A selection of English ESL less or more than printables

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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how to accuse somebody of something in English

how to apologize, say sorry, forgive and express regret in English

how to ask for information and make inquiries in English

how to ask for something, make requests in English

how to blame somebody for something in English

how to defend yourself from criticism in English

how to deny or admit something in English

how to describe things or people in English

how to emphasize important things in English

how to encourage or discourage people in English

how to evaluate people or progress in English

how to express agreement /disagreement in English

how to express approval and disapproval  in English

how to express cause and effect in English

how to express interest in something in English

how to express likelihood, probability in English

how to express likes and dislikes in English

how to express sequence and chronology in English

how to express shock and disbelief in English

how to express sympathy and condolences in English

how to give permission, authorization in English

how to inform somebody about some news in English

how to interpret what was said in English

how to keep a conversation going in English

how to make guesses about something in English

how to make, accept and refuse offers in English

how to order or make a booking in English

how to persuade, convince people in English

how to praise people and express appreciation in English

how to reassure somebody of something in English

how to refuse and object to something in English

how to remind people of something in English

how to rephrase, paraphrase what was said in English

how to say thank you, express gratitude in English

Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

Get here and you are ready to study in English at university

First, the students tick the boxes to say if they like the different activities or not. Then, they write sentences to express what they like more or less than other activities

"I like ... more than ..."

"I like ... less than ..."

"I like ... as much as ..."

Compare your tastes

grammar rules for comparatives and superlativesGrammarly

BASICS

Adjectives can compare two things or more than two things. When we make these comparisons, we use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives.

Comparatives

One way to describe nouns (people, objects, animals, etc.) is by comparing them to something else. When comparing two things, you’re likely to use adjectives like smaller, bigger, taller, more interesting, and less expensive. Notice the  er ending, and the words more and less. A mistake that both native speakers and non-native speakers make is using incorrectly formed comparative adjectives. See the sentences below for an illustration of this common error:



rules for comparatives and superlatives. Grammarly BASICS Adjectives can compare two things or more than two things. When we make these comparisons, we use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. Comparatives One way to describe nouns (people, o

This worksheet focuses on practicing comparatives and superlatives in English. It includes two sections:

Comparatives: You need to fill in the blanks with the appropriate comparative form of the given adjectives. Comparatives are used to compare two things, showing that one has more or less of a quality than the other (e.g., “better,” “warmer,” “easier”).

Superlatives: You need to fill in the blanks with the appropriate superlative form of the given adjectives. Superlatives are used to show that something has the highest degree of a quality among three or more things (e.g., “most delicious,” “fastest,” “most exciting”).

This exercise helps improve your understanding and usage of comparative and superlative forms, which are essential for making comparisons in English.

Comparatives & Superlatives Worksheet

Based on story cubes.Print out the cards double-sided, laminate and then cut them out.

Divide the class into small groups or pairs, depending on class size.

Students take it in turns to pick a card and then tell a story using no less than two sentences and no more than five.

Once that student has said their part, the pack is shuffled and passed on to the next student who then takes a card and continues the story.

If there are only two students, they need to take 3 cards each.

Groups of 6 let the cards go round once.

The last student (good idea if it’s the best student) always concludes the story.



 

Picture Story Card Pack

Flashcards of animals to be used for comparisons. You can laminate them and use them for endless games with your students at  levels from A1 to B1. To practice the comparative , you can have two students pick a card each without showing it to their partner. Then they can have the following dialogue:

A: My animal is stronger than your animal.

B: How strong is your animal?

A:  82

B:Mine is 75

So student A gets student’s B card.

To practice the superlative you can have 3 or more students pick a card each and one of them says: My animal is the strongest of all. And so on. 

There are several ways you can use these cards. You can write your ideas in the comments. Thank you!



Comparisons-Animals

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Elizabeth Wagner's 2008 article, “Depressed Like You: The Myth of Teen Angst”, commences with Wagner's observation of the enormity of depression as a global concern, or certainly as a significant issue in American life. She then leads the way to what will be the focus of her article, which centers on the striking prevalence of depression in teens, and how this appears to carry through in adult statistics. This elicits the thrust of her interest; Wagner seeks to determine how much of what is typically considered ordinary, teenage angst is, in fact, serious depression, and how much of this is actually related to adolescence. Through better assessing of the teenage brain in this regard, Wagner asserts, must evolve a better understanding of depression in all men and women.



