Vocabulary
9 Father Idioms + Infographic and Dad Idioms Quiz!
Today's post is all about fathers! From founding fathers to sugar daddies, we're going to explore 9 dad idioms in English, complete with example sentences, an infographic, and a father idioms quiz at the end! What are you waiting for? Scroll down to become a father...
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Phrasal Verbs with Hang: 9 Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs + Practice Quiz
There are thousands of phrasal verbs in English, and they drive even the most advanced students crazy. You hang back when you want to be alone, but you hang up the phone. You hang together in a crisis, but you hang out on Saturday night. Ugh! 😩 In this post, you're...
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Getting in Shape and Staying that Way (+ Bonus Audio! 🎧💙)
Guest post by Alberto Alonso UPDATE! Alberto really cares about helping people learn English, so he's gone the extra mile for you guys. For the first time ever on this blog, you can listen to the post in addition to reading it! If this helps you,...
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Bird Writing Prompts 🐥: 10 Creative Writing Ideas for English Learners
The imagination is one of the most underused tools in language learning, but it can help you progress in your English journey by leaps and bounds. Creative writing is one of the best ways to activate your imagination in a way that helps you expand your English. But...
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PIG LATIN 101: What is Pig Latin? + How to Speak Pig Latin
Many of you have told me that you're learning English with your children. What a great experience! Some of you have also told me that you teach English to kids in your communities. In today's culture post, I'm going to teach you something you can use with the young...
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Mother’s Day Special 💐: 15 Famous Literary Characters Who Will Make You Realize How Wonderful Your Mom Is (+ Bonus Vocab and Quiz!)
Is your mother a "monstrous hell-bride"? If not, then you're one step ahead of Grendel. (see #4) With Mother's Day just around the corner, it's that time of year when we all pause to give our moms that extra bit of appreciation. Keep reading to learn about 15 famous...
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Funny Spelling Mistakes! Test Your English with These 13 Hilarious Spelling Errors
Any student of the English language can tell you that English spelling is, well, awful. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. Comb rhymes with home but not bomb, and lost rhymes with tossed but not host! Simply put, WTF? Well, guess what? Spelling is hard for...
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The Ultimate Guide to the Preposition Chez in English (with Quiz!)
About a third of all English words come from French as a result of the Norman Conquest in 1066. But English has adopted many French words since then, as well. From the Norman Conquest, we have words like dine and reside, which now sound completely English. No one...
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Why You Should Learn English with Music
Music helps learning in so many different ways—it can lower stress and give you energy, for example—but in this post, we're going to explore specifically why you should learn English with music. Not only are English songs a great source of advanced vocabulary, but...
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English Listening Practice is Fun with Alberto Alonso
I've been thinking for a while that it would be nice to find a good ESL podcast, and boy, have I found one! Although I've been a fan of Alberto Alonso for a long time on Twitter and YouTube, and I knew he had an English radio show in Madrid, I didn't realize until...
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Advanced English Vocabulary at the Blessing of the Animals
When people think of Washington, they often think of politics and imposing marble monuments, a place of history and intrigue. However, on the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, forget all of this and prepare yourself for a surfeit of fluffiness! Francis of Assisi...
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Ask Me Anything! Answering More of Your Questions :o)
In a sequel to last week's post, I'm back to answer your questions! Let's use this as an opportunity to explore some new English vocabulary, too! Do you have any questions for me? Ask me anything! Tweet me your questions or reply here in the comments. 1. Can...
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