Yesterday I told you about an English lesson I heard on the radio… To cut a long story short… the ‘English lesson’ on the radio was the opposite of helpful. The hosts of the radio show taught useless and uncommon vocabulary and called it ‘advanced English’. I received a few emails in response… One person …
Last week I asked this question: What is the purpose of language? Most of the messages I got were pretty correct. Answers like: To express ourselves. To communicate with others. To tell people what we can and should do And all of these are true. There are a couple more reasons that we could add, …
“How can I remember English words easily?” is a question I get asked often. But even when I get asked another question, it usually relates to remembering words and memory. Now, before we get started, let me just say this: Your memory is an incredible tool. Learning how your memory works can make learning English …
Last time we looked at ‘short term memory‘ and why’ focusing’ just isn’t enough. So, just reading or listening to something is not enough to improve your English… In fact, if all you do is listen and read… Then you probably forget a lot of English that you ‘learn’… The end goal of learning English …
So far this week, we’ve looked at two important ways to learn English: 1. Walking before you can run [read it here] and 2. Crawling before you walk [read it here] Today… memory. Your memory is an incredible tool. Many times a day, you ‘experience’ information. But most of this information just gets lost. You …
Continuing on from yesterday’s lesson… When babies start developing, they crawl before they can walk. Crawling is a slow but safe way to travel. You wouldn’t crawl around as an adult because it takes too long to move around, but as a baby it’s the perfect way to explore the world. You can use this …
I recently got this question from an EFS subscriber: “Hi Sam. Thank you for English For Study. I want learn phrasal verbs so I speak to more people better. How I learn these?” We have this saying in English: “Don’t run before you can walk”. It basically means that you should be able to walk …
I don’t know about you… But I find simple decisions the hardest to make. I have no trouble in deciding what to study, where to go on holiday, what to spend my money on or even who to marry. But when it comes to what to eat for dinner… I just can’t decide. And it’s …
Change always has a cost. Time, life, money, land, sleep… History is told through stories of change. Revolutions, great buildings, scientific breakthroughs, powerful leaders and brilliant thinkers are all things we talk about history. Mostly, we only remember the change. We only remember the difference that happened – such as better medicine, better education or …
Woah… Did Sam really just write that? Yes. Spelling is not important when you’re in the middle of a conversation or debate. What is important is communicating your message effectively and clearly. When you’re asking a question, in the middle of a conversation or having a debate with someone, the last thing they’re thinking is: …