Turning substantially to studies conducted by the Oregon Research Institute, the author conveys this as evidence that teen and adult depression are more closely linked than has been suspected. Then, turning to work done at the University of Texas, Wagner further corroborates these findings, as the latter research demonstrates further similarities between teen and adult depression in regard to the efficacy of treatments. Contrary evidence is then presented, which suggests that teens do indeed suffer from periods of depression clearly linked to adolescence, as the depression often is not present when the teen years are left. This examination of various studies is followed by a discussion of how the teen brain evolves, citing research findings from the National Institute for Mental Health. Wagner concludes by affirming that, whether teen depression is driven by adolescent issues, or is more the onset of adult depression, this factor of it as the earliest indication of the disorder renders the extensive study of teen depression an urgent matter, reports Darren Barden, a writing coach who cooperates with writemyessayforme.co.uk.



The Article's Impact and Value



In terms of significant impact in the field of neuropsychology, Wagner's article does virtually nothing to contribute to existing knowledge. In the author's defense, no claims are made by her that such an undertaking is a part of her agenda; rather, she sets out to present, and consequently juxtapose, some of the latest research on the subject. This being her purpose, then, it is reasonable to evaluate how successful Wagner is in producing new insights and/or previously unexplored interpretations from the data employed. In this regard, Wagner's achievement appears to be, at best, modest, and this is at least partially due to the fact that her article is too brief to do justice to the ideas entertained within it.



It seems, in fact, that Wagner is exploring the possibilities within the field of teen depression as she goes along. This creates for the reader no clear sense of agenda or purpose within the article itself, Wagner's introduction notwithstanding. The initial emphasis, for example, appears to be on depression as a disorder that, ordinary conceptions aside, afflicts adults and teens at similar rates. This introduction does contain the caveat that there is evidence of specifically adolescent depression, but this is not stressed as particularly relevant. More crucially, Wagner concludes her opening in a self-contradictory way. That is, after noting that most adults suffering from depression begin to exhibit symptoms by age fourteen, she issues her rallying cry that efforts are needed to stop teenage depression before it starts. As the issue just identified is that of a depression not defined by age, it is confusing and unhelpful that Wagner chooses to assign this designation to the core problem.



Teen depression is, as the evidence, Wagner cites supports, a difficult and complex issue. It is inescapable that many teen problems, including depressive states, are mutually inclusive and exponentially fueled. As is common knowledge, the adolescent physicality is changing, and this induces various and sometimes confounding emotional states in even the most well-adjusted teens. Moreover, and not conveyed by Wagner in the citing of her selected research, methodologies of adolescent research itself are sometimes questionable. That is, adult depression is typically studied employing some form of the interview process; with teens, it is usually conducted more as a self-reported checklist. Given the scope of emotional, physical, and mental changes the adolescent undergoes, it is reasonable to anticipate a greatly subjective response. Such responses may properly serve in obtaining actual feelings about depression from teens, but they cannot relate how temporal these feelings may be, as hyperbole is a typical aspect of adolescent reaction. In other words, to the teen responding to a survey, the mild state of depression felt brief may be expressed as both extreme and ongoing. Wagner must acknowledge that, in assessing actual depression in teens, a far more strict methodology must be employed, or she must reveal this to have been the case in the studies she cites.



The ambiguity of Wagner's article may well be a result of a lack of professionalism in the writer. For example, the article opens with: “From a distance, depression can seem like no big deal. After all, who doesn't feel a little down in the dumps sometimes?” This is a very casual approach for any piece attempting to evince academic integrity, and it does not go far in instilling confidence in the reader as to the author's scholarship. It also, unfortunately, betrays the kind of careless structure abetting the ambiguity, or lack of real direction, in the article.

Depression is indeed an enormous and serious issue in the world, and an abundance of existing research by no means precludes the need for more. As Wagner somewhat indicates, there is an important correlation between adults and teens within the subject, but the focus should be directed toward the genuine roots of depression not associated with typical teen problems. In other words, if, as Wagner asserts, most adults suffering from depression begin to do so in adolescence, the wisest course would be to isolate these early depressive factors away from the “angst” concerns associated with teens, and often misinterpreted as clinical depression.



