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Face off
Definition: Confront Examples: She faced off against the other tennis player and won the match. The Canadian hockey team faces off against their rivals next week. Source: Using idioms in conversation … more →
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Face off
englishlessons wrote 1 year ago: Definition: Confront Examples: She faced off against the other tennis player and won the match. The … more →
Effective Communication in English in the Global Workplace
englishlessons wrote 1 year ago: Common grammar/syntax errors can cause confusion in email and in verbal communication in English. Th … more →
Accent Reduction and Clear Communication
englishlessons wrote 1 year ago: What do you say to a nonnative speaker of English who wants to get rid of his/her accent? Accent red … more →
Are you plugged in?
englishlessons wrote 2 years ago: An idiom is a group of words with a special meaning of its own that is not clear from the meanings o … more →
Play hardball
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englishlessons wrote 2 years ago: Definition: Act agressively and ruthlessly to achieve a goal Examples: Their lawyers decided to play … more →
Underwater
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englishlessons wrote 2 years ago: Definition: The current value is less than the original value Examples: That stock is underwa … more →
Push the Envelope
englishlessons wrote 2 years ago: Definition: Go beyond what is usual or standard; innovate Examples: That company is always trying to … more →
Phrasal verbs versus compound nouns podcast
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englishlessons wrote 3 years ago: Kathy L. Hans has taught English as a Foreign Language/English as a Second Language for over twenty … more →
Phrasal verbs podcast
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englishlessons wrote 3 years ago: Learn about the stress patterns in phrasal verbs to improve your pronunciation. Phrasal verbs podcas … more →
TOEIC Pronunciation Tip: counting syllables with past tense
englishlessons wrote 3 years ago: In verbs that end in t or d the -ed is pronounced as an extra syllable. This is the only time the pa … more →
TOEIC Pronunciation Tip: syllables
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englishlessons wrote 3 years ago: In English every word has one or more syllables. A syllable always has a vowel sound. Think of the v … more →
TOEIC Writing Tip: the verb + -ing
englishlessons wrote 3 years ago: The verb + -ing can be used as an adjective, but it has a different meaning from the adjective forme … more →
TOEIC Writing Tip: Infinitives
englishlessons wrote 3 years ago: An infinitive is formed by putting to before the base form of a verb. It can be used as a noun. Exam … more →
TOEIC Pronunciation Tip: schwa
englishlessons wrote 3 years ago: The schwa (the uh sound) is important because it is the most frequent sound in English. You can hear … more →
Go Postal
englishlessons wrote 3 years ago: Definition: Act out in an angry way, especially in an outburst of violence Examples: I got a really … more →
TOEIC Pronunciation Tip: phrasal verbs
englishlessons wrote 3 years ago: The stress usually falls on the second part of a phrasal verb. Examples: sit DOWN, stand UP, pass OU … more →
TOEIC Writing Tip: Active Voice
englishlessons wrote 3 years ago: Active voice focuses on the person who performs the action. Example: Maria made this mistake. (activ … more →
TOEIC Pronunciation Tip: compound nouns
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englishlessons wrote 3 years ago: The stress usually falls on the first part of a compound noun. Examples: SOFTware, GRANDfather, LAND … more →
TOEIC Pronunciation Tip
englishlessons wrote 3 years ago: In English every word has one syllable that is stressed more than the others. Examples: MEDical, ele … more →
