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Making friends

On March 11, 2009 By John
Today, let’s talk about how to make friends with native English speakers! Recently, I interviewed a good friend of mine. I asked him how he made friends when he first moved to Australia. Watch the video below and see what he said! Watch the video below. Some places to meet friends: At work At school [...]
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Idiom: Up and about

On March 8, 2009 By John
Do you know what ‘up and about’ means? Example sentence: She is up and about again. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT: http://www.askjohnenglish.com/learn/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=200#p1359
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I am stuffed!

On January 28, 2009 By John
Sorry I haven’t been writing this week. I am stuffed! Do you know what ‘I am stuffed’ means? Let me give you a hint: Last week I moved house. On Monday, I rented a truck. My friend helped me put all my things in the truck. We then moved to the new place and took [...]
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I didn’t mean to…

On January 5, 2009 By John
Today, let’s look at ‘I didn’t mean to…’ The phrase “I didn’t mean to …” is usually used for something bad that you did, but didn’t want to do.  Examples: I didn’t mean to hurt you. I didn’t mean to break the dishes. I didn’t mean to be late. If you are talking about something that [...]
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Body Language – is it important?

On December 2, 2008 By John
Do you know what body language is? Body language is using your face or body to communicate. For example, if you say: “What are you doing?” with an angry face or “What are you doing?” with a happy face. The words are the same, but the message is VERY different! Today, let’s start to think about [...]
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Business Introductions #3

On November 24, 2008 By John
In previous lessons we looked at how to introduce other people. How should you introduce yourself? Imagine: You are in a new country alone on a business trip. You are meeting someone you will be doing business with for the first time. What would you say? What would you do? Watch this video for some [...]
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Business Introductions #2

On November 21, 2008 By John
Today, let’s learn some good sentences to introduce people in business!? In a previous lesson we talked about how in business it is good to introduce the less important person to the more important person. Today, let’s learn some useful phrases for introductions and meeting new people. Useful Phrases: …, this is … I look forward to [...]
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Introduction to good English Pronunciation

On November 20, 2008 By John
Today, let’s look at English pronunciation. Q: What do I need to do to have good English pronunciation? A: To have good pronunciation, you need to: pronounce the sounds of English correctly use the correct stress in English words and sentences use the correct intonation link words together correctly when you speak. It sounds like [...]
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Is it okay to make mistakes when you speak English?

On November 19, 2008 By John
Many students try very hard to never make a mistake when they speak English. This usually makes them speak VERY slowly. Other students don’t worry about mistakes when they speak. Others speak very quickly and hope no one will notice their mistakes. Is it okay to make mistakes? Do you need perfect English? Last year, [...]
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