Teen Depression Article Summary

Here are the 20 best English slangs by magiclearning (   https://www.magiclearning.com/) and their meaning to take your language learning to the next level, so you can move like a native speaker and get your tourist brand off. It's time to aim for the informal.



Do you know what slangs are?



English slangs are nothing more than colloquial or informal words.



You don't learn all the slang in English classes, but they are certainly there and are part of the language.



Any culture has reconverted or transformed words that many can describe as "street slang."



In reality, English slangs are like any other idioms that gradually transform the language or are used in specific situations.



Most of them are just the product of slight changes that are not usually decisive from one moment to the next, but they do not cease to exist and coexist in parallel with the regulated words.



Why should I learn Slangs in English?



Because when you learn a language, it is one of the most challenging aspects; for example, in the UK, there coexist as many accents as variations of slang in English.



It wouldn't hurt to learn a few terms to get a complete education of the language.



Classes give you a formal grounding in the language, but you should not underestimate the importance of English idioms because, after all, everyone uses them.



In conversation, using these colloquial English words allows you to relax and maintain a level of confidence that you wouldn't get if you spoke like the gentlemen at the round table all the time.



Also, when traveling or meeting native speakers, it will be a great help. It's not about mispronouncing words in English. It's about knowing idioms that can help you in an informal situation.



Try as you might maintain formality, the reality is that you won't always be at a conference speaking like an encyclopedia. You will have to go out on the street and deal with colloquial English words most of the time.



It doesn't mean you have to become a gangster, but consider that many, regardless of race and social strata, speak this way, and you should adopt as best you can.



Another good reason to learn English slang is to have fun with friends without sounding like you came out of a library. This vocabulary is basic for everyday social situations.



Learning the idioms will help you in understanding the language. It will be a way to expand your vocabulary and study accents and intonations in depth.



Top 20 slangs in English



Enough chitchat, here are the 20 best slangs in English and their meaning so you can immerse yourself in the Anglo-Saxon culture as you should.



Practice these phrases and make them part of your English vocabulary.



1. Bloody: Widely used in movies and can substitute a swear word and emphasize something good or bad. You are very used by the British. Here is an example: "You're a bloody mess."



2. Dig: Although it means "dig," it is used when you like something. Example: "Hey, I dig your new shoes!" - Hey, I love your new shoes.



3. Ace: One theory suggests that this word came from Ace Ventura's movie with Jim Carrey. We're not sure about that, but what we do know is that it serves to highlight something fantastic.



4. Aye: An alternative and much more informal way to say "yes": "Can you come tonight? Aye" - Can you come tonight? Yes.



5. Tacky: Refers to something terrible, low quality: "Those shoes are tacky" - Those shoes are ugly.



6. Ledge: An abbreviation of Legend is used to exaggerate the quality of a person, animal, or thing in a specific situation: "You are a ledge" - You are a legend.



7. Numpty: It would be the opposite of the ledge. It refers to a dumb or incompetent person: "What a complete numpty you are" - You are a complete idiot.



8. Bestie: It is another way of saying my best friend, Best Friends, and BFF: "You're my bestie" - You're my best friend.



9. Fierce: Means you're confident, attention-getting, or stylish: "You're fierce" - You're hot.



10. The fuzz: The police have many colloquial terms, some more derogatory than others, although this is one of the most common: "The fuzz took my license."



11. Crisps: One of the most used, it never goes out of fashion. Refers to potato chips: "They ate an entire bag of crisps!" - They ate an entire bag of crisps.



12. Fancy: It is an ancient idiom, but it is used to say when we like someone or want something: "I sure fancy her. Would you fancy a coffee?" - I sure fancy her. Would you prefer a cup of coffee?



13. Loaded: In any other situation, it would mean loaded, but as an idiom, it is used to denote a person with a lot of money: "That lady is loaded, look at her house."



14. Loony: One of the most beloved slangs, perhaps because it is mentioned in many movies or comedy series. It means crazy: "Adam is loony" - Adam is crazy.



15. Telly: It is common to invent idioms for what we are fond of, such as the television: "Turn on the telly! It's time for the show!" - Turn on the telly. It's time to watch the show!



16. Tosh: A rather crude neologism to say that someone is talking tosh when drunk: "She was talking tosh when drunk" - She was talking tosh when drunk.



