English speakers love a rhyme! We like to use them all the time. In fact, English is full of rhyming phrases that we love to whip out at every opportunity! In this episode of Everyday English with E2, we are going to look at 6 of the most common rhyming idioms in the English language. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online English test prep courses for IELTS, PTE, OET, TOEFL, TOEIC and CELPIP.

At E2, there are always students asking ‘how can I improve my grammar?’ or ‘How do I extend my ideas on a speaking test?’ Well, I’ve got one word that can do just that. It’s a common word that I’m sure you all know, but it’s very versatile and underused. That word is ‘which’. And today, I’m going to show YOU how to use it well to help you express your ideas clearly. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our...

Ok… Articles… the… an… a… or nothing… what article do I use, and when and why! We get these questions from everyone! Beginners, intermediates, OET and IELTS students, and even students doing a masters degree! Today is episode 2 of an E2 DEEP DIVE into articles. Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. My name is Mark. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or spelling, and this week it’s all about the definite article, which you all...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. My name is Mark. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or spelling, and this week it’s all about the construction and pronunciation of contractions: can not/can’t, do not/don’t. Let’s have a look! And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online English test prep courses for IELTS, PTE, OET, TOEFL, TOEIC...

Silent letters. English is full of them. And they’re the worst, right? I mean, why does ‘February’ need that R in the middle? Wouldn’t we be better off if ‘could’ didn’t have an L? And don’t get me started on the S in ‘island’. But there is one silent letter that is actually extremely useful, and that letter is… the Magic E. Welcome to another episode of Everyday English with E2. Each week, we have a look at a different aspect of English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation. And this week...

One of the most common words in English is the word ‘get’. Seriously, we use it so much. In fact, if you look in the dictionary, the word ‘get’ has 37 ways that it can be used. And beyond that, there are dozens, probably over hundred ways we can use the word ‘get’ in a sentence. We could be here for hours talking about it. But for now, we’re just going to review just a few ways you can use the word ‘get’. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head...

One of the most common challenges students face when trying to improve their grammatical or pronunciation accuracy is the regular past tense: I attended. I watched. I lived.  So listen now as this one little sound at the end of a verb can make or break your English test score. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online English test prep courses for IELTS, PTE, OET, TOEFL, TOEIC and CELPIP.

Hi and welcome to another episode of Everyday English with E2, where each week we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation. This week, we’re looking at spelling, and focusing on a type of word that can be really challenging when learning English - the homophone. But what is a homophone? Well, if you’ve been learning English for a while, you’ve probably come across quite a few words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Like here - as in, ‘come over here!’ - and hear -...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or spelling, and this week it’s all about vocabulary and the adjectives that you can use to describe people. Remember... if you need extra practice with your English vocabulary – you can do this by going to www.e2english.com

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or spelling, and this week it’s all about grammar and the indefinite article, which you all know as ‘a’ or ‘an’. What article do I use, and when and why? We get these questions from everyone! Beginners, intermediates, OET and IELTS students, and even students doing a masters degree!  Remember... if you need extra practice with your English grammar – you...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. My name is Mark. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or spelling, and this week it’s all about the pronunciation of numbers. Thirteen, thirty, fourteen, forty… and so on. So a common point of confusion, even for highly proficient speakers of English, and even for native speakers who speak ONLY English, is numbers. The teen numbers and 10 digits can sound very similar. So keep listening to...

Let’s face it. English spelling is weird. Sometimes you spell a ‘ch’ sound with a C-H, like in cheese, and sometimes you spell it with a T-U, like in Tuesday. If bird is spelled B-I-R-D, why isn’t word spelled W-I-R-D? Have you had enough of all these unusual spellings? But what if I told you that there is a list of the 100 most commonly misspelt words in English, and once you’ve learnt them, you’ll be able to spell pretty much anything? Well... Take a listen of this week's Everyday English...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation, and this week it’s all about vocabulary. So many students think they need to learn new words to improve their English. And they’re not wrong. New words are great! But you’d be surprised how much easier and more meaningful it can be if you just learn slightly different meanings that come from words you may already know. In this episode, we look at...

So how do we compare things in English? We can use comparative adjectives like ‘bigger’ or ‘more delicious’, but what if you’re comparing two things that are exactly the same size and exactly the same level of deliciousness? Like a donut and a cupcake! That’s when it’s time for us to use a small but very useful word - as - to help us make a comparison. Remember... if you need extra practice with your English grammar – you can do this by going to www.e2english.com

In this episode, we’re focusing on a super important part of pronunciation called ‘sentence stress’, which has a big impact on how clear your ideas and feelings are. So it’s not just about the words you say that ensure you are understood, it’s the emotion you put into your words that helps you really express yourself. Remember... if you need extra practice on your pronunciation – you can do this by going to www.e2english.com

One of the biggest questions we get at E2 is ‘how can I improve my vocabulary?’ and we get this from everyone! Beginners, intermediates, OET and IELTS students, and even students doing a masters degree! But did you know that sometimes one single word can be slightly changed to mean something slightly different? You don’t have to learn a new word to improve your vocabulary; just slightly modify one of the words you already use! Let’s take a look. In this episode, we look at the root word...

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. My name is Mark. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation, and this week it’s all about grammar. One of the biggest questions we get at E2 is ‘how can I learn more phrasal verbs?’ and we get this from everyone! Beginners, intermediates, IELTS and even OET students! Now, the short answer is you learn them one at a time. But which ones? My advice is to start with language you can use to talk about...