How we really say “Pleased to meet you”

Is Contraction really important? Does it really matter if you contract or not? Level: MEDIUM•  Category: pronunciation, speaking  • • • • • • • • • • • • Spanish speakers like to speak with clear vowel sounds because that’s how Spanish works. If I try to persuade my students to say “wanna” (want […]

Uh uh uh (What does she mean?)

The way that you say something can have a big influence on how we understand it. Yes, we’re talking about intonation: the melody of our sentences. Level: medium •  Category: pronunciation; listening; vocabulary  • • • • • • • • • • • • Vanessa is from the US and is one of the […]

Hear your own words!

Get help with your pronunciation from native speakers! And help them with theirs. Level:  basic • Category: pronunciation; writing; listening  • • • • • • • • • • • • The idea behind RhinoSpike is very clever. Write a word list, sentence or paragraph in English which you would like to hear pronounced […]

IELTS course with free crocodiles

What’s the difference between the pronouns, “which”, “that” and “who”, and what do they have to do with crocodiles? Level: higher •  Category: exams, listening, grammar  • • • • • • • • • • • • IELTS is a great choice for an exam that prepares you for life at a university in […]

How we really say “have”

Contraction is a key part of speaking English with natural pronunciation. But does it matter if you contract? Level: higher •  Category: pronunciation, speaking  • • • • • • • • • • • • Spanish speakers like to speak with clear vowel sounds because that’s how Spanish works. If I try to persuade […]