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⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-types-of-phrasal-verbs-examples/ ⭐ Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course/ What Are Phrasal Verbs? They are verbs with two or three words: main verb + particle (preposition or adverb). Phrasal Verbs are very common in the English language! I wake up at 7:30 every day. Please turn off the TV. My brother and I don’t get along. We fight all the time. She came...
Published 04/24/24
Published 04/24/24
Contractions combine two words into a short form with an apostrophe – for example, I am becomes I’m; could not becomes couldn’t... and many more that you’ll learn in this lesson. Contractions are extremely common in spoken English and informal written English, and today you’re going to learn 50 of them – yes, we do have that many contractions in English! Make sure to download the free PDF guide to this lesson so you can save the full contractions list and all the example sentences. ⭐...
Published 04/22/24
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Published 04/19/24
⭐ Download FREE PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-linking-verbs/ ⭐ $1 grammar e-books: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-e-books-audio-mp3/ ⭐ Advanced Grammar Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/  Linking verbs do not describe an action – instead, they connect the subject of the sentence to a word describing it or providing additional information about it. For example: - I feel tired. (“tired” describes me) - He seems...
Published 04/17/24
Our question of the day is “What do gotcha, gotta, and got it mean – and how do we use them in informal spoken English?” All of these involve the word “got,” but they are different! Thanks for the great question - you can download lots of our past ask the teacher lessons by clicking on the link below. ⭐ Download FREE PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/  ⭐ Everyday English Speaking Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-course/ 
Published 04/15/24
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Published 04/12/24
Do you know how to apologize in English, beyond just the single word “Sorry”? Let’s learn some phrases for making apologies and then phrases for responding to an apology. If you want to download this lesson, you can click here to download your free PDF lesson guide! JOIN MY COURSE TO LEARN MORE: In my Everyday English Speaking Course, you’ll learn real English phrases for daily life – in the context of conversations! It’s a fast and fun way to improve your fluency.
Published 04/10/24
⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/20-commonly-mispronounced-words/  ⭐ American English Pronunciation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/american-english-pronunciation-course/  You’re probably pronouncing these words wrong - yes, even you, native English speakers! Today I’m going to teach you the right way to say 20 English words that are often mispronounced - so you can say them confidently. Because this lesson focuses on pronunciation, I’m not going...
Published 04/08/24
⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/  ⭐ Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course/ 
Published 04/05/24
⭐ Vocabulary Builder Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/vocabulary-builder-course/ April 1 is an informal holiday known as April Fools’ Day! People celebrate by playing jokes and trying to trick people in funny and harmless ways. You might be wondering about this word “fool” – how is it used in English? I’ll teach you all about it in today’s lesson. 
Published 04/02/24
⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/  ⭐ 200 Common Errors in English Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/200-common-errors-in-english-course/ 
Published 03/29/24
⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-100-commonly-misspelled-words/  ⭐ 200 Common Errors Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/200-common-errors-in-english-course/  Hi! It’s Shayna from EspressoEnglish.net and today you’ll learn 20 words that most people spell wrong. In fact, two of them are in the title of this video!  1. The word definitely does NOT have an “A.” Some people even write “defiantly” which is a completely different word. But the...
Published 03/26/24
⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-different-future-tenses/  ⭐ Advanced Grammar Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-grammar-course/  Let’s learn and practice future tenses in English! We have a whole bunch of ways to talk about the future in English, including: Will and won’t Going to  Future continuous Future perfect Present continuous Present simple (yes! You can use those to talk about the future in specific cases) Today I’ll...
Published 03/20/24
Today we’re going to learn phrasal verbs with RUN - run around, run for, run off, run on, and many more.  Because these phrasal verbs are all so similar, it’s essential to test yourself by taking a quiz to see if you remember the difference. Download the lesson guide to try the quiz! If you want to be fluent in English, then you need to know phrasal verbs, because we use them all the time!  Most traditional English textbooks don’t focus on phrasal verbs, but I have a course that will...
Published 03/18/24
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Published 03/15/24
⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-phrases-for-regret/  ⭐ Everyday English Speaking Courses: https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-course/  Today you’ll learn 6 different ways to talk about regrets in English. Regrets are things in the past where you made a mistake or did something bad and now you feel bad about it and you wish you had done things differently. You can download the PDF guide to this lesson by clicking here! As you...
Published 03/13/24
Download free lesson PDF! - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-20-excellent-expressions-with-alliteration/  Alliteration is repeating the same (or similar sounds) at the beginning of words - hey - “similar sounds” - that’s an example! Alliteration is often used in poetry and music because it helps the phrase flow nicely - and we also have a number of common expressions that use it. Today you’ll learn 20 of them! Download this lesson by clicking here.
Published 03/11/24
⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/  ⭐ $1 English Grammar E-Books: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-e-books-audio-mp3/  What exactly is the past tense of the words lead, read, and dream? That’s our question of the day! 
Published 03/08/24
Download free PDF: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-200-countries-and-nationalities/  One challenge for English learners is how to pronounce the names of countries as well as nationalities - nationalities are adjectives describing someone or something from that country. So today we'll practice 50 of them! Nationalities in English follow some patterns, so I've organized these words into categories. And when you download the lesson guide, you'll find more - I think I've listed over...
Published 03/06/24
Download FREE PDF + quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-20-powerful-adjectives/  Stop using the same basic English words all the time - today you'll learn 20 powerful adjectives in English, such as excruciating, destitute, miraculous, absurd, and jittery. These words are a little more advanced, so they’re great for helping your English sound more fluent. Make sure to practice your pronunciation by repeating these words after me, and study the example sentences to see how these...
Published 03/04/24
⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ A student asks - "Can we say 'less tall' for the opposite of taller?" Listen to this "ask the teacher" lesson to find the answer! $1 English grammar e-books: https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-grammar-e-books-audio-mp3/ 
Published 03/01/24
Phrasal Verbs in Conversation Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course/  You do NOT want to mix up the phrasal verbs in this lesson, because mistakes with them could be quite embarrassing! So let's make sure you know the difference between these.
Published 02/28/24
⭐ Download FREE lesson PDF + quizzes: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-download-100-phrasal-verbs/ ⭐ Phrasal Verbs Course: https://www.espressoenglish.net/phrasal-verbs-intensive-course/ Do you want to learn 100 phrasal verbs in the next 15 minutes? Get ready because that’s exactly what we’re going to do! I’ll tell you right now that we’re going to go through them fast, so there’s no way you’ll remember them all just by watching this video once. That’s why you should definitely...
Published 02/25/24
⭐ Download FREE PDF of 30+ "Ask the teacher" lessons - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-ask-the-teacher/ Our question of the day is from a student who asked what the expression “wishful thinking” means.  Wishful thinking is when there’s something you hope or want to happen… but the reality is that it probably won’t; it’s actually very unlikely. Let me give you a couple examples! Everyday English Speaking Course - https://www.espressoenglish.net/everyday-english-speaking-course/ 
Published 02/23/24