Thursday, July 29, 2010

English students are different

Looking at one of my old posts, I read a comment from Oxy at Better At English (Oxy is one of my best English students, she is the Top commentator right now) I remembered the idea that not English students are equal, they are different.

In fact, we can never find two students with the same psychologies, with the same level of understanding and remembering...They all differ in their learning skills.

For example, when they downloaded the Fastest English ebook they had different looks concerning the ebook; some of them found it easy, one of them read it in one hour... you can check their comments at Download Fastest English Ebook.

When reading comments from my students, I always get new ideas: most of them do some spelling mistakes, others do grammar mistakes...etc

I prefer that they write their comments without checking mistakes or been approved by someone else, I would like to know their original level to determine their weaknesses and their positive points.

Now, talk about yourself: What are your positive points with English? which weaknesses do you face when learning English?

I'm waiting for your comments, I'm sure that Oxy will post her comment.
If you want to be like Oxy, all you have to do is to post your comments and to stay in touch.

The best way to get my latest updates is to subscribe to the Rss feeds, you can also subscribe by Email.

English students are different

Looking at one of my old posts, I read a comment from Oxy at Better At English (Oxy is one of my best English students, she is the Top commentator right now) I remembered the idea that not English students are equal, they are different.

In fact, we can never find two students with the same psychologies, with the same level of understanding and remembering...They all differ in their learning skills.

For example, when they downloaded the Fastest English ebook they had different looks concerning the ebook; some of them found it easy, one of them read it in one hour... you can check their comments at Download Fastest English Ebook.

When reading comments from my students, I always get new ideas: most of them do some spelling mistakes, others do grammar mistakes...etc

I prefer that they write their comments without checking mistakes or been approved by someone else, I would like to know their original level to determine their weaknesses and their positive points.

Now, talk about yourself: What are your positive points with English? which weaknesses do you face when learning English?

I'm waiting for your comments, I'm sure that Oxy will post her comment.
If you want to be like Oxy, all you have to do is to post your comments and to stay in touch.

The best way to get my latest updates is to subscribe to the Rss feeds, you can also subscribe by Email.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

English and tourists

English is getting more and more important nowadays, maybe one day it will be like breath.
Many English students are learning English just for fun, but more than that English is very important and it worth learning!

It's time to show this truth: you're learning English that's the reason you're reading this article, right? So, why are you learning English? (waiting for your comments below)

If you have already traveled somewhere in the world, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

If you decide one day to go the United States or to England, it's obvious that you should speak English, I mean you should at least know basic English vocabulary and speak with a clear pronunciation.

But if you travel to another country where English is not the main language, Turkey for example, what should you do?

Of course you should know how to speak Turkish.

And if the year after you go to China, what should you do?
Of course you should know how to speak Chinese.

This is totally wrong! I've never heard about someone who learned so much languages.

That's why you should learn English, just because it's used everywhere!

If you go to Turkey, you can speak English and a big amount of people there will understand you! And also in China and other countries!!

More than that, In some developed and touristic countries, they started to teach English to everybody, why?

For two reasons:
1- English is the most used language in the world.
2- To help tourists: a touristic country is a country where there is everything tourists need. Usually, tourists are looking for someone to guide them, So, developed countries teach English to everybody to make them as guides for tourists!!

I know this article is not about English tips, but it help you to build your emotion. In fact if you know that English is very important, you will do everything in order to learn to speak it, right?

English is very important for tourist, it's also important for many other fields.
Now, it's up to you to tell us, what do you think English is important for?


English and tourists

English is getting more and more important nowadays, maybe one day it will be like breath.
Many English students are learning English just for fun, but more than that English is very important and it worth learning!

It's time to show this truth: you're learning English that's the reason you're reading this article, right? So, why are you learning English? (waiting for your comments below)

If you have already traveled somewhere in the world, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

If you decide one day to go the United States or to England, it's obvious that you should speak English, I mean you should at least know basic English vocabulary and speak with a clear pronunciation.

But if you travel to another country where English is not the main language, Turkey for example, what should you do?

Of course you should know how to speak Turkish.

And if the year after you go to China, what should you do?
Of course you should know how to speak Chinese.

This is totally wrong! I've never heard about someone who learned so much languages.

That's why you should learn English, just because it's used everywhere!

If you go to Turkey, you can speak English and a big amount of people there will understand you! And also in China and other countries!!

More than that, In some developed and touristic countries, they started to teach English to everybody, why?

For two reasons:
1- English is the most used language in the world.
2- To help tourists: a touristic country is a country where there is everything tourists need. Usually, tourists are looking for someone to guide them, So, developed countries teach English to everybody to make them as guides for tourists!!

I know this article is not about English tips, but it help you to build your emotion. In fact if you know that English is very important, you will do everything in order to learn to speak it, right?

English is very important for tourist, it's also important for many other fields.
Now, it's up to you to tell us, what do you think English is important for?


Finding the right word

This post is also about English vocabulary. How many times did you try to talk to a native English speaker and your problem was that you couldn't find the right word?

Maybe you haven't thought about it yet, but today I want you to think about it.

If you think that you are alone, I'm sure that many other students had the same problem. (you can post your comments below)

Finding the right word is a common problem English students have. Even if you know the word, in a real conversation it's a little bit difficult to remember it, right?

You learned English vocabulary, you have a huge word lists in your brain, but when it's a real conversation in English, you forget everything.

The main reason for this problem is because you didn't get these words deep into your brain. The words do exist in your brain, but they are not deep!!

I have a good news for you and a bad one!
The good one is that this problem has a solution, always when you need to get something deep into your brain you should repeat it many times. So, repetition can solve your problem.

The bad one is that repetition is generally so boring, that's why a lot of English students always skip it.

This one is not so bad because there are many solutions, you can turn your English learning into a game or you can find a partner to learn English with.

You can also come regularly to my blog, read these amazing articles and finally you can comment and read other's comments.

What are you waiting for? start right now, post your comments and I'm ready to read them!!!

Good luck to everybody.

Finding the right word

This post is also about English vocabulary. How many times did you try to talk to a native English speaker and your problem was that you couldn't find the right word?

Maybe you haven't thought about it yet, but today I want you to think about it.

If you think that you are alone, I'm sure that many other students had the same problem. (you can post your comments below)

Finding the right word is a common problem English students have. Even if you know the word, in a real conversation it's a little bit difficult to remember it, right?

You learned English vocabulary, you have a huge word lists in your brain, but when it's a real conversation in English, you forget everything.

The main reason for this problem is because you didn't get these words deep into your brain. The words do exist in your brain, but they are not deep!!

I have a good news for you and a bad one!
The good one is that this problem has a solution, always when you need to get something deep into your brain you should repeat it many times. So, repetition can solve your problem.

The bad one is that repetition is generally so boring, that's why a lot of English students always skip it.

This one is not so bad because there are many solutions, you can turn your English learning into a game or you can find a partner to learn English with.

You can also come regularly to my blog, read these amazing articles and finally you can comment and read other's comments.

What are you waiting for? start right now, post your comments and I'm ready to read them!!!

