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Let’s face it: English is a crazy language

Let’s face it: English is a crazy language

There is no EGG in EGGPLANT nor HAM in HAMBURGER, neither APPLE nor PINE in PINEAPPLE. ENGLISH MUFFINS weren’t invented in ENGLAND. QUICKSAND can work SLOWLY, BOXING RINGS are SQUARE, and a GUINEAPIG is neither from GUINEA nor it is a PIG. And why is it that WRITERS WTITE, but FINGERS don’t fing, GROCERS don’t GROCE and HAMMERS don’t HAM? Doesn’t it seem crazy that you can make AMENDS but not one AMEND? If TEACHERS TAUGHT, why isn’t it that in the past PREACHERS PRAUGHT? If a VEGETARIAN eat VEGETABLES, what does a HUMANITARIAN eat? In what other language do people RECITE at a PLAY and PLAYat a RECITAL? We […]

20 Most Tricky English Words

最もトリッキーな英単語20

多くの場合、正しく聞こえる言葉は実は間違っている。以下に挙げるような単語は、ルールを覚えておけば、いざ使おうとしたときに間違いに気づくことができ、正しいことを書いた、あるいは言ったと確信することができる。1.Accept vs. Except この2つの単語は似ているようで全く違う意味を持っています。Acceptは何かを熱心に受け取ることを意味する：「彼女は贈り物を快く受け取った」。Except は除外を意味します：「来週の会議以外は出席できます。2.Affect vs. Effect どちらも名詞としても [...] としても使える。

The best series of books in English for ESL students

The best series of books in English for ESL students

In the wintertime, the evenings are longer and we usually spend more time indoor. It is a good time to grab an inspiring book in English and kill two birds with one stone:) – while reading for pleasure extend one’s vocabulary, understand grammar structures seeing them in the context and practise reading techniques, so helpful when you decide to take English language exams ! Why ESL students should use graded readers? Graded readers or ‘readers’ are books that have had the language level simplified to help second language learners read them. For most language learners, reading a book in English would be a daunting task. They would find too many […]

Collaborative English Learning

Collaborative English Learning

Receptive skills are used when listening and reading. Students receive the message and decode the meaning to understand it. It’s a passive process. Productive skills are used when speaking and writing. Students use the language they have acquired and produce a message through speech or a written text.   It is well know fact that English learners tend to develop receptive skills ( Listening and Reading) faster than productive skills ( Speaking and Writing). Have students practise both receptive and productive language skills! In order to fully develop both types of skills, students must have plenty of opportunities to receive and produce the language in all four domains. COLLABORATIVE LANGUAGE […]

The most popular ways of saying “Hello” and ” Good bye”

こんにちは」と「さようなら」の最も一般的な言い方

今日は「こんにちは」と「さようなら」の最も一般的な言い方を学びましょう。友達との会話で使えるものから、ビジネスシーンで使えるもの、知らない人との会話で使えるものまで。どのようなシチュエーションでも自然な発音ができるようになります！ 挨拶 インフォーマルな表現お元気でしたか？お久しぶりです！お久しぶりです！お元気ですか？調子はどうですか？G'day/Gidday＝オーストラリアやニュージーランドでとてもポピュラーな挨拶 What'sup？＝アメリカの若者の間でとてもよく使われる挨拶。

Test Your Level of English ON-LINE!

Test Your Level of English ON-LINE!

Placement tests help check your level of English. Before you decide to start studying English, you need to know what your level of language competence is. For students enrolling in language courses, correct placement is crucial if they are to reap the most benefits from a course. Placement tests are an effective and efficient way to assess students’ language proficiency before they are enrolled into a course. A Placement Test is not a Pass or Fail test, but it does provide important information that allows a student to be placed in the appropriate level of English. We provide web-based tests developed by an Oxford-based team of English native-speaker teachers. These […]

Other ways to say “I don’t know”

Other ways to say “I don’t know”

Using different ways to say “I don’t know” will make your conversation far more interesting and natural.But don’t overuse this phrase, try first to figure out or find out the answer to the question, rather than give up and shrug your shoulders:)   Formal ways : I’m sorry, I don’t know I’ll double check that and let you know I’ll find out and let you know I’m probably not the best person to ask for that information That’s a really good question. I’ll check Let me look that up for you That’s not my area of expertise. I’ll ask… Informal ways (when talking to friends, colleagues, people we know): I’m […]

‘interested’ or ‘interesting’?

‘interested’ or ‘interesting’?

Should we say Interested or Interesting? English learners often are not sure whether to use the “-ing” ending or “-ed” ending for adjectives that express emotions. Some examples of these adjectives, derived from verbs, are: exciting/excited interesting/interested boring/bored amazing/amazed confusing/confused Here’s a general rule to help you remember the difference: When talking about yourself or your feelings, use the –ed ending. “I am interested in music.” When talking about others or something outside yourself, use the –ing ending. “That music is interesting.”