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Halloween: 5 Phrases

On October 31 here in the U.S., we celebrate the holiday of Halloween! It has an interesting history, which you can read about here. For most people – especially kids – Halloween means dressing in a costume, eating candy, and maybe some scary activities like visiting a haunted house or watching a scary movie. PopularContinueContinue reading “Halloween: 5 Phrases”

UPDATED! Moving: 6 American English vocabulary words

Last year, I made a post about English vocabulary words related to moving because I had just moved. And I just moved again! So I am re-posting the lesson, but I have updated it by adding more information and example sentences. 1. to hire movers vs. get/rent a U-Haul “Did you hire movers or getContinueContinue reading “UPDATED! Moving: 6 American English vocabulary words”

Part 5: 5-Part Guide to Improving Your English Listening Skills

We made it to the final post in my five-part guide to improving your English listening comprehension! This guide is meant to be followed in order, so be sure you read up on the subtitle strategy, keeping a notebook to expand your vocabulary, that you’ve checked out an awesome listening website, and have spent time speaking andContinueContinue reading “Part 5: 5-Part Guide to Improving Your English Listening Skills”

Part 4: 5-Part Guide to Improving Your English Listening Skills

If you’ve been following this series on improving your listening skills in English, then you have already been practicing with subtitles, keeping a notebook to expand your vocabulary, and have checked out the awesome listening website, YouGlish. Part Four: Talk Back Listening to TV, movies, and videos and studying vocabulary is a great step toContinueContinue reading “Part 4: 5-Part Guide to Improving Your English Listening Skills”

Part 3: 5-Part Guide to Improving Your English Listening Skills

I hope you’ve been enjoying this series on how to improve your listening comprehension! Check out Part One here, and Part Two here. Now on to Part Three! Instead of a strategy, this part revolves around a great listening resource. Part Three: YouGlish After my first two strategies, you’ve been using the Subtitle Strategy, andContinueContinue reading “Part 3: 5-Part Guide to Improving Your English Listening Skills”