As promised, there is Part 2 of the 8 must-know phrasal verbs, so enjoy it and feel free to ask questions if you’re not sure about anything. If you haven’t checked out Part 1 of the 8 must-know phrasal verbs, DO IT NOW! 2-I’m up…(up for/up to/up against) I’m up for some ice cream! = […]
I just can’t tell you how DARN IMPORTANT phrasal verbs are for English learners in general, which is why I created a whole section for them on this website. I have taught hundreds of advanced students over the past 7 years and what I have realized is that most of them are never comfortable using […]
What are you doing on the weekend? MEANING What are you GOING TO DO on the weekend? Okay, but how do we say it?
What did you get up to on the weekend? MEANING What did you do on the weekend? Okay, but how do we say it?
Right. So you have set your mind on mastering the English language. By mastering the English language, I don’t mean just being able to introduce yourself, ask or answer a few common questions, write an email to a friend or even a business email to another company, I don’t mean just using the language in […]
Do you want to impress your girlfriend, boyfriend, boss, colleague or friends this New Year’s eve? Here’s how you use Albert Einstein’s pearls of wisdom to inspire people while you’re making a toast. As the great Albert Einstein once said: (Look at person A) LEARN from YESterday (Look at person B) LIVE for toDAY (Look […]
Who me? Oh Gosh! let’s see! Maybe…watching TV, partying, sleeping, pigging out, anything ending with “ing”! Yes including “having sex”! Well I think you’ve got the gist of it. 😉 Look, I’m a TV junkie, I like to watch just about anything except reality shows like “Big Brother” “The Biggest Loser” “Fear Factor” or any […]
You’re very likely to hear and say this word around this time of year right? Just as we are about to bid farewell to 2013 and welcome 2014 with fireworks, a lot of laughter and cheer, we often ask our friends or colleagues What is your New Year’s RESOLUTION? That’s how you say it: re-so-LU-tion […]
I believe that speaking English or any other language is a physical skill just like typing on your keyboard with both hands while looking at the screen. Imagine that your fingers have repeatedly performed the same movements to the extent of memorizing the exact location of every button on the keyboard. You can even imagine […]
Here’s a cute idiom in the spirit of the holidays: Like Turkeys Voting for Christmas! Wait a minute. Why would a turkey vote for Christmas? Turkeys should be voting AGAINST Christmas. Why? Because every year on Christmas eve, millions of families around the world eat turkeys for dinner. So the turkeys voting for Christmas is […]