Welcome to another episode of Everyday English with E2 where, each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation as well as some speaking, writing, reading and listening strategies. And this week, it’s all about spelling, and in particular, the spelling rules for plural nouns. And remember, if you want to continue to develop your speaking, writing, reading and listening skills and more, make sure you head to www.e2english.com and find the course that suits you....
Jul 01, 2024•8 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Welcome to another episode of Everyday English with E2 and this week, it’s all about vocabulary, and in particular, collocations. Listen to find out the difference between common collocations, verb collocations, business collocations and academic collocations. ....and remember, if you want to continue to develop your English speaking skills and more, make sure you head to https://e2english.com and sign up for the E2 English pronunciation course....
May 27, 2024•6 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. And this week, it’s all about grammar, and in particular, the homophones Your and You’re . These are some of the most common homophones that people confuse. Even native English speakers often use the incorrect versions of Your and You’re and it’s time that we learn them properly and get them right, once and for all! ...and remember, if you want to continue to develop your English speaking skills and more, make sure you head to https:/...
May 13, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Welcome to another episode of Everyday English with E2 where, each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation as well as some writing / reading strategies. This week, it’s all about pronunciation, and in particular, THEE and THUH, and when to use the different pronunciations of the most frequently used word in the English language, "The". I know you’ll be following along closely today, but if you’d like, feel free to grab a pen and paper and jot down some notes while you list...
Apr 29, 2024•6 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2 where, each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation as well as some speaking, writing, reading and listening strategies. And this week, it’s all about some crazy English vocabulary. Check out our E2 English Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced English courses available at https://e2english.com/ . There you can practise and develop your speaking, writing, reading and listening skills, with lessons for any Englis...
Apr 16, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2 where, each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation as well as some speaking, writing, reading and listening strategies. And this week, it’s all about grammar, and in particular, when to use the pronouns I or ME. Check out our E2 English Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced English courses available at https://e2english.com/ . There you can practise and develop your speaking, writing, reading and listening skills...
Apr 01, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Welcome to another episode of Everyday English with E2! This week it’s all about spelling, and in particular, the homophones "there, they’re and their". Check out our E2 English Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced English courses available at https://e2english.com/ . There you can practise and develop your speaking, writing, reading and listening skills, with lessons for any English skill level.
Mar 12, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Join Natasha and learn how to build your word associations to expand your English vocabulary. What exactly is word association? Word association is the process of connecting one word to other words based on relationships such as similarity, oppositeness, or association with a particular context. It’s really about connecting words in your mind or on paper so you can expand your vocabulary in more depth. Remember to check out the E2 English pronunciation course at https://e2english.com/ to i...
Feb 25, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Join Andy and learn how to use intonation when speaking in English. Intonation is the rise and fall of a person’s voice when they’re talking. It’s when we change our pitch or tone to reflect the feeling, emotion or attitude behind what we’re trying to say. It’s also what helps to communicate our grammatical meaning as well as the relationship with our listener. Remember to check out the E2 English pronunciation course at https://e2english.com/ to improve your English FAST!...
Feb 12, 2024•5 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Welcome back to Everyday English with E2! Join Natasha and learn how to use variety in your sentence structures. This will help you sound and write like a native English speaker, resulting in high scores in your English tests. Remember to check out https://e2english.com/ to improve your English FAST with our low cost English courses!
Jan 29, 2024•7 min•Season 2Ep. 2
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Jan 25, 2024•42 sec•Season 2Ep. 1
English speakers love a rhyme! We like to use them all the time. In fact, English is full of rhyming phrases that we love to whip out at every opportunity! In this episode of Everyday English with E2, we are going to look at 6 of the most common rhyming idioms in the English language. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online English test prep courses for IELTS, PTE, OET, TOEFL, TOEIC and CELPIP....
Jan 25, 2024•5 min•Season 1Ep. 41
At E2, there are always students asking ‘how can I improve my grammar?’ or ‘How do I extend my ideas on a speaking test?’ Well, I’ve got one word that can do just that. It’s a common word that I’m sure you all know, but it’s very versatile and underused. That word is ‘which’. And today, I’m going to show YOU how to use it well to help you express your ideas clearly. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our fre...
Dec 19, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Ok… Articles… the… an… a… or nothing… what article do I use, and when and why! We get these questions from everyone! Beginners, intermediates, OET and IELTS students, and even students doing a masters degree! Today is episode 2 of an E2 DEEP DIVE into articles. Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. My name is Mark. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or spelling, and this week it’s all about the definite article, which you all know a...
Dec 05, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. My name is Mark. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or spelling, and this week it’s all about the construction and pronunciation of contractions: can not/can’t, do not/don’t. Let’s have a look! And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online English test prep courses for IELTS, PTE, OET, TOEFL, TOEIC and ...
Nov 28, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Silent letters. English is full of them. And they’re the worst, right? I mean, why does ‘February’ need that R in the middle? Wouldn’t we be better off if ‘could’ didn’t have an L? And don’t get me started on the S in ‘island’. But there is one silent letter that is actually extremely useful, and that letter is… the Magic E. Welcome to another episode of Everyday English with E2. Each week, we have a look at a different aspect of English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation. And this week it’s a...
