Anatomy and pronunciation of the hand.🖐

• Palm (don't forget the "L")
• Pinky finger
• Ring finger 💍
• Middle finger: sometimes this finger is used as a gesture to show anger or contempt toward someone or something.🖕 It's considered impolite, very rude, and mean.
• Index finger or pointing finger 👉
Some...

Idioms and expressions related to water.

• Keep your head above water: to manage in difficult times, especially in tough financial situations.💰
"She works two jobs to keep her head above water."

• Test the water: try something out first to see if it will be successful. 🙌
"The tested the waters with a ...

When someone is a beginner, or is learning something new, there are some common words that describe that in different contexts.   

Pay attention to pronunciation

1. Newbie, or Newb'   "I'm a newbie."
2. Rookie  (has the same vowel sound as "book" and "look").  This word usually describes someone who'...

Homophones are words that sound the same but are different in spelling and meaning.  

For example: two, to and too.

There's also I'll, isle and aisle.
• I'll  - I will
I'll see you later.
I'll  call you.

• isle - a small island or peninsula

• aisle - A narrow passage way or path between two sections of...

Common phrases and expressions about "sleep".

* Take a cat nap = sleep for a very short time.

*Drowsy (adjective) = to feel sleepy 

*Drowsiness (noun)  "I feel a little drowsy."

"This medicine may cause drowsiness."

When you're drowsy, it's common to:

* Drift off

*Doze off

*Nod off

These ph...

Introduction:

Do you ever get confused with the grammar for “would” ? There’s a lot of ways we use “would” in English.

Did you know that you can use “would” and “used to” the same way?

In today’s tutorial, I’m going to show you

• The context and meaning of these words
• Forms/structures of “used ...

• You might have heard the expression “X” marks the spot.
• (It’s an expression) It means: this is the exact location.
• You hear it in a stories about treasure hunting and an “x” symbol is used to indicate where the buried treasure was supposed to be located. (Image of old treasure map with “X”)
...

• Another letter that can sometimes be silent in English is the letter “k”.
• These are usually in words that have a “k” in front of an “n”
• So we’re really pronouncing /n/ for these words.
• Practice these common words with silent “k”

Know (no)

knew (same as “new”)

Known (past participle)

knowl...

Do you know how to use these contrast words and phrases?

There are a number of ways to connect contrasting ideas.

• "Despite" and "in spite of" are used as prepositions. Both are followed by a noun or a gerund.

In spite of my hard work, I didn’t do well on the test.                             ...

Try this exercise!