Posts Tagged ‘vocabulary’
Common English Vocabulary you Hear Online, Especially with English Teachers
Since you’re learning online with me, I know you’re learning English online with other teachers too. How many times have you heard us online teachers use words, nouns, or phrases that you didn’t understand? What does it mean to swipe up or tap the bell icon? What’s a bio, a webinar, or a trial? Is…
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7 Ways to Learn Vocabulary in English
What’s the key to English fluency and success? You must understand that English fluency is like a big 100000 piece puzzle that takes dedication, hard work, lots of thinking and strategy, as well as knowing what pieces are needed to finish it. A lot of those pieces (to the English fluency puzzle) are a variety…
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Travel [related] Expressions with TAKE
I am taking a road trip this weekend! This road trip has inspired this week’s 60 Second Saturday English lesson, and today you’re going to learn about travel expressions with TAKE. Travel Expressions with TAKE to take a road trip/vacation Use take when you talk about leaving for a vacation. I am taking a road trip…
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Other meanings of HAVE in English [Vocabulary Lesson]
Today’s ‘Everyday English’ lesson was inspired by a question a student of mine had. We’re going to talk about other meanings of HAVE in English, because I realized that HAVE can be a pretty complex verb. My student asked me about the sentence, “thanks for having me” because she learned that HAVE is a stative…
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How to say “I’m pregnant” in English
It’s a cliché to say that time has flown by, especially when talking about how fast children grow up. However, I can’t think of anything more appropriate to say for this first year of motherhood (*being a mother*). Time has flown by! It seems like only yesterday I was announcing that I was pregnant with…
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