Food, dish, meal, or cuisine?
Hello students! A lot of English learners get confused about the words food, dish, meal, and cuisine. These all refer to the general topic of eating, but there are some important differences in …
How to pronounce words starting with DR-
Pronunciation & Shadowing Courses Hello students! In today’s lesson we’re going to practice pronouncing English words starting with DR-. When we have DR at the beginning of a …
10 English idioms and informal expressions with GET
300+ Idioms Course Hello, students! How are you today? Today’s question comes from a student who was watching a movie. In this movie, one character said to another, “Get …
Watch out for these 10 mistakes that spell check won’t catch!
Nowadays, we are fortunate to have “spell check” computer programs that automatically check the spelling of English words to see if they are correct. However, spell check isn’t perfect …
Valuable & invaluable, famous & infamous, flammable & inflammable
600+ Confusing Words Explained E-Book Today I’m going to teach you three pairs of confusing words that have the prefix IN-. In many words, IN- means the opposite or …
Finish vs. finish up and other verbs vs. phrasal verbs
Phrasal Verbs Course Hi students! A student asked me, “Is there a difference between finish and finish up?” The answer is no. There’s no difference in meaning. I’ll be …
Practice with me to avoid these pronunciation mistakes!
Pronunciation & Shadowing Courses Hi everyone! I’ve heard a lot of students’ speaking samples, and in today’s lesson I’d like to address a few of the pronunciation mistakes …