17. Any road: Another way of saying, "anyway," it's not a way of cutting off the sentence, it's just a slightly "cooler" variant, so to speak: "So, any road, are you from Spain or Italy?" - So, anyway, are you from Spain or Italy?



18. Lass: Another one of the most common, it refers to something nice or sound in a girl, recommended to use it when defining that girl you like: "Sarah is such a good lass" - Sarah is such a good lass.



19. Earwig: Means to eavesdrop on someone else's conversation, although it is also a wake-up call, something like, "Ears, flies!": "Ana, don't earwig on your aunt!" - Ana, don't eavesdrop on your aunt!



20. Lad: The counterpart of Lass, it is used to talk about a boy, usually someone young: "He's a nice lad."



There you have it, a complete list with the best, most functional, and most used slang in English so that you can act like a native speaker without making a fool of yourself.



We recommend that you constantly practice with different groups to study and learn them as you should. If you have no way of mixing with the Anglo-Saxon culture, try social networks.



There you will find many people to share and chat with as much as you want, from anywhere in the world.



This list of the 20 best English slang may not be worthy of Shakespearean praise, but they are undoubtedly beneficial for everyday life; after all, not everything is in books.

MagicLearning Lesson "Top 20 Slangs in English and Their Meaning"

Being a writer and making a living from writing is a dream for many. All of us who love writing aspire to pay our bills with our writing. But doing so is more complicated than it seems. To jump without a net into this world is dangerous, as there are many aspects that are unknown. In this article I want to explain what it is to be a writer and give you some tips on how to make a living from writing.



Can you make a living from writing?

Actually, you can make a living from anything. You could even sell fairy dust and, if you were good at it, you could make a living from it. So, can you make a living from writing? Of course you can. Just don't expect it to be easy.



One problem I often find with people who want to be writers is that they tend to think that this will be the end of the line. If you want to be a writer, forget everything you've read about Rowling, King and Meyer. Bestsellers are isolated cases. The most normal thing is that your first books go unnoticed. To make a living from writing you need to work hard. You have to sit down every day, write and publish. In the age of Amazon, where more than 1,000 books are published a day (on the low end), succeeding on the first try is as difficult as hitting a full house on fifteen. The best thing you can do for your writing career is to publish books consistently. You can do it on your own, by publishing on Amazon or by managing the publication of your books on your own. You can try to publish with publishers. Or you can do both and take advantage of the best of both worlds.



What do you need to make a living from writing?

Well, some of these things wouldn't go amiss:

Know how to write (obvious).

Planning.

Dedicate time every day to your writing.

A computer.

Be a great reader (or an average reader, but you have to be a reader).

Have a lot of patience.

Be tenacious and don't give up easily.



How to be a writer?

This is a big question, isn't it? According to Stephen King, there is only one way to be a writer: writing a lot and reading a lot. I would add one more: managing frustration very well. Because yes, being a writer is often frustrating. And it's not frustrating because publishers don't publish you or because you don't get selected in contests. It is because it is tiring, it is lonely and, almost always, it seems that you move in a kind of limbo in which you pay for the sins of your past lives by being invisible.



To be a writer you need to have ideas (we all have that), know how to turn those ideas into words (that's a bit more difficult) and make those words meaningful and "potable" (this is much less common).



Why do I say this?

There is a common and silent idea that spreads over those who start writing and it is that "you only need the talent to write". Or worse, you just need to know how to write (in a society like ours, we all know how to write). If you are not willing to work, forget about it and do something else. On the other hand, if you are willing to mortgage your life and sell your soul to the key, go ahead.



Here are 8 tips for becoming a professional writer that I hope will help you:



Write

Of the millions of writing tips you'll come across, this one (and the next one) is the only one you should heed. Writing is like a muscle. Unless you're a natural talent, to develop a muscle you have to train. Usain Bolt said in an interview that the difference between him and other people is that he spent four years training to run nine seconds, while most people quit after a few months because they don't see results.



Writing has learning curves. We all know how to write right out of school, but not all of us are writers. To be a writer you have to train and there's no better way to do that than writing. Do it whenever you can. Force yourself from time to time if you have to. Do it consciously, look at your most common mistakes and try to fix them. Write a novel, write short stories, get out of your genre and explore new characters and situations.



Read



Reading is also part of the writer's training. If you are into soccer (or any sport) you will have seen that coaches force their players to watch matches of their rivals. It's a way to learn, to learn new tactics and improvised plays, to see how a certain player moves. If you want to write, you have to know what you're doing. You have to know your trade. 



