We recently talked about setting New Year’s resolutions, or goals for the coming year. You now know the importance of making sure your goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. Hopefully, you were able to use our tips to make some good goals for yourself for 2022. Today, we thought we’d look at expressing…
It’s December 31 . . . do you know what that means? For many, it’s time to celebrate the beginning of a new year. That’s right: It’s New Year’s Eve! A big part of ringing in a new year is making some resolutions: goals you’d like to accomplish in the coming year. While people may…
Do you celebrate the Christmas holiday? No matter how you celebrate (or whether you do at all), you might be familiar with one or two of the Christmas traditions and symbols that are often shown in English advertisements, movies, and TV shows. But do you know the English words for these Christmas things? Let’s go…
Having a job at an English-speaking workplace means hearing a lot of English business vocabulary you may not be familiar with (at first)—and that includes phrasal verbs. While phrasal verbs can often be used in many different situations outside of the workplace, there are certain ones that can commonly be used in the business world….
There are times when formal English is appropriate—in some formal essays, for example. But other times, if you want your English to sound natural, it’s important to know how to use contractions. A contraction is a shortened form of a word or group of words, usually used with an apostrophe. In English, people use them…
What steps are you taking toward improving your business English skills? If you’ve got a professional English coach to guide you, you’re off to a great start. But you need to continue practicing even when you’re not participating in a coaching session or class. There are many ways to boost your business English skills, from…
If you’ve been practicing English for a while now, you might know some useful English vocabulary—from business terms to idioms to phrasal verbs. But what do you know about interjections? First of all, you probably use interjections without even knowing it. They’re very common in any language, not just English. Okay, but what are they? …
Are you thinking about applying for a new job? If so, you need to make sure your application gets noticed by the hiring manager. One way to ensure that you stand out is to use the right language on your resume and cover letter. By using a variety of effective English adjectives to describe yourself,…
It’s pretty unusual to be happy all the time. Most of us switch between positive and negative emotions—which is understandable, considering the crazy world we live in. To recognize these emotional ups and downs (the shift between good and bad feelings) that we all experience, we’re going to focus on some phrasal verbs that feature…
You already know that not all emails are created equally. The writing style you’d use in an email to an old friend, for example, would be different from how you’d write to a university professor or an online shop’s customer support team. Knowing what format and writing style to use—and how to use it well—can…