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English Expression: Been Around the Block

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When you would like to say that you have a lot of experience, perhaps even too much experience, with something or someone, you can say that you have “been around the block.” Literally this refers to having walked or driven … Continue reading

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The way to gauge your speed of understanding English

In our previous post, we recommended for you to practice reading English as much as possible in order to improve your English speaking and reading abilities (See our post about Why Reading is so important in improving your English speaking). … Continue reading

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How to improve English listening skills: Speed of Understanding

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Our 4th suggestion about how to improve English listening skills is to speed up your English understanding.(See our posts about this topic here) Whenever you try to listen to CNN News or English documentaries, you may feel the speed at which … Continue reading

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English Expression: Freaked Out

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My understanding of the term “freaked out” is that it originated in the 1960’s, when people tended to take drugs which could cause people to “freak out”, or act very strangely or uncontrollably. The word “freak” by itself can refer … Continue reading

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How to improve English listening skills: Grammar!

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One of  our answers to how to improve your English listening skills is grammar. If you try to read English newspapers, you may encounter sentences you cannot understand though you know all the words in the sentences. This is mostly … Continue reading

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