Archive for the 'Grammar' Category
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 […]
May 7th, 2008 | Posted in ESL Tips, Grammar, TOEFL, Videos, vocabulary | 5 Comments
I thought it would be fun to look at some of our famous ESL speakers around the world. The first person I’m going to evaluate is Vladimir Putin.
He has a speech in English about the 2014 Winter Olympics. He’s a real guy with a busy life, like a lot of you, and he has […]
April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Focus on Famous People, Grammar, Pronunciation, Videos, Vladimir Putin, vocabulary | 3 Comments
Do you want to save money?
Do you want a new job?
Do you want a new life?
If you have any big goals, this is the perfect tense for you. You can set a goal with a deadline. A deadline is a time or date you must achieve/accomplish/do something in your life.
The big question in this […]
April 18th, 2008 | Posted in Conversation, Grammar, Videos, vocabulary | No Comments
People ask you about what you did in the past all the time, so it’s important to know how to explain all the details of what happened in the past. Someone might ask you what you did yesterday or what you did last week. Do you know how to answer? Here’s a video lesson on […]
April 17th, 2008 | Posted in Conversation, ESL Tips, Grammar, Grammar: Beginner, Videos, vocabulary | 2 Comments
When I lived and traveled through Mexico and Central America for a year (Note - ‘traveled’ can be spelled as ‘travelled’ if you are not living in the United States), every day I wrote in a spiral notebook, which served as a journal (a spiral notebook - a notebook that has a wire binding…wires that […]
April 16th, 2008 | Posted in American Culture, ESL Tips, Grammar, Messages from Kim, Studying tips, vocabulary | 1 Comment
Are you too pretty or too intelligent? You’d better hope you are NOT too pretty or too intelligent. It’s much better to be so intelligent or very pretty. In this video lesson, I explain the difference between too + an adjective and so/very + an adjective. See the transcript below if you can’t understand.
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April 14th, 2008 | Posted in Conversation, ESL Tips, Grammar, Grammar: Beginner, Videos, vocabulary | 1 Comment
Here’s a video I made about using the simple present to describe the plot of a novel or movie. So, if you are reading a book, when someone asks you what it’s about, you will know how to answer.
Have a great day!
Kim
Vocabulary:
What’s it about? - What is the plot?
She’s a tomboy - She acts like […]
March 17th, 2008 | Posted in Conversation, ESL Tips, Grammar, Videos | No Comments