Describing Emotions — Beyond Happy and Sad (A1/A2)
From Sourov's world: My daughter is about 18 months old. She can only say a few words — but her face says everything. One morning she discovers a snail in our garden in Saint-Pierre, La…
Category: English Teaching
Gerunds and Infinitives — Enjoyed Working vs Wanted to Teach (B1)
Two verb forms, one big difference — know which one to use after every key verb
Connected Speech — Why Native Speakers Are Hard to Understand
Natural English is not four separate words — it is one flowing sound
MAKE vs DO — Which One Do You Use? (A2)
From Sourov's world: On my very first shift at The Ivy in Sydney, I went up to the floor manager and told him confidently: "I did an effort to arrive early today." He looked at…
Comparatives and Superlatives — From Busy Nights to Beautiful Islands (A2)
Compare two things or find the extreme — the essential tools of everyday English
False Friends — English and French Words That Lie (B1)
Words that look the same — but mean something completely different
Intonation — Questions That Sound Like Questions
Rising and falling tones carry meaning your words alone cannot
Reported Speech — Saying What Someone Said (B2)
Pass on what someone said — accurately, naturally, and without quoting word-for-word
Idioms with COME — The Journey Word (B2)
From Sourov's world: When I first came across English idioms in Australia, they didn't come naturally at all. I remember sitting in the break room at Star Casino and my colleagues speaking — I could…
Word Stress — The Secret Pattern
Why photograph, photography, and photographer sound so different