Tag: speaking
As an English learner, you want to improve your listening and speaking skills. You’re in the right place! Listening skills are important for comprehension and speaking skills help you …
An important part of fluency is being able to read different kinds of humor. Today we are going to look at nine different kinds of humor explained in English. …
Did you know that the most common vowel sound isn’t A, E, I, O, or U? It’s a sound called schwa, and any vowel can sound like it! In …
Have you spent hours in the classroom learning English, but you still feel frustrated at how little you remember? Are you still confused when you hear English spoken at …
Are you just starting out on your goal to English fluency? Before traveling to a new country, many people buy guidebooks to help them get the most out of …
How have you been? “How have you been?” is a common question from native English speakers. It’s asking what you have been up to and how life has been …
Do you want to be able to pronounce the English Th sound clearly? It is completely normal as an English learner to struggle with the Th sound. There are …
What is Connected Speech? Learn how connected speech will help you to speak English faster, more fluently, and much more like a native speaker. Unfortunately, many language learners don’t …
How to Use the Past Conditional In this quick English lesson about the past conditional tense, I talk about the differences between “Would have been”, “Could have been”, and …
The letters R and L can be very difficult for some English learners to pronounce. It is very important to focus on your R and L pronunciation, because mispronouncing …
OK, we understand. Learning English can be fun, but it can also be a challenge for most people. There’s a lot to learn and remember, and there’s a lot …
Are you being faithful and persistent in your English-learning journey? Have you been pushing yourself to listen and hear as much spoken English as you possibly can? Learning …
Guess what? This is your lucky day. In this English tip Gabby explains how to handle a conversation when somebody says, “Guess what?” This is one of those …
As you have probably discovered, unlike many languages where the letters or sounds are pronounced as they are written, English is not like that. So often, English letters, …
Have you figured out yet that American English is a language full of unusual sounds and spelling? Well, in this English tip, Gabby talks about the Flapped …