Good luck to everybody.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Learn Basic English vocabulary

English vocabulary is huge, nobody can know it all, even native speakers!

So, never be upset when you don't understand the meaning of a word, because you probably know hundreds of other words.

Yes, never be upset when you don't understand a word, but sometimes it worth it!!

If you studied English for more than three months and you don't understand the meaning of one of the basic words, it's really something bad!!!

Many English students know tens of so complicated words and business words that we almost never use, and they fail to understand a simple and basic word. Why?

The main problem is because they didn't go step by step. Do you know what is step by step?

Step by step means that they should know simple words first, when they get familiar with them, they should try to learn more complicated vocabulary up to the point they learn a big number of new English words. That's what we call "build English vocabulary".

For those who really want to master English, I recommend that they do a plan.
Each they, you should improve a little bit. You should learn more vocabulary everyday, you should improve your pronunciation and your listening skills everyday!

And for a specific category of English learners, they can also study grammar everyday.

If you don't know how to improve vocabulary, you can learn it right now just reading my recommended article: 7 Steps to English vocabulary and don't forget to do some simple reading everyday.

I also recommend that you read only what you love!!

Learn Basic English vocabulary

English vocabulary is huge, nobody can know it all, even native speakers!

So, never be upset when you don't understand the meaning of a word, because you probably know hundreds of other words.

Yes, never be upset when you don't understand a word, but sometimes it worth it!!

If you studied English for more than three months and you don't understand the meaning of one of the basic words, it's really something bad!!!

Many English students know tens of so complicated words and business words that we almost never use, and they fail to understand a simple and basic word. Why?

The main problem is because they didn't go step by step. Do you know what is step by step?

Step by step means that they should know simple words first, when they get familiar with them, they should try to learn more complicated vocabulary up to the point they learn a big number of new English words. That's what we call "build English vocabulary".

For those who really want to master English, I recommend that they do a plan.
Each they, you should improve a little bit. You should learn more vocabulary everyday, you should improve your pronunciation and your listening skills everyday!

And for a specific category of English learners, they can also study grammar everyday.

If you don't know how to improve vocabulary, you can learn it right now just reading my recommended article: 7 Steps to English vocabulary and don't forget to do some simple reading everyday.

I also recommend that you read only what you love!!

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Never be nervous with English

When learning English, many students join English schools. The first days, most of them have struggle because of many things. This generally leads them to failing and many negative results.

If you want to learn English, it's a given that you should control your mentality, it's a given that you should have a wonderful emotion, it's also a given to have a good psychology.

Research showed lately that psychology has a big influence on learning any language, people who have a good psychology always succeed!

In the other hand, English students who have a bad mentality always fail!

This is enough to prove that psychology and emotion have direct influence towards English learning.

At the first time, English students think that they will never learn to speak English fluently. They speak with broken English so they think that they are not good, most of them even quit !!!

In fact, no one can speak English fluently since the first day, that's impossible!!
At the first time, you find a lot of difficulties. After months, you will improve a little bit, then you will speak with broken English and you can't find the right word...

After a period, guess what? you will speak English fluently!!!

So, you need to be patient and to be at a peak emotional state.

Now, it's up to you: tell us about your experience with English.

How did you feel the first days learning English?
How do you feel right now?
How about your pronunciation?

Share these ideas in the comments.


Never be nervous with English

When learning English, many students join English schools. The first days, most of them have struggle because of many things. This generally leads them to failing and many negative results.

If you want to learn English, it's a given that you should control your mentality, it's a given that you should have a wonderful emotion, it's also a given to have a good psychology.

Research showed lately that psychology has a big influence on learning any language, people who have a good psychology always succeed!

In the other hand, English students who have a bad mentality always fail!

This is enough to prove that psychology and emotion have direct influence towards English learning.

At the first time, English students think that they will never learn to speak English fluently. They speak with broken English so they think that they are not good, most of them even quit !!!

In fact, no one can speak English fluently since the first day, that's impossible!!
At the first time, you find a lot of difficulties. After months, you will improve a little bit, then you will speak with broken English and you can't find the right word...

After a period, guess what? you will speak English fluently!!!

So, you need to be patient and to be at a peak emotional state.

Now, it's up to you: tell us about your experience with English.

How did you feel the first days learning English?
How do you feel right now?
How about your pronunciation?

Share these ideas in the comments.


Saturday, July 24, 2010

Learn English with Social Media

Research showed lately that social media like facebook, twitter and youtube...etc helps English students to learn English. This research has mainly been done in Brazil but it's also the case in the whole world.

There are many groups in Facebook with only one goal: to learn English. Many students go there to share their knowledge, to share their ideas about English.

Sometimes, there are English teachers who teach English online, they use facebook because it's as simple as blogging, and many English students can join easily. Also the daily number of people on facebook is huge. Nowadays, more than 90% of Internet users go to facebook.

You can also go to youtube, you can find many videos to learn English. In fact learning English with videos is also very powerful.

What are waiting now? go to facebook right now and start to learn English!!


Learn English with Social Media

Research showed lately that social media like facebook, twitter and youtube...etc helps English students to learn English. This research has mainly been done in Brazil but it's also the case in the whole world.

There are many groups in Facebook with only one goal: to learn English. Many students go there to share their knowledge, to share their ideas about English.

Sometimes, there are English teachers who teach English online, they use facebook because it's as simple as blogging, and many English students can join easily. Also the daily number of people on facebook is huge. Nowadays, more than 90% of Internet users go to facebook.

You can also go to youtube, you can find many videos to learn English. In fact learning English with videos is also very powerful.

What are waiting now? go to facebook right now and start to learn English!!


Thursday, July 22, 2010

Understand fast speech in English

I always value my readers, that's why I write some posts answering their questions very often, this post is one of them.

Another anonymous reader was reading the article at Speak English online, and finally he commented saying:

"oh this article is very good .I have a probleme in English ; I can't understand it fastly and I have a lot of mistakes in my English vocabulary .I realy whant to learn it but I don't know how!!!"


I think our reader is an English student who tried a lot of methods but he still doesn't speak English, that's why he said: "I don't know how"

To understand fast conversations in English, you should practice listening very often, don't try to understand everything the first time.

Listen to the same conversation many times, you should repeat in order to learn the speech intonation in English, you can also improve your English pronunciation

If you make a lot of mistakes, don't worry because the number of mistakes you do will be smaller with time (practicing of course).

If you're talking about spelling mistakes, I advice you to take some time each day to read in English, and I recommend simple English reading

If you want to have a huge vocabulary without listening and reading, it's impossible.
The method of memorizing word lists is a failure, I recommend that you read 7 Steps to English vocabulary

I recommend that you download the fastest English ebook to know more about learning English and English grammar, I also recommend that you subscribe to this blog to get the latest updates, you can also subscribe by Email.

Understand fast speech in English

I always value my readers, that's why I write some posts answering their questions very often, this post is one of them.

Another anonymous reader was reading the article at Speak English online, and finally he commented saying:

"oh this article is very good .I have a probleme in English ; I can't understand it fastly and I have a lot of mistakes in my English vocabulary .I realy whant to learn it but I don't know how!!!"


