How would you ask a friend to help you? There are a few questions you can make, such as Can you help me with…? Or Can you do….for me? Both of them are good options, but there is one phrase you should definitely add to your dictionary and use whenever you need to ask something politely in English. I’m talking about the expressions using…
How do you practice English at home? Do you memorize tables of verbs and grammar rules? Maybe you make some flashcards? These strategies work well, don’t get me wrong, but have you ever invited some friends over to play ESL games? Well, if you haven’t, keep reading this blog post for six great, and even…
Have you attended a lot of meetings in the last month? No matter where you are (working from home or at an office), I’m sure you got some invitations to attend business meetings in English recently. In this guide, we cover some phrases and words that can help you arrange a meeting with your managers and peers. We will also…
Have you ever gotten a haircut in an English-speaking country? If not, you may not realize how many important phrases and words you need to tell the hairdresser exactly what you want. Of course you can try and mimic, but chances are you will leave the beauty salon disappointed because you didn’t get what you…
Think about those phrases used in business situations in your native language that you wouldn’t really understand if you weren’t a native speaker. I bet that a few examples crossed your mind, right? Well, English is no different. Today we will go over 13 corporate jargon phrases in English that you are very likely to hear if…
Is it the backpack of Julie or Julie’s backpack? If you ever struggled to decide whether to use ‘s (read apostrophe ess) or of to demonstrate possession in English, you’ve come to the right place. In this blog post, we go over the rules to help you decide which possessive structure in English to use according to the situation you are presented with. Before getting…
Think about the words sit and seat. Do they sound different to you? Or the same? Try to say them out loud and pay attention to the sounds “i” and “ea”. The same happens with live and leave. These two English vowel sounds are closely linked. If you struggle with making those sounds, don’t you worry! It’s common for English learners…
Chances are you have already heard of the word if, right? We use this word to talk about things that depend on something else to happen. We need to have a condition for it to happen, so that’s why we call the grammar tense that uses if, the conditional tenses. This post explores two types, the zero and first conditionals in…
Chances are you have already heard of the word if, right? We use this word to talk about things that depend on something else to happen. We need to have a condition for it to happen, so that’s why we call them conditionals. Today we will explore the two first ones, the zero and first…
Do you agree with other people a lot during conversations? Or do you prefer to challenge them with different ideas? Whatever your personality, at some point during conversation, you will need to express agreement. The good news is that there are more ways to do that than by just saying yes or yeah. In this blog…