Boy, this has been a long-waited launch. Since the beginning of my podcast, which I'll post at the bottom of the page, I always asked myself how can I give more and monetize? After listening to various opinions of people who have ALREADY BEEN THERE, I finally created a four-tier badge system on Patreon to... Continue Reading →
Hello, everyone! We're back with some great stuff this morning, and I'm even more excited to go back over stressing in words with suffixes. -sion/-tion disCUSsion polLUTion -cious/tious deLIcious ficTItious -fic/-tic/-mic speCIfic athLEtic -cial fiNANcial comMERcial -ity aBILity comMODity Repeat the words out loud, go to my facebook page, post the word and tell me... Continue Reading →
You can make what you say more interesting by not relying on the same adjectives all the time. Try to use more descriptive language. For example, instead of saying a room is very dirty, you could say it's grimy or filthy. We have an immediate and clear image in our minds. Instead of just a... Continue Reading →
Welcome back, everyone! I'm bringing to you today another special -- TOEFL IDIOMS! I haven't done this in some time, but here's the next round! Cut corners To do something badly or to savesome time The architect cut corners on the bridge’s construction, which is why it eventually collapsed. Cut someonesome slack To go easy... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to another ESL podcast! I'm back with some more vocabulary today, and of course, your favorite type of skill.... SUFFIXES! Two common suffixes you can add to words to make adjectives are -ful and -less. The suffix -ful means "full of" (fearful = full of fear, cheerful = full of cheer) and -less... Continue Reading →
Welcome back, everyone! Just to let you know, this is more of a cheatsheet. This is the conversations and responses in written form, something you wouldn't see on the actual test. Now, before scrolling down, make sure you tune into the podcast (which was done live last Saturday) so you can at least practice before... Continue Reading →
We're back with some more phrasal verbs! Because these particular blogs and podcasts are very popular, I love to debut them weekly. Here we go! She took up a new sport because she was bored during the winter. You should always warm up before going for a run so that you can reduce the chances... Continue Reading →
This is a two-episode week of developing vocabulary, which I think a lot of you may be looking forward to. Today we're going over some regular collations with work. So, to break it down, some verbs and nouns naturally go together. There are verb/noun collocations that are related to work, such as solve a problem,... Continue Reading →
Welcome back, everyone! We're entering a more difficult phase of pronunciation, and I'm happy to bring to you today the basis of rhythm in phrases and sentences. Basic rhythm patterns in phrases and sentences. The kinds of words that are generally stressed. The kinds of words that are generally unstressed. Every language has its own... Continue Reading →
We're going over get collocations today! Lots of words are paired with "get," and here are some of them. Get angry Get in trouble Get behind you Get started Get good grades Get help Get the message Get upset Get in shape Get wet Complete the sentences with an expression from the Vocabulary skill box. I... Continue Reading →
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