I think our reader is an English student who tried a lot of methods but he still doesn't speak English, that's why he said: "I don't know how"

To understand fast conversations in English, you should practice listening very often, don't try to understand everything the first time.

Listen to the same conversation many times, you should repeat in order to learn the speech intonation in English, you can also improve your English pronunciation

If you make a lot of mistakes, don't worry because the number of mistakes you do will be smaller with time (practicing of course).

If you're talking about spelling mistakes, I advice you to take some time each day to read in English, and I recommend simple English reading

If you want to have a huge vocabulary without listening and reading, it's impossible.
The method of memorizing word lists is a failure, I recommend that you read 7 Steps to English vocabulary

I recommend that you download the fastest English ebook to know more about learning English and English grammar, I also recommend that you subscribe to this blog to get the latest updates, you can also subscribe by Email.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Improve grammar and vocabulary

In order to speak English fluently, you should have a huge vocabulary in your brain, you should use grammar correctly and you should speak English "without thinking".

If you understand this idea, you will ask yourself: how can I improve my English Grammar? How can I improve my English vocabulary?

When of my readers E-mailed me today and said: "i want speak english i like it but i have some problemes like grammer and vocabulary help me please".

Now, I'm writing this post to answer his question.


In his question he said: "I like it" so that's a good point, you know: if you like something and you want it, you can do it!!

This point is always forgotten, but it's very important. It is called: "psychology"
You know, psychology is very important, if you think that you can do something and you're always positive, I think you will do it.

Our reader has done many spelling mistakes, it's nothing, just keep studying English, one day you will use English without spelling mistakes. You spelling will improve a little bit everyday.

To speak English fluently, it's not necessary that you study grammar. You can speak English fluently even without studying grammar and of course you'll speak English with correct grammar! you can see this article to learn more: English Grammar

To speak English easily, it's not necessary that you remember word list. You can speak English easily even without memorizing word lists. you can know more at 7 steps to English vocabulary

You also need to improve your spelling, you can this article to improve both your spelling and your vocabulary: simple English reading

These articles help you to improve your English speaking, if you follow them correctly you will finally speak English automatically, you will speak English fluently and without thinking!!

Many students think that learning English can only be done with studying English grammar and memorizing vocabulary, then they start to learn grammar and to memorize word lists and they forget their first goal which is "to speak English fluently"

Finally, always remember that learning any language sometimes becomes a little bit boring, that's why you need to be patient and never give up!

Good luck to you and good luck to all my readers!

Improve grammar and vocabulary

In order to speak English fluently, you should have a huge vocabulary in your brain, you should use grammar correctly and you should speak English "without thinking".

If you understand this idea, you will ask yourself: how can I improve my English Grammar? How can I improve my English vocabulary?

When of my readers E-mailed me today and said: "i want speak english i like it but i have some problemes like grammer and vocabulary help me please".

Now, I'm writing this post to answer his question.


In his question he said: "I like it" so that's a good point, you know: if you like something and you want it, you can do it!!

This point is always forgotten, but it's very important. It is called: "psychology"
You know, psychology is very important, if you think that you can do something and you're always positive, I think you will do it.

Our reader has done many spelling mistakes, it's nothing, just keep studying English, one day you will use English without spelling mistakes. You spelling will improve a little bit everyday.

To speak English fluently, it's not necessary that you study grammar. You can speak English fluently even without studying grammar and of course you'll speak English with correct grammar! you can see this article to learn more: English Grammar

To speak English easily, it's not necessary that you remember word list. You can speak English easily even without memorizing word lists. you can know more at 7 steps to English vocabulary

You also need to improve your spelling, you can this article to improve both your spelling and your vocabulary: simple English reading

These articles help you to improve your English speaking, if you follow them correctly you will finally speak English automatically, you will speak English fluently and without thinking!!

Many students think that learning English can only be done with studying English grammar and memorizing vocabulary, then they start to learn grammar and to memorize word lists and they forget their first goal which is "to speak English fluently"

Finally, always remember that learning any language sometimes becomes a little bit boring, that's why you need to be patient and never give up!

Good luck to you and good luck to all my readers!

Friday, July 16, 2010

Next English Ebook

In today's article we're going to talk about our next Ebook. As you may know, we have already written our first ebook titled "the fastest English ebook". It's a good book where you can know the best methods to learn English.

The fastest English ebook was a success, many English students downloaded it and they all found it very helpful. If you're new here, you may not know about the fastest English ebook, you can take a look and download it for "free" at: download fastest English ebook , you can also put your comments there.

Now, we are going to start our next ebook to help you to improve your English, what we ask you to do is to post your comments telling us the problems you face when you learn English and we'll try to solve them and to add them to our next ebook.

Helping us with your comments means helping yourself to solve your own problems with English, which means: if you don't post comments you won't find the answer to your problem in the ebook.

So, you should try to post your comment right now, and we'll choose the best comments and we'll add them to the ebook, maybe we'll add the name of the comment writer to the ebook too.

If you have some problems with your English, share them right now in the comment section. I hope we'll help you.

Next English Ebook

In today's article we're going to talk about our next Ebook. As you may know, we have already written our first ebook titled "the fastest English ebook". It's a good book where you can know the best methods to learn English.

The fastest English ebook was a success, many English students downloaded it and they all found it very helpful. If you're new here, you may not know about the fastest English ebook, you can take a look and download it for "free" at: download fastest English ebook , you can also put your comments there.

Now, we are going to start our next ebook to help you to improve your English, what we ask you to do is to post your comments telling us the problems you face when you learn English and we'll try to solve them and to add them to our next ebook.

Helping us with your comments means helping yourself to solve your own problems with English, which means: if you don't post comments you won't find the answer to your problem in the ebook.

So, you should try to post your comment right now, and we'll choose the best comments and we'll add them to the ebook, maybe we'll add the name of the comment writer to the ebook too.

If you have some problems with your English, share them right now in the comment section. I hope we'll help you.

konigssee Lake

In one of my articles titled Ways to English, I've told you that in blog I talk about different topics: English grammar, English tips, speaking, vocabulary, idioms, tools... and one of these sections is "English bonus".

In the English bonus section, we don't learn "English tips" but we practice some English reading, we talk about some places in the world, some other topics (in English of course) to help you to practice English reading.

Today's article is an English bonus article, (no English tips) and our topic is "konigssee Lake".

A lake is a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land, the konigssee lake is situated in  Southernmost Bavaria in Germany. It is a good spot for vacation and having fun!

If you've never seen the konigssee lake, here is a picture ready for you:


Lake Konigssee speak English

You can see the mountains (there are many). It's a little bit foggy there you can see it in the picture.

A lot of tourists come to Bavaria only to see this lake, it's a touristic zone. You can also see the main harbour here:


Konigssee main harbour speak English

People often walk around the lake, do some picnics and have fun. They try to explore the lake walking, some of them use the boat to explore the lake even more:


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In winter, it is very cold in the konigssee lake, it's a little bit icy too, but visitors don't stop coming to see the lake and have fun, they don't want to miss this cool place.

