Category Archives: Vocabulary & Idioms

A quick way to sound more like a native English speaker is to use phrasal verbs in conversation. You don’t need to use them all the time, but one or two in a conversation makes you sound more natural. Summer Holidays – 10 Phrasal Verbs If you’re planning your summer holiday, here are 10 phrasalContinue reading “Native Speaker Phrases – Summer Holidays”

One area of English where you can ALWAYS make quick, effective improvements is vocabulary. With English vocabulary, a great place to start making improvements is “collocations”. These are words which naturally go with other words. So, for example, we say “apply for a job” (not “ask for a job”) or “a dream job” (not “aContinue reading “The 1% Coaching Method – Quick Vocabulary Wins”

As a Cambridge ESOL Speaking Examiner, I can tell you that one of the things that great candidates do – at any level – is understand and use phrasal verbs. In fact, using them well will make you sound more like a native speaker. But, using phrasal verbs accurately (or at all!) is one ofContinue reading “4 Easy Ways to Remember English Phrasal Verbs”

“My English vocabulary is weak. How can I improve it?” Do you also have this problem? If your goal is to be able to speak English more fluently, you need to be able to find the right words quickly. By the way, you don’t need a HUGE vocabulary to express yourself clearly. You can doContinue reading “2 Secrets For A Native English Vocabulary”