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Writing Tips – Contrast

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Business English

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Business EnglishWriting emails, memos, notes, reports, and other documents are essential aspects to the corporate world and business English. There are a lot of ways to improve writing in English, but one of the best ways is through improving conjunctions and other transition words. Conjunctions […]

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False Friends (Falsos Cognatos) – Advise/Aviso

This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series False Friends

This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series False Friends( False friends or false cognates are words that look the same in different languages, but which actually have different meanings.)   Today’s false friends actually have some similarity, but you cannot use  them as direct translations of one another. Both Advise and Avisar are verbs, and both […]

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Lincoln takes a break from teaching English

Lincoln’s Land

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Learning with Lincoln

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Learning with LincolnLincoln likes to take time to survey his surroundings from time to time.  First, he sniffs the air, then he sticks his snout through the hole in the railing. Sometimes he just barks at the world. This is always surprising, because Lincoln does […]

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Phrasal Verbs – Get Part III

This entry is part 5 of 12 in the series Phrasal Verbs

This entry is part 5 of 12 in the series Phrasal Verbs(This is a series on Phrasal Verbs.  There are hundreds of phrasal verbs and many of them have no relation to the words that form them.  When you are learning a new phrasal verb, I recommend learning it as a completely new piece of vocabulary, instead […]

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ESL Podcast Review – 6 Minute English

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Reviews

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series ReviewsESL podcasts are a great way to practice English in your downtime. You can listen to them in the car, at the gym, on the subway or even during a quiet lunch. There are dozens of free podcasts for ESL, but there are also a […]

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Improving English

This entry is part 1 of 13 in the series Improving English

This entry is part 1 of 13 in the series Improving EnglishThere are many tricky words in the English language – words that often change in meaning, depending on the situation or context. “Pretty” is one of these words. Many ESL or EFL speakers incorrectly use this word to emphasize an adjective, substituting the word […]

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French Bulldog Lincoln snoring away.

Lincoln’s Bed

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Learning with Lincoln

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Learning with Lincoln  Lincoln is a total sleepy-head. He likes his own doggy bed, but he loves our big bed. Every morning, we open his gate and let him spend an hour curled up between us. Lincoln sleeps nearly 16 hours a day. The other 8 hours he naps. Sometimes […]

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Lincoln likes to teach English and Portuguese.

Lincoln’s Hat

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Learning with Lincoln

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Learning with LincolnFor those of you who haven’t met Lincoln, this is our French Bulldog. He isn’t a big fan of hats, but my mother-in-law decided he was cold and brought him this knitted hat. Lincoln doesn’t understand the concept of clothing, but he loves […]

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Exchange – Michelle

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Exchanges

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Exchanges-Guest post by Michelle Veloso Olá a todos que acompanham o blog TEG Idiomas ! Gostaria de deixar uma marca registrada neste blog, pois fui a piloto do intercambio organizado pela TEG Idiomas.Exato, depois de muito planejamento, conversas, organização eu fui para os USA sozinha! […]

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Rachel in Brazil – A Day with the Monkeys

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Rachel in Brazil

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Rachel in BrazilThe large white van pulled up on the clay colored dirt road and emptied its contents of people: men and women, young and old, black, bronze and white, American and Brazilian. There was not one thing in common among the nine except their […]

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