If you travel to Germany one day, don't forget to go to Bavaria and don't miss the Konigssee lake!

konigssee Lake

In one of my articles titled Ways to English, I've told you that in blog I talk about different topics: English grammar, English tips, speaking, vocabulary, idioms, tools... and one of these sections is "English bonus".

In the English bonus section, we don't learn "English tips" but we practice some English reading, we talk about some places in the world, some other topics (in English of course) to help you to practice English reading.

Today's article is an English bonus article, (no English tips) and our topic is "konigssee Lake".

A lake is a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land, the konigssee lake is situated in  Southernmost Bavaria in Germany. It is a good spot for vacation and having fun!

If you've never seen the konigssee lake, here is a picture ready for you:


Lake Konigssee speak English

You can see the mountains (there are many). It's a little bit foggy there you can see it in the picture.

A lot of tourists come to Bavaria only to see this lake, it's a touristic zone. You can also see the main harbour here:


Konigssee main harbour speak English

People often walk around the lake, do some picnics and have fun. They try to explore the lake walking, some of them use the boat to explore the lake even more:


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In winter, it is very cold in the konigssee lake, it's a little bit icy too, but visitors don't stop coming to see the lake and have fun, they don't want to miss this cool place.

If you travel to Germany one day, don't forget to go to Bavaria and don't miss the Konigssee lake!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Present tense in English

 Level: Beginner


The present tense is the first thing that you should know if you want to study English grammar. Actually, even if you don't want to study it!!

The present tense is the most used tense in English, or in all languages. We use it everyday. If you want to speak English without knowing the present tense, you'll never do it (I said without knowing, not without studying, because it is possible to speak English without studying the present tense, even without studying English grammar)

We use the present tense when:
-Something is always true  ex: monkeys eat bananas
-Something happen very often  ex: He wakes up at 8 o'clock
-Something happening right now ex: He sees a bird now (but if it is a long action, we use the present continuous)

The first thing you should know when studying the present tense (or every new tense) is to know how to use it with the auxiliaries "to be" and "to have"

To be:                                         To have:

I am                                            I has
You are                                      You have
He/she/it is                                  He/she/it has
we are                                        We have
they are                                      they have

With the other verbs you let the verb as it is. Only with the third person (he, she, it) you add an "s". ex: I like, He like

Now, to make sure that you've learned everything, we 're going to do some exercises: put these rules away from you and do these exercises:

To have
To be 
Other verbs
 

Present tense in English

 Level: Beginner


The present tense is the first thing that you should know if you want to study English grammar. Actually, even if you don't want to study it!!

The present tense is the most used tense in English, or in all languages. We use it everyday. If you want to speak English without knowing the present tense, you'll never do it (I said without knowing, not without studying, because it is possible to speak English without studying the present tense, even without studying English grammar)

We use the present tense when:
-Something is always true  ex: monkeys eat bananas
-Something happen very often  ex: He wakes up at 8 o'clock
-Something happening right now ex: He sees a bird now (but if it is a long action, we use the present continuous)

The first thing you should know when studying the present tense (or every new tense) is to know how to use it with the auxiliaries "to be" and "to have"

To be:                                         To have:

I am                                            I has
You are                                      You have
He/she/it is                                  He/she/it has
we are                                        We have
they are                                      they have

With the other verbs you let the verb as it is. Only with the third person (he, she, it) you add an "s". ex: I like, He like

Now, to make sure that you've learned everything, we 're going to do some exercises: put these rules away from you and do these exercises:

To have
To be 
Other verbs
 

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Better At English

Better at English is a name of a blog, I told you in the previous article:
English listening stuff that you should listen to real English material, not textbook recorded MP3 files!

I also told you that there are a lot of blogs and websites who offer you free and great English tools, and also English MP3 files.

One of these URL's is: Better at English, It's a good blog where you can find English MP3 files with their transcript. It's really a great blog, but it's not the only one!

Now, I'll tell you how to use this blog.
First, go to the blog at:  Better at English

Once you get there, choose the title of the conversation you want to download. You can choose from the new conversations, and you can also choose from the archives.

When you choose the text, look for this:
Then, click on the MP3 sign to download the audio of the conversation, click one the PDF to download the transcript of the English conversation.

After that, you will have the two files on your computer.

First, listen to the file without reading the transcript (do it two or three times)
After that, read the transcript without listening to the English conversation. (One time is enough if you read it paying attention)
Listen and read at the time, (do it few times)
Now, you should put away the transcript of the English conversation, start to use only the audio file. (of course if you don't understand something you can use the transcript and the dictionary)

Listen as many as you can to the English conversation, even if you find it very easy, go one listening!
Listen to the same English conversation about one week (maybe more, that depends on your level)

This will help you to get the new vocabulary deeper into your brain, this will help you with the pronunciation and so many things!!

If you do all what I've told you to do, I'm sure that you will speak English easily, you will speak English fluently, without thinking, without translating, and you will finally understand native speakers and maybe you will SPEAK like native speakers. And don't forget to have fun!


Better At English

Better at English is a name of a blog, I told you in the previous article:
English listening stuff that you should listen to real English material, not textbook recorded MP3 files!

I also told you that there are a lot of blogs and websites who offer you free and great English tools, and also English MP3 files.

One of these URL's is: Better at English, It's a good blog where you can find English MP3 files with their transcript. It's really a great blog, but it's not the only one!

Now, I'll tell you how to use this blog.
First, go to the blog at:  Better at English

Once you get there, choose the title of the conversation you want to download. You can choose from the new conversations, and you can also choose from the archives.

When you choose the text, look for this:
Then, click on the MP3 sign to download the audio of the conversation, click one the PDF to download the transcript of the English conversation.

After that, you will have the two files on your computer.

First, listen to the file without reading the transcript (do it two or three times)
After that, read the transcript without listening to the English conversation. (One time is enough if you read it paying attention)
Listen and read at the time, (do it few times)
Now, you should put away the transcript of the English conversation, start to use only the audio file. (of course if you don't understand something you can use the transcript and the dictionary)

Listen as many as you can to the English conversation, even if you find it very easy, go one listening!
Listen to the same English conversation about one week (maybe more, that depends on your level)

This will help you to get the new vocabulary deeper into your brain, this will help you with the pronunciation and so many things!!

If you do all what I've told you to do, I'm sure that you will speak English easily, you will speak English fluently, without thinking, without translating, and you will finally understand native speakers and maybe you will SPEAK like native speakers. And don't forget to have fun!


Take Toefl Test To Have Your Dream

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“TOEFL” stands for Check of English as a Foreign Language. The TOEFL is the most widely accepted check to evaluate your English-language skills. This check can help you get admission in most of the colleges and universities across the globe.

In case you are thinking about to study abroad start your preparation for TOEFL. TOEFL was first administered in 1964 to make student eligible for applying in the University of



the USA and Europe. Students from all over the world apply for major universities in English speaking countries like US, Canada and Europe. About 25 million students appear for TOEFL every year worldwide.

