Strategic Uses of Information Technology

Do you think you can guess what somebody looks like from the sound of their voice? In this English podcast you can try! We have eight different speakers for you, with Canadian, English and American accents. You’ll practise getting general and detailed information from listening to individuals as well as a conversation between three people. It’s also a good chance to review common ways to describe appearance.

Describing Appearance - Zapp! English Listening 2.9

Don’t say: “I’m studying every day for improve my English.”

Say: “I’m studying every day to improve my English.”

The prepositions TO and FOR are very easy to confuse! Here are some rules for using these prepositions correctly.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/difference-between-to-and-for/

08 - Difference Between To And For

In the active voice, the subject of the sentence DOES the action:

Jake wrote a letter.
subject / verb / object

In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence is acted upon:

A letter was written (by Jake).
subject / verb

Notice that the object of the active sentence (letter) became the subject of the passive sentence. If we want, we can include “by Jake” to say who did the action.

This is a free sample lesson from the Advanced English Grammar Course.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/passive-voice-in-english/

09 - Passive Voice in English

Forming questions in English can be confusing.

Don’t worry – I’m going to teach you a simple formula that works for asking questions in almost ALL the verb tenses!

This formula is called QUASM:

QU estion word
A uxiliary verb
S ubject
M ain verb

In this episode, you'll learn how QUASM works for forming questions in various verb tenses.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/an-easy-way-to-form-almost-any-question-in-english/

06 - An Easy Way to Form Questions in English

The difference between should, could, and would is difficult for many English learners – this lesson will help you understand when to use each one! This is a free sample from the e-book  600+ Confusing English Words Explained. It will help clear up your doubts about how to use English words correctly, so that you can speak and write more confidently.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/difference-between-should-could-and-would/

02 - Difference between Should, Could, and Would

There are two ways to talk about the future in English: will/won't and going to.

Use going to for plans/arrangements

Use will for promises, offers, and decisions made in the moment

Use either will or going to for predictions

Click here for the episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/grammar-in-use-willwont-vs-going-to/

17 - Will or Going To?

In this English Advanced lesson, you will learn how to use the "-ate" syllable. The conversation takes the form of a business meeting between a group of people, and is formal for this reason. There's still a lot to know so be sure to check out the lesson notes on EnglishClass101.com: 
http://www.englishclass101.com/2013/06/13/advanced-1-the-english-meeting-that-started-it-all/

Advanced English #1 - The English Meeting that Started it All

In this lesson, you will learn about English  buzzwords and social medias. There's still a lot to know so be sure to check out the lesson notes on EnglisgClass101.com: http://www.englishclass101.com/2009/07/22/buzzwords-3-are-you-a-social-media-slackeror-do-you-know-how-to-stay-connected/

English Buzzwords #3 - Are You a Social Media Slacker?

Rebecca at LLE's thoughts on the British referendum result.

08 - Difference Between To And For

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