вторник, 21 октября 2014 г.

memory, memorize, & remember

Do you have a good memory?
Memory, memorize and remember are similar words in English and are sometimes confused by a lot of English speakers. For today’s English lesson, let’s check out how you can use memory, memorize and remember in your everyday English conversations and writing.
Here are the example sentences:

пятница, 17 октября 2014 г.

Words with Gender







Homographs, Homophones, Homonyms

These words are often tossed around by teachers and linguists. What do they really mean? The prefix homo- comes from the Greek word homós which meant “one and the same.” So all of these words describe some types of sameness.
Homographs are words that are spelled alike, but have

“Visit” vs “go”

“Visit”  vs  “go” –  confusing vocabulary lesson


Many people like to visit the flatiron building
Visit and go are sometimes confused by English learners. For today’s English lesson, let’s focus on how to use visit, and how it differs from go. Learning this will help your English conversations sound more natural, so check it out!
Here are the example sentences:

четверг, 16 октября 2014 г.

вторник, 14 октября 2014 г.

Linking Sounds...

Native English speakers tend to connect or link sounds together when they speak. This makes listing to English a bit tricky for a lot of English learners. For today’s English lesson, I’m going to show you a few examples of how we connect sounds when we speak. Learning this can help your English listening skills and help you to sound more natural in English!

Think English or American

Learn how to think in English! Watch this video then try the same techniques yourself - talk about what you are doing, when you are doing it. It is more difficult than you think! 
The suspect steps out on to the pavement. He's wearing a black coat, dark hat and carrying a bag. He approaches a blue car, puts the bag in the car. He closes the boot, looks around and gets into the car. A red