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  • 14 Do’s and Don’ts of Making English Anki Cards

    14 Do’s and Don’ts of Making English Anki Cards

    Vocabulary memorization is the foundation of English language learning, and Anki is the best way to memorize vocabulary. There are good ways to use Anki, and bad ways to use Anki. Let’s get better at memorizing new words and look at 9 do’s and don’ts of making English Anki cards! If you don’t know how…

  • How to Make Anki Flashcards for Difficult English Vocabulary

    How to Make Anki Flashcards for Difficult English Vocabulary

    You should know by now that using pictures to learn vocabulary is far better than the translation method because it builds direct connections in the brain and improves memory, so every flashcard you make ought to have a picture. Now, that’s easy if the word is “ball”, but it can be quite a challenge with…

  • 5 Ways to Improve your Reading Comprehension

    5 Ways to Improve your Reading Comprehension

    Getting better at reading isn’t just as simple as “Read a lot!”  It’s a constant process of reading and getting feedback.  Without feedback, we don’t know if we understand what we are reading correctly or not.  This is meaningful reading.  Feedback is the key to success when improving reading comprehension. Let’s look at 5 different…

  • Why to Take English Lessons Online

    Why to Take English Lessons Online

    It’s an important topic. A lot of ELLs are anxious before taking online lessons for the first time, the same way they were anxious before their first day of school. New is scary. But this feeling ought to be overcome because there are many reasons why to take English lessons online. Time The one thing…

  • How to Improve Pronunciation: The Pronunciation Process

    How to Improve Pronunciation: The Pronunciation Process

    Introducing How to Improve Pronunciation Knowing how to improve pronunciation is really helpful in language learning.  Lots of language learners struggle with the process of pronunciation, which can slow down their learning.  Teachers also need to know the pronunciation process to know how to improve pronunciation in their students.  We often just think it’s “listen-say”,…

  • ESL Trends: Authentic Content and CLIL

    ESL Trends: Authentic Content and CLIL

    This is our first ever post on ESL trends, so let’s start by discussing what this is about.  A “trend” is something that is becoming a commonly discussed topic and becoming popular to do.  An “ESL trend” is a recent movement or change in the way English is taught around the world.  As ELLs, it’s…

  • Building English Fluency: A Story that Teaches Us About the Brain

    Building English Fluency: A Story that Teaches Us About the Brain

    A simple story of a simple fisherman in Africa has a lot to teach us about building English fluency. Read on to learn from this man’s wisdom. In a little village, in the middle of nowhere in Africa, there was a man. He was quiet. He watched more than he showed and listened more than…

  • The Beginners Guide to Making Anki Cards for Vocabulary

    The Beginners Guide to Making Anki Cards for Vocabulary

    This is it! This is what you need to know to make effective and efficient Anki cards to help you memorize new vocabulary. The information here has been tried and tested by many language learners like you and proven useful. If you are wondering how to get started with Anki or improve how you use…

  • Using Double Comparatives (e.g. “The Bigger, the Better”)

    Using Double Comparatives (e.g. “The Bigger, the Better”)

    Double comparatives are a must in the English language.  You can’t go anywhere without seeing them! Well, unless you go to the back woods of China where no one speaks English… In fact, they’re so common, that the more you look for them, the more you find them! (See what I just did there?) If…

  • 4 Common Mistakes English Learners Make

    4 Common Mistakes English Learners Make

    Wondering if you are making some mistakes? Looking for things to avoid? Or maybe you just want to practice English and you don’t care what this article is about? 🤣 Well, no matter why you’re here, we are going to talk about 4 common mistakes English learners make. If you want to talk about something…