The TOEFL is run by the US-based "Educational Testing Service" (ETS). ETS sets the questions, conducts the check, and sends each examinee the score document. You can take the TOEFL check in either of the three formats; Internet-based check (iBT) or Paper-based check (PBT). The format you take depends on your check middle location. The period of the check is 4½ hours. It tests your English speaking, listening and comprehending, reading, and writing skills. The examination is held over 4500 check centers across 165 countries.

Scores are mailed to the student as well as to the selected institutions after 5 weeks from the check date. The final PBT score ranges between 310 and 677. Unlike the iBT, the score of the Writing section (often called the Check of Written English, TWE) is not part of the final score; in lieu, it is reported separately on a scale of 0–6 points as well as a nice score is 4+.

With TOEFL you are eligible to apply in over 7500 Universities and colleges in over 130 countries. Don’t wait! Prepare for TOEFL check and get your dream come true to study in renowned universities across the globe.





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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

English listening stuff

To speak English easily, the first thing you should know is the right method. After knowing the right method, you can act using different techniques, different English material and of course you should know how to use the time.

I've always said that the key to English speaking, or to spoken English is "Listening". Without listening to English, I don't think that you'll go far!

I was reading one of my old articles at 10 tips to improve your English pronunciation, and all of the sudden I saw a strange comment written by an Anonymous reader. He said: "i don't have thing for listening?". He wanted to say that he didn't find things to listen to!!

I didn't thing that one day I would read such a thing on my blog! that's why I love comments. I can't know exactly what English students are looking for. If it's also your case, you're welcome to read this!

The first thing you should know is which material should you choose, which MP3 files you should download in order to improve your English, in order to speak English easily!

Well, you should look for real English conversations, where you hear a lot of slangs, idioms, filler words and common expressions.  Never download English MP3's where conversations are based on textbooks, you don't know what I'm talking about?

Some English teachers look for a written text, they record the conversation in the text and after that they sell the MP3 files, such files are useless!! you can't improve your English if you use them.

Even If you learn English vocabulary when you use them, it still not useful because you won't learn how native speakers speak English!d

Usually, you don't need to buy anything to learn English (remember: free English tools are better!) because there are a lot of real English conversations on the Internet waiting for you!

You can do a Google search, accept only "real English conversations" not textbook recorded conversations!

If you can't search, I can search for you: go to Better At English and you'll find a huge number of MP3 files and not only this, you will also find the transcript of each MP3 file!!

Better At English has some English listening stuff, it is useful for every English learner. However, you should know how to use it to improve your English even more. You can learn how to use Better At English at Better At English




English listening stuff

To speak English easily, the first thing you should know is the right method. After knowing the right method, you can act using different techniques, different English material and of course you should know how to use the time.

I've always said that the key to English speaking, or to spoken English is "Listening". Without listening to English, I don't think that you'll go far!

I was reading one of my old articles at 10 tips to improve your English pronunciation, and all of the sudden I saw a strange comment written by an Anonymous reader. He said: "i don't have thing for listening?". He wanted to say that he didn't find things to listen to!!

I didn't thing that one day I would read such a thing on my blog! that's why I love comments. I can't know exactly what English students are looking for. If it's also your case, you're welcome to read this!

The first thing you should know is which material should you choose, which MP3 files you should download in order to improve your English, in order to speak English easily!

Well, you should look for real English conversations, where you hear a lot of slangs, idioms, filler words and common expressions.  Never download English MP3's where conversations are based on textbooks, you don't know what I'm talking about?

Some English teachers look for a written text, they record the conversation in the text and after that they sell the MP3 files, such files are useless!! you can't improve your English if you use them.

Even If you learn English vocabulary when you use them, it still not useful because you won't learn how native speakers speak English!d

Usually, you don't need to buy anything to learn English (remember: free English tools are better!) because there are a lot of real English conversations on the Internet waiting for you!

You can do a Google search, accept only "real English conversations" not textbook recorded conversations!

If you can't search, I can search for you: go to Better At English and you'll find a huge number of MP3 files and not only this, you will also find the transcript of each MP3 file!!

Better At English has some English listening stuff, it is useful for every English learner. However, you should know how to use it to improve your English even more. You can learn how to use Better At English at Better At English




TOEFL- At 5 Minute..........

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Test of English as a foreign language popularly known as TOEFL and pronounced as “toe-full ” is an international check that assesses an individual’s proficiency in English language. It is one of the most widely accepted English language tests in the world. Unlike tests like GRE and GMAT, TOEFL not only tests your vocabulary but also your skills in reading , listening and understanding, speaking and writing in English.
TOEFL is a pre-requisite for non-native English speakers for their admission in to international English speaking colleges and universities. Additionally, institutions such as government agencies, licensing bodies, businesses, or scholarship programs may




