How To Use “First” Vs. “At First”
Today we’re talking about two words that seem quite similar but are actually quite different – first and at first. I’ve heard a lot of English learners use …
“Have You Been To…?”
A lot of my students have trouble answering questions like “Have you been to California?” Using the present perfect tense seems tricky, but I promise you it doesn’t have …
Five Rules Native English Speakers Never Follow
Today’s English lesson might upset a lot of people! We’re going to talk about five rules that native English speakers rarely follow. Do you think it’s okay to break …
Three Tips to Learn Any Language Faster
Three tips to learn any language faster Whether you’re preparing for an upcoming trip, planning to move abroad, or just want to expand your horizons, learning a new language …
5 Steps to Help You Really Learn English
According to the British Council, by 2020 over two billion people will be speaking or learning to speak English! The English language is quickly becoming the language of the …
Top 10 Ways to Improve Your English Speaking Skills
Many adult language learners love grammar! Grammar gives us a solid base on which to build our new language. But even if you know English grammar better than many …
20 New Words in English for 2020
Languages are always growing and changing, and English is no exception. If people begin to use a new word a lot, it gets added to the dictionary! And that’s …
How to Answer the Question “How Have You Been?”
Hi! I’m Vanessa from Go Natural English. How have you been? Recently, Gabby and I taught you how to answer the question, “How are you?” Today we’re going …
Have Had vs. Had Had
A lot of my students tell me that they have trouble understanding sentences that contain have had or had had in the same sentence. It seems strange, but it …
How To Use “Have Had”
Hi, how are you? Vanessa here. Have you had a good day today so far? Many of my English students asked me how to use “have had” correctly. We’ll …