First time I came to Thailand, I was put in such a crazy, uncomfortable position. Seeing green rivers covered in days/weeks/months old trash, the way people were looking at me (which ended up being a huge foreshadow of things to come); nevertheless, I saw the ultra-gorgeous, lush green vegetation towering over turquoise waters down below.... Continue Reading →
If a sentence has a subject, it must have a verb unless it's a double-comparison structure. If a sentence consists of a main clause and subordinate clause, each should have a subject and a verb. The clause word is placed at or very near the boundary between the main and the subordinate clause. Sentence Breakdowns... Continue Reading →
There are my absolute FAVORITE! I remember back in my college days my professor said to me, "if you can put transition words in your essay, I'll give you A's. It needs flow." So, I did. The result = A's! These transition words, just like in the writing task II of the IELTS, are imperative... Continue Reading →
Here are parts 7-12 for everyone who tuned into my last blog. Dr. Jim Croker of Budapest Lab says that people _____(7)_____ always travel with their own pillow. “If business travelers can might will should can’t bring their laptops on board, there’s no reason why they can’t bring their own pillow,” said Dr. Croker in... Continue Reading →
To my students all over the world, you have to initiate the power of goal-setting. Without having any goals or end-goals in mind, things will never manifest in life. I'm a living proof of that because I stayed at a job that wasn't helping me professional, nor was suitable for my personality. It wasn't until... Continue Reading →
All right, I've had enough with seeing old foreigners take advantage of slum kids. The fact that I was just at work last Friday, looking at a completely disoriented foreigner with goggles on his face kissing a 16-year-old student without anyone speaking up is appalling. Do immigration officers, police, or security guards even approach the... Continue Reading →
Double comparatives Our nation gets fatter and fatter every year. more and more + adjective : The problem is getting more and more difficult to solve.To say that something is increasing all the time. We can use comparatives with the definite article the The more you say, the worse the situation will be. The more,... Continue Reading →
I decided to do the reading section of TOEIC because I simply haven't done a video or blog on it yet. I'm excited about doing this because Native English Speakers can use these techniques for SAT (maybe). TOEFL is a difficult test, but it's also something you can use with it. Stay tuned for that,... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to another edition of incomplete sentences. If I'm not mistaking, this could be the very first blog I've written along with the YouTube video and Podcast for Incomplete Sentences. Anyhow, here's a breakdown of gerunds. Gerunds are verbs in their base form + -ing, e.g. doing. Infinitives are verbs in their base form... Continue Reading →
Unit 2: Countable/Uncountable Nouns + Articles When a countable noun is singular, it is used with an indefinite article a/an; when a countable noun is plural, it ends in –(e)s. Example: To request extra credit card for other members of your household, call our automated service line. (not correct) A countable noun must be used with... Continue Reading →
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