English Listening: Shopping for a New Dress | Episode 15 | English Teacher Melanie [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/englishteachermelanie/Lesson_015_Shopping_for_a_New_Dress.mp3″ title=”15 SHOPPING FOR A NEW DRESS” artist=”ENGLISH TEACHER MELANIE” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] Listen to a story about all the problems I had trying to buy a dress to wear to my friends’ wedding! You’ll also […]
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English Vocabulary: How to Use the Verbs “Wear” and “Dress”
How to Use the English Verbs “Wear” and “Dress” | English Teacher Melanie What are you wearing? wear = have clothes on your body You wear clothes. This is the most common verb used to talk about clothes. What are you wearing today? I’m going to wear my new shoes to school tomorrow! He wore […]
English Vocabulary: How to Use the Verbs “Listen” and “Hear”
What’s the difference between listen and hear in English? For many people learning English, listen and hear are two very confusing verbs! In this post I will explain the difference between the two verbs, and when you can use them. Take a look at these sentences: I was listening to the radio when I heard […]
English Vocabulary: How to Use the Verb “Explain”
I frequently see English learners using the verb explain incorrectly. Teacher, can you explain me . . .? Let me explain you what I mean . . . Explain means make something clear or easy to understand (MW), and that’s what I want to do in this lesson. I use colors and example […]
English Grammar: When is It OK to Use “Foods” and “Fruits”?
One of the first “rules” that English students learn is that uncountable nouns can’t be used in the plural form. As you continue studying English, you start seeing foods and fruits, and you wonder, “is the rule wrong?” There are some nouns that are both countable and uncountable nouns. In this English grammar lesson, you […]
English Grammar: How to Use the Present Continuous to Talk about the Future
Talking about future plans is challenging in English because we use different verb forms and tenses. In this post you’ll learn how to talk about your plans for the weekend. You’ll learn when to use the present continuous, be going to, and will. You’ll also learn why ‘gonna’ is NOT a proper or acceptable written […]
English Grammar: As if (conjunction)
The word combination as if has many different meanings in English. It can be a conjunction, an exclamation, and slang! In this grammar article, you’ll learn the different meanings & how to use as if in a sentence. 1. Meaning: As if is a conjunction. It is used to say how something seems from the […]
English Grammar: Definite and Indefinite Articles
English Grammar: Indefinite and Definite Articles | English Teacher Melanie Many English learners struggle with small grammar words called articles. There are two kinds of articles: the definite article the and the indefinite articles a or an. There is a lot of confusion about when you should use a, an or the! In this English […]
English Grammar: How to Use the Articles “a” and “the” for One of Something
For many English learners, it is difficult to remember when to use the English articles a, an, and the! Mastering when to use articles will help you speak more naturally and fluently, especially when you are talking about one of something. In this English grammar lesson, you’ll learn when to use a and an or […]
English Vocabulary: Marriage
Ask Someone to Marry You It is very easy to ask someone to marry you. You just ask, “Will you marry me?” Of course, you need to say lots of romantic things like … I want to spend the rest of my life with you! I never want to be apart from you! You are […]