Adverbs & Linking Words | Storytelling & Conversation

 

It has been an extraordinarily long time since our last post. So, we're sure you're pleasantly surprised to see this one on adverbs  for storytelling and general conversation😆.

Words With Multiple Meanings | Watch Out 😱!

Polysemy is the ability of one word or phrase to have multiple meanings. Today, we'll look at how to tell the difference in those meanings. Do you know what I mean😆?

PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS | What's The Difference?

A typical week: Luanne often naps at her desk. Once or twice a week, she wakes up after six o'clock, and has to rush back home. Every two weeks, she goes to the office on Saturdays to do extra work. Luanne works too much.

Zero Infinitives | No Gerunds

Marvel Comics/George Perez

Don't worry. This isn't my comic book blog. This post is all about ZERO INFINITIVES (a follow up to the  Gerund or Infinitive post in March).

Phrasal Verbs | GET

You will get past having to learn phrasal verbs in an ESL course😆.

GERUND OR INFINITIVE?

I am used to teaching grammar, so today we'll look at when to use an infinitive and a gerund.

MAKE vs DO | What's The Difference?

Reading this post on the verbs MAKE and DO will make learning ESL easier.

What's The Difference? | LIE vs LAY

I was lying on the sofa one day when I wondered, "What's the difference between LIE and LAY?" So, I laid my laptop on the table and started writing this post. You may want to lie down after this.😆

Phrasal Verbs: Make

I haven't added to this blog in a long time. I'm going to make up for that now😁 with a post on phrasal verbs with make.

Adjective Order

Adjectives are the most fascinating, varied, words in the English language😆! Today's post is how to put how to order adjectives.

Phrasal Verbs: Go

Time for a look at phrasal verbs with ↑.

What's The Difference? JUST vs ONLY

Welcome to another edition of What's The Difference? where we explain words that are often confused and misused.

Fluency MC: Star ESL Rap Artist & Teacher

As you know, I like to talk up my fellow ESL teachers on social media, especially YouTube. Today's post is on .Jason R Levine: Fluency MC!

What's The Difference? AFFECT vs EFFECT

Affect and Effect: two of the most commonly confused words in English. The intended effect of this post is to affect a positive change in your use of these two misunderstood words😆!

Idioms & Phrasal Verbs - What's The Difference?

We're back with more phrasal verbs, but, this time, we're adding idioms to the mix😆!

All/Most/Many/Some/Few: Quantifiers

Today's post will be about quantifiers like all, most, many, some, few, very few, hardly, etc.

CAN vs BE ABLE TO

I hope I can show you how to to use can and  be able to with this post.

Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective: Parts Of Speech & Suffixes

We briefly covered parts of speech last year during our series on the TOEIC test. Today, we're going to go into more detail. We'll look at a few helpful infographics,  and do a few exercises to practice.

A Brief Look At Idioms

Idioms are tough because they are from English pop culture, history, and folklore. It's hard to really get their meaning by just looking at them. The best way to get the meaning is to look at the situations they are used in, and the "image" they put in your mind.

Small, Tiny, Short, Petite, Little: Learn Your Synonyms

English has many words that have similar meanings or the exact same meaning.  Look at  the infographic above. Big and huge have similar meaning, but we use them to describe very different things. We call these words synonyms.

In this post, we'll discuss synonyms and how to choose between words that have similar meanings.