When a humpback whale began playing with Nan Hauser like a toy, she feared the worst. The 50,000-pound mammal swam toward the marine biologist and began to nudge her. Nan had been deep-sea diving for 28 years, but had never known a whale to be this touchy-feely. It appeared hell-bent on throwing Nan on its…
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There are lots of reasons people decide to learn a foreign language.Some of them are pretty standard: employment, personal growth, education or travel. For example, there are economic benefits to learning a new language, given that multilingual workers are in demand. And there’s no doubt that traveling is way more fun when you speak a…
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Colloquialisms and slang in English There are a lot of colloquialisms and slangs in this language, this makes it difficult for students to learn. However, pupils recommend the following: The best option to learn and improve the vocabulary, students should watch television programs and listen to radio in English. They may not fully understand every…
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Twenty-seven-year-old Angus Barbieri was a big man with a big appetite. At 456 pounds, he was also classified as “grossly obese.” Unhappy with his weight, he decided to take matters into his own hands. In 1965, the six-foot man visited a hospital in Dundee looking to lose a few pounds. The doctors advised Angus to go on a…
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If so, you’re not alone. English students all over the world are lamenting at the difficulty of the English language, with its irregular verb tenses and spelling that doesn’t seem to follow a logical pattern. However, is it as difficult as it seems? There is strong evidence to support the claim that English is a…
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When you ask a language student what their goals are, almost everyone says “improve my speaking”. When learning a foreign language, you’ll find yourself talking with all kinds of native speakers – your teacher, servers in restaurants, taxi drivers and your landlord, so it’s vital that you feel comfortable. Just like improving your writing, listening…
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Let’s take a look at the two most common past tenses in English: the present perfect tense and the simple past tense. As you can see, the present perfect tense is formed with the verb to have and the past participle of the main verb, in this case, spoken. The simple past tense is just…
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Nowadays, learning a new language is the most common among people but, why is the English language the favorite? This is a universal language so almost all the planet knows about it. In this part you will know three laws about the English language! Speakers will know about the phrase “practice makes perfect”, it means…
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1. Read everything you can get your hands on Classic literature, paperbacks, newspapers, websites, emails, your social media feed, cereal boxes: if it’s in English, read it. Why? Well, this content will be full of juicy new vocabulary, as well as a fair amount you already know. This helps you improve quickly, as re-exposure to…
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Climate change is speeding up. According to some research, the earth is losing 200 species of plants, insects and animals a day. Britt Selvitelle and Aza Raskin believe that understanding non-human language can save the world. They are neither linguists nor environmental scientists. They do have impressive resumes in the field of technology. Britt was…
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