This New York restaurant takes Facebook stalking to a new level
You won't be able to hide from New York's Eleven Madison Park, the restaurant which knows all about you. As New York's Alan Sytsma explains at Grub Leer más
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American Hustle
This new film from director, David O Russell, has been nominated for no less than ten Oscars, including Best Picture. In that category, it’s up against some stiff competition Leer más
The aphrodisiac qualities of food have been a part of romanticfolklore since Eve handed Adam that apple in the Garden of Eden. Today, there’s no easier way to add a touch of je ne sais quoi to Valentine’s Day than Leer más
Colorado’s Legalization of Marijuana
Pro-marijuana campaigners have worked for the legalization of marijuana for a long time, about four decades. Last week they saw their efforts rewarded when Washington legislators finally caved to pressure and Leer más
There were many sad passings of inspirational figures in 2013 from diverse walks of life, Margaret Thatcher, Lou Reed, Seamus Heaney to name just a few. The man who left us the most legacy Leer más
Health Body, Healthy Mind: 5 Ways to Start the New Year Right!
Oh no! It’s that time of the year again. You’re a year older and you’re faced with 2013’s list of New Year’s Resolutions. If Leer más
“What happens if we don’t recycle” uses the 0 conditional
There are four types of conditional in English. If you study each one at a time, it is much easier to learn. Did you realise that I just used the 0 (zero) conditional?
Most native English speakers make mistakes when using the conditional form, even in their own language. So I’m splitting up the 4 parts of the conditional to keep it nice and simple. Today we’re taking a look at the 0 (zero) conditional.
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Phrasal verbs can be a nightmare to learn. It takes a lot of memorising and a lot of practicing, and can be very boring. But it doesn’t have to be that way! If you pick a few verbs each time and make an effort to use them, it makes the whole process a lot easier. It also helps if you can see them in use.
So below I’ve selected 5 phrasal verbs that you should try to learn AND USE when you’re next practicing English. As I’m extra nice, I’ve written a little story using these phrasal verbs so that you can see them in context. You’ll find that below the phrasal verbs.
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September: a perfect month to kick start your English learning
Every September, be it subconsciously or not, I begin to reassess my life. I think about where my career is going, how personal relationships are doing and make a bid to lead a healthier lifestyle. Last September saw an attempt at quitting smoking. This September has brought about a determination to work hard on my career and make my mark on the world.
Seeing as this is a blog for those wanting to learn English, I figured that it’d make sense to come up with 5 tips to kick-start your language learning for FREE this September.
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Talking about the weather in English: using weather idioms.
Everyone knows that discussing the weather is one of the Human Race’s most treasured past times – especially in the UK. During my visit here, I’ve been lucky enough to enjoy three whole days of warm and sunny weather, but I knew it wouldn’t last. And sure enough, today the good old British grey skies and pathetic drizzle that I’ve grown up with are back in full force.
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Being back in the UK means getting to spend time with my beautiful nephew and nieces. However when they are little terrors, who move at 100km/hour, you need to stay on your toes and know how to say NO. This got me thinking about how and when we use the two negative words NO and NOT in the English language. I know this is an issue for many Spaniards speaking English, so let’s see if this post can help.
A generic rule, which should help a lot, is the following:
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Love Speaking is here to give you some very helpful tips on how to successfully prepare yourself for the test every week. Read our top 2 tips for this week below.
Tip #1: Watch or listen to sports commentary in English.
If you like to watch sports on TV, this is another common situation in which you will actually hear people describing what you can see. It will also help to build specific vocabulary when used in real-life situations such as a sporting event.
Tip #2: Listen to the business news
Although all the listening texts in the TOEIC exam are dialogues and therefore the business news in English is much more difficult, this can be a good way of making sure you understand typical Business English vocabulary used in context. To make it easier for you to understand, try reading the same business news in English or even your own language first.
Love Speaking is here to give you some very helpful tips on how to successfully prepare yourself for the test every week. Read our top 2 tips for this week below.
If your test times will be when you are usually sleeping or eating, you will have to get used to not doing those things at those times for a few weeks before the test.
Tip #2: Look at your progress
If you are getting disappointed with your progress in English, you are sure to be able to find something, e.g. a test score from the beginning of your course, that shows you how much you have actually learnt. This will give you the motivation to keep trying and step up to the next level.
Love Speaking is here to help you improve your TOEIC score step-by-step. Today you can practice your error correction and reading skills with the questions below and check your score at the end.
the “TOEIC Error Correction” quiz
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Advocacy for child war victims, children in hazardous work, abused children and those variously exploited or handicapped has attracted the attention and commitment of legislators and policy-makers through the world.
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children
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exploited
C
has attracted
D
through
Question 1 Explanation:
It should be ‘throughout’.
Question 2
The economy is heavy dependent on industry, and economic growth has always been of greater concern than environmental preservation.
A
heavy
B
on industry
C
has always been
D
than
Question 2 Explanation:
It should be ‘heavily’
Question 3
The technology, developed in coal-rich Germany in the 1920s, involves partly burning coal to turn it into a gas, then using a catalyst, usually a metal, make it a liquid.
A
coal-rich
B
involves partly
C
turn it into
D
make it
Question 3 Explanation:
It should be ‘to make it’
Question 4
Most of the large industries in the country are well organised and structured and are sometimes backed up internationally reputable mother companies.
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Most of
B
in the
C
are
D
backed up
Question 4 Explanation:
It should be ‘backed up by’
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Love Speaking is here to give you some very helpful tips on how to successfully prepare yourself for the test every week. Read our top 3 tips for this week below.
Some of the reading texts and listening texts in the exam are instructions on how to use machines and office equipment. Changing the language of your mobile phone, iPod, laptop, search engine etc. to English can be good practice for this.
Tip #2: Online chat
If you don’t have the chance to speak English, the closest thing you can find is text chatting online. This is fairly similar to speaking as you have to write in real time and there is quite a lot of functional language like greeting people, apologizing etc. that is like the language you will hear in the Listening part of the test.
This week’s blog relates to learning about the correct use and rules of certain phrases when making plans: will, going to, bound to, sure to, likely to, might, may and could. Read the explanations and examples below and test yourself at the end with our quiz.
Prefer Vs Would Rather In English we use ‘prefer’ to indicate something that we like in general whereas ‘would rather’ is specific. We use would rather as a modal idiom with the meaning prefer to. Eg. In a restaurant
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Aprende idiomas y supérate a ti mismo!
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Mark Pagel: How language transformed humanity? Biologist Mark Pagel shares an intriguing theory about why humans evolved our complex system of language. He suggests that language is a piece of "social technology" that allowed early human tribes to access a powerful new tool: cooperation.
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A World without Love is a deadly place - Helen Fisher
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English Mania by Jay Walker! Why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English? TED's video
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A todos nos gusta viajar por el mundo y comunicarnos con fluidez. Love Speaking makes it easy! Encontrarás consejos y expresiones que te ayudarán a desenvolverte en inglés con confianza.
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Antes de decidir que tipo de curso quieres hacer, debes analizar varios aspectos: Tu nivel actual; ¿Cuáles son tus debilidades y fortalezas en inglés? Tus preferencias: ¿tiene poco tiempo? ¿Dónde quieres aprender? Tu objetivo: ¿Quieres bucar trabajo en el extranjero? ¿ Preparar una entrevista o una reunión de trabajo?
