2018-10-20 Study or Learn?
English language learners use the verbs “study” and “learn” all the time. Yet, they often are unsure which to choose…
2018-10-13 Dead as a Doornail
Believe it or not, the English language has about 25,000 idiomatic expressions. And some of the oldest ones have very…
2018-10-06 Asking Someone About Their Job
Have you ever wanted to ask someone in English about the kind of work they do but were unsure how?…
2018-09-29 By the Way vs. Mind You
English phrases can be difficult to remember since the meaning of each individual word may not give any clue as…
2018-09-22 Raise or Rise
Have you ever been confused by the verbs “raise” and “rise”? Both words mean “to move upward.” They also sound…
2018-09-15 Foods We Count…or Don’t
You probably know a lot of food words, such as bread, apple and rice. But knowing which foods are countable…
2018-09-08 Look, Appear and Seem
Welcome to Ask a Teacher – a new program where readers ask questions and teachers answer them. Have you noticed…
2018-09-01 ‘I’ or ‘Me’?
Welcome to Ask a Teacher – a new program where readers ask questions and teachers answer them. Some of the…