“People laugh at me when I speak English.” We hear this from many of our students.
It can be upsetting to have people laugh at us when we are trying our best.
At first, I couldn’t understand why people would laugh at others. Are they just being mean?
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In this Facebook Live session, Amnah shares 26 idioms that you can use at work! Watch the replay here.
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Madam Azimah went live on our Facebook page to talk about the ‘be’ verb and how to fix common mistakes.
The ‘be’ verb is the most commonly used verb in the English language, yet it can be tricky to use because it comes in many forms.
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On Tuesday, I went live on our Facebook page to share 25 Phrasal Verbs You Can Use At Work. I shared one phrasal for every letter of the alphabet (except for one letter. I didn’t seem to find any phrasal verbs beginning with the letter ‘x’!)
Watch the replay here!
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On Tuesday, Madam Azimah was live on our FB page. If you didn’t know yet, we’re doing FB live sessions every Tuesday at 10AM. We hope you’ll join us next week!
In the session, Madam Azimah shared five ways to help you get to the next level of proficiency. You can watch the replay here.
Continue reading “How to get to the next level of English proficiency”I’m writing this post a little later than usual because this week my children have started their online classes. They use the same computer that I use for work, so basically I’ve been working from my phone.
(I have a laptop of my own, but haven’t used it since early this year. It’s seven years old and too slow to do anything. Maybe it’s time for me to get another laptop?)
Anyway, I wanted to let you know that we officially have our own podcast show!
It’s aptly named My English Matters.
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People often ask us this question: ‘How do I stay motivated to learn English?’
Learning English, just like learning any other skill, requires a lot of time and support. And it’s hard to get the support you need when the people around you don’t speak English.
So in this week’s video (which was a live session on our FB page), I share ’10 Ways to Stay Motivated to Learn English’.
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be going live on our FB page every Tuesday at 10AM to provide tips and lessons to improve your English.
We kicked off the first session with me on Tuesday (two days ago), and if you missed it, you can watch the replay here.
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We recently got this question from a subscriber: When do we use “me” and “I” in a sentence?
This is a confusion for many second language learners because “I” and “me” mean the same thing. It’s a pronoun you use to refer to yourself.
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This is the replay of a Facebook Live we did on our Facebook page. Madam Azimah talked about how to correct yourself when you make a mistake!
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