Look. See. Watch 👀 What's The Difference?

 

You've seen more than one hundred posts on English, but if you've looked through our old posts, you'll notice there hasn't been one on the following:

•  Look 👀
• See 👁,
• Watch🔭

Instead of watching something on social media, check out our latest post. 👇

Indirect Questions | The Basics

 

I wonder what I'll write about next...🤷💭...Oh, well, this post is on indirect questions.

Phrasal Verbs For The Workplace

 

Finally, we're back with a new post on using phrasal verbs at work. 

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😆.

Present Perfect Continuous ( Finally!)

I've been writing this ESL blog since September 2015, but haven't done a post on the present perfect continuous until today😆. 

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).

Past Simple & Present Perfect | Good Together

Wayne: Have you been to many countries, Gavin?

Gavin: Yes I have. I went to Italy and Morocco last year. How about you?

Wayne: Not really. I've been to the United States several times on business, though.

Gavin: My brother drove down to Vermont two months ago, but I have never travelled in the US.

Phrasal Verbs | GET

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

MAKE vs DO | What's The Difference?

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

ESL SPEAKING TESTS | How To Do More Than Pass

Today's post is all about doing well in speaking tests. Whether it's CELPIP, TOEIC, IELTS, Cambridge, or TOEFL, you'll be better prepared to do use your English language skills in test conditions.

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.

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.

ESL Games: Talking Boards

Today's post is about one of my favourite ESL activities: talking board games.

Learning English In Japan: Thoughts & Advice

99.9999% of my teaching experience was in Japan. So, I thought it was time to write a post on learning (and teaching) English in Japan.

We'll look at the options available and the good/bad points of each of them.

Storytelling: Past Continuous vs Past Simple

 Today's post will show you the basic grammar commonly used for telling stories. Storytelling skills are very useful even in business situations where you may have to write reports or explain actions.

Let's look at the two-panel comic below.

Match the correct sentence to the first two panels of the comic.


1/ Yan read a book when the phone rang.

 
2/ Yan was reading a book when the phone rang.

 Click on "read more" to see the answer.

Those Phrasal Verbs

Yes. PHRASAL VERBS 😱😆!

" Whaddaya Say?" = What do you say?

If you'd like to work on both pronunciation, and listening for English at natural speed, "Whaddaya Say?" is a challenging, practical textbook. There is a listen and repeat section, listening questions, fill-in-the-blanks exercises, and conversation tasks in each unit. 

The listening sections are not easy, but, you will be able to understand English when it is spoken naturally. "Whaddaya Say?" can be ordered here.