Olga Filonenko By Jacqueline Schaalje Bigger is more than big. So big is the root of the word bigger (the basic word). As you can see there is no e at the end of the word big. If you put an e after big -– like this: bige — the pronunciation of the i in… Continue reading Why Do You Write Bigger With Double G?
Onnola I’m always happy to recommend a good website for English learners. I’ve sent the link to this website to a few students of mine and they loved it! The Easy Dialogs website offers you many entertaining dialogues about different subjects, such as daily life, restaurants, health, entertainment and even dating. The dialogues are spoken in American… Continue reading Easy Dialogue Website
Eunice If you want to learn the English language, you must certainly start to read English. Reading helps you in understanding a language better. But that’s not all. With English reading, you will get a better grasp on the language. Here are a few tips that will help you: Start by joining a good ESL… Continue reading Are You New to English Reading?
Pedro Ribeiro Simões Perhaps you are taking a break or you’re continuing to work but work isn’t as intense (= busy) as during the rest of the year. Wherever you are, summer is a great time to start reading. These long afternoons and equally long nights deserve something special, like a great book or two.… Continue reading The Best Summer Reading Titles You Must Get Now!
Stefano Mortellaro The Most Popular Words in English In 1935, the American philologist (= an expert on written language & literature) George Kingsley ZIpf formulated a clever law about the most popular words in any language. We’ll only talk about English of course, which is the only language I know really a lot about. What… Continue reading Zipf’s Law or Which English Words Should You Know?
Floodllama Alfred Tennyson – The Kraken Below the thunders of the upper deep; Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea, His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep The Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee About his shadowy sides: above him swell Huge sponges of millennial growth and height; And far away into the sickly light, From many a… Continue reading Line-by-Line Explanation of Famous Poem “The Kraken” – Plus: Everything you need to know about giant squids
Let’s start with an example: Mr Baker was talking when the Finance Director entered the room. First of all you should notice this sentence is in the past. I used two different past tenses in this sentence. Was talking. This is past progressive or continuous. Past progressive means a time in the past when someone… Continue reading How to Choose between Past Simple and Past Progressive and Use Them Together
Few things are as good for your listening skills as listening to songs. And it’s also fun! Well, at least when the singer is understandable. Check out these links: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (from Monty Python) Father and Song by Cat Stevens Love is a Losing Game Back for Good Step
What is more important at your interview: to look good or to know what the organisation you’re applying to is doing? And how good should your English be? Here is a list of things that you should do in the interview. Try to rank them from least important (10) to most important (1). A To… Continue reading The Impression You Make at Your Interview
We’ll look at some useful phrases you can use when you’re writing an abstract of your paper. First of all: What’s an abstract? An abstract is a summary of your study, essay or project. It’s normally used for scientific or academic projects, but you can also use an abstract for other kinds of projects. Because… Continue reading How to Effortlessly Write an Abstract
English with a Smile 