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How to get a 9 in IELTS Listening? Part 1

Want to hear what a Band 9 scorer in IELTS Listening sounds like? Tune in below! ?? IELTS Listening...

Job Interview: "Where do you see yourself in 5 years / 10 years?"

Image created on Canva"Where do you see yourself in 5 years / 10 years?" This question guarantees t...

Please tell me about how I can improve my English.

Please tell me about how I can improve my English…   This is something that a lot of English langua...

Road Tripping in JAPAN!

Today is, sadly, my last day with my rental car in Japan. I’ve been traveling solo on a 20-day roa...

Helping Your Child Learn English at Home

Learning English as a foreign language can be fun and exciting — especially when parents and childr...

Healthy, Creative, Fun - Rest your Mind with these Brain Break Ideas

This column was inspired by this week's Weekly Topic: Fun Brain Break Ideas Did you ever hear the ...

How Journals and Books can make your Free Time more meaningful

If you're a busy learner, you probably want your English classes to be as useful as possible. One ...

It Makes Me Tremble - An Essay about Stage Fright

It Makes Me Tremble - An Essay about Stage Fright     Shy people can’t explain why they’re shy.  It...

My enthusiasm that could not be mine

If the enthusiasm is not mine, big chances that all my emotions will be extrinsically stored inside...

?? Meet My Animal Friends – English Is an Adventure!

Hi everyone! I'm Teacher Linda, and I love helping young learners fall in love with English ?? One ...

Borscht: Ukraine's Vibrant National Dish

Borscht: Ukraine's Vibrant National Dish Borscht is more than just a soup; it's a culinary symbol o...

What to Expect in My Lessons

It can be scary or nerve wracking to start lessons with a new tutor! I completely understand you. T...

A person’s ability to properly learn English in the correct way.

When it comes to learning English, a person’s ability to properly learn English in the correct way ...

How I organize my work desk

As I describe the setup or layout of my work desk today, I’d like to introduce some ways to talk ab...

Learning English in Context

Have you ever memorized a list of English words, only to forget them the next day? Please know that...

Coffee, My Desk And Tutoring!!!!

I am controlled chaos!I have an assortment of mugs for sipping my water, coffee, teas and sodas on ...

Taking Care of My Health in Japan: Hormones, Kidneys, Teeth, and More

Taking Care of My Health in Japan: Hormones, Kidneys, Teeth, and More Living in Japan as a middle-a...

Preview My Free Talk English Session

Please feel encouraged to watch this short 5-minute video about what you can expect to experience i...

How I Conquer New Words

Even as a language tutor, I am always learning new words not just in my own language but in the one...

Watch short dramas to improve your English 短編ドラマで英語力アップ

  https://www.youtube.com/@Omeleto Watching videos is a great way to learn English in a natural c...

How to Stop Translating and Start Speaking Naturally

Fixing Word Order in English – One Step at a Time: If English isn’t your first language, you’ve pro...

My Messy Desk Makes Me Happy

This is my desk. My desk has got a lot of stuff on it, but I like having everything where I can se...

How I organize my work desk

I KEEP MY DESK CLEAN AND TIDY SO I CAN FOCUS. I PLACE MY LAPTOP IN THE CENTER AND KEEP MY NOTEBOOK ...

Questions and comments about learning English.

Questions:   1. How serious are you about learning English?   2. How important is it for you to lea...

Level Up Your Language Skills with Creative Writing

Learning a new language can feel like a big task—endless vocab lists, confusing grammar rules, and ...

How to Answer: “What Is Your Weakness?” in a Job Interview

(Image created on Canva)It is one thing to be asked about your strengths in an interview (see last ...

Intercepting a turning point

Before I fall in the third unreal conditional…… If I had known there was a curve, I would have driv...

English Should Be Taught in a Different Way !

Learning English the traditional way is like using a typewriter in the age of AI. The world has cha...

✈️ Travel English Made Easy! | 簡単トラベル英会話レッスン ✈️

こんにちは！Are you planning a trip to an English-speaking country? Do you feel nervous about speaking En...

The Song I Can’t Get Out of My Head: “Daylight” by Taylor Swift

As an English teacher, I often tell my students that language isn’t just about grammar or vocabular...