Author: Sourov
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How to Write a Clear Paragraph — The 3-Part Formula
🎯 B1–B2 ⏱️ 5 min 💬 The essay mistake I made at 30: Writing four connected sentences is not a paragraph. A paragraph has a job. It makes one point, proves it, and tells you why it matters. This 3-part formula changed how I write in two languages. The 3-Part Paragraph Formula Topic Sentence →…
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How to Tell a Story in English — Keep People Listening
🎯 B1–B2 ⏱️ 5 min 💬 True story: I once described arriving in Sydney — airport, 3 am, no money, no phone signal — to a group of A2 students. They listened for ten minutes straight. No grammar was corrected. Why? Because I used the right storytelling structure. Here it is. Telling a Story —…
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Giving Your Opinion in English — Phrases Beyond ‘I Think’
🎯 B1–B2 ⏱️ 5 min 💬 Cambridge speaking exams test this: Simply saying “I think…” every time makes your language sound flat. Examiners — and real people — want variety. Here are the phrases that move you from B1 to B2 in one lesson. Giving Your Opinion — More Than Just “I Think” Stating an…
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How to Agree and Disagree Politely in English
🎯 B1 ⏱️ 5 min 💬 The politeness problem: In a staff meeting in Sydney, someone proposed an idea I thought was terrible. I said: “That’s wrong.” Silence. Frowns. I was right about the idea. I was wrong about how to say it. English has a whole system for disagreeing without offending people. Agreeing and…
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Phrasal Verbs with GET — 8 You’ll Use Every Day
🎯 B1 ⏱️ 5 min 💬 From real life: My first week in Australia, a colleague said: “Just get on with it, mate.” I nodded. I had absolutely no idea what “get on with” meant. I spent the afternoon pretending to be busy. Phrasal verbs with GET — let’s fix that today. 8 Phrasal Verbs…
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Feelings & Emotions in English — How to Say What You Feel 😊😠😨
🎯 A2–B1 ⏱️ 5 min 💬 The word that changed everything: In a job interview in Sydney, I was asked “How are you feeling about the role?” I knew the grammar. I didn’t know the vocabulary of feelings. I said “good” and nothing else. I got the job — but I got lucky. Don’t leave…
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Food & Drink in English — 20 Words Every Beginner Needs 🍎☕
🎯 A1 ⏱️ 5 min 🍽️ Welcome! Food words are the first vocabulary every English learner needs. Whether you are 6 or 60, you need to order lunch, read a menu, and tell someone what you love eating. Let’s go! 🍎 Fruit & Vegetables 🍎apple 🍌banana 🍊orange 🍇grapes 🥕carrot 🥦broccoli 🍅tomato 🥑avocado 🍳 Meals &…
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Relative Clauses — Adding Information Without Starting a New Sentence
🎯 B1–B2 ⏱️ 5 min 💬 Grammar that sounds smart: Instead of writing two short sentences — “This is the student. She won the prize.” — you can say: “This is the student who won the prize.” One sentence. More elegant. Cambridge exams reward this. Relative Clauses — Adding Information Smoothly Pronoun Refers to Example…