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The Use of Movies to Learn English

One of the major advantages for learners to master the art of the English language is to watch movies as much as possible. This is extremely engaging as a learning procedure as it is fun, thrilling and exciting, and at the same time it teaches you the basic aspects of ... Continue reading

Basic Mistakes of the Learners

There are a lot of mistakes the learners make in learning English. It should be remembered that like all languages, English is fun to learn, and making mistakes is a part of the learning process. First and foremost, you need to evaluate the reason why you want to learn English: ... Continue reading

Developing English listening skills

People wish to learn English for several reasons. Some people use to learn English because of their interest. Others use to learn English because of their necessity while dealing with business clients who belong to English speaking countries. What might be the reason, but the person will be benefited if ... Continue reading

Nouns & Pronouns

Nouns: Noun is nothing but a word or a group of words used as the name of a class of people (E.g. Teacher, Englishman, Sarah), places (E.g. Park, library, India), things (E.g. Cup, book, milk) of a specific person, place or thing. A noun can either be singular (i.e.) a pen ... Continue reading

Proper editing techniques for your essay

Having constructed your essay or exam answer, the job is not finished. Where possible, you need to edit, clarify, cut and polish your words. This doesn't mean that you have to write, write again, rewrite and endlessly reconstruct an essay. The chance of it getting much better during such ... Continue reading

How to Spell Correctly

Writing is a craft, and as with any craft it has to be learned. Or should that be learnt'? Which is the correct spelling? Writing is all about using the correct words in the correct order. So far, we have concentrated on the mechanics of achieving the right word order ... Continue reading

The Well-crafted Sentence – Subsequent Sentences

We need to exercise the discipline as we advance into the rest of the paragraph. Our student, though, was not keeping to the rules, and so, as perhaps could be expected, the lack of control at the outset means that, by the third sentence, the writing begins more and more ... Continue reading

How to Join Sentences Together in Writing

What we are trying to demonstrate is how to join sentences together for an interesting piece of work. Readers can absorb more than one idea at a time and can feel frustrated by endless stops and starts; they are looking for information, stimulation, thoughts and points as well as an ... Continue reading

Essay Writing – Tone and Vocabulary

Can you see anything wrong with this paragraph? The risk of damnation is made clear in Kyd's "The Spanish Tragedy" by the use of a ghost from hell, called Revenge, who acts as a chorus to the play. This provides a formal framework which contrasts with the violent actions of the ... Continue reading