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Words with silent letters

Words with silent letters

Words With Silent Letters English is a notoriously difficult language to learn when it comes to pronunciation. It is famous for spelling words differently to how they are pronounced and one reason for this is that there are so many words with silent letters. A ‘silent...

Superlative Definition and Examples

Superlative Definition and Examples.  "You are the best, you work the hardest, you have the brightest smile, and you are my most dedicated student.” I am not trying to flatter you, I was giving you some examples of superlatives.  In this lesson, I’ll cover the...

5 Ways to Improve Your English Fluency

5 Ways to Improve Your English Fluency

Introduction to 5 Ways to Improve your English Fluency The English language can be confusing. Non-native English speakers must overcome many barriers to learning and speaking the language; they need to change how they enunciate certain words, understand certain idioms...

How to do a Brummie accent

How to do a Brummie accent

How to do a brummie accent. In today’s lesson we’ll be looking at the features of Birmingham’s Brummie accent, as well as how it differs from the Black Country accent of the West Midlands, United Kingdom.   You can watch the full video below as well as reading the...

How to do a Newcastle Geordie Accent

How to do a Newcastle Geordie Accent

How to do a Newcastle Geordie Accent The Newcastle accent is known as a Geordie accent.  If you want to learn how to do a Geordie accent, look no further.  In the video below, you’ll meet Sophie, a real Geordie, born and bred in Newcastle.   Sophie will introduce us...

7 Simple Rules for Becoming Fluent in Any Language

7 Simple Rules for Becoming Fluent in Any Language

Introduction  I’ve been learning languages for nearly thirty years. In all that time, I’ve worked to hone my skills, both in the individual languages I speak (which number over a dozen) and as a language learner and language coach. I’ve had successes, failures, and...

How to do an Irish Accent

How to do an Irish Accent

Below you will find the video of the interview on Irish accents, as well as the transcript. Features of an Irish Accent Anna: In today’s episode, we are going to be diving deep into the Irish accent. Now I’ve already covered the Northern Irish accent with my friend...

How to do a cockney accent

What is the cockney accent?  The cockney accent is the traditional accent of London, in particular, East London.  In that sense, traditionally, it was viewed as a working class accent.  Cockney is a London accent, however, in modern London, there is a wide range of...

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