Vocabulary building is one of key elements of improving your English language skills.  The more words you understand enough to use in conversation and written tasks, the easier your grasp of not [...]

Infinitive phrases and sentences are groups of words that combine an infinitive verb and objects.  The infinitive phrase, when used as a noun, adjective or adverb is preceded by the word ‘to.’ [...]

An interrogative sentence asks a question, and ends with a question mark, rather than a period. Examples of interrogative sentences include sentences that are affirmative, and those which are [...]

Acquiring English speaking skills quickly and to the point of fluency can be accelerated if you establish what is the most effective way of learning a new language.  Some people can pick up [...]

Studying English as a second language in the US will benefit you in many ways. Research into the benefits of bilingualism, whether it is English or any other language, has shown that there are [...]

English language learners have to grasp the many essential idioms and their meanings that are used in everyday English. Idioms are phrases which have emerged from a specific cultural, historical [...]

While phone conversations have to a large extent been replace by communication by emails and texting which is practiced by all ages, there are still some rules when it comes to internet English.  [...]

Being away from the classroom can mean that your ESL skills aren’t getting as much of a workout as they were when you were a study abroad student in the US.  Make time to speak English after [...]

An important part of speaking any language is listening. As an ESL student to the US you were focused on learning new words, and pronouncing them correctly.  It was all about speaking.  But [...]

What’s the link between music and English vocabulary acquisition? There are many ways that you can learn English as a second language, from classroom settings, to ESL games, to watching English [...]