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Why Reading News Articles Helps You Learn English

Reading news articles is a powerful way to improve your English. News uses real, everyday la...

Pet names (terms of endearment) in English

Photo by freestocks on Unsplash With Valentine’s Day coming up soon, I thought I’d share some comm...

Confidence: Make Mistakes Like a Pro!

Speak Better English: Make Mistakes Like a Pro! Study mindset • Practical habits • Simple phras...

How to feel more confident in online classes?

Totally get this—online classes can mess with your confidence in sneaky ways. You’re not alone, and...

聽力不用完美，先聽懂「關鍵字」就好

  ---日本語版はスクロールダウンしてご覧ください。---   我碰到學生告訴我，自己對聽力不太拿手，時常聽不懂。 其實這個狀況不只是正在學習新語言的學生，連母語者都可能有這種情況。例如，對話內容...

Feeling nervous in online classe

How to stop feeling nervous in our online classes:1️⃣ Don’t be perfect You don’t need perfect Engli...

Valentine's Day Date...is Battleship??

Have you ever played Battleship? Growing up, my older brother & I had a Battleship set that we ...

Daily English Upgrade #011: Business Skill — Clarifying in meetings (“So you mean…?”)

In meetings, clarity beats “perfect English.” Clarify: So you mean (that)…? Do you mean (that)…? Co...

Daily English Upgrade #012: Tone Control — Polite disagreement (“I see your point, but…”)

Disagreeing politely is a real skill. Soft disagreement: I see your point, but… That makes sense, b...

【一週兩次・讀台灣】台中男持棍毆打黑狗 動保處獲報收容安置

【一週兩次・讀台灣】 教科書を飛び出し、台湾の「今」を知り、生きた台湾華語をマスターしませんか？ 毎週2回、最新の台湾ニュースを題材に、台湾特有の文化、時代を映す言い回し、そして興味深い社会現象を...

Use IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, GMAT, GRE or SAT as a passport.

It is that simple!If you do yourself justice in one of these standardised tests, than they can act ...

The mystery of the ablution

PrologueWe confront the sensory overload of a godless world, proving how specific water contact res...

A Fast Changing World

I've always been interested in what's happening in the world, and keeping up with the news. It's be...

Daily English Upgrade #013: Mini-Conversation — Asking for recommendations

A natural flow: ask + follow up. Ask: Do you have any recommendations? What would you recommend? Fo...

Daily English Upgrade #015: Say It Better — “Interesting” (more specific reactions)

“Interesting” is fine — but adding one detail makes you sound more natural. Upgrades: That’s intere...

Daily English Upgrade #017: JP Trap Fix — A vs The (one simple rule)

Simple rule: a / an = first time / one of many the = specific / already known Examples: I bought a ...

Get to know about me short English introduction.

I’m writing this to let serious English conversational learners know that I have just created a fre...

Kawaii Japan Journey — JLPT N3 Reading Beyond Textbooks (Kanto & Kansai)

There’s a special kind of motivation that comes from reading Japanese that doesn’t feel like studyi...

Do You Have Any Plans for Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day is not just about flowers and chocolates ,it’s also a great chance to practice real...

The flow of the emotions… what originates from the innate, and what originates from the acquired

We strip away the artificial layers of modern conditioning to recover the Fitra, that primordial co...

How to Feel Confident in Online English Lessons

Feeling nervous in online English lessons is very common — and you are not alone. Many learn...

Start and don't be afraid

Fear often stops us from starting. We worry about making mistakes or not being good enough, so we ...

Real Easy English - a BBC podcast for beginner English learners

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/real-easy-english A great way to improve you...

?? Forgot a Word? Don’t Panic!

    It happens to everyone. Even fluent speakers ??         ✅ What Can You Do?     1️⃣ Stay calm St...

Daily English Upgrade #014: Pronunciation — L/R quick wins (light/right, glass/grass)

If L/R is difficult, don’t aim for “perfect.” Aim for clear difference. Practice pairs (slow → norm...

Daily English Upgrade #016: Micro-Pattern — “From my perspective…”

A calm, professional way to share an opinion. Pattern: From my perspective, + (opinion). Examples: ...

The teacher matters!

  ??‍?? Why Does the Teacher Matter?     1️⃣ The teacher makes learning easy A good teacher explain...

How to Feel More Confident in Online Classes

Confidence: An Important TopicFeeling nervous before taking an online class is completely normal. Y...

My Valentine's Plans & Question for You!

Hello everyone!   I'm buzzing with excitement because Valentine's weekend is almost here! Since it'...

What I Learned From Listening

Most people think tutoring is about having the right answers. That is part of it, of course. Gramma...