One of the most important words in the English language is surprisingly short. It’s only three little letters. It’s the word “the”! It might be small, but knowing when to use “the” in English can be a big problem for learners. Getting specific. Especially in American English, “the” is used to talk about a specific…
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A young Albert Einstein dreamed he was sliding down a snow covered hill. As he began to move faster and faster, he looked up and saw that the appearance of the stars was changing. Einstein then awoke and spent the next 12 years thinking about the meaning of this dream, which eventually led him to…
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If you want to learn English or improve your English by yourself, it’s necessary to be patient, take it easy. We recommend you to do the following things if you want to teach yourself this language. First we have the online tools, they refer to any program, app, or technology that can be accessed via…
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Learning English weather idioms will improve your understanding of English.They’re used often, especially in conversations. Most native English speakers will use a few of them several times a week. Check out this list with their meaning. Under the weather If you’re feeling “under the weather,” it means that you don’t feel well Fair-weather friend “Fair”…
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Here are 10 reasons why modern American sitcoms should be a regular part of your English learning diet. Sitcoms have more realistic contexts of the English language compared to English course books (maybe your teachers would disagree, but it is true). You’ll improve your conversational skills. The English you hear in sitcoms is more likely…
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1. Accept That English Is a Weird Language Sometimes you can find patterns in English grammar, but other times English doesn’t make sense at all. For example, why are “read” (reed) and “read” (red) the same word, but pronounced differently depending on whether you’re speaking in the past or present tense? Or why is “mice”…
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Jia Jiang was the founder of a small tech company in 2012 when he got rejected by an investor. Traumatized by this rejection, he was left with a sinking feeling in his stomach and was angry and insecure. Jiang wanted to give up on his company, but instead, he decided he needed to build his…
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How can you sound more natural at the moment to write a text? We have many different writing styles in English which means that some of the rules will be different for each type of writing. For example, it is not the same to write a letter for a company than to write a letter…
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Pheromones are chemical scents that animals naturally give off, which influence behavior. If you’ve ever been attracted to someone and didn’t know why maybe your nose was subconsciously guiding you. Scientists have yet to isolate a chemical scent that turns on humans, but they have found one that is a turn-off. At the Weizmann Institute…
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Se ha demostrado que los juegos educativos ayudan al aprendizaje de un idioma. Las escuelas y profesores han buscado nuevas formas de incorporar los juegos a sus clases, ya que los estudiantes aprenden mejor cuando se divierten. Los juegos ofrecen la oportunidad de involucrarse más con el inglés. Debido a que son interesantes y desafiantes,…
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