require this check.
The check was first administered in 1964 and has since been taken by over 23 million students. The TOEFL check is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service (ETS). The TOEFL Committee of Examiners consists of 12 specialists in linguistics, language testing, teaching or research. Its main responsibility is to advise on TOEFL check content. The committee helps make sure the check is a valid measure of English language proficiency reflecting current trends and methodologies.
What makes TOEFL stand out from remainder of the exams is that it is the most widely accepted English language testing examination in the world. It is accepted in over 6000 institutions in 110 countries which includes a number of the top rated universities in the world. Also the whole check gets over on the same day which helps the check taker save time and travel costs. In case you require to improve your score you could always retake the check after 7 days. The institutions always looks at the latest score. A TOEFL score is valid only for 2years after which it is removed from the database.
TOEFL paper based check (PBT) TEST STRUCTURE Listening comprehension 50 questions 30-40 minutes Structure and written expression 40 questions 25 minutes Reading comprehension 50 questions 55 minutes Check of Written English 1 topic 30 minutes
The listening section consists of 3-4 mini talks, 60-90 seconds long with 3-5 questions each, 2-3 extended conversations, 60-90 seconds long with 3 to 5 questions each, and 30-40 dialogues, 5-15 seconds long with 1 query each.
The reading section consists of 5 passages from academic texts mostly undergraduate standard, 250-350 words each, with 10 questions per passage.
In the Check of Written English, check takers write an essay stating, explaining and supporting their view on an issue.
SCORES
Scores for the listening and structure sections range from 31-68. For reading, the range is 31-67. The average of the three scores is taken and multiplied by 10, to give a total score of between 310 and 677.
The Check of Written English is scored separately. The essay is independently rated by three assessors, and the average of the three scores is taken. An essay can score between 0 and 6, although 0 is only given if the paper is blank, the essay is in a different language, or the wrong query has been answered.
TOEFL net based check (iBT) TEST STRUCTURE Reading 36-70 questions 60-100 minutes Listening 34-51 questions 60-90 minutes Speaking 6 tasks 20 minutes Writing 2 tasks 50 minutes READING
The reading section consists of 3 to 5 passages from academic texts, each about 700 words long, with 12-14 questions for each passage. There is a glossary with definitions of key words. Query types include understanding the content of the text and the author’s intent, concluding ideas from the text, paraphrasing and understanding the relationship between facts and ideas in different parts of the passage by sorting information in to a section chart or summary.
LISTENING
The listening section consists of 4-6 lectures of 3-5 minutes, with 6 questions per lecture, and 2-3 conversations of 3 minutes, with 5 questions each. Query types include listening for basic comprehension, recognising the speaker’s attitude, degree of certainty, function or purpose, recognising the organisation of information and understanding relationships between ideas, making inferences and drawing conclusions, making connections, recognising topic changes, examples, digressions, aside statements, introductions and conclusions.
SPEAKING
The speaking section consists of 6 tasks. In the first task, the check taker must express and defend a personal choice from a given section. In the second task, the check taker must defend a personal choice between three contrasting behaviours or courses of action. 15 seconds is allowed to prepare the response, and 45 seconds to deliver it.
Tasks 3 to 6 are integrated. 30 seconds is allowed to prepare the response, and one minute to deliver it. Tasks 3 and 4 involve reading a passage, listening to a passage which comments on issues in the reading, and then summarising the speaker’s opinion, or relating important information from both the reading and listening passages.
Task 5 involves listening to a passage and then showing understanding of a controversy expressed, or giving an opinion about how to solve the issue. Task 6 involves listening to a lecture and then summarising it or showing how examples relate to the general topic.
WRITING
The writing section consists of 2 tasks. The first task (30 minutes) is integrated. Check takers read a short text and then listen to someone speaking about the same topic but from a different point of view. They then write a summary of important points from the listening passage, and show how they relate to the reading passage, in a suggested length of 150-225 words.
For the second task (20 minutes), check takers write an essay, stating, explaining and supporting their view on an issue, in a maximum of 300 words.
SCORE
Each section is scored from 0-30, giving a total score of between 0 and 120.
TOEFL computer based check (CBT) TEST STRUCTURE Listening 30-50 questions 40-60 minutes Structure 20-25 questions 15-20 minutes Reading 44-55 questions 70-90 minutes Writing 1 topic 30 minutes
The listening and structure sections are computer adaptive, which means that the level of difficulty of a query is based on the check taker’s response to the earlier one. The listening section consists of 11-17 dialogues with 1 query each, 2-3 short conversations, up to a minute long with 2 or 3 questions each, and 4-6 mini-lectures and discussions, up to 2 minutes long with 3-6 questions each.
The reading section consists of 4-5 passages from academic texts, 250-350 words each with 11 questions per passage.
The writing section consists of an essay where check takers state, describe and support their view on an issue.
SCORE
Scores for each section range from 0-30. (Structure and writing are combined). The average of the 3 scores is then taken and multiplied by 10, to give a total score of between 0 and 300.
Some additional tips to do well for your TOEFL examination:
In case you are a person with slow rate of reading, do not waste time by reading the whole passage. In lieu try reading the first sentence of every paragraph and then read the query and find the answer from the passage.
Developing lovely writing pace helps in the listening section. It helps you write down the exact lines of the lecture and thus enabling you to score high in the listening section. This also helps people with poor concentration in listening.
Speaking sections are usually thought about hard taking in to consideration the time limit to speak on a subject given to you out of the blue. You could always practice speaking on simple topics such as your hobby, favourite book or film etc. Also for the case where you require to make a choice it is always better to open your speech by stating your choice first and then the reasons for choosing that choice.
Writing section is comparatively more relaxing as you get more time to think. Always divide your essay in to paragraphs. It is always lovely to have an introduction, a body and a proper conclusion. Always stick to the topic and give valid points than being vague. A short but valid essay gives more impression than a long vague one. Try not to exceed the word limit. Seldom make grammatical or spelling mistakes. In cases of doubt use simple short sentences and replace the words for which you don’t know the right spelling.


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Monday, July 12, 2010

What is casual English?

In the last article Everyday English or Formal English, I talked about which English should an English learner learn first.

I said that this depends on your English learning goals, but if you don't have a goal the best choice is to start with "casual English", but in both cases if you learn the two is better.

If you didn't see the previous article, I highly recommend that you go to the article here Everyday English or Formal English and read it first.

Well, in this article we are going to talk about the differences between Casual English and Formal English.

The first difference between the two, is the use of each of them. Formal English is being used in Academic situations, for example if you write an academic letter, you should not use slangs and informal English!!!

A second use of formal English is with people you don't know very well, or older than you, but this one is going to disappear step by step.

Casual English is used everywhere, for example if you have some friends, you won't use formal English when taking with them. Also when you talk to your parents...etc

Casual English is more used than formal English. If you speak formal English in no Academic situations, people will immediately see you as a strange person. In the other hand, if you use casual English in an academic situation, they will think that you are impolite, so be very careful where to use each one!!!

In formal English, you should only use words you find in the dictionary, you should use correct grammar but in casual English, you can use Slangs, idioms,  incorrect grammar...

Another thing is that formal English is used especially when writing but everyday English is used when speaking. In fact native speakers know when using each one without thinking, they think that this is a formal situation or not, they instantly use the right type.

If you live in the United stated, you will know everything about this topic. Remember: listening is the key to everything is your English learning!

Slangs are new words, these words have been added to the spoken language but if you look in a dictionary you won't find them!

Idioms are strange expression where you can understand each word, but you can't understand the meaning if you didn't know it before. For example: if I say that I "feel blue", I know you understand the word to feel, and blue (color) but to feel blue??? well, it means to feel sad!!

You can know more about English idioms at American Expressions 

If I say: He is a couch potato, it means that he is a lazy person.
For the grammar, Americans usually don't use "that" in phrases like: The car "that" you bought. They say: the car you bought...

Well I think this is enough for to today, you can know share some idioms and slangs in the comments. I also encourage you to subscribe to the RSS feeds.




What is casual English?

In the last article Everyday English or Formal English, I talked about which English should an English learner learn first.

I said that this depends on your English learning goals, but if you don't have a goal the best choice is to start with "casual English", but in both cases if you learn the two is better.

If you didn't see the previous article, I highly recommend that you go to the article here Everyday English or Formal English and read it first.

Well, in this article we are going to talk about the differences between Casual English and Formal English.

The first difference between the two, is the use of each of them. Formal English is being used in Academic situations, for example if you write an academic letter, you should not use slangs and informal English!!!

A second use of formal English is with people you don't know very well, or older than you, but this one is going to disappear step by step.

Casual English is used everywhere, for example if you have some friends, you won't use formal English when taking with them. Also when you talk to your parents...etc

Casual English is more used than formal English. If you speak formal English in no Academic situations, people will immediately see you as a strange person. In the other hand, if you use casual English in an academic situation, they will think that you are impolite, so be very careful where to use each one!!!

In formal English, you should only use words you find in the dictionary, you should use correct grammar but in casual English, you can use Slangs, idioms,  incorrect grammar...

Another thing is that formal English is used especially when writing but everyday English is used when speaking. In fact native speakers know when using each one without thinking, they think that this is a formal situation or not, they instantly use the right type.

If you live in the United stated, you will know everything about this topic. Remember: listening is the key to everything is your English learning!

Slangs are new words, these words have been added to the spoken language but if you look in a dictionary you won't find them!

