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Top 30 Make & Do Collocations

Top 30 Make & Do Collocations

What are Collocations? “Collocation” is how words are combined to create speech and writing that sound natural. There are some combinations of words that are correct, but even though their usages would be understandable, some collocations are not right. If I told you,...
How to Use Homophones Correctly in English

How to Use Homophones Correctly in English

Added Challenge to Spelling in English Spelling in English is challenging all on its own. When we consider words with the same pronunciation but with different spellings, we face a bigger challenge. These words are called homophones. Same sounding words with different...
Write Better and Faster with This Easy Tool

Write Better and Faster with This Easy Tool

An Awesome Organizer: What/Why/How Do you struggle with organizing your thoughts when you are writing or giving a speech? I would like to share with you an awesome organizer.  As an educator for over 25 years, I can tell you this has been the most effective tool I...
Using English Eating Idioms

Using English Eating Idioms

HOW DO YOU EAT YOUR FOOD? Do you gobble up your food or snarf it down? We are enjoying nice fall weather now that it is November, which brings to mind a holiday that brings family and friends together in the United States. On the fourth Thursday of every November, we...
Die, Death, Dead, and Deadly in English

Die, Death, Dead, and Deadly in English

I have a Halloween treat for you. Does learning English scare you… to death? If your answer is yes, then join me as I show the different parts of speech related to “die”: die, death, dead, and deadly. I made a video years ago and thought it would be fun to...
Six Keys to Great Writing in English

Six Keys to Great Writing in English

Check out my video below. How to Write Well Have you ever wondered what it takes to write well? Join me as I reveal the secret of great writing to answer these questions: How do I know if my writing is good? What do I need to pay attention to so I can write successful...
How to Use the Verb “to Be” Correctly

How to Use the Verb “to Be” Correctly

Check out my video below. Meet the Many Faces of the Verb “to Be” “To be or not to be, that is the question.” I have uttered this sentence in amusement and frustration in my teaching whenever I met the blank looks from my students.  By the way, I am using...
How Drops Can Help You Learn English Faster

How Drops Can Help You Learn English Faster

Check out my video below. Language Drops Vocabulary App As language learners, we need to spend time learning words since they are the building blocks of any language. With Drops, you can learn new words in just 5 minutes a day.    Drops is a language program that...
Learn English Faster: Read As You Listen

Learn English Faster: Read As You Listen

Check out my video below. Read Free E-Books with Project Gutenberg So, you have decided to invest time in learning English faster. Here is an amazing tip for you. Read books while listening to them. It is now so much easier to be able to do this with the available...