Spelling in English
A customer wants to open a bank account. Listen to the conversation between the clerk and the customer, and learn how they spell their names in English. Clerk First, I need some information for the …
Is this Paul Smith’s office?
Listen to the following conversation between Tim, a new marketing staff and Lucy, a receptionist. Is this Paul Smith’s office? Tim Hi. Is this Paul Smith’s office? Lucy No, it isn’t. His office is over …
Where are you from?
Listen to the conversations and learn what their nationality is. Where are you from? 1. A: Hi, I’m Hiroko. I’m from Japan. B: Pleased to meet you, Hiroko. My name’s Pedro. I’m from Spain. …
Learn the English number
Learn the English numbers from 1 to 100. 0 oh, zero 10 ten 20 twenty 1 one 11 eleven 30 thirty 2 two 12 twelve 40 forty 3 three 13 thirteen 50 fifty 4 …
Introduction and Spelling
1. Listen to the conversation between Collin and Marie when they first meet each other. Collin Hi, I’m Collin. Marie Pleased to meet you, Colin. My name’s Marie. Collin Nice to meet you, too, Marie. …
Giving opinions in English
How do you give your opinion on something? Is by starting a sentence with “I think…”? This expression is fine but let’s learn and listen to other expressions we also use when we want to share …
Rejoinders
Rejoinders are quick responses to show that you are interested or paying attention. (Oh) Really? That’s interesting. Is that right? Note how rejoinders are used in the following situations. 1. I just got a …
Starting a Conversation in English
How to start a conversation in English? You can speak English quite well. But sometimes you find that the hardest part is simply how to start a conversation. Now you can learn these expressions for starting a …
Tell a story in English
Some students think they never tell stories, but that is not true. Any time we talk about an action or an event, it is a story. If you describe a book you have read, or …
Count and Non-count Nouns in Context
Count nouns can be counted as one or more. Non-count nouns cannot be counted. They usually express a group or a type. Listen to the examples below: Non-count Nouns I’d like to buy some _________. How much …