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I Make Mistakes When I Speak in English [New Video]
I received an interesting email from an English For Study subscriber the other day about English speaking frustrations. The email read: “ For me, the big frustration is to speak. I am always afraid
Continue readingWhat’s The Best Way To Learn Grammar?
What’s the best way to learn grammar? Should I read or do grammar exercises? It’s an interesting and common question. It’s also one which makes me smile – “what’s the best way to….?” “What’s
Continue readingReach Your English Goals Faster With These Three Questions [Self Study Series]
What are you English goals? Have you ever really spent much time thinking about them? A lot of people say they just want to speak really well or speak English like a native. OR… They say they’re
Continue readingPlanning: The ‘Secret English Learning Weapon’? [Audio Lesson]
Is planning really the key to success? It could be. One thing’s for certain, though: Some of the most successful language learners (and people in general) plan. Even if they’re not doing it
Continue readingHow To Find New Vocabulary Easily [English Self Study Series]
Do you know how to find new vocabulary? Okay, maybe that’s a difficult question. Here’s another one: How often do you try to improve your vocabulary? Every week? Every day? Sometimes? Never? I’m
Continue readingHow To Use Confusing Adjectives That End With -ing And -ed
Ahhh, confusing adjectives… Today we’re going to make confusing adjectives a bit less confusing, by listening, reading and watching all about them. At the end, I’ve even made a quick
Continue readingIt Could Have Died… [Grammar]
The other day, my beautiful, pregnant wife and I were talking about the turtle we saved the other day. She said, “if the turtle doesn’t eat, it could have died.” Uh oh… English
Continue readingWould You Care For A Mojito?
The other day, I read something that really annoyed me. It was about some bartenders (people who serve drinks at bars) who are getting tired of serving mojitos. Now, if you didn’t know, a mojito
Continue readingGive Me Your Confidence!
From: The Confidence Killer. You might be thinking: “Who is this writing on English For Study?” Before I answer your question… I have a question for you. Have you ever walked away from
Continue readingAre You Feeling Lucky?
A big part of English learning success is luck. Most people think that hard work is the most important factor in learning English, but really it’s just an added bonus. Even the laziest person in
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