Read a lot. Unlike writing, which requires effort on your part, reading can offer you a moment of peace. It's a refuge after a busy day; it's a moment of calm when you have a lot of work to do.



Read a lot. You can learn from newspapers, articles or even  a really good essay sample base ( https://www.paperhelp.org/ ) . Read good books to see what you have to do and read bad books to know what you don't have to do. Read books in your genre to know the recurring themes, tropes and characters and read books in other genres to see other styles, other language and other characters.





8 tips to become a writer and make a living from writing by Paperhelp

It seems that, nowadays, everyone is in a hurry and wants things to happen immediately. We want to do everything faster: communicate fast, move quickly, and talk faster!

But sometimes it's impossible. For example, we know that learning a language is supposed to take a long time. There are different rules and words you have to learn. You have to practice and remember many things.



 



However, you may ask yourself: how can I learn English fast?



On the Internet, you can find many tips and free essays samples(https://www.wowessays.com/free-samples/) on English language teaching. But what tips should you follow to learn English fast? You can choose the learning methods that work best for you. But that means you have to try different ways before you find your favorite. In other words, you have to waste time trying different methodologies that are useless until you find the perfect one.

If you are eager to learn English, then you should pay attention to what the science says!

The science of language learning

Language learning is a critical field of study for scientists. It is because the ability to learn complex languages is something that differentiates humans from animals.

Science knows how the human brain works (for the most part) and the logic behind oral language and learning.

Many scientific studies focus on how humans learn languages. Some research tries to understand how and why we learn words, while others study the benefits of speaking more than one language. Similarly, some studies focus exclusively on babies (who are excellent at learning languages), while others look at adults.

As you can see, there are many studies! What could you do with all this information?

By understanding how and why we learn languages, you can improve your English skills faster and easier.

Check out these scientific studies on how to learn English fast right now!



How to learn English fast with 7 scientific tips



1. Listen to a lot of English



What science says:

Scientists have special terms for one of the ways we learn languages: unconscious or implicit learning. In this kind of education, you don't have to sit at a desk and study grammar rules over and over again.

Implicit learning happens without you even trying. All you have to do is listen to a lot of English without paying attention. When you hear the sound of English in the background, your brain automatically absorbs the sounds, accents, words, and grammar, even if you're not paying attention or taking notes.

The best part is that you can learn without even understanding the meaning of the words. Several studies show that it is possible to learn any language this way. Through this method, several people have learned false languages that scientists invented for their research.

The explanation behind this phenomenon lies in the patterns of language. When you listen to a specific style, you determine patterns. That's the way children learn! Babies don't understand language, so all they can do is look. So they spend all their time listening carefully to the language around them until, in the end, they understand the meanings of the words.

What you can do:

Listen to as much English as you can. Whenever you get a chance, make sure your playback sounds in English, whether in your room or office.

Watch TV programs or listen to music or audiobooks in English. Visit places where you can hear native speakers of the language. You don't have to concentrate too much on listening. You can just walk around, enjoy the scenery, wash the dishes, read a book, exercise, finish your homework, or work while you listen.

It doesn't matter what you do. If you listen to sounds in English, you will soon improve your skills.



2. Know the similarities



What science says:

Luckily, we have some good news. According to this study, all human beings are born with the ability to distinguish sounds that make sense. Although all languages are different, they share some similarities.

For example, even though some English words begin with the letters "BL" (like "blink"), there is no term that starts with the letters "LB." Just try to pronounce that sound. It doesn't make sense! Some sounds don't make any sense, even to babies who can't speak.

What can you do:

Keep this in mind when you're learning English.

If you find a word or sound that doesn't make sense, chances are it doesn't exist in the language.

Also, knowing that some sounds don't exist in English, you can improve your spelling. For example, if you want to spell the word "ghost" correctly and you don't know if the "h" comes before the "g," say the word out loud. If you try to say "ghost," the "GH" sound is meaningless. Right? On the other hand, the "GH" sound is reasonable. Use it!



3. Learn new sounds separately



What science says:

English can change the way your brain works. Surprisingly, if you learn a new language, you can improve your mental abilities! One study found that language learning stimulates the growth of certain parts of the brain. And the higher the growth, the easier it is to learn a new language.

