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 […]
Vandaag leer je de meest voorkomende manieren om "Hallo" en "Tot ziens" te zeggen. Sommige kun je gebruiken met vrienden, andere uitdrukkingen zijn meer geschikt voor zakelijke contacten en weer andere met vreemden. Ze zullen je helpen om natuurlijk te klinken in alle levenssituaties! Begroetingen Informele uitdrukkingen: Hoe gaat het met je? Leuk om [...]
Ben je klaar voor de taaluitdaging? Een couch potato is: a) een persoon die thuis zit b) een persoon die graag aardappelen eet c) een nietsnut, die veel tijd besteedt aan televisiekijken, met weinig of geen lichaamsbeweging
As we move from one season to the next one, I have noticed that many people have been feeling under the weather. I guess it’s a flu season! 5 idioms to talk about illness: 1) to feel under the weather 2) to be as sick as a dog 3) To have a frog in sb’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
Have you ever had to write a Curriculum Vitae? Did you find it difficult? This article will tell what effective techniques and language to use to make your CV stand out of the crowd and get you the dream job! A CV is a document which you give to an employer when you apply for […]
These two varieties of English may sometimes cause confusion and be a source of misunderstandings or funny situations, even to native-speakers themselves! For instance, if someone says pants in the USA, they mean trousers, whereas in the UK, pants is actually short for underpants – which I have no doubt could lead to some delightful […]
Desert the dessert in the desert! Desert can be a verb and a noun though with two completely different meanings. To Desert means to leave without intending to return. It can also mean to abandon. A Desert is a dry place which receives very little rainfall. The verb is pronounced with the stress on ‘sert’- […]
Het weekend komt eraan, laten we beginnen met tellen! Of je nu van plan bent om te gaan lunchen met vrienden of collega's, of uit eten gaat in een restaurant, het is altijd de moeite waard om uitdrukkingen die met dat onderwerp te maken hebben te oefenen. Hier zijn enkele nuttige uitdrukkingen voor het bestellen van maaltijden in het restaurant en het omgaan met problemen met maaltijden: WAT JE [...]
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