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Top 20 English Idioms That Will Make You Sound Like a Native

In all of my years of studying and teaching the English language, there has not been a single feature of it that has amazed be as much as words that make sense even when they don't. Sorry, let me rephrase... the English language has this tendency to provide its speakers

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The 5 Stages of Becoming a Native-Like English Speaker

Acquiring native-like fluency in any language is hard in itself if you're only focused on the end game. However, if you break the entire process of reaching the highest level of English language mastery into multiple stages, then it's suddenly a much easier picture to paint. Nobody can go form

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Top 5 Podcasts to Help You Learn English

Someone had asked me this question before: "Is there an effective way to learn English without hitting the books?" Of course, the one thing that popped right into my mind was the usage of language learning apps on a smartphone. However, the person who asked wasn't quite fond

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How to Improve Your English with Only 20 Minutes per Day

Whether it is grammar, reading, pronunciation or vocabulary, mastering the English language can take its toll on any learner. In essence, finding ways to constantly improve on current language knowledge is what separates the advanced learners from the beginners and, ultimately, their learning outcomes and how close they are to

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Conditionals: An English Learner's Worst Nightmare

If one were to conduct a survey about the aspects of the English language that are the hardest for learners to master, I am certain that conditionals would be at the top of almost every single person’s list. I can say this from personal experience, being that students in

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Why Did I Say That?! 3 Mistakes to Avoid in Conversational English

I am sure you have found yourself in a situation where you were uncertain of whether something you wanted to say was going to sound correct or appropriate enough plenty of times. I know I have. Even to this day, I still do. It is inherent for the human mind

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5 Best TV Shows for Learning to Speak English

Let's face it. It's 2017 and we all have cell phones, PCs, tablets, etc. – you name it! But, apart from all of that, we all share one particular guilty pleasure – devoting too much of our free time and productivity to watching TV shows, whether it be on television or online.

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5 Best Music Genres for Learning to Speak English

As language learners, we are often oblivious to the extraordinary nature of the world that surrounds us, particularly due to seeing mundane, everyday things which supersede our education as exactly such – mundane and everyday type of things; when, in fact, we should attribute our highest attention and admiration to their

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How to Speak English: The Ultimate Guide to English Pronunciation

As an English language teacher, I often find myself amid this conundrum where I have to figure out the most effective lesson plan to make a particular topic at hand as simple as possible for my students to comprehend. Depending on the grade and skill level of students, this more

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10 Ways To Improve Your English Vocabulary

When learning a new language, your focal point should always lean more toward finding new ways to improve your vocabulary rather than grammar. Given today's global presence of the English language, this is fairly easy to do. Do yourself a huge favor right now and put your mind into "

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How to Recognize and Properly Use Homophones in English

As language learners, we occasionally find ourselves in situations where we either can't think of the word we might want to use. Or we know what we want to say but don't know a single word in English to which expresses that idea. This conundrum gets to a whole new