However, the most exciting thing the experiment found is that the brain reacts differently to every sound.

For example, the letters "L" and "R" can be challenging to learn for people whose languages do not have distinct sounds for each letter (like the Japanese). The study found that when native English speakers heard the letters "L" and "R," two parts of the brain were activated. But, in the case of the Japanese, only one part of the brain was activated.

What you can do:

Before you can speak and understand English as a native speaker, you have to learn the sounds. This publication is full of valuable information about English sounds and how they are pronounced.

Determine which sounds are most difficult for you and study them.

How to learn English fast? Some experiments show that you can learn the sounds in as little as an hour if you listen to them at a deficient speed - that's fast!

You don't need any special software to play the sounds slowly, because YouTube does it for you. Find some videos that show the sound (or sounds) you want to hear. For example, this is an excellent video with different words that use the letters "R" and "L."

4. Use word associations



What science says:

Word associations connect words, sounds, movements, ideas, or images. For example, if you hear the music "meow," you associate it with a cat. When you see a picture of the sun, you immediately associate it with the words "sun," "warm," and "hot. It is not something you should think about, as the words come to mind immediately.

Learning English words through association is not only fun but also quite useful. A group of scientists conducted a study on sign language, a form of communication that deaf people have that uses hand and finger movements instead of sounds.

The experiment found that it is much easier to remember signs that resemble the object they represent. For example, it's easy to remember the sign for "eat" because it looks like a person eating, while it's hard to remember signs that don't look like the word.

What you can do:

Learn new words in a group. Combine a name with a picture, a movement, or another word. With this connection in mind, you will be able to remember all the concepts more quickly.

Move your hands and body to show the meaning of the words (at least until you can remember them easily). You can also draw some pictures instead of writing down the definitions of the terms.

One fun activity is to draw the words so that they look like what they mean - look at this example in the Google picture search and follow it! This exercise will not only help you remember the meanings, but also the spelling.



5. Remember patterns, not rules



Can you repeat the pattern? The ability to remember and repeat patterns can be quite useful for learning a new language.

In this research, scientists showed a group of students a set of figures. Languages have patterns. And, if you find the designs, you can learn the language more easily.

What you can do:

Maybe you've already spent time studying the rules of English grammar and spellig. But instead of seeing them as rules, think of them as patterns.

Let's look at an example of regular past tense. The rule says, "To change a regular verb into a past tense, add 'ED' at the end if you can remember the rule verbatim, perfect! For most of us, it's hard to understand what these rules are about unless we see them in action.

To see this rule as a pattern, just pay attention to this group of regular verbs and their past tense conjugation.

Rain - Rained

Want - Wanted

Learn - Learned

See the pattern? Let's take the next step. The next group of words has some differences from the previous one.

Plan - Planned

Rot - Rotted

Stop - Stopped

See the difference? What's the pattern? For these last three verbs, there is a rule that says: "When a verb ends in a consonant or vowel-consonant, the last letter is repeated before adding "ED."

So, the next time you have trouble memorizing the rules, just pay attention to the patterns.



6. Learn Phrases, Not Words



What science says:

ome words have one meaning when they're alone, but a different sense when they're grouped with other words. When you hear or read a sentence in English, look for these groups of words.

For example, the sentence "I ran around" means that you are running around aimlessly. However, if you add two more words, their meaning changes completely. For example: "I ran around the park" = "I ran through the park. It will help you learn more about the sentence and the words in it.

You may not find this surprising, but until recently, linguists believed that humans hear the whole sentence and then break it down into parts. However, one study found that word order can be more important than the entire sentence.

What you can do:

Learning individual words can be difficult, as they may have several meanings. Don't think you can use a name only if you know its general purpose. Therefore, when you want to expand your vocabulary, look for words in sentences.

For example, the word "retrospect" means "to analyze the past state of something. However, you will probably never use this term without putting the word "in" first. For example: "In retrospect, I shouldn't have eaten the whole cake. Study the way words are grouped together, and you will be able to speak English more naturally.



7. Learn with music



What science says:

Remember those nursery rhymes you used to sing when you were a kid? Surely you can still sing them today, even if you learned them a long time ago. How can you remember them so well?

Music is an essential part of children's language learning. That's why there are children's rounds to learn numbers, letters, vowels, and words. Repetition of songs and music helps children remember essential parts of the language.

