Category Archive for : ‘English Lessons’

Podcasts for learning English

by Sean Newman

Podcasts for Learning English
Why you should learn English with podcasts:

Podcasts are a convenient and great way to help you improve your English. They are on-demand internet radio talks that you can download to your mobile phone or tablet. It is said that just 20 minutes per day of a listening to an English speaking podcast can have a positive impact on your learning English! You can listen to them lying in bed, on the train back home or just wandering around the city, and let’s face

Understand English in Ireland

Most of the time, students arriving to Ireland will come with a fair knowledge of English. We’ve all watched movies in English, studied in school, listened to music…and when we move abroad we are not too worried because, at least, we have the basics! Then we arrive and the reality of the city you’ve chosen hits you. The accent is so different from what you learnt in school and there are expressions you hear every day that you have never heard before (and have no idea what

Learn Irish English Expressions for Paddy’s Day

‘Well, what’s the craic? Do you have a couple of DEADLY Irish expressions ready for Paddy’s Day?’

 

“What’s the craic, are we heading to the parade?” Translation : What is the plan, shall we go to see the parade?
“Stall the ball, I’m just after waking up!” Translation: Give me a couple of minutes, I have just woken up.
“Well we would want to get a move on” Translation: We need to hurry up.
“It’ll be grand, sure.” Translation : Don’t worry, everything will be ok
“Are you coming

Learn English idioms for Valentine’s Day
with Everest Language School

 

We want to wish all of our followers a very happy Valentine’s day and want to teach you some idioms for Valentine’s day. For any of you who want to learn English idioms about love and the heart we have created the poster above just for you. Please feel free to share the poster with you friends and help “spread the love”. Have a great Valentine’s day and we hope that using some of these idioms will help you find love in

13 English Idioms and Proverbs (Meanings and Examples) List of 13 English Idioms and Proverbs While you are talking with native speakers, they sometimes say things you don't understand. This is not because you don’t have the vocabulary to understand them, but because the sentences just don’t make sense to you. On the other hand, [...]

How can I improve my  English listening?
English Listening – Improve your listening by watching TV!

by Éadaoin Curtin

English teacher in Everest

Listening and understanding is often very difficult for language learners. Maybe your listening in the classroom is fine but having conversations and watching tv can be more difficult.

The easiest way to improve your listening outside the classroom is by … watching TV!

BUT it’s very important that you watch series which are interesting to you, you shouldn’t feel like you are studying.

Try watching a TV show

How to Learn English
or any other language

Matthew Youlden’s second name should be Mr. Languages. This guy from Britain speaks nine languages fluently and understands more than twelve more. Can you imagine? The world would be yours!

 

If you have problems learning another language, check out Matthew’s recommended tips!

 

REMEMBER YOUR REASON FOR DOING IT

 

You need to have a good reason to learn a new language, otherwise you won’t stay focused and you’ll find unnecessary excuses, which might put you off course.

 

“OK, I want to learn this and I’m therefore going to do

7 Tips on How to Use Commas in English

1. The seven coordinating conjunctions: and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet demand a comma to separate an independent clause. Example:

“He climbed to the top of the mountain, but he still couldn’t see the sea.”

2. When we put an introductory phrase before a main clause, we use a comma. Example:

“Early one morning, Maria decided to climb Everest.”

3. When we want to add extra (non-essential) information in the middle of a sentence, we use commas to separate this idea from the main sentence.

Maria, who had never

Being an English teacher really makes you realise how crazy English can be. When you start to look at the idioms we use every day it’s really like opening a can of worms. The more you looks at English Idioms the more off the wall they seem. Thankfully an English teacher from Ireland (ROSHA) has created these fantastic illustrations to help you remember some of the most common idioms in English.

“Having recently moved to Brazil, learning a new language and also teaching English, has made me think more about

English Grammar: The Passive Voice

In English, the most important information always comes at the beginning of the sentence. The passive voice allows us to draw attention to the object of the verb rather than the agent (the “do-er” of the action). It is also a tool for when the agent is unknown, unimportant or obvious.

 

To construct the passive use the verb TO BE in the necessary tense and then add the PAST PARTICIPLE of the verb required.

 

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