Category: vocabulary
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Why Don’t I Remember More Words?! 😭
Don’t worry! Every language learner has felt this way. Learning a language can be stressful, challenging, and tiresome. But it doesn’t have to be. Let’s talk about why you may be forgetting a number of words. 1. You may not have the time to study enough to get them to stick. This problem can be…
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Names of Jobs Or Careers
What did you want to be when you grew up? Names of jobs and careers in English focus on what the person is actually doing. If you know many nouns and verbs in English, learning names of jobs will be super easy for you. Let’s start with -er/-or jobs. When we use -er/-or it often…
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Compliments
What sayings and phrases in English are compliments? It can be hard to know when first learning English. Let’s take a look at a few general compliments. Compliments about work: Well done! Meaning: You did well! Nice job! Meaning: Your work that you’ve done looks nice! Good work! Meaning: Your work that you’ve done looks…
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Questions?
Today, Let’s take a look at common questions in English! Asking questions is a part of daily life, so it’s great to know a variety of ways this is done. “Coffee?” This is common amongst native speakers who are in a work environment or a place they often go to. Even though we just say…
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Phrasal Verbs: Why Are They Important?
Phrasal verbs are commonly used. In fact, you probably have already learned some without recognizing it. A phrasal verb is: verb+preposition Sometimes the phrasal verb will have a pronoun or many words in between it. For example: verb+pronoun+preposition They are common phrases that make sense to native speakers, but may not be easily understood by…
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Common English Phrases
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Conversation Warm Up
You know you’re about to have a conversation in English, and you haven’t spoken in English all day! You’re mind has been using a different language for the past few hours and your nervous to begin your next one in English 😬 What can you do??? Let’s take a look at some warm up exercises…
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Vocabulary, Vocabulary, Vocabulary! 😃
Today we’re going to focus on memory 🧠 . If you don’t already, follow youarelearningenglish on Instagram for helpful posts with vocab, phrases, etc. 😃 Here are some words to get you going on your journey with the English language. Have fun learning these! -You Are Learning English Team A group of experienced and certified…
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What Vocab Makes a Difference?
Should you work to learn every word that exists in the English language? While that’s a grand goal, there are only a select number of words used on an everyday basis. To add to that, everyone has a different way of expressing themselves, so the words they personally choose vary. For example some might say…
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Mind going blank? Forgetting key words? Here’s how to prevent it!
This is a common problem. It even happens to native speakers. Here are some steps to stop it from happening. 1. Don’t panic! Remember, learning a language requires humility, especially since you’re starting from square one. If you forget words, it’s no big deal. It happens to everyone. It happens to native speakers all the…