Adults can also learn more easily through music. Language is generally considered an essential skill, while music is not. However, one study states that the methods for determining music and poetry are very similar and that both skills are equally important. For example, we learn that "ba" and "da" are two different sounds in the same way that we recognize that a trumpet and a piano are two instruments with different sounds.



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While Using The Word Jumble Solver to Solve Word Jumbles



Many people are oblivious that Jumble Solvers actually exist. Jumble Solver may unjumble a few characters, revealing feasible words that could be made from them. Our Jumble Solver will be able to complete a quick dictionary search so that you can do this. This tool can be used from thejumblesolver.net

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There are increasingly more e-commerce-focused online stores as time goes on, and this trend is only expected to continue. The process of launching a profitable online retail business has been much easier thanks to the proliferation of e-commerce software platforms such as WooCommerce, Shopify, and BigCommerce, amongst others. As the process of listing and uploading products is a significant part of e-commerce, there has been a significant increase in the demand for data entry services that are provided offshore. This is due to the fact that the management of the data involved in this process is a significant part of e-commerce.



Offshore data entry service providers are there to lend a helping hand to modern business owners who are under increasing pressure to save both their time and their financial expenditures. As a result, modern business owners are looking for ways to save costs without sacrificing productivity. They were successful in accomplishing this goal by acting as the store owners' virtual assistants and providing them with a solution that addressed virtually all of the facets of the challenges they had with their ecommerce businesses. Data entry service have become an essential component of the dynamic and lucrative world of online commerce as a result of their assistance in a variety of services, such as ecommerce product listing service, customer support, order processing, and so on. This is because data entry services help in areas such as:



The following are some of the ways in which your firm could potentially benefit from outsourcing data entry services for online commerce:

1. Saving Valuable Time

There is only one form of currency that can be claimed to be worth more than money, and that is time. Time is an extremely important commodity. Even while it's true that running a business can be stressful, an entrepreneur shouldn't worry about managing their company's data because it's not their responsibility. It is simply not possible to accomplish that goal. One of the many advantages of outsourcing is the opportunity to have work completed at any time of the day or night, seven days a week. The integrity of your data is never put at risk, regardless of whether or not you are physically present at your place of business.



2. Versatile Services

Managing data can be hard. At that point, the labour of offshore service providers actually begins to be performed. Data entry services are one of the many things that offshore data solution providers like  Data Entry Service offer their clients. Some of the services they offer include product listing services, product upload services, image uploading, data conversion, and data mining. Product listing services, product uploading services, and image uploading are some of the data entry solutions that are available.



3. Cost Efficient: An example of outsourcing that is efficient from a financial perspective is when a company hires professionals in a country other than its own to carry out work that would often be performed in-house. When an entrepreneur achieves this, they have the ability to eliminate or significantly reduce the number of employees in their workforce that are irrelevant to their business. The proprietor of the store is able to lower the high costs associated with salaries as a result of this, while at the same time keeping the same level of productivity.



4. Quality of the Highest Standard Possible

When a company is looking to outsource their core obligations, they search high and low for service providers who have a track record of accumulating positive reputations over the course of their careers. Because of this, they are in a position to recruit individuals who are exceptionally skilled and informed in their respective industries. This allows them to keep the quality consistent throughout the entire process.



5. Protection of Data

As was mentioned earlier, it is common practise for a firm to enter into a service agreement with offshore service providers who have a solid reputation in the industry in which they operate. These companies ensure the confidentiality of their clients' information and take precautions to protect it as one of the means by which they uphold their impeccable reputations. Data Entry service providers such as Perfect Data Entry take precautions to protect the personal information of their customers by implementing security protocols such as secure socket layer (SSL) certifications and virtual private networks (VPNs). Perfect Data Entry is an example of such a data entry service provider.



The Crux of the Matter

The method of outsourcing tasks to third parties is becoming increasingly prevalent across numerous areas of the industry as a normal operating procedure. Businesses in the modern era are increasingly aware of the need of having strong organisational and time management skills. The demand for businesses that offer services related to data entry is only going to increase as a result of this. If we make a prediction about a future in which there is absolutely no employment of an in-house workforce, then we will not be acting presumptuously. Instead, we will outsource the work because it is a significantly more efficient solution that will allow us to save both time and money, which will be a huge gain.





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