Posts Tagged ‘pronunciation’

The Homonym Riddle

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

It is known to all that the English language has many words that may seem to you confusing enough. You may wonder to find that some words have the same sound and same spelling but the amusing thing is that they offer you different meaning that may stun you every now and then. Amid many words, the words that may bring before you the great dilemma are “Advise” and “Advice”. I may offer you some idea so that you can easily solve the spelling and meaning riddles.... Read more...

The Use of Movies to Learn English

Friday, January 15th, 2010

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 mastering a language and excel in your linguistic skills and abilities.... Read more...

Initiation of a Kid to Learn English

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Do you want your kiddy to master the English language? Well, the first thing to do in this regard as a parent is to use language software which is interactive, as well as promotes greater learning experience through coordination and fun. Learning as a process is fun and using software methods is cheaper than going for a real class.... Read more...

Basic Mistakes of the Learners

Friday, January 15th, 2010

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: is it merely because of the inherent interest in the language, or is it because another person wants you to learn it. Well, if the latter is the case, it is best you stop because you will easily lose interest soon enough.... Read more...

English books Vs English Online Courses for Kids- Pros and Cons

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Nobody can refuse the fact that books will be of great use in learning any language. Books have been the source of education since time immemorial and books are the great teachers when you would like to teach a language to your kid on your own. But, with the improvement of technology, most of the people are using internet nowadays for teaching English to their kids and some are even getting the help of online courses in this connection.   With these two options available in learning the language, most of us might wonder which would be the right option for making our child to learn the language. Let us compare the pros and cons of these two options and find a solution to our confusion.... Read more...

Developing English listening skills

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

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 he/she is having a fair knowledge in English.... Read more...

Difference between American English and British English

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Nowadays we have two styles of English language in use; they are the British English and the American English. Many people think that there is no difference between the two styles of English, but there is a lot of difference in the use of these two styles of English language. As a beginner one cannot find the difference between the two styles. But a well-experienced person in any of these styles of language can easily identify the difference between them.... Read more...

History of English Language

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

English is a one of the members of the indo-European language. This broad family includes a number of European languages spoken nowadays. The indo-European family consists of many languages such as the Germanic language, Latin and French, the indo-Iranian languages, the salvic languages, the Baltic languages, the Celtic languages, Greek, etc. It was brought to Britain by the German invaders. Later on through the courts and government the Norman influence entered English. Thus, English was developed to be of great flexibility. There are a number of versions of English like old English, Middle English, early modern English and modern English. The main history behind the English language was that the language of German tribes has given rise to the English. In present day scenario English has become a famous language with the number of people speaking this language increasing day by day.... Read more...

How to spell words-alike correctly

Monday, November 30th, 2009

English is a fantastic language that many of us have a great desire to learn and to speak in English. But many of us find it hard to speak English correctly because of pronunciation of the words. Many words in English are pronounced alike with different spelling. This mispronunciation of words makes it hard to identify the words when someone speaks. This also makes us to misspell the words.... Read more...

How to Assimilate English Language Effectively

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Have you any urge to assimilate English language quite effectively? If the answer is yes, you may follow some measures to learn English, the richest language in the world, quite well with a bit earnest zeal. If your learning zeal gets the better of you be sure to learn English within a short span. All that is needed is your earnest desire to learn the language and dip delve into the subject to connoisseur the essence of it.... Read more...