Welcome to another vocabulary lesson! As you know by now, idioms are expressions that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words. Well, this English vocabulary class is all about idioms that are ...

Néih hóu ma? (that’s “How are you?” in Cantonese). If you’re an international student applying to the U.S., you’ve probably asked yourself this question: what TOEFL score do I need to get in? You might ...

สวัสดี! (that’s “How are you?” in Thai). Recently, the Huffington Post had an article on Nicholas Negroponte’s idea that one day, in the future, we could learn a language by taking a pill. How amazing ...

Hey! The word “vernacular” means the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. Today we will be looking at the origin of the verb “to bewilder”, with the ...

Hey! Learning English with the News is a great way to keep up to date with the world AND learn new words at the same time. In this news post, you will meet Asakusa, the oldest ...

If you are going to apply to a U.S. school but you are not a native English speaker, then you are probably going to take the TOEFL. There are many schools that accept other tests, ...

Hi! How are you today? The following article from BBC News is about a new study that shows how learning a second language can help slow your brain’s aging. How great is that? We should ...

Welcome, In this upper intermediate lesson you continue learning about adverbs of place. Here is Part I. Remember, you can find all of this information, plus speaking exercises, writing exercises, vocabulary exercises and more on ...

Salam, Kandaisiz? (that’s “Hello, how are you?” in Kyrgyz language). Have you heard of this saying before: “Pretty is as pretty does”? Can you guess what it means? Let’s find out! First of all, what is the ...

Hey! Remember we wrote a review about the book “The fault in our stars”? Well, everyone is raving about the sound track, so today we would like to share one of the songs, “Boom clap” ...