It is never late to learn and today I present you some idioms about knowledge with examples:
to know something (somebody) like the palm of one’s hand
Example:
Believe me he’ll do it this way, I know him like the palm of my hand.
Everything that can be done is being done, you needn’t worry about that. Martin knows the place like the palm of his hand.
to know what is what
Example:
He isn’t such a fool as they took him for. He knows what is what.
to know the ropes
Example:
Mr. Bart said not to worry. And he’s smart. He knows the ropes.
Not to know what from which
Example:
I’ve been doing it the whole evening but still can’t understand what from which.
In this video lesson you can practice English pronunciation with a native speaker who will train you to speak English without accent. Follow step by step instructions to improve your English speech to make it fluent and “beautiful”.
When you learn English abroad and have no chance to take classes with native speakers or communicate with then in everyday life it is very difficult to learn new English words which are used nowadays. That’s why sometimes our English is more like Hindi as we use old words and expressions which are nit used by native speakers or have another connotation at present. As for me I found a great way out. You know that Google is the biggest search engine in the world and this company has other services which can be useful for those who learn English. So let’s start:
• Talk (Windows 2000/Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista)
Chat with native speakers (the same as ICQ)
• Reader
Read different blogs for English students
• FeedBurner
Find feeds to add them to your Reader.
• Gmail (Also known as Google Mail)
Write emails to your panfriends to master your language.
• YouTube
Watch different videos to learn spoken language
• Book Search (Previously Google Print)
Find educational books to learn English
• Language Tools
Collection of linguistic applications, including one that allows users to translate text or web pages from one language to another, and another that allows searching in web pages located in a specific country or written in a specific language.
• News
News in English – the best way to learn new words.
• Scholar
Search engine for the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and scholarly fields. Today, the index includes virtually all peer-reviewed journals available online.
• Answers
Question and answer service, allowing users to pay researchers to answer questions.
It’s not an easy thing to learn English and you need much time to practice your speech and learn grammar. But one of effective ways to learn English is to learn English rhymes which can make your speech fluent. Some of my friends say that this way of learning English takes too much time and the effect if not so evident BUT I am sure that it is not true – try it yourself and you will see that learning English can be a pleasure.
Lazy Mary, will you get up?
Will you get up, will you get up?
Lazy Mary, will you get up,
So early in the morning.
Solomon Grundy
Solomon Grundy,
Born on Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Took ill on Thursday,
Worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday:
This is the end
Of Solomon Grundy.
Jack and Jills
Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down
And broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
Up Jack got
And home did trot
As fast as he could caper
Went to bed
And plastered his head
With vinegar and brown paper.
Mutability
The flower that smiles today
Tomorrow dies;
All that we wish to stay
Tempts and then flies.
What is this world’s delight?
Lightning that mocks the night,
Brief even as bright.
Virtue, how frail it is!
Friendship how rare!
Love, how it sells poor bliss
For proud despair! Read the rest of this entry »
Hello, my dear friends. We continue our English video lessons and today I present you a very useful video which will be of vital importance for those who is going to use English as the first language at work. First of all we will learn the words which will be useful to present yourself during your first interview in the office and later on you will learn other great tips how to improve your English and be the number one in your office.
Hello, my dear students of English. Today we will practice your pronunciation to improve your American accent. British and American accents are really different but if you learn English you should understand Americans as well as English people. In this video lesson you can practice your American pronunciation with these guys.
It is easier to learn English when you do it with pleasure and it is a kind of fun for you. Do u like singing songs? If your answer is YES, this way of improving your English skills is what you need. Today I present you this English song “I wish YOU were HERE” with its video clip from YouTube and its full text. So now you can listen, watch and sing the song which will help you to master your English pronunciation and learn some new grammar rules.
Wish you were here
Me, oh my countryman
Wish you were here
Wish you were here
Don’t you know the stove is getting colder
And I miss you like Hell
And I’m feeling blue
Wish you were here
Me, oh my countryman
Wish you were here
Wish you were here
Don’t you know the stove is getting colder
And I miss you like Hell
And I’m feeling blue
I got feelings for you, babe
Do you still feel the same
From the first time I laid my eyes on you
I felt joy of living, I saw Heaven in your eyes
In your eyes
Wish you were here
Me, oh my countryman
Wish you were here (I wish you were here)
Wish you were here
Don’t you know the stove is getting colder
And I miss you like Hell
And I’m feeling blue
I miss your laugh, I miss your smile
I miss everything about you
Every second’s like a minute
Every minute’s like a day
When you’re far away
Wish you were here
The stove is getting colder, baby
I wish you were here
Wish you were here
A battlefield of love and fear
And I wish you were here
I got feelings for you, babe
From the first time I laid my eyes on you
Wish you were here
Me, oh my countryman
Wish you were here (I wish you were here)
Wish you were here
Don’t you know the stove is getting colder
And I miss you like Hell
And I’m feeling blue
Do u learn English to be the number one in your business? I should say that it’s really a great idea to learn English for business as it’s an international language and when we say “International Business Language” we mean “Business English”. Today I want to present you a new video which will help you to improve your language skills though it is not an educational video but here you will learn some useful tips how to negotiate in English and it can help you in your business.
If your level of English is lower then Intermediate you’d better wait a bit and watch this video in a couple of months after your regular English classes.
I am sure that the most effective way of learning the English language is to get lessons from a native speaker/ But it’s better if this native speaker is a teacher by profession and he or she can explain to you English grammar rules and give good examples. But sometimes it is very difficult to find such a person in the country/city/town you live or it is very expensive and in this case you can you these video lessons from Jennifer which can be found below.
There are lessons on English pronunciation, grammar, English slang and even English humor. Try them and you won’t be disappointed as these English lessons are free and very effective!
If you have any questions, write them in comments and I will answer them.
It is a well-known fact that it is easier to learn English when you learn English songs or English poem. In my previous post I presented you a video with an English song and today I am happy to present you this video lesson with funny English poems for children. But I am sure that these poem will be useful for adults also as we can practice our grammar and pronunciation while learning them. Click on the picture above to watch this video.
