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How To Teach English? Tools for English Teachers to Be Creative [Infographic]

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Anastasia Koltai

Kaplan International Colleges surveyed more than 500 English as a Second Language teachers from around the world to discover what tools they use to improve their students English level. Here is the result: Provided by Kaplan

Polite Expressions in English: Words, Phrases and Questions to be Kind

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Anastasia Koltai

In our first blog post on diplomatic/ polite expressions in English – A Practical Guide to Diplomatic English in a Business Environment, we looked at several techniques for softening the message (I’m afraid, so sorry, to be honest, unfortunately, with … Continue reading →

Family Relationships in English + 57 Words and Phrases about Family

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Anastasia Koltai

Table of family relationships in English! Basic words father – somebody’s male parent mother – somebody’s female parent parent – somebody’s father or mother son – somebody’s male child daughter – somebody’s female child husband – the man who a … Continue reading →

8 Funny Idioms About Food with Examples and Explanations [Infographic]

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Anastasia Koltai

Using these 8 funny idioms about food will make you a big cheese. You will find the examples and explanations of idioms under the infographic.Provided by Kaplan 1. “Egghead” – a very studious person, intellectually gifted in the field of … Continue reading →

Between vs Among: Everything You Wanted to Know + 15 Examples

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Anastasia Koltai

The meaning of these two prepositions, between and among, is similar, still the two words are not interchangeable. Among means surrounded by somebody/something in the middle of somebody/something, or included or happening in groups of things or people: – We saw … Continue reading →

A Practical Guide to Using Diplomatic English in a Business Environment

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Anastasia Koltai

If you’ve ever found yourself in a situation where you have to tell your boss or a client some bad news, then you’ll know just how important it is to be able to use diplomatic English. Choosing the right words … Continue reading →

8 Tricky Idioms About Money with Examples and Explanations [Infographic]

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Anastasia Koltai

Using these 8 tricky idioms about money will make your weekdays funny. You will find the examples and explanations of idioms under the infographic. Provided by Kaplan 1. “Balance the books” – determine that accounts are in balance, bring the … Continue reading →

Good vs Well. Quick and Easy Tips to Understand the Point

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Anastasia Koltai

This simple explanation of “good vs well” will quickly help you to understand the point. Good is usually an adjective (which modifies nouns) while well is an adverb (which modifies verbs, adjectives and other adverbs). Let’s see what I’m talking … Continue reading →

8 Idioms About Happiness That Make You Happy as a Clam [Infographic]

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Anastasia Koltai

We (English language learners) would like to speak English fluently. We learn English idioms and phrases, because they help us to become fluent in English faster. Today you can start using these 8 idioms about happiness when you are happy … Continue reading →

Listen vs Hear: Short Explanation + 11 Examples

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Anastasia Koltai

This explanation is the answer to one of our facebook fans question. If you have a question too, don’t hesitate to ask in the comments box below. The important difference between listen and hear is that listening is deliberate, and hearing … Continue reading →