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What are the most valuable things everyone should know?
What are the most valuable things everyone should know? Jordan B Peterson, 25 years as a consultant, clinical psychologist and professor Tell the truth. Do not do things that you hate. Act so that you can tell the truth about … Continue reading
How to Learn Compelling Vocabulary in 30 Seconds a day
Would you like to learn compelling new vocabulary every day automatically? ♦ No planning ♦ No decisions ♦ Have a look at the picture on the right. ♦How would you describe the man’s personality? ♦ How would you describe the background colour? … Continue reading
20 Mistakes Even Native Speakers Make
by JENNIFER FROST Source: http://www.grammarcheck.net
Advanced Reading – Improve your English & your Knowledge!
Do you think it is possible to become a successful English writer when English is your second language? Imagine being taught English at school but not hearing it spoken outside of the classroom. … Continue reading
Posted in Advanced (Level 6+), Cambridge, IELTS, Reading, Upper Intermediate (Level 5), Writing
Tagged How to Improve English
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Relative Clauses #11: Advanced non-defining Relative Clauses
First, read the earlier posts on Relative Clauses, especially #3 and #6. Advanced non-defining Relative Clauses are not as difficult as their name suggests. There are only two Relative Clause Pronouns used, whom & which, and the Relative Clause is usually … Continue reading
Four weeks as a language student
Studying French language in France My husband Anthony and I left Brisbane, Australia, on 25 May to fly to Toulouse, France via Singapore and Paris. Everywhere, except New Zealand, is a long way, so we like to stay … Continue reading
Posted in Intermediate (Level 4), Reading, Upper Intermediate (Level 5), Writing
Tagged Language learning
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3 mistakes that ruin your sentences
Native speakers are not perfect speakers. Their speech is often unclear and their grammar can be sloppy. However, there are mistakes which they don’t make, and if you make them, you will sound like an English student, not the fluent English speaker … Continue reading
Think before you speak
I would like to introduce you to a friend of mine, Jamie-Lee Dwyer who is 26 years old. When she was eleven, and her sister Samantha was ten, they were both diagnosed with Friedreich Ataxia. This has not prevented Jamie-Lee from excelling at … Continue reading
Phrasal Verbs: 3 Easy Rules
There are just 3 things to know if you want to understand and remember Phrasal Verbs: 1. Phrasal Verbs are Vocabulary. 2. There are two types: a)Separable and b)Non-separable. 3. When they are Separable, the pronoun must always go in the middle. 1. … Continue reading
How to Write a Sentence: #5 Adjectives & Adverbs
There are nine parts of speech in English. This means that every word in an English sentence belongs to one of the nine parts (or groups). Remember that words can often belong to more than one group; for example: verb … Continue reading
Posted in Grammar, Intermediate (Level 4), Upper Intermediate (Level 5), Writing
Tagged English Sentences
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