Get a quick tutorial on how an academic essay for an American (North American / Western) audience is structured in this 4-minute video lesson from Teacher Amanda. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4SAUtaLyRc (Check out the Teacher Amanda YouTube page!) Learn more about academic English reading & writing Learn more about university-level English reading and writing in my (upcoming) 9-unitContinueContinue reading “Video: Structuring an essay for an American audience”
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It’s the Olympics! Let’s talk sports idioms
Last week we talked about a few American football idioms, and in honor of the Olympics, let’s keep the ball rolling (continue) with more sports-related idioms! Read the idiom / phrase, followed by the example. See if you can guess the meaning of the idiom before moving on to reading the definion. 1. neckContinueContinue reading “It’s the Olympics! Let’s talk sports idioms”
American Football Idioms
If you’re not a fan of sports – or at least American sports – some common American idioms might confuse you! And so, in honor of yesterday’s Super Bowl, check out these idioms related to American football. “kick off” The kick off is the beginning of the game, and as you might guess, to “kickContinueContinue reading “American Football Idioms”
“Used to” vs. “Am used to”
I used to live in San Francisco. I am used to living in San Francisco. Take a look at the two sentences above. They are very similar, but have very different meanings! What’s the difference? First: Notice how the two sentences are different. Sentence 1 says “used to live,” while sentence 2 says “am used toContinueContinue reading ““Used to” vs. “Am used to””
3 English Expressions
I’m a real fan of “3s”…can you tell from my blog post titles? And well, I’m at it again with these three idiomatic English expressions. catch 22 (noun) Meaning: A situation that has no answer or solution. It comes from a novel of the same name. Example: “I applied for some jobs, but they won’t hireContinueContinue reading “3 English Expressions”
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