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Today's lesson comes from a really good student question: What's the difference between... - effective and efficient? - suitable and appropriate? - benefit and advantage? - distinguish and differentiate?Click here for the lesson text: http://www.espressoenglish.net/very-similar-english-words-whats-the-difference
Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Here are the top 5 goals people tend to have for the New Year, along with some other ways to express related goals. You'll learn what phrases to use for talking about your future intentions.Click here for the lesson text: http://www.espressoenglish.net/english-phrases-for-talking-about-plans-and-goals/
A number of words in English are used metaphorically – with a meaning that is not exactly the same as their literal meaning. Usually they apply a quality of one word to another word.For example, when we say that something is lightning fast, we are using the quality of lightning (which is almost instantaneous) to describe something that is extremely fast.Another example is the root of the problem – the literal meaning of the word “root” is the part of a plant or tree that is under the soil. The roots are what support and sustain the entire tree. Therefore, “the root of the problem” is the deepest, most basic or fundamental reason for the problem.Click here for the lesson text: http://www.espressoenglish.net/english-collocations-metaphors/
Today's lesson will teach you the difference between:talk totalk withtalk abouttalk overtalk throughtalk intotalk out ofThere are plenty of example sentences to make everything clear... so you'll never have this doubt again :-)Click here for the lesson text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/talk-to-or-talk-with/
#1 – Forgetting to use “it” when the sentence needs a subject“I just bought a new computer. Was on sale.”Every sentence in English needs a subject. In the second sentence, we need to say “It was on sale” – the word “it” functions as the subject, referring to the new computer.Learn the other mistakes here: http://www.espressoenglish.net/3-very-common-mistakes-with-the-english-word-it/
A lot of students ask me about phrases and idioms they've heard in conversations and TV shows.In today's lesson, I'm going to share the answers with you, explaining each expression with a few examples.Click here for the lesson text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/learn-english-idioms-answers-to-your-questions-about-idiomatic-expressions
Hello!How have you been?Today's lesson will be the answer to one question I'm constantly being asked...When exactly can you use be, being, and been?If you've ever had doubts about these verbs, listen to today's lesson and it'll all become clear :-)Click here for the lesson text: http://www.espressoenglish.net/confusing-words-be-being-or-been
For this lesson, I decided to do something a bit different.I took some snippets (small pieces) of conversations that I've heard in the past week, which have interesting informal expressions - and I'll be using them to teach you today.Click here for the lesson text: http://www.espressoenglish.net/10-informal-english-expressions-in-conversation
You already know what the words "stand" and "sit" mean... but do you know these expressions? - won't stand for something - standoffish - not sit well with someone - sit idly byIn today's lesson, I'll teach you all these idioms and more. Click here for the lesson text: http://www.espressoenglish.net/16-english-expressions-with-the-words-stand-and-sit
Do you ever get mixed up when trying to use the words either and neither?Today I'm going to teach you exactly how to use these words in English, with lots of examples!Click here for the lesson text: http://www.espressoenglish.net/difference-between-either-and-neither-in-english
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