Where there’s a will, there’s a way… they say. But, as an English teacher who’s probably heard every single worry, excuse, and challenge that a student can have, I always …
10 Cool English Words to Add to Your Word-Stock
As an English learner, you can never know too many words. In fact, expanding your vocabulary should be among the top priorities on your language learning journey. That’s what native-like …
The Fulfilling Role of Filler Words in English
There’s the inevitable moment in almost every conversation when the person saying something stops or breaks their current sentence apart with a word or two that have absolutely nothing to …
The Future Simple Tense in English: Let’s Time-Travel
Running off of my previously published posts where I spoke at length about the simple present tense and past tense, it’s finally time to travel into the future. Let’s take …
The Multi-Purpose Present Continuous Tense in English
After covering the present simple tense in one of my last articles, it’s only right that we proceed with its little brother – the present continuous tense. However, this article …
Mastering the Simple Present Tense in English
Ask yourself this one simple question: what do you do every day? Just think about it for a second and write your answers down. Here are some of my answers: …
Become a Better English Speaker Through Passive Listening
According to internet polyglot and LingQ cofounder Steve Kaufmann, listening is by far the most important language skill. In fact, he claims that great listening skills are often a straight …
The Curious Case of the Verb “To Be”
Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane. The very first thing most of us learned after the English alphabet was “I am…”, “My name is…”, and “How are you?”. …
Sounding Like a Native English Speaker Should Not Be Your Goal
You know, I’ve always been one of those people who wants to do things exactly the way they’re supposed to be done. So when I first started learning English, which …
10 Common Mistakes in English Even Native Speakers Make
English is hard even for native speakers. It seems that everyone makes a mistake here and there, no matter how long they’ve been studying. And you know something, that’s OK. Mistakes …