Tag: business english

Roadblocks To Reading in ESL and How To Pave The Way Toward Literacy

Every year, I do a New Year's Resolutions writing task. I ask my students what…

Steal vs. Rob: Crime Vocabulary

Have you ever been robbed? It's a terrible feeling! What did they steal? STEAL and…

Expressions with the Verb TO GO

Use GO with another -ING verb when you talk about activities and sports. Do you want to go surfing in…

Expressions with the Verb TO DO

The verb TO DO is very useful when talking about general actions. We use it…

Say vs. Tell: What’s the Difference?

  SAY and TELL are similar - they are used to communicate information. So what's…

Visual Vocabulary – Common English Expressions with TAKE

Take a few minutes to think about the verb TO TAKE. To Take literally means "to…

Be Going To vs. Will for the Future Tense: What’s the Difference?

Robot:                What are you going to do today?Astronaut:   …