Watch Halloween Movies to Learn English

Do you like Halloween? That’s great! We have a list of Halloween movies for you to watch with your friends and work on your language skills at the same time.

5 Netflix TV Shows That Will Help You Practise Your English

Learning English can be a lot of fun. A great way to improve your listening comprehension skills is to watch English series. We get with the times by recommending 5 great Netflix TV shows to help you practise your English.

The Best Mobile Games to Help You Learn English

Are you looking for an alternative way of learning English? Check out these mobile games to help you work on your English vocabulary on the go.

Podcasts That Will Help You Learn English

Learning English with podcasts is a great way to improve your listening skills and learn new vocabulary. Check out our list for great recommendations!

Top 10 Most Common English Phrases You Will Use When Studying Abroad

Would you like to learn English abroad but you’re scared of the experience too? Don’t worry! We’ve prepared for you a list of 10 most common English phrases you can use during your language stay.

Why Can’t I Learn English?

If you think you can’t learn English, we have a number of tips to help you with your problem. Don’t give up, there’s always a solution.

English Dating Vocabulary: Other Ways to Say I Love You

Learning a new language can serve many purposes, including communicating with someone for whom your heart beats faster. If you’ve met an English speaking person who has caught your eye, you probably want to tell them how you feel about them. There are many ways to say “I love you” in English as well as to talk about your other warm feelings towards someone before you’re ready for the big L. Let’s benefit from the upcoming celebration of love on the 14th February and use this St Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to learn some phrases of love and affection.

Improve Your English: 10 Common Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs are formed from a verb and a preposition or an adverb. The reason why you need to learn them by heart is because you can’t simply guess what they mean from looking at them, even if you know the meaning of each part of a phrasal verb.

Indefinite Pronouns: Anyone, Someone or No one?

As your English is improving, you start to notice more and more the subtleties of the language. A good way to work on such details is by taking private English lessons so that a teacher can focus on your individual needs. You should also try to self-diagnose your problem areas.
One of the difficulties that students have when learning English is mastering the correct use of indefinite pronouns. Today we’ll specifically focus on pronouns relating to people. This article will make the choice between “anyone”, “someone” and “no one” easier for you.

A Short Guide: How to Improve Your Business English

As an English learner you’re certainly familiar with the phrase “Business English”. Do you know what it really means, though? This term is used for the kind of English needed to effectively communicate in various professional contexts.
Just speaking English often isn’t enough as doing business requires specific terminology and a higher register than most of your everyday conversations. In other words, there are certain words, expressions and rules that you need to know not only to make a good impression but also to convey your message.

How can you improve your Business English? A Business English course is always a good idea. There are, however, some quick hacks that can help you get started before you do that:

1. Make New Habits

Effective language learning has a lot to do with consistency. This is why to get the best results, you should develop habits beneficial for your Business English skills. What could they be? Here’s a list of ideas:

• Send emails to service providers in English and note how they communicate with you to improve your own business writing skills

• Buy a copy of The Economist or Time magazine monthly (digital or paper) and read an article per day, expanding your business vocabulary
  
  
• Listen to the Bloomburg radio or a similar channel to work on both listening comprehension skills and your vocabulary

2. Read Books about Business

If you’re interested in the world of business, you probably read topical books out of your own free will. These days try to go for the original English version rather than for the translation of it, in your own language.
On the other hand, if you’re not very interested in reading about business,try to find books that are both fun and can help you improve the vocabulary you need for your professional purposes. An example of a lighter book to read would be “The 4-Hour Work Week” by Tim Ferris or “The One Minute Manager” by Ken Blanchard.
Be careful – not everything about business will be relevant to you so don’t overburden yourself early on with a lot of excessive words and expressions to learn. This leads me to the next point…

3. First Things First

Ideally, one day you should be able to give a speech in flawless Business English even without using your notes. However, as Rome wasn’t built in a day, your English fluency won’t appear overnight.
Focus on your most immediate goals first. English for Business Professionals is a very vast term. Your objectives are different when your goal is to make a presentation for a client in English and when you want to take up job in an English speaking country.

4. Look for Opportunities to Practise

When I was exchanging emails with one of our LAL students in her native language, she asked me to change the language of communication to English as she’d like to practise it with me. That’s exactly the attitude you should strive for!
It’s always a good time to work on your professional English skills, be it on the phone, via email or in a face-to-face conversation. There are plenty of opportunities to learn more vocabulary and improve you grammar.
Listening to native speakers or speakers with a higher level than yours is a great idea and so is reading what they write. You can start out by joining a professional forum in your area of expertise or by reading English speaking blogs of companies similar to yours.

5. Watch Movies, Series and Shows

…and YouTube videos and documentaries! Watching the right materials is a good way to get acquainted with the way people speak in the world of business. You’ll have to get creative here because only you know what‘s truly relevant to you:

1. Are you interested in the advertising industry? Watch “Mad Men”.

2. Do you want to learn more about the legal industry? “Suits” to the rescue!

3. Your turn to come up with a suggestion!

There are many ways for you to master English for Business Professionals!

Just one word of warning: be mindful that the vocabulary differs depending on the English version. If you need to learn a specific variation of English e.g.British English, American English or Australian English, make sure that this is the one used in the videos you watch.

Use our tips and take a Business English course in one of our schools to see the results you want. Most importantly, practise what you learn whenever you can.