It’s one thing to speak, another thing to understand native speakers. Even if you have a rich vocabulary, you cannot achieve success without regular listening practice. It is important to watch TV series, listen to songs, or practice using special online resources with short videos and audios and accompanying exercises...
English teachers all over the world never tire of arguing that there is no need to be shy about your accent. But this does not mean that you cannot improve yourself or try new things. If you've always wanted to speak like Lady Mary of Downton Abbey or Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's, go for it! Choose with which ...
In casual messages to friends or conversations with colleagues, it may seem that it is not so important to use perfect grammar, and the word who sometimes gives the exchange a formality that is inappropriate for the situation. But there are still many cases when perfect grammar is necessary...
Every language has nuances and certain rules. Knowing these tricks in the English language will make you sound smarter, and your speech will become beautiful and literate, ReadersDigest reports. What is the difference: Hopefully and I Hope Hopefully means “with hope”, “if you’re lucky”...
In an increasingly connected world, learning a second language is an incredibly valuable skill. The process of studying it itself is usually very exciting. This is a chance to immerse yourself in another culture, to gain insight into another part of the world. And this is a practical feature that makes...
When learning a foreign language, there is often a fear of communication. What if the words were pronounced incorrectly? What if thoughts freeze? Of course, gaining self-confidence when communicating in a non-native language takes time, but the first step to this is very simple: practice. Babbel launches two speech…
Learning English will never lose its relevance, and you can learn it not only from textbooks, but also more fun methods. For example, Instagram followings can help get you closer to the media tier faster than a tutorial. Writes about this "Lifehacker". 1. Make cards ...
On Dec. 6, language learning app Duolingo Inc (DUOL.O) announced that more than 1,3 million people had chosen Ukrainian as a language of study following Russia's February invasion of Ukraine in solidarity, Reuters reported. The report states that the number of Ukrainian language learners in…
There are a great many methods of learning a foreign language, but there is one way that always works. And this, of course, is a movie, writes Adme.ru. Below is a list of several films, watching which in the original language will help you easily master and improve your knowledge of the English language. 1. Forrest Gump / Forrest Gump One of the most famous ...
“Almost every rule of the Russian language that I explain to my American students ends with the phrase: “But there are exceptions,” writes the author of the blog “Russian in America” on Yandex.Zen. According to her, some of her American students “cry” at the difficulties of the Russian language. So with which ones...