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Hit The Roof - English Idiom
Hit The Roof – to become very very angry I hit the roof when I saw my daughter's phone bill. My mother hit the roof when she caught me smoking. My teacher hit the roof when she caught someone cheating on a test. We hit the roof when we saw all our bills....
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Dead Wood - English Idiom
Dead wood – people in a group, work place, government or organization that are not needed anymore or don't really do anything There is a lot of dead wood in the government. People get paid, and they don't do anything. We have to get rid of the dead wood...
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So & Too - Commonly Confused Words In English
So & too - are two words that are commonly confused. There are some situations when so & too can be used the same, but there are many situations when so & too mean different things. So & too -are used like the word “very”. “So” & “too” are used to emphasis,...
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So & Too - Commonly Confused Words In English
So & too - are two words that are commonly confused. There are some situations when so & too can be used the same, but there are many situations when so & too mean different things. So & too -are used like the word “very”. “So” & “too” are used to emphasis,...
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Where – When – Why - Commonly Confused Words In English
It can be confusing as to which word you use for asking questions. I hope that I help to make it easy for you to understand, the diffidence between the words. Where – is used to ask about the location of a place, person, or thing. Where is the store?...
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See & Look & Watch - Commonly Confused Words In English
See, look & watch are words that are very closely related. These words are used in diffident situations. There is some cross over between the words, but in most cases the words each used diffidently. See – is something that you do naturally without really...
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That & Which- Commonly Confused Words in English
That - is used when the information is essential(must be included) She prefers to rescue dogs that are special needs (sick, injured, old etc). Do you have all the food that you need for the party? She wanted to have a house that is big enough for the...
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There Is vs. There Are vs. It Is - Commonly Confused Words In English
“ It is ” - is a general word to state that something (not someone) existences, not making any reference to any specific location. “It is” can only be used for a singular countable noun. It is a nice car. It is a good book. “There is” - is used when you...
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Get The Ax - English Idiom
Get The Ax - get fired from a job My boss was not happy with my work, so I got the ax. My office is having a lot of money problems, and I heard that a lot of us will get the ax. Did you ever get the ax? My brother never got the ax. He worked for the same...
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Give The Green Light - English Idiom
Give The Green Light – means to give someone permission or to say that something is allowed I was sick for a few weeks. The doctor gave me the green light to go back to work. The city is going to give us the green light to start to build a new housing...
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Flunk Out - English Idiom
Flunk Out – to fail a class or a course I am very upset. I flunked out of my Math class. Did the girl who sits next to you flunk out of the class? My mother will be very upset, if I flunk out of college. We are doing very well in university. We are not...
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Have To vs. Must - Commonly Confusing English Words
A lot of people ask me what is the different between "have to" & must. Grammatical Differences "Have to" can be used as a main verb "Must" is a modal verb, and it can't be used as a main verb, so a main verb must be added, to the sentence when using "must"...
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Siti per l'apprendimento dell'inglese
Siti "utilizzabili" a fini didattici La celebre stazione televisiva americana: CNN (con filmati e audio) http://www.cnn.com Il mondo dell’informazione con quotidiani, riviste, e-zine, radio, TV italiani e stranieri http://www.ipse.com http://www.citinv.it/info/edicola.html...
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Punctuation Rules In English
Why Bother Learning Punctuation Rules in English? Why should you learn to punctuate in English properly? Many people have made successful careers out of not using the correct punctuation. Well there are several reasons why it is important to learn to...
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5 Speaking Rules you need to know!
1. Don't study grammar too much This rule might sound strange to many ESL students, but it is one of the most important rules. If you want to pass examinations, then study grammar. However, if you want to become fluent in English, then you should try...
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IELTS
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) è il test più popolare al mondo per certificare la conoscenza della lingua inglese. Nel solo 2013 sono stati effettuati oltre 2.2 milioni di test attraverso oltre 900 centri in più di 130 paesi. IELTS...
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Impara la lingua inglese online
Impara e migliora il tuo inglese con le nostre attività Grazie a LearnEnglish, il sito web ad accesso gratuito progettato dal British Council per studenti adulti, puoi imparare la lingua inglese con facilità. Il sito ti offre centinaia di pagine audio,...
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Presentazioni in lingua inglese - Public speaking
PRESENTAZIONI , RIUNIONI , CONVENTION E CONFERENZE IN INGLESE - PUBLIC SPEAKING Per fare carriera, parlare in pubblico è indispensabile. E’ molto raro trovare persone con doti naturali di “public speaking”. Gli elementi chiave di una buona presentazione...
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E-mail in inglese
Non sai come si dice allegato in inglese? Vuoi scrivere email in inglesevelocemente? Probabilmente ciò di cui hai bisogno è un corso specifico di lingue straniere per aziende. La posta elettronica è di certo lo strumento di comunicazione più utilizzato...
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Telefonate in inglese
Non sai come si dice “pronto” in Inglese? Ti è mai capitato di rispondere al telefono e non sapere cosa dire? Con Tempo English™ risolverai questo problema, perché con uno studio specifico sul lessico e la tecnica dei role-plays acquisirai scioltezza...
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Inglese: Intonazione e velocità nel parlare
Intonazione Molte persone, provenienti da diversi paesi hanno una intonazione errata perché la loro insegnante aveva una intonazione non corretta. In molte situazioni, essere monotono è migliore rispetto ad avere una intonazione sbagliata. La cosa peggiore...
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Inglese: 5 regole per parlare che devi assolutamente conoscere!
1. Non studiare la grammatica Questa regola potrebbe suonare strana a molti studenti ESL, ma è una delle regole più importanti. Se tu vuoi passare gli esami allora devi studiare la grammatica. Se invece vuoi essere in grado di parlare un inglese fluente,...
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Imparare Che l’Inglese… Non E’ una Lingua Facile
“L’inglese ha poche regole.” Spesso ho sentito quest’affermazione da persone impegnate a imparare l’inglese. “Prendi l’italiano o il francese: hanno molte più regole!” Da dove proviene l’idea dell’inglese come lingua “facile”? Corrisponde al vero o è...
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How to Write an Article in 20 Minutes
I don’t really want to spend more than 20 minutes a day on writing articles. And I spent no more than 20 minutes to write this article. I realize this is writing blasphemy. Internet marketing is powered by content, and content is king. But when I have...
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Libri per bambini: Gifts for you Mama.Dei regali per te Mamma: Libro illustrato per bambini: Italiano Inglese
Full length Bilingual picture book in Italian-English for Children Ages 2-6. Read this bilingual picture book for babies (English - Italian) FREE as part of your Prime or Kindle Unlimited membership Un libro illustrato per l’infanzia in occasione della...