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27/04/2016

10 Phrasal Verbs That Are Useful for Business

Communicating with native English speakers in a business setting means you’ll hear phrasal verbs at least once, if not several times, during a conversation. Phrasal verbs […]
13/04/2016

Make your comparatives more correcter

How do native speakers form comparatives? Imagine you are an English learner trying to pick up on the pattern. You listen to a conversation between two […]
06/04/2016

How to turn small talk into smart conversation

Tips from a comedian and a journalist on the art of going from small talk to big ideas — all summer long. Imagine almost any situation […]
30/03/2016

Você fala inglês assim?

O sotaque e pronúncia certa das palavras fazem uma diferença crucial na hora de se comunicar. E, apesar do sotaque ser muitas vezes charmoso, cometemos alguns […]
02/03/2016

How fear can hold you back from learning a foreign language?

STEPPING OUT OF BARCELONA’S El Prat Airport in a Vineyard Vines shirt and an iPhone in hand, I looked like the ultimate American tourist. Wherever I […]
24/02/2016

What Are Count and Noncount Nouns?

A man writes his grocery list—raisins, apples, eggs, popcorn. As he scribbles down the last item, a question pops into his mind: To make nouns plural, […]
17/02/2016

What does it mean to be bilingual? (part 2)

The bilingual brain World and language Language creates our first connection to the world. The newborn child that takes a deep breath and cries out is […]
20/01/2016

What does it mean to be bilingual? (part 1)

What goes on in the brain of a bilingual person, and what are the effects of being raised in two languages? In this video and article, […]
25/11/2015

How Many Words Should You Know To Read Books and Watch Movies in English?

Have you ever wondered how many words are there in English? It’s estimated that there are over a million words in English, according to the Global […]