English by ear: 22 online resource for training listening

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...

How to get rid of accent in English

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 ...

Who or whom: a simple trick will help you determine when to use which word

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...

Top 35 Grammar Tricks That Will Improve Your English Fast

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”...

Nine Free or Low-Cost Ways to Learn a New Language

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...

AI tools have appeared that will help you practice pronunciation in English

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…

11 tips for those who learn a foreign language on their own

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 ...

The Ukrainian language began to be studied all over the world: since the beginning of the war, its popularity has grown dramatically

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…

Ten films for learning English

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 ...

Great and powerful: what shockes Americans studying Russian

“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...

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