Do I and Neither Do I – Agreeing with Someone in Conversation
Here is a video about how to say I will and I won’t. In this video you’ll practise saying answers to questions, with I will and I won’t. It’s pretty easy. Won’t means will not. The idea with this video is that you press pause and say the answer, before or after I say the… Continue reading Future with Will and Won’t – Video
Shall we continue practising our pronunciation and speaking? Yes, let’s. I’ve googled a little bit about this subject and I’ve discovered to my astonishment that there are no video lessons about how to say a. There are millions of lessons about when to choose a and an, which is also important. In case you’d like… Continue reading How to Pronounce A (Video lesson)
Make this your best English learning year with these tips. I’m not saying these tips are original, but sometimes you just need to try something small to make a big change. EwaS Read? Really? People read more than ever, but it’s mostly social media and personal messages. As you’ve probably noticed when you read snippets in… Continue reading English Learning Tips for 2016
In this video you will learn how to politely and effectively decline an invitation. It means that when someone asks you to do something together or go out together, you will be able to say thank you, but I can’t — in a nice way. Earlier Videos about Invitations and Accepting an Invitation In case… Continue reading Invitations 2: How to Decline an Invitation + Quiz
Watch this video to find out which English phrases to use when you want to ask someone out. This is not only for dating, but can be used for business or asking a friend to do something with you. After you’ve watched the video, I have a question for you. Question: In the video… Continue reading Invitations: Asking Someone out the Easy Way (not only for dating)
How to Use Apps to Practise Pronunciation, Check Your Presentations (and make sure you don’t make any silly mistakes) By Jacqueline Schaalje Did you know there are a lot of apps now that let you listen to an English text? This can be useful when you need to give a presentation, or when you want… Continue reading Text to Spoken English
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