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Phrasal Verbs – Give Back

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

This entry is part 12 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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Expressions (expressões) – Corner the Market

(English, like most other languages, is full of expressions that don’t really make sense when translated. This series will explore some of the different, popular expressions used in English to help any speaker improve their vocabulary.)   There are many expressions which work well in business settings, so we will look at some over the […]

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Uncountable Nouns – Part IV

This entry is part 7 of 13 in the series Improving English

This entry is part 7 of 13 in the series Improving EnglishEnglish has a series of nouns called uncountable nouns or non-count nouns. Many of these are similar to Portuguese, but some of them are confusing. This short series of posts is going to look at the different types of uncountable nouns. Uncountable nouns are […]

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Phrasal Verbs – Turn Off

This entry is part 9 of 12 in the series Phrasal Verbs

This entry is part 9 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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Expressions (expressões) – Kill Two Birds with One Stone

This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Expressions

This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Expressions(English, like most other languages, is full of expressions that don’t really make sense when translated. This series will explore some of the different, popular expressions used in English to help any speaker improve their vocabulary.) The next few expressions are all going to deal […]

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Expressions (expressões) – Fishy

This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series Expressions

This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series Expressions(English, like most other languages, is full of expressions that don’t really make sense when translated. This series will explore some of the different, popular expressions used in English to help any speaker improve their vocabulary.) The next few expressions are all going to deal […]

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Expressions (expressões) – Ants in Your Pants

This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series Expressions

This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series Expressions(English, like most other languages, is full of expressions that don’t really make sense when translated. This series will explore some of the different, popular expressions used in English to help any speaker improve their vocabulary.) The next few expressions are all going to deal […]

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Phrasal Verbs – Sit Up/Sit Down

This entry is part 7 of 12 in the series Phrasal Verbs

This entry is part 7 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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Expressions (expressões) – Spill the Beans

This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series Expressions

This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series Expressions(English, like most other languages, is full of expressions that don’t really make sense when translated. This series will explore some of the different, popular expressions used in English to help any speaker improve their vocabulary.) The next few expressions are all going to deal […]

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A/An

This entry is part 2 of 13 in the series Improving English

This entry is part 2 of 13 in the series Improving EnglishMost students know that we use the article “an” with a noun that starts with a vowel (A, E, I, O, U): An apple And that we use “a”  with a noun that begins with a consonant: A banana     However, this is […]

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