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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

Basic Difference between DO and MAKE
Use DO for actions, obligations, and repetitive tasks.
Use MAKE for creating or producing something, and for actions you choose to do.
DO generally refers to the action itself, and MAKE usually refers to the result. For example, if you “make breakfast,” the result is an omelet! If you “make a suggestion,” you have created a recommendation.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/difference-between-do-and-make-60-collocations/

10 - Common English Collocations with DO and MAKE

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

Speaking English is difficult for many learners. In this article, I’ll give you 10 ways to speak English better: 5 ways to improve your spoken English at home, and 5 ways to improve your spoken English while in a conversation.

Episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/speaking-english-10-ways-to-improve/

04 - How to Improve Your Spoken English

#1 - “My boss hit the ceiling when I told him I’d lost the documents.”

The idiomatic expression “hit the ceiling” means to get very angry and upset. Other expressions for sudden anger include “go ballistic” and “blow a fuse.”

Listen to the episode to learn more expressions!

Click here for the episode text - http://www.espressoenglish.net/10-english-phrases-for-extreme-emotion/

10 - Common English Collocations with DO and MAKE

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