The Best Way to Learn English with YouTube
Okay, random question: which of these two do you do more often – watch TV or YouTube? Don’t answer that – we all know the answer. You’re online right now, …
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Learn English with Movies: 8 Films to Get You Started
English is one of the most difficult languages for a non-native speaker to learn. In fact, even native speakers sometimes struggle to grasp some of the complexities of the language. …
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Learn German with These Entertaining Podcasts
If learning German is one of your life goals, but you’ve often postponed it because of challenges such as finding time and access to quality learning resources, then podcasts offer …
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Learn English with Bridgerton
Everyone and their grandma is watching Bridgerton, and it’s easy to see the appeal. Set in Regency period London the show follows the extravagant and sexy lives of the high …
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Learn English with Netflix’s The Gentlemen
Guy Ritchie, the director who brought us the classic British gangster movies Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, has partnered with Netflix on a new series: The Gentlemen. …
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17 English Language Memes to Spark Your Fluency
Meme – an image, video or piece of text, typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread around rapidly by Internet users. That would be the dictionary definition of …
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10 English Podcasts to Start Listening to Today
Learning English but don’t have the time or patience to sit down and study? Podcasts might be the perfect solution for you. Podcasts are super handy because you can …
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Improve Your English Accent with A Professional Actress and English Teacher
Can you change your accent? Let’s face it, whatever language you are learning and whatever people say about the importance of accents, we all want to sound like a native …
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Polyglot Luca Lampariello On How He Learns Languages
Luca Lampariello speaks 14 languages! Elle caught up with the Italian polyglot for the LingQ Podcast and asked him about his methods, inspiration and what’s next for his website and YouTube channel.
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Is English Hard to Learn?
We’re often asked “Is English hard to learn?” If your only purpose for learning English is to settle for the conversational basics or asking for directions and nothing further than …
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Types of Verbs in English: The Ultimate List
It makes more sense to define a verb by what it does than what it is. This is the reason why there are so many types of verbs in English. …
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The Ultimate Guide to English Slang for Language Learners
Post Hey, what’s up? Up? The sky or the ceiling, what else could there be? Hmmm… As we can see, guessing the meaning of certain English words and expressions can …
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Common English Mistakes: ~ed Versus ~ing Words
The proof is in the pudding, the saying goes. However, when it comes to some common English mistakes surrounding adjectives, I’d say the truth is in the suffix. Namely, there …
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How to Speak English like a Native by Watching These YouTubers
I usually get students asking me how to speak like an English native. Here’s what I suggest to them (and what I suggest to you as well). Think of all …
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Common American Idioms: A List with Meanings and Examples
If there’s anything out there that can help you level up when it comes to your English expertise, it’s idioms, particularly American idioms. Being more widely spoken in the world …
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