Welcome back to another developing vocabulary, people! This one is going to be about prefixes and suffixes -- everything we've achieved over these last two years summed up in this chapter. Also, there will be some difficult questions and great things for you to work on. So, without further ado, let's get into this. Use... Continue Reading →
ARSENIO’S ESL PODCAST | SEASON 5 EPISODE 130 | Reading | Nature vs. Nurture
Welcome back to another podcast/reading for you guys. We're talking nature vs. nurture today, but before we do, thinking about how the attitude of bringing up children might have changed in your country over the last 20 years. Why do children who grow up in the same household have different personalities? I loved my older... Continue Reading →
TOEIC | Listening | Part 2 | QUESTION & rESPONSE | beCOMING fAMILIAR WITH oFFERS & rEQUESTS
Welcome back to the TOEIC blog, everyone! This is a recap of everything I talked about in my last podcast/video (down below). So let's dive into some small snips. 1. Offers Offers start with the would, could, can, may, or do you need. Would you like some help?Do you need anything from the store?May I... Continue Reading →
TOEIC | Grammar | Incomplete Sentences | Improving Your Knowledge of Pronouns
For those of you who want the rundown right here, here are some common indefinite pronoun uses tested in the TOEIC test. Some(-one/-body/-where): used for sentences with a positive meaning. No (-one/-body/-where): used to give a negative meaning to a positive sentences. Any (-one/-body/-where): often used for questions and sentences with a negative meaning. All, any, both,... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 5 – Episode 31 – Pronunciation – Consonant Clusters
We're onto the final round of pronunciation. Bonus material will be available on UDEMY by the end of the year. Nonetheless, let's getting into the three main areas of consonant clusters: you'll learn how to say them at the beginning, the end, and the simplification of them. Consonant clusters are groups of town or more... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 5 – Episode 4 – Vocabulary – Achievements & Difficulties
Welcome back to another vocabulary! Today is the first episode of vocabulary in season 5, and we're getting into some good stuff. Here goes some vocabulary words and other questions for you! Studying for four weeks without a break was quite a trial and it was hard for me to overcome. My first obstacle when... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 127 – Listening – Podcast about Internships
Today you're going to listen to a podcast -- within a podcast! You're going to write down the answers and remember NOT to WRITE more than three words for each answer. What type of company did Amy internship in?What did she expect from her internship?What does Jane think that most companies offer interns?Apart from experience,... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Free 10 Days of Patreon is Now Available!
Speaker 1: (00:00)Back to another ESL podcast, everyone and I am so excited, excited, excited, excited. Because what I'm doing right now for all of you, yes this is a trailer, but a lot of you do not understand the things that I'm actually putting out there. You don't know about a lot of it.... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 124 – Pronunciation – Intonation with Items in a Series
Woohoo! After two long months, I've brought back my pronunciation podcasts to you guys! I'm bringing to you some wonderful stuff today! MAKE SURE you tune into the podcast down below. Rhetorical Question How do you know more items are in the series? How do you know when the speaker has reached their last item?... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast: Season 4 – Episode 94 – Vocabulary Development – Describing Graphs (Two-Part Patreon)
Welcome back, everyone! Here's some more IELTS language for you study-goers out there, as well as some sentences and an exercise at the bottom. I've gone over this in context about a month ago, but I have much more to cover. We use a range of vocabulary to describe points on a graph or to... Continue Reading →