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MEET TOMOHIRO MEET AYAKO He comes from a rich family. He has a job and work experience. He is going to do the TOEIC test 3 months later, so he has plenty of time to study for it. He lives in the US. He thinks his girlfriend might be cheating on him. She comes…

It’s “One Of Us” by Joan Osborne There you go! Now you know. But if you’re not in a hurry, stick around for a little longer and let me tell you what else you can do with the song ;). [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn7rIarpQBk&w=300&h=225] Well as you know, when you use conditional II (and III), you’re…

In natural English, whether American, Canadian and Australian English (mainly), there are various ways to pronounce “t”. And I truly believe it is vital for English learners to be aware of how to pronounce “t” depending on what comes before or after it. 7 ways to pronounce “t” in natural English 1-Aspirated: Released with…

What is vowels clipping? Or just clipping in phonetics? EVERY detail matters in language especially if you are really trying to sound closer to native speakers of English. One of those details that make a difference in how you sound is “clipping”. Clipping is the process of shortening sounds particularly vowels, and mainly long…

Today, we’re going to look at “BE+AHEAD+OF” as an idiom as that is how it is commonly used. 6-He’s ahead of… Steve Jobs was definitely ahead of his time. = Steve Jobs’ ideas were way too modern, just as if they (the ideas) had come to him from the future. Now if we just…

Though extremely common, using “BE + away” is pretty simple and straightforward. Basically, we use it when we want to say someone is not available. There are 3 prepositions that commonly succeed (come after) “BE + away”: 5-He’s away…(from/on/for) How often do you talk to your husband while he’s away?! = How often do…

4-I’m over…(over at/over with) I’m over her/him (girlfriend/boyfriend)! = I’m not thinking about her anymore (after the break-up). She means nothing to me. We also say it when we lose interest in something we were actually very excited about at some point: I’m over it ([it] can be anything). Example: A: How about another…

Don’t miss Part 1 or Part 2. Part 3 of the 8 must-know phrasal verbs is pretty short, yet very important as all the other verbs. Practice, practice and practice. 3-I’m out…(out/out of/out on) I’m out of luck! = I don’t have any luck. Can you guess what these mean then? I’m out of…

What are you doing on the weekend? MEANING What are you GOING TO DO on the weekend? Okay, but how do we say it?

What did you get up to on the weekend? MEANING What did you do on the weekend? Okay, but how do we say it?