Idioms are strange expression where you can understand each word, but you can't understand the meaning if you didn't know it before. For example: if I say that I "feel blue", I know you understand the word to feel, and blue (color) but to feel blue??? well, it means to feel sad!!

You can know more about English idioms at American Expressions 

If I say: He is a couch potato, it means that he is a lazy person.
For the grammar, Americans usually don't use "that" in phrases like: The car "that" you bought. They say: the car you bought...

Well I think this is enough for to today, you can know share some idioms and slangs in the comments. I also encourage you to subscribe to the RSS feeds.




Sunday, July 11, 2010

Usage of Idioms in Toefl Exam

What is an Idiom?

An idiom is an expression (i.e. term or phrase) the meaning of which cannot be concluded from the dictionary definitions & the arrangement of its elements, but refers in lieu to a figurative meaning that is known only through conventional use. This explanation is an adaptation from wikipedia. What I am concerned about is the usage of idioms as well as a thorough understanding of their occurrence in study abroad qualifying examinations like GRE GMAT TOEFL & SAT. Most students who don't have English as their native language face difficulties in


the aforementioned exams due to the surprise elements like idioms .One obvious reason is that idioms are manners of communication which are natural to the native speakers of a specific language. You may have idioms for your native language & admittedly, nowadays it is in fact difficult to converse without idioms. The knowledge of these elements of speech doesn't bother you most of the times because you use it in your native language. When a study abroad aspirant faces idioms in examination preparation it becomes cumbersome because most of the study abroad exams are in English & English has a giant range of idioms currently in use. However, most of the educational & testing services have a basic collection of idioms which they require to check or expect you to know. In case you plan to take any examination like the GRE, GMAT, TOEFL you won't face lots of complex idiomatic expressions in the text or questions asked. I am providing a short list of idioms which helped me earn first rate scores in my exams & still help me understand the content of speech of the people around me. I have realized that without knowing these most common expressions it is without a doubt difficult to understand what others say in a study abroad program. Here is a list of idioms which will enhance your verbal & written communication skills in English, in case you learn to accommodate them.
Keep to
Close by
Versed in
Wanting in
Abound in
Confide in
Deficient in
Interfere in
Join in
Lost in
Pride in
Identical with
Interfere with
Trifle with
Reconciled with
Overwhelmed with
Part with
Compete with
Comply with
Conversant with
Bear with
Abounds with
Acquainted with
Agree with
Refrain from
Relief from
Part from
Prohibited from
Estranged from
Differ from
Abstain from
Wedded to
Testify to
Cease to
Submit to
Subscribe to
Reconciled to
Partial to
Limit to
Jump to
Keep to
Indebted to
Fancy to
Due to
Close to
Commend to
Acceptable to
Hooked on
Agree to
Anxious to
Positive of
Remind of
Repent of
Run of
Impatient of
Tell of
Inquire of
Hopeful of
Keen on
Deaf of
Despair of
Dispose of
Complain of
Confident of
Acquitted of
Alter of
Hit on
Choose on
Agree on
Touch at
Puzzled at
Indignant at
Get at
Grumble at
Call at
Amazed at
Arrive at
Anxious about
Zealous for
Zest for
Grateful for
Reputation for
Qualified for
Partiality for
Match for
Long for
Gift for
Grateful for
Fascination for
Fit for
Eligible for
Demand
Craving for
Cure of for
Bound for
Keep up
Bring up
Murmur against
Prejudice against
Warned against
Come across
Run out of
Recover from
Brood over
Smirk on
Run on
Keen on
Hard on
Call on
Commend on
Enticed in to
Fell under
Inquire after
Hanker after Look up to




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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Everyday English or Formal English

As many languages, English is divided to Formal English and Informal English.

Formal English is the one used in schools, when you write letters....

Informal English is the one spoken in everyday life. Native speakers, American children speak this kind of English. Informal English is also called "Casual English" or "Everyday English".

For you as an English student: which English should you learn? Everyday English or Formal English?

Well the answer is very simple: the best decision is to learn both!

Many English students confuse this question ( which English should I learn: formal English or informal English?) with: which English should I start to learn first?

For the first question, the answer is simple: learn them both.

But for the second question, there are more details:

Well, it is a little bit difficult to decide whether you should start with casual English or formal English. Some English teachers say: "start with formal English, so you can get a job, writer administrative letters..." and some other English teachers say: "no, start with everyday English, so you can speak like an American or like native speaker, you can understand native speakers..."

For me, as an English teacher, I won't tell you to start with formal English or informal English, but I'm going to tell you, according to your case, which English should you start with:

What is your goal when you're learning English? why are you learning English? are you learning English for business? for your studies? to get the TOEFL? to speak English?

As mentioned, it depends only on you. I'm going to explain some details for you and I think you will immediately decide yourself which English you should learn:

If your goal is to pass an English test, for example to get a job, I mean a formal test of course, then you should learn formal English and once you get a good level, you start to learn casual English.

If your main goal is to speak with native speakers then you should start with everyday English and once you speak like native speakers, you start to learn grammar and formal English.

OK, and if you don't have a goal, or you don't know what to do?

If you have time (you're just learning English to have fun) and you don't care if you learn formal English first or casual English, I recommend that you begin with "everyday English". I chose this for two reasons:

1-When an American child starts to learn English, he first learns everyday English, and once he can handle it, he starts to learn grammar and formal English.  And remember our rule: you should learn English like children.

2-Even in business nowadays, they don't use formal English. Formal English is going to be useless step by step. Try to listen to English radios or to the News and you will see that the English they are using is not formal; they're using casual English!

If you can't know which English they are using, you probably don't know what Formal English and Informal English really are! That why in the next article I'm going to talk about the differences between Formal English and casual English, with examples... You will finally know which English someone is using when he speaks... I think you'll love everyday English rather than formal English. I hope you won't miss the next article.

Everyday English or Formal English

As many languages, English is divided to Formal English and Informal English.

Formal English is the one used in schools, when you write letters....

Informal English is the one spoken in everyday life. Native speakers, American children speak this kind of English. Informal English is also called "Casual English" or "Everyday English".

For you as an English student: which English should you learn? Everyday English or Formal English?

Well the answer is very simple: the best decision is to learn both!

Many English students confuse this question ( which English should I learn: formal English or informal English?) with: which English should I start to learn first?

For the first question, the answer is simple: learn them both.

But for the second question, there are more details:

Well, it is a little bit difficult to decide whether you should start with casual English or formal English. Some English teachers say: "start with formal English, so you can get a job, writer administrative letters..." and some other English teachers say: "no, start with everyday English, so you can speak like an American or like native speaker, you can understand native speakers..."

For me, as an English teacher, I won't tell you to start with formal English or informal English, but I'm going to tell you, according to your case, which English should you start with:

What is your goal when you're learning English? why are you learning English? are you learning English for business? for your studies? to get the TOEFL? to speak English?

As mentioned, it depends only on you. I'm going to explain some details for you and I think you will immediately decide yourself which English you should learn:

If your goal is to pass an English test, for example to get a job, I mean a formal test of course, then you should learn formal English and once you get a good level, you start to learn casual English.

