Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher If you’re looking at this word and thinking of food (‘munch’) or house (‘hausen’), you couldn’t be more wrong….
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher A few days ago, one of my students, whom I had been coaching for a presentation she was going…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The English language is fond of using nouns that are usually attributed to animals to describe the actions, feelings…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Most of my students, especially native French speakers still have problems using the adjectives good and right correctly both…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The word slacktivist is coined from two English words: slacker and activist. A slacker is a person who is…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher To bluff means to say or do something to deceive, impress or intimidate others. The word bluff is commonly…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Earn money and win money are confusing especially for native French speakers. In French, gagner de l’argent means earn…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Breathe and breath are two of the most confusing words for English speakers (even native speakers) and learners. Confusing…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Question from Musa: “When do I use being and been, with examples…please.” Similarity: Both being and been come from…
Look at this situation: You listen to a song or a piece of music on the radio or on TV or anywhere else. One hour…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Fill in and fill out are both phrasal verbs. A phrasal verb is simply a verb that is followed…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher A compound word is usually made up of two or more words. How can you describe someone using compound…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher If you’re finding it difficult to master prepositions in English, you’re not alone. Many English learners find learning and…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher “Arts students are good at languages and science students are not”. If, like me, you’ve heard or seen this sentence countless…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Question: To form an adverb from an adjective, the rule says to add –ly at the end of the…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher You must have learned how to form adverbs from adjectives. If not, it’s quite easy. To change an adjective…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Our last post explained how to use the articles A, An and The. Today, we will look at the…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Today, we will look at three more functions of So. Go here to see the first three. Using So Usage 4:…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Using So There are at least seven different situations (functions) in which so can be used. Today, we will…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Today, we will look at two idioms: 1. To make faces (at someone) Meaning: make (usually silly) expressions with…
Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher When talking about animals and the meat of these animals, the names are not the same. Let’s look at…
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