Nov 20, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 37
One of the most common words in English is the word ‘get’. Seriously, we use it so much. In fact, if you look in the dictionary, the word ‘get’ has 37 ways that it can be used. And beyond that, there are dozens, probably over hundred ways we can use the word ‘get’ in a sentence. We could be here for hours talking about it. But for now, we’re just going to review just a few ways you can use the word ‘get’. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to ww...
Nov 14, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 36
One of the most common challenges students face when trying to improve their grammatical or pronunciation accuracy is the regular past tense: I attended. I watched. I lived. So listen now as this one little sound at the end of a verb can make or break your English test score. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online English test prep courses for IELTS, PTE, OET, TOEFL, TOEIC and CELPIP....
Nov 07, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Hi and welcome to another episode of Everyday English with E2, where each week we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation. This week, we’re looking at spelling, and focusing on a type of word that can be really challenging when learning English - the homophone. But what is a homophone? Well, if you’ve been learning English for a while, you’ve probably come across quite a few words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Like here - as in, ‘come over here!’ - and hear - as ...
Oct 17, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or spelling, and this week it’s all about vocabulary and the adjectives that you can use to describe people. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online English test prep courses for IELTS, PTE, OET, TOEFL, TOEIC and CELPIP....
Oct 10, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or spelling, and this week it’s all about grammar and the indefinite article, which you all know as ‘a’ or ‘an’. What article do I use, and when and why? We get these questions from everyone! Beginners, intermediates, OET and IELTS students, and even students doing a masters degree! And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure yo...
Sep 26, 2022•7 min•Season 32Ep. 1
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. My name is Mark. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation or spelling, and this week it’s all about the pronunciation of numbers. Thirteen, thirty, fourteen, forty… and so on. So a common point of confusion, even for highly proficient speakers of English, and even for native speakers who speak ONLY English, is numbers. The teen numbers and 10 digits can sound very similar. So keep listening to find ou...
Sep 19, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Let’s face it. English spelling is weird. Sometimes you spell a ‘ch’ sound with a C-H, like in cheese, and sometimes you spell it with a T-U, like in Tuesday. If bird is spelled B-I-R-D, why isn’t word spelled W-I-R-D? Have you had enough of all these unusual spellings? But what if I told you that there is a list of the 100 most commonly misspelt words in English, and once you’ve learnt them, you’ll be able to spell pretty much anything? Well... Take a listen of this week's Everyday English with...
Sep 12, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation, and this week it’s all about vocabulary. So many students think they need to learn new words to improve their English. And they’re not wrong. New words are great! But you’d be surprised how much easier and more meaningful it can be if you just learn slightly different meanings that come from words you may already know. In this episode, we look at different m...
Aug 10, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 29
So how do we compare things in English? We can use comparative adjectives like ‘bigger’ or ‘more delicious’, but what if you’re comparing two things that are exactly the same size and exactly the same level of deliciousness? Like a donut and a cupcake! That’s when it’s time for us to use a small but very useful word - as - to help us make a comparison. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online Engli...
Aug 02, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In this episode, we’re focusing on a super important part of pronunciation called ‘sentence stress’, which has a big impact on how clear your ideas and feelings are. So it’s not just about the words you say that ensure you are understood, it’s the emotion you put into your words that helps you really express yourself. And if you ever want a bit more practice before your English test, make sure you head to www.e2testprep.com and sign up for our free online English test prep courses for IELTS, PTE...
Jul 27, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 27
One of the biggest questions we get at E2 is ‘how can I improve my vocabulary?’ and we get this from everyone! Beginners, intermediates, OET and IELTS students, and even students doing a masters degree! But did you know that sometimes one single word can be slightly changed to mean something slightly different? You don’t have to learn a new word to improve your vocabulary; just slightly modify one of the words you already use! Let’s take a look. In this episode, we look at the root word "informa...
Jul 21, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Everyday English with E2. My name is Mark. Each week, we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation, and this week it’s all about grammar. One of the biggest questions we get at E2 is ‘how can I learn more phrasal verbs?’ and we get this from everyone! Beginners, intermediates, IELTS and even OET students! Now, the short answer is you learn them one at a time. But which ones? My advice is to start with language you can use to talk about you...
Jul 11, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 25
This week we’re focusing on a super important part of pronunciation that is part of ‘linking or connected speech’. It’s called ‘intrusion’ In a previous episode about pronunciation, we talked about linking, and how it allows you to speak slower or fast and maintain intelligibility. Intrusion is part of this. Sometimes, when certain words are linked together, some extra sounds appear. Today, we’re going to focus on what this sounds like . And if you ever want a bit more practice before your Engli...
Jun 29, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 24
One of the biggest questions we get at E2 is ‘how can I improve my vocabulary?’ and we get this from everyone! Beginners, intermediates, OET and IELTS students, and even students doing a masters degree! But did you know that sometimes one single word can be slightly changed to mean something slightly different? You don’t have to learn a new word to improve your vocabulary; just slightly modify one of the words you already use! In this episode, we look at the root word "decide" and other words su...
Jun 21, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 23
