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Today I'm going to explain two phrases in English – one is saying "something speaks for itself" and the other is telling someone "speak for yourself." These are very different, and I'll teach them to you by using examples of situations where we'd use these expressions.
To learn a lot more common English phrases for daily situations, you can join our Everyday English Speaking Courses – these will teach you so many of the expressions and phrases that native English speakers use all the time. The lessons in those courses will help you improve your speaking and your ability to have natural-sounding conversations in English :-)
This lesson is a quick tip to help you avoid mistakes that can make your English sound unnatural. I'll explain them and tell you what you should say instead. Don't say "today morning"! I've noticed this error in a lot of student homework. Many of our courses at Espresso English include homework that you can send in and get feedback and correction on your answers – one of those is our Advanced Grammar Course.
Do you know what it means to "run interference," "jump the gun," and "show someone the ropes"?
Today you'll learn these expressions and more idioms from sports!
If you're looking for a fun and easy way to learn more than 300 idioms in English, check out our Idioms Course.
Today you're going to learn the difference between the words human and humane. These are different by only one letter, but they're pronounced differently and are used in different ways.
By the way, if you want to learn a LOT more confusing word pairs like this, check out my e-book 600+ Confusing Words Explained! Inside that e-book, I'll help you understand confusing English words easily and clearly.
Today I'm sharing my top 8 tips for improving your writing in English :-) Even when you know a lot of English words, it can be really hard to form good sentences and write well. But when you put these strategies into practice, you'll be able to improve so that you can write confidently in English.
We have two courses where you can get your writing evaluated! Our Advanced Grammar Course and our Reading Course both have the option to include writing tasks with teacher feedback – so at the end of each lesson, there's a question or topic and you'll write your response. Then, send it to our teaching team, and we'll reply with comments, corrections, and suggestions for making your writing even better.
Students LOVE this feedback, because the it helps you fix any mistakes or bad habits and bring your writing up to a higher level. If you're serious about improving your writing, join those courses and select the version with teacher feedback. I hope you'll put all 8 tips from this lesson into practice!
Your pronunciation is one of the first things other people notice about your English.
If you have nice, clear pronunciation, you'll make a good impression.
But if your pronunciation is difficult for others to understand, then it will be very hard to communicate - and frustrating, too!
The good news is that you CAN improve your pronunciation with practice - by using my top 5 tips for getting better pronunciation :-)
To practice and improve your pronunciation FAST, you can join my American English Pronunciation Course! - https://www.espressoenglish.net/american-english-pronunciation-course/
It will help you reach your goal of speaking clear, correct, and confident English.
You'll learn and practice all the sounds of American English, and also work on connecting words and phrases together for more natural speaking.
Does this ever happen to you?
You study and study and learn lots of new vocabulary...
...but then when you want to use it, you can't think of the words!
How can you make sure you don't forget the vocabulary you're learning?
Here's one simple thing you can start doing today to remember vocabulary better!
Improving your vocabulary can take a long time because there are SO MANY words to learn in the English language.
You can accelerate the process by joining my Vocabulary Builder Courses! - https://www.espressoenglish.net/vocabulary-builder-course
There are two levels, and you'll learn 1,000+ words inside each one.
It's a fast, focused way to expand your vocabulary quickly.
I always ask new students what their biggest difficulty is in English...
...and the #1 difficulty is speaking.
Many, many English learners have a really hard time with it! So today I'm sending you my top 10 strategies for improving your speaking.
Check them out and make sure to put them into practice!
Now you know HOW to improve your speaking...
...but how can you learn exactly WHAT to say?
You can learn tons of useful phrases and expressions inside my Everyday English Speaking Courses! These courses are designed to improve your speaking fast by teaching you what native English speakers say in daily life.
When you know what to say, then you can speak more confidently.
I hope to see you inside Everyday English Speaking :-)
⭐ Everyday English Speaking Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-course
Today I wanted to clarify the difference between the words CON-tent, con-TENT, and contents, since it can be really hard to figure out.
The English language is full of words like these, and I've collected a lot of them inside my e-book, 600+ Confusing English words Explained.
Like the title says, the e-book will explain them to you so that you'll understand when to use one word and when to use the other one.
So you don't have to be confused, instead you can use those words confidently!
⭐ 600+ Confusing Words Explained E-Book: https://www.espressoenglish.net/600-confusing-english-words-explained
Chance can mean a possibility (which could be good or bad) or an opportunity (which has a more positive connotation) and we use it in combination with lots of other words.
Let's learn 30 collocations with CHANCE. These are all words that go together naturally with the word chance.
When you learn these common combinations of words, then it's easier to put them together so that your speaking sounds natural (and not a little "strange.")
Come get your copy of the 1000 collocations e-book to learn even more!
This is one of our most popular e-books because the lessons are really quick, so it's easy to make progress fast.
⭐ 1000 Collocations E-Book: https://www.espressoenglish.net/1000-english-collocations-in-10-minutes-a-day/
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