If your main goal is to speak with native speakers then you should start with everyday English and once you speak like native speakers, you start to learn grammar and formal English.

OK, and if you don't have a goal, or you don't know what to do?

If you have time (you're just learning English to have fun) and you don't care if you learn formal English first or casual English, I recommend that you begin with "everyday English". I chose this for two reasons:

1-When an American child starts to learn English, he first learns everyday English, and once he can handle it, he starts to learn grammar and formal English.  And remember our rule: you should learn English like children.

2-Even in business nowadays, they don't use formal English. Formal English is going to be useless step by step. Try to listen to English radios or to the News and you will see that the English they are using is not formal; they're using casual English!

If you can't know which English they are using, you probably don't know what Formal English and Informal English really are! That why in the next article I'm going to talk about the differences between Formal English and casual English, with examples... You will finally know which English someone is using when he speaks... I think you'll love everyday English rather than formal English. I hope you won't miss the next article.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Ways to English

In this article, we are not going to learn English, I'm just going to describe for you what will you find in this blog the next times you'll visit it. Believe me, this work is only to help you improving you English. So take about five minutes to read this article to know what are you learning and to don't get LOST next time.

The last time, I added a section named "English Grammar", you will find there grammar lessons about everything related to English grammar like the past tense...etc

The section English Grammar is not for every English student, It's only for a specific kind of students, if you want to know if it's good for you or now you can read this article: English Grammar.

Notice that I used the level at the beginning of the article (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)
Articles for beginners are a little bit long in order to explain the same idea many times, I use simple vocabulary. Articles for Advanced Students are Shorter, I use words that are a little bit difficult.

We continue to talk about general tips on how to learn English, how to improve your English...etc you'll find it at the section named English tips.

In the English bonus section you will find texts in English, they are not about English grammar or about English learning, they are only there for reading in English to improve your spelling and vocabulary.

There are many other sections that I won't describe here, like English books where you can find a new English book each one or two months...etc you can view all the sections if you want.

So, read only the articles that you find interesting for you, study grammar if you've read this article English Grammar and you believe that English grammar is good for you.

See you next time for a new English article, I hope you will speak English like a native speaker.

Ways to English

In this article, we are not going to learn English, I'm just going to describe for you what will you find in this blog the next times you'll visit it. Believe me, this work is only to help you improving you English. So take about five minutes to read this article to know what are you learning and to don't get LOST next time.

The last time, I added a section named "English Grammar", you will find there grammar lessons about everything related to English grammar like the past tense...etc

The section English Grammar is not for every English student, It's only for a specific kind of students, if you want to know if it's good for you or now you can read this article: English Grammar.

Notice that I used the level at the beginning of the article (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)
Articles for beginners are a little bit long in order to explain the same idea many times, I use simple vocabulary. Articles for Advanced Students are Shorter, I use words that are a little bit difficult.

We continue to talk about general tips on how to learn English, how to improve your English...etc you'll find it at the section named English tips.

In the English bonus section you will find texts in English, they are not about English grammar or about English learning, they are only there for reading in English to improve your spelling and vocabulary.

There are many other sections that I won't describe here, like English books where you can find a new English book each one or two months...etc you can view all the sections if you want.

So, read only the articles that you find interesting for you, study grammar if you've read this article English Grammar and you believe that English grammar is good for you.

See you next time for a new English article, I hope you will speak English like a native speaker.

The Past Tense

LEVEL: Beginner

Hello,
In today's article, We are change our habits a little bit;
We are going to study English grammar !!
For some of you who have read my article about English grammar, They should be chocked right now!

Well, I've seen that many English students do want to study grammar, I don't why but I've said that English Grammar is not so terrible, but it is only useful for a specific kind of English students.

So, read my articles about grammar if you ONLY believe that English grammar is done for you.
If you don't know whether English grammar is good for you or not, you can read my article English Grammar .

If you're reading right now, it means that you found English grammar good for you, ok?

So, let's start with the past tense:

We use the past tense to describe or talk about something that happened in the past, not only this but also finished in the past.
For example, if you started traveling one hour ago, and you're still traveling right now, it's NOT past tense.
But if you started traveling one hour ago, and it's finished: This is past tense.

Now you know when to use the past tense, so I don't want to see you using the past tense instead of the present or...ok?

Well, how can you get the past tense?
It's simple, but before you should know that there are two kinds of verbs: regular verbs and irregular verbs.
How can you a verb is regular or irregular? well, this is the biggest problem, you should know it before, you should have found the verb before, you should have a list of irregular verbs in your head!! (is it difficult?)

For many English students, they say: "I can't use the past tense, I can't know the irregular verbs, there are a lot of verbs, I can't memorize all English verbs!!"
Yes of course, no one can memorize all the English verbs even native speakers!! but you should know at least the verbs that you use everyday, verbs that you use in your field...

Once you know if a verb is regular or irregular, the next step is this:
Regular verb --> ad "ed" at the end of the verb, for example: to travel--> he traveled, (do the same with all the pronouns)

Irregular verb--> no way!! you should memorize them.

It's finished now,  I hope that you will use the past tense correctly next time!
If there is something that you did not understand, you can comment it right here
(don't be afraid of comments, they are so easy just enter your comment and GO!)

The Past Tense

LEVEL: Beginner

Hello,
In today's article, We are change our habits a little bit;
We are going to study English grammar !!
For some of you who have read my article about English grammar, They should be chocked right now!

Well, I've seen that many English students do want to study grammar, I don't why but I've said that English Grammar is not so terrible, but it is only useful for a specific kind of English students.

So, read my articles about grammar if you ONLY believe that English grammar is done for you.
If you don't know whether English grammar is good for you or not, you can read my article English Grammar .

If you're reading right now, it means that you found English grammar good for you, ok?

So, let's start with the past tense:

We use the past tense to describe or talk about something that happened in the past, not only this but also finished in the past.
For example, if you started traveling one hour ago, and you're still traveling right now, it's NOT past tense.
But if you started traveling one hour ago, and it's finished: This is past tense.

Now you know when to use the past tense, so I don't want to see you using the past tense instead of the present or...ok?

Well, how can you get the past tense?
It's simple, but before you should know that there are two kinds of verbs: regular verbs and irregular verbs.
How can you a verb is regular or irregular? well, this is the biggest problem, you should know it before, you should have found the verb before, you should have a list of irregular verbs in your head!! (is it difficult?)

For many English students, they say: "I can't use the past tense, I can't know the irregular verbs, there are a lot of verbs, I can't memorize all English verbs!!"
Yes of course, no one can memorize all the English verbs even native speakers!! but you should know at least the verbs that you use everyday, verbs that you use in your field...

Once you know if a verb is regular or irregular, the next step is this:
Regular verb --> ad "ed" at the end of the verb, for example: to travel--> he traveled, (do the same with all the pronouns)

Irregular verb--> no way!! you should memorize them.

It's finished now,  I hope that you will use the past tense correctly next time!
If there is something that you did not understand, you can comment it right here
(don't be afraid of comments, they are so easy just enter your comment and GO!)