“Fancy going to the pub tonight?” “Nah, I shouldn’t. I’m skint.” Naff — Silly Something that’s bad, distasteful or just plain stupid is “naff.” Again, this is another one you want to avoid. Example: “What a naff comment!” Yonks — Long Time Say you haven’t been ho...
There are lots of real practice questions out there. You must use these before your test to give you an idea of what to expect on test day. This article will show you how to use these effectively. 7 Ways to Use Real Practice Questions to Improve Your Speaking Score The following links ...
Our new course might be a big help to you if you need English for your work, or if you're studying in English, or if you're planning to visit or even live in the UK. The British government expects immigrants to reach E...
You can talk to them about fairly sophisticated subject matter such as politics.W: Yes, that does sound refreshing compared with talking to younger children. Do they ask you to proofread their essays?M: Certainly. With writing they do. 3) I really just try to be encouraging. I think at ...
Today we’re going to talk about sth on English-learning. I’m 蹦爹,you can call me Kevin, in the past, I got the opportunity to talk with a lot of Chinese English-learners,along with many native speakers. It’s an interesting experience, and from that I formed my own thinking on ...
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This is a great movie to improve your British pronunciation because the whole film focuses on how to speak English correctly. King George VI: Listen to me. Listen to me! Lionel Logue: Listen to you? By what right? King George VI: By divine right, if you must. I am your King. Lionel...
What Kind of Milk do British Put in Tea? Usually, and in the past it’s been whole milk that Brits use in their tea. In the US, 2% milk is passable, but don’t offer me 1% or even talk to me about skim milk. The cream that’s in whole milk adds a lot to the flavor of ...
Now, my cousin was told instead to say something more formal like, “my pleasure” or “it’s my pleasure.” In British English, you can even shorten it to just ‘pleasure’, but that’s not something we do in American English. We keep it to ‘my pleasure’. ...
use /r/ before a pause or another consonant so be particularly aware of this when teaching Phonics Hero, Part 3, Level 20 (ir, er, ear, ur, or). Schwa usage varies greatly between dialects. Australian English speakers often put schwas in places where British and American speakers do not...