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128 Words to Use Instead of Very Friends don't let friends use "very."

This Is Empathy. Remembering the difference between these two words can help you to be a more empathetic person.

20 Teachers In America Share How The Kids In Their Class Feel About Donald Trump. 'Will mommy be okay?'

"Payed"—What's the Correct Spelling? There are plenty of things you can do with the verb “pay,” and that’s without going into all the phrases and phrasal verbs it’s a part of.

Reluctant Dad Drafts Contract For Kids Who Want Dog Dad never picks up p**p? Good luck with that.

How Do You Spell Lasagna? However you spell it, it's delicious.

One, dos, drei: Why speaking more than one language is good for the brain | Sci-Tech | DW.COM | 01.08.2016 Speaking more than one language has many more benefits than just being able to communicate with people the world over. Here is why teaching children to speak more than one language is a brilliant idea.

Grounded in truth.

"Drug" Is Not the Past Tense of "Drag" Don't do drugs. Use "dragged."

Vegetables in English - BrE and AmE versions (Woodward English) The names of vegetables in English accompanied by a photo of each one. We give the American English name of each vegetable as well as the British English name…

No subs in Spanish!!!

Refrendan los beneficios de ver series en versión original con subtítulos en inglés Ver películas y series en versión original con subtítulos en el propio idioma es una excelente técnica para mejorar tu nivel de inglés.

Australia Will Suddenly Move 1.8 Meters North On New Year's Day Hold on tight, Australians – on New Year’s Day 2017, your entire country will jut northwards by 1.8 meters (5.9 feet). If, dear reader, you are now adorned

The Words We All Misuse Quiz We've all been guilty of misusing words at one time or another, but there are some words that trip people up more than others. Can you figure out the correct word to use in each sentence?

They're all ears.

Activities for Learners | Learning English | Cambridge English Find out about official Cambridge English learning resources for children and adults. Get free games, quizzes, exam preparation materials and sample papers.

11 new English words – and how to use them Did you know that every year about 1,000 new English words are born? We take a look at the newest – and let you know how to use them correctly

203 expresiones en inglés coloquiales y su traducción al español - El Blog de Idiomas Aumenta tu vocabulario con estas 203 expresiones en inglés coloquiales y su traducción al español, para que no te quedes jamás sin saber que decir.

Is It Among or Amongst? A guide to using this word, for those who've forgotten how to use it.

Which Is Correct, Gray or Grey? You know that color you get when you mix black and white? How do you spell it?

How memories form and how we lose them - Catharine Young Think back to a really vivid memory. Got it? Now try to remember what you had for lunch three weeks ago. That second memory probably isn’t as strong—but why not? Why do we remember some things, and not others? And why do memories eventually fade? Catharine Young gives the basics on memory and memory...

3 tips to boost your confidence When faced with a big challenge where potential failure seems to lurk at every corner, you’ve probably heard the advice, “Be more confident!” But where does confidence come from, and how can you get more of it? Here are three easy tips.

The 12 Best Outdoor ESL/EFL Games Outdoor games are a great way to motivate your students. Bring out your students fun or competitive spirits with relays, skipping rope and ball games.Here is a list of 10 tried and tested games I h…

Superblocks to the rescue: Barcelona’s plan to give streets back to residents The Spanish city’s radical new strategy will restrict traffic to a number of big roads, drastically reducing pollution and turning secondary streets into ‘citizen spaces’ for culture, leisure and the community

How do you spell a sneeze? by Colin McIntosh Not everything we say forms part of the regular English repertoire of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and so on. Some can barely even be described as words, since they don’t follo…

Improving your writing skills for the FCE!

Cómo aprobar el Writing del First Certificate fácilmente El Writing del First Certificate es una de las partes más difíciles del examen si no lo preparas bien. Aquí tienes algunos consejos para aprobar