English vocabulary
Many adult English students say the most important reason for learning it is because “I need it for work”. As English is the dominant language for international business, we will be bringing you more business content this year here at the PrepEng Blog. To get things started, this article contains 28 business English expressions that are widely used in the business…
Being able to use punctuation marks correctly is essential for anyone learning a language. The reason why is because punctuation can change the meaning of your sentence according to where it is placed. A good example is a sentence like “Let’s eat, grandpa”. When written in that way, Grandpa is invited to eat with us….
One of the most common (and stressful) things you need to do as an adult is to rent an apartment. After some research you will then need to fill out a lot of paperwork in order to get the keys of your new home sweet home. The whole process can be overwhelming even in your…
In many countries, February 14 is a day for people to express their love for one another. On this day, known as Valentine’s Day, people exchange cards, chocolates, flowers, stuffed animals and candies, among other gifts. For retailers, it is an important date as well — in 2020, Americans spent a grand total of 27,4…
A new year has begun! So let me ask you a question: where did you spend most of your time in 2020? I don’t need to know much about your life to guess your answer: home. We all hope we get to get out of the house and explore this big wide world soon, but…
More than half of all Americans have cats and dogs in their homes. To give you an idea of how pets are important in the world today, 9 in 10 Americans consider their pet to be a part of their family. Taking those stats into consideration, it is very likely that you, as an English…
It is essential for anyone learning English to know how to express contrast in a sentence, like in this example: He wants to buy a new car, but he doesn’t have enough money. The most common way to do this in English is with the use of but in English. This very popular word is also…
Any English as a Second Language student dreads talking on the phone in English. Some of the aspects that explain why this normal activity can be so difficult for an English learner is that you have to rely only on your listening skills –– there’s no body language to help you understand what someone is…
Phrasal verbs are used all the time by native speakers of English. However, some English learners get confused by them and end up not using phrasal verbs at all. The thing is: phrasal verbs can be very helpful while speaking English. In this blog post, we will give a phrasal verbs list that you must…
It’s that time of the year that we start thinking about all the things we have done and start planning our goals for the year that is about to start. For some people, this holiday (New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day) is time to go to the beach and watch the fireworks while others…