A new idiom for today – “Add insult to injury” What it means: To make a bad or unfortunate situation even worse. In a sentence: My human parents took me to the vet, and then to add insult to injury the cat eats from my dish! Leer más →
Etiqueta: speaking
Connector Corner – Connectors of Contrast
This week in Connector Corner we have: Connectors of Contrast. Leer más →
Ways to ask someone to phone you
Ways to ask someone to phone you… Give me a ring when you can. Give me a bell tomorrow. Give me a buzz tonight. Give me a shout later. Leer más →
English idioms – I could eat a horse
A new idiom for today (I’m so hungry) I could eat a horse = you are extremely hungry Leer más →
TGIF!
TGIF = Thank God It’s Friday and the weekend is almost here! What plans do you have for the weekend? Leer más →
7 Things NOT to Do When Speaking English
Don’t be embarrassed to speak. The only way to learn how to speak English is to open your mouth and speak English! The only way you will ever get better at speaking is by speaking, and speaking a lot! You can make excuses for why you don’t want to speak, like saying that you’re too embarrassed to speak, but these… Leer más →
Other ways of responding to a THANK YOU
Have you ever wondered if there were other ways of responding when someone thanks you? Here are some different ways you can answer: “You’re welcome” “My pleasure” “Happy to help” “Don’t mention it” “Not at all” “Of course” “Anytime” “No problem” “You bet” “Sure thing” Now next time someone thanks you for holding the door or something, try one of… Leer más →
Recipe how to speak English faster
I know what you are thinking, “A recipe on an English learning page?” Well this is a special recipe. I found it and thought maybe some of you would like to give it a try. Do you have any other methods that have helped you to speak English better or faster? Please share them with us. Leer más →
Homophones Accept vs. Except
Our first homphones for this week.
Each week we are going to look and hear the differences between different homophones. Here are first ones. Listen to them, can you tell the difference between the two?
Accept (verb) – aceptar
Except (preposition or conjunction) – excepto
Everyone accepted the invitation except Sally.
