What should I learn with English?

What should I learn with English?

The great thing about English is that you can focus on a few things.  If you want to sound like a manager, you can focus on your pronunciation and eye contact.  If you want to be a polite person, you can work on saying polite gestures and mannerisms.  If you want to...
Transition words help in a conversation.

Transition words help in a conversation.

What would happen if someone told you a story but it seemed that everything happened at once, for example, “I woke up, made breakfast, took my child to school, had coffee and talked with my friend.”  This could sound confusing to the listener.  Wouldn’t you...
The chicken sleeps in the stars.

The chicken sleeps in the stars.

This story really inspired me because it’s about how my young student looked at death.  She said to me during the lesson that her chicken passed away under the tree in front of her house but at night it comes to visit her regularly and is all white like an...
Speaking fast or slow? What is better?

Speaking fast or slow? What is better?

Actually, the question should be, “Am I pronouncing the words correctly.”  Speed should be secondary after pronunciation.   For me, someone that speaks fast might be stressed, for example, a doctor. It could also be someone that doesn’t know...
British vs. American English

British vs. American English

When someone talks about English people or anything to do with the word British, I always think of the queen.  I visualize proper and educated people having afternoon tea  talking about art, literature and family life.  For me, it’s a totally different...
Is helping your child really helping?

Is helping your child really helping?

I have taught many children online, respectively.  What did I see and what did I feel? I sometimes would see the parent with the child in the lesson.  After a while, I noticed patterns of HOW the parent would intervene or TRY TO HELP the student say a word....