This is one of the most confusing parts of English grammar. Normally, you should not use THE before a name. But sometimes THE is part of the name.
For example, THE United States of America! Or the U.S. You can also say the U.S.A., though it’s very rare, except in military culture, to say the […]
One of my regular visitors sent me an essay about an experience he had in Niagara Falls. I told you to use sensory details in your writing. Below, I’ve posted most of his essay. You can read it first or after my comments. If you read it first, try to figure out if the highlighted […]
No, this is not about that kind of massage! Get your mind out of the gutter (Don’t think dirty thoughts). In this video blog post, I just came from an appointment with my massage therapist/chiropractor. I thought some of you ESL learners may have back pain and you might need to know who to see […]
If you want to write a strong TOEFL essay or even a good email, you have to get good at using details in your writing. In this blog post, I talk about an experience I had in which a really sweet transvestite did my makeup. (sweet = nice) (transvestite = a man dressed as a […]
I love finding an ESL site that’s easy to read and not clogged with a bunch of confusing categories. (clogged with something = filled with too much of something) Lucy’s blog has a lot of fun information and she gives great vocabulary explanations. I also really like how she blogs about English music because this […]
Ha ha! Got you! (got you = I tricked you, I got your attention) I thought I’d get your attention if I put sex in the title. (to get someone’s attention = to make someone listen to what you are saying) I’ll give you some juicy examples later, so keep reading!! (juicy examples/details = examples/details […]
This is my next lesson on articles. I was in my kitchen, preparing for a party, so I took out a bunch of food and used it to explain articles.
When you watch, please notice how I pause. Sometimes I say “Um.” Sometimes I say something wrong and correct myself. It’s not the perfect way […]
Here’s an explanation of a basic part of English grammar: using the + a place.
If you take time to practice each rule for using the, a and an, you’ll master articles!
(to master something = to become an expert at something, to be very good at something)
(articles = a, an, the)
After you watch this, […]
This week I’m going to give you little exercises to practice using articles. It is one of the most important parts of English grammar that you must learn. You may think learning how to use articles is a waste of time because people understand you when you don’t use them. However, people will think your […]
Should you say ‘fewer flowers’ or ‘less flowers’?
Fewer flowers.
Should you say ‘fewer makeup’ or ‘less makeup’?
Less makeup.
Should you say ‘fewer items’ or ‘less items’?
Fewer items.
Should you say ‘fewer ice cream’ or ‘less ice cream’?
Less ice cream.
If you had a problem with any of these, watch the following video blog! Below the video, I have written […]