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How to describe different kinds of websites in English

The Internet is huge, and there are a lot of different kinds of websites out there. If you spend time on the Internet, it's helpful to be able to talk about the different kinds of websites you use in English. Here's an overview of some of the different kinds of sites you might come...

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The Best English Articles About Environment

For the last couple of years, the health of our planet has been on the tongues of people and countries all over the world. Companies and governments have started to implement strategies to curb our pollutive habits and create healthy and sustainable ones instead. 

You only have to do a quick...

English phrases for car owners

If you own an automobile, there are lots of things that you have to do to keep it running and in good shape. This article will teach you how to talk about those responsibilities in English.

Financial responsibilities

Most car owners have car payments that they have to make....

Phrases for starting a meeting in English

When people get together for meetings, it's rare that they get actually straight to the point of the meeting. Usually there's a bit of introduction at the beginning of a meeting. This article is about some of the expressions that people use at the beginning of a meeting.

A very formal...

6 Essay Writing Tips for Non-Native English Speakers

Students are supposed to write a pile of essays when they attend college or university. Writing is a difficult task for almost all students because they never learn to write professionally when they are in high school.   

Writing in English might be more challenging, especially for...

Writing Creative Nonfiction

Creative or literary nonfiction is a  genre of writing that combines two traditional fields: traditional nonfiction and literary fiction.

Traditional nonfiction – the type of true or factual reading you may be most accustomed to - includes:

factual biographies that list events, dates,...

5 Ways to Improve Your Writing

There are some writing mistakes that teachers see over and another time on student essays. If you'll conquer these five writing essentials, you'll make fewer errors and earn higher scores on your essays.

Recognize a Whole Sentence to Avoid Fragments

A complete sentence contains a topic...

Verb Moods

Does it seem strange to think that verbs have moods? In fact, verb moods are necessary to convey certain meanings when simple tenses just don’t do the trick. Moods are used to convey the attitude of the speaker.

Let’s examine the verb “to be” to clarify this. The...

Words We Confuse: Study These Words to Improve Your Writing

Remember the boy called Ralphie within the movie A Christmas Story, who couldn't wait to seem at his essay grade? He was so sure he would receive an ideal score. He was sorely disappointed when he saw his grade. Has this happened to you?

We've all been there. We are exerting to come back...