A few months ago, I shared some tips on how speaking more slowly can help make your English sound more fluent. Yesterday, I spotted an article on the BBC news website about some scientists who have been analysing what makes the perfect voice. I think the point they make in the article about pausing at …
Before you can start to improve your English reading skills, you need to decide on which which styles of reading you will use most and where your strengths and weaknesses are. Let’s have a look at the four main styles of reading and work out which aspects you need to work on in order to …
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I love reading so the news this weekend has been interesting for me. I saw that Borders (a famous chain of bookstores) had run into trouble. That’s a shame because hanging around in a bookshop is one of my favourite ways to spend an afternoon. I saw this article, too. I was interested in it …
It’s been an unusual week at the World of Words this week. We’ve seen sweet food expressions, food expressions for cars, tips for kinaesthetic learners, and some great ‘get’ expressions. It time to put it into action now. How much can you remember? Can you get all the questions right? Which words will be in …
We had a look at ‘catch‘ expressions and phrasal verbs last week. This week, it’s time to look at ‘get’. There are too many ‘get’ phrasal verbs to list in one blog post so I’ve chosen some that I find are common but students often don’t know. Here they are: get on with (something) Meaning: …
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A doughnut is a tasty snack, right? Yes, it is but it can also be something quite different. It’s a kind of trick people do in cars making them spin around in a very small space. In this article on the ABC news website, it seems that the police were not fooled by a man …
Over the last two weeks, we’ve seen some tips for visual learners and auditory learners. Now, let’s have a look at some for kinaesthetic learners. Kinaesthetic learners learn things best by actually doing them. If you are a kinaesthetic learner, try using these tips to help you practise English. 1. Matching games. Kids love these …
It’s the start of a new week. Time to face new challenges, meet new people, and see what’s been happening in the news. This story on the ABC news website caught my eye yesterday. I’ve never tried wearing high-heeled shoes but I’ve heard that walking in them can be difficult. I can only imagine how …