4 Aug, 2020 | Learn English
What is the difference between a vowel and a consonant? To avoid giving an intense linguistic definition, I will try to keep things very easy and give a simple explanation about the difference between a vowel and a consonant. What is a vowel? A vowel sound is...
8 Jun, 2020 | Idioms, Learn English
What is the difference between take for and take for granted? Take for is a phrasal verb. Take for granted is an idiom. They have different meanings. Let’s look at the meaning of each one with example sentences. The phrasal verb TAKE FOR The idiom TAKE FOR...
27 Feb, 2020 | Learn English, Real-life English
Have you ever been in a situation where you seriously thought you were going to die? That moment of terror when you think… this is it, my life ends here. I have. I experienced this unforgettable sensation exactly 10 years ago. Today is the 10-year anniversary of the...
1 Nov, 2019 | Learn English, Videos
50 Debate Questions in English I have just created a new video that can be used in the English Language Classroom, ideally for adult or teenage ESL / ELL students at an intermediate level. This video contains 50 debate questions in English that are great for classroom...
4 Sep, 2019 | Learn English
Something that I have been doing for over 4 years is publishing a simple ESOL quiz every week where English students of all levels can practice their English. This is a multiple-choice quiz where a sentence or question has a word or some words missing from it....
12 Aug, 2019 | Learn English, Videos
Parts of the Hand Vocabulary in English Here are 7 words associated with the hand: LITTLE FINGER / PINKY little finger / pinky (noun): the smallest finger on the hand. Pinky is an informal name for the little finger. Example sentence with little finger: He always...
