LIFE001 · Ordering Drinks: Language from the Bar
📖 From Sourov's notebook: My first real job in Sydney was behind a bar in a busy restaurant. Every night someone asked for something I had never heard of. I learned English one drink at…
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English Bite — English for Parents: Talking to Your Child’s School
A teacher says "Your child is making good progress." What does this mean?
English Bite — Job Interview English: 5 Questions You Must Prepare
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English Bite — Vocabulary Strategies: How to Learn New Words That Stick
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English Bite — My Story in English: The Narrative Tense
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English Bite — Talking About Feelings in English
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English Bite — English Around the World: One Language, Many Voices
In American English, what is an 'apartment' called in British English?
English Bite — Abstract vs Concrete Language: Write Like You Mean It
The test: Can you replace a word with a more specific, visible thing? Do it. Every time.
English Bite — Idioms from the World of Work
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English Bite — The Art of Disagreeing Politely in English
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English Bite — Discourse Markers: The Glue Between Ideas
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English Bite — Formal vs Informal: Reading the Room in English
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English Bite — Listening Between the Lines
You use your knowledge of the topic to guess words you didn't hear. This is:
English Bite — Reading Strategies: How I Read Faster in English
You need to find a phone number quickly in a long document. Which strategy do you use?
English Bite — Email Writing That Actually Works
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English Bite — How to Sound Polite in English
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English Bite — Future Plans: Going to vs Will
"I can't carry all these bags!" → "Don't worry, I ___ help you."
English Bite — The Passive Voice: When the Actor Disappears
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English Bite — Giving Advice: Should, Ought To, Had Better
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English Bite — If I Hadn’t Left Sydney… The Second Conditional
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