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Posted on December 12, 2016 by Melanie

English Vocabulary: Christmas Collocations

December 12, 2016 by Melanie 38 Comments

English Vocabulary: Christmas Collocations | English Teacher Melanie

In this vocabulary lesson, you’ll learn English collocations and sentence structures you can use to talk about Christmas or any holiday that involves giving presents and decorating! One of the best things you can do to learn English faster and feel more confident when you speak English is to focus on collocations and sentence structure. […]

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Words in the News: Maria Sharapova

March 7, 2016 by Melanie 11 Comments

Words in the News: Maria Sharapova Failed a Drug Test | EnglishTeacherMelanie.com

Maria Sharapova is a professional tennis player. She is from Russia. Today she held a press conference (a meeting with reporters) and announced that she had failed a drug test. The press conference was short, but there are some great English expressions you can learn from her short speech. Some background information: In January 2016 […]

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English Collocations: How do you use in, at, & on?

May 18, 2015 by Melanie

English Collocations: How do you use in, at, and on? | English Teacher Melanie

One of the most common questions that English learners ask me is, “How do you use in, at, and on?” or, “What are the rules for using in, at, of, for?” For a long time, I couldn’t understand why so many English learners were asking this question. Did the student want to know about prepositions […]

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English Vocabulary: What are Collocations?

February 3, 2013 by Melanie

What are Collocations? | EnglishTeacherMelanie.com

A collocation is a combination of two or more words that are commonly used together, in a way that sounds natural to a native English speaker. Learn the Words That Go Together.   What are collocations? a waste of money brand new a collection of test results front and back phone number in the middle […]

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English Vocabulary: Play, Do, or Go? Verbs Used To Talk About Sports

May 4, 2010 by Melanie

English Vocabulary: Play, Do, or Go? Verbs Used to Talk about Sports | English Teacher Melanie

  There are three verbs you can use to talk about sports in English: play — do — go   1. Use PLAY for team sports or sports played with a ball: football baseball basketball rugby tennis hockey volleyball cricket soccer badminton golf I love to play badminton. I played basketball when I was in […]

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