Homophones

Here’s one that a lot of people, even first-language speakers, get mixed up: the difference between the words “weather”and “whether”. It’s easy to confuse the two, because they are homophones. Homophones are two words that sound the same (“homo” = same, “phono” = sound), even though they mean different things and are spelled differently.

delicious

I always hear, “Do you think this is delicious?” “What foods do you think are delicious?” Native speakers almost never use “delicious” in a question.

For example, I might say, “Wow, this pizza is really delicious” but I would never ask, “Do you think this pizza is delicious?” Instead I would ask, “Do you like this pizza?” or “What do you think of this pizza?” or “Do you think this pizza is any good?” In fact, I almost never use the word “delicious” at all. I rarely say “this pizza is really delicious” I usually say, “This pizza is really good” or “this pizza is amazing”.

Winter Vocabulary Words

While it’s only winter for half the world, and even then, it doesn’t snow everywhere, there are still an abundance of words that you can use for the coldest part of the year.

Use these words to help you grow your English vocabulary when talking about winter.

black ice – a very thin coating of ice found on roads and sidewalks that is difficult to see, and therefore quite dangerous

ex: Irina said that the black ice on her street caused 3 car accidents.

Colourful Language

Talk about time

Don't you wish that there were more hours in the day? Time is one of our most valuable resources. There never seems to be enough time to accomplish everything that you want to accomplish.
Today, take a minute to think about time and how to talk about it in English.

What do people do with time?

• spend time on things

Two Quick Ways to Improve your English

In this lesson, you will learn two easy ways to understand, be understood, and to get the information you need when you're in your English classes.

a dialogue

Situation: Martha apologises to David for arriving late at work but she is having problems with her old car. He tries to persuade her that the car should be scrapped.

Style: Informal and between friends.

- Sorry, I’m late David but the car’s been playing up again.

- Surprise, surprise. I’ve told you you want to get rid of that heap of scrap. It’s been on its last legs for years and it’s a death trap.