237 - Confusing English Words: Experiment and Experience
The words experience and experiment might be the same in some languages... but in English they are different, and I often see students confuse them. Both of these words can be both nouns and verbs. Le...
23 Okt 20195min
236 - How can I use grammar correctly when speaking English?
Today I want to answer a question that is important for everyone who is studying English. Many of my students say, "I study grammar a lot and I understand it in theory. But when I speak, I can't think...
16 Okt 20198min
235 - English phrases explained: Good grief & For goodness' sake
When you're studying English, I recommend focusing on learning phrases and not just individual words. When you only study individual words, it's hard to put them together into a phrase - but when you ...
9 Okt 20195min
234 - Important: 4 major English-learning problems
Today I'll teach you about some common English-learning mistakes that I've observed among the hundreds of students whom I've worked with. This lesson is going to be a little different because it's no...
2 Okt 201911min
233 - Watch out for these spelling mistakes!
Today's lesson is all about spelling mistakes involving adding an extra letter to a word, or accidentally removing a letter from a word. There are so many words in English where these errors can happ...
25 Sep 20199min
232 - These errors were made by real students like you
Remember that mistakes are an opportunity to learn - and today you'll learn from the mistakes of other students like you. Today's lesson focuses on errors that I and my teaching team have found frequ...
18 Sep 201910min
231 - Avoid these 7 pronunciation problems
In this lesson we're going to look at 7 common pronunciation mistakes in words with confusing combinations of letters.. A lot of students ask me about rules, like how do we know when the letter e sou...
11 Sep 201912min
230 - Common Errors with Adjectives and Adverbs
This month I'm going to teach you about some common errors in English. These are mistakes that I've observed and corrected frequently during my years of helping English learners improve their skills. ...
4 Sep 201910min
