Gerunds and Infinitives — Enjoyed Working vs Wanted to Teach (B1)
B1 · 5 min Gerunds and Infinitives Two verb forms, one big difference — know which one to use after every key verb From Sourov’s world:…
ReadB1 · 5 min Gerunds and Infinitives Two verb forms, one big difference — know which one to use after every key verb From Sourov’s world:…
ReadB2 · 5 min Connected Speech — Why Native Speakers Are Hard to Understand Natural English is not four separate words — it is one flowing…
ReadA2 · 5 min MAKE vs DO Two verbs, one big confusion — solved today From Sourov’s world: On my very first shift at The Ivy…
ReadA2 · 5 min Comparatives and Superlatives Compare two things or find the extreme — the essential tools of everyday English From Sourov’s world: The busiest…
ReadB1 · 5 min False Friends: English & French Words that look the same — but mean something completely different From Sourov’s world: When I first…
ReadA2 · 5 min Intonation — Questions That Sound Like Questions Rising and falling tones carry meaning your words alone cannot From Sourov’s world: Working at…
ReadB2 · 5 min Reported Speech Pass on what someone said — accurately, naturally, and without quoting word-for-word From Sourov’s world: Working at Establishment in Sydney,…
ReadB2 · 5 min Idioms with COME The word COME takes you further than you think From Sourov’s world: When I first came across English idioms…
ReadB1 · 5 min Word Stress — The Secret Pattern Why photograph, photography, and photographer sound so different From Sourov’s world: Preparing for IELTS, I kept…
ReadB1 · 5 min Passive Voice — Present and Past Shift focus from who does it to what gets done — a key skill for professional…
ReadMost of this site is reading. These two are writing — the only way to find out what your English actually does, and what your inner weather is actually like. Take one now, or skip and find them in the menu at any time.
A twenty-question encounter with how you actually think in English.
This is not a multiple-choice test. There are no gap-fills and no word banks. Those instruments measure recognition. This one measures production — the unruly, idiosyncratic act of putting thought into English under gentle pressure.
You will be asked about your dreams, your reading, your silences, your weather. Some prompts feel like journal entries. Some feel like riddles. Answer them as yourself — only as yourself.
Thirteen sideways questions about the architecture of your own experience.
“How are you?” produces “fine.” “What is wrong?” produces defence. So this asks neither. It asks about texture, temperature, containers, landscapes at 3 AM — sideways entry points that let you describe an inner state without having to expose a biography.
There is no timer and no right answer. The only thing measured is granularity: how finely you can name what is happening inside you. That skill is learnable, and it travels with you.