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PTE Academic: True Story of a Chinese Student
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PTE Academic Speaking: Tough! PTE Academic (Pearson Test Acaemic) is now almost as popular as the IELTS. Although it has been reported by many students that the reading and writing sections are slightly easier than the IELTS’, the speaking and listening sections are somewhat harder. The first 2 parts of the speaking section can…
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Building Your English Vocabulary: One Magical Tip
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Building your English vocabulary is essential to improving your fluency. That is a fact. If you do not know words, you cannot say much. The more words you know, the less time you need to think of what to say in a conversation. When you have a small or limited vocabulary, you will have…
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Pronunciation Nightmare For Vietnamese and Thai Students
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Pronunciation Nightmare is obviously a pronunciation problem that is very tough to fix. Pronunciation Nightmare: details Vowel [ou] or /aʊ/ is called a diphthong because it consists of one vowel and one consonant. It’s very hard for Vietnamese and Thai learners especially when it falls behind /n/. It’s already difficult for Thai and Vietnamese…
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English Is Hard! DUH! And Here Are 3 Reasons Why!
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English hard! I hate it! “English hard, why does it have to be so hard” have repeatedly complained my students! My reaction is “Duh”! How stupid would someone have to be to think language learning, any language learning, can actually be easy! However, no one said it couldn’t be “easIER”! Why English hard? If…
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Migrants: Migrate, Integrate Or Vacate
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Migrants are people who leave their countries to settle in another permanently. However, that is a one-dimensional definition that does not do justice to that unique and life-changing experience. I therefore feel compelled to share with you my migration experience and what it truly means to be a migrant. I should state from the…
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Stop Consonants In Consonants Clusters
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What Are Stop Consonants? Stop Consonants in English are /p/ /b/ /t/ /d/ /k/ /g/ and /ʔ/, which is a glottal stop. They are called Stop Consonants because they “stop” the airflow. The tongue usually does that. When we produce the /d/ or /t/, the tip comes in contact with the gum behind the…
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Pronouncing Consonants Clusters Gr and Cr
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What Are Consonants clusters? Consonants clusters are a combination of 2 or more consonants such as gr and cr, but also fr, fl, gl, cl, pr, pl, spr, spl, ks, sk, ts, str etc. First of all though, do you even know what consonants are? Do you know what vowels are. If you don’t,…
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Your Accent Matters! Yes It Does
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Yes Accent Matters! If you speak English, your accent matters. Do not listen to them English teachers and professors because they are full of bull. If you speak English and live in an English speaking country like the US, Canada, Australia or Britain, your accent does matter. No question about it. That’s natural. And…
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Australia To China: We Sell Coal And University Degrees
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Let’s cut through the bull, shall we? Australia is selling university degrees, especially to China and Chinese students. Hang on! Isn’t that what educational providers are supposed to do? No. They are supposed to sell education and REWARD a degree. They are supposed to reward a degree when the students prove that they DID…