When do we use difficulty (singular) vs. difficulties (plural)? I’m going to explain this and also teach you a number of collocations, typical combinations of words, to expand your vocabulary! Learning collocations improves your English fluency because instead of trying to put a sentence together word by word, trying to think “which verb goes with this noun?” or “which adjective sounds more natural?” – instead, you’ll already know combinations of words that go together. My e-book, 1000 collocations in 10 minutes a day, makes learning collocations quick and easy. It has ..read more

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DOWNLOAD FREE LESSON PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-20-time-expressions/  Time is one of the most common words in English, and it’s used in a LOT of different phrases beyond just asking “What time is it?”  Today we’ll learn 20 idioms or expressions with the word “time” - and you can download all of them by clicking here. When you enter your e-mail address, I’ll send you a free PDF guide to this lesson as well as a quiz. So make sure to get a copy of that to practice and review. Now that you’ve learned these 20 expressions, it’s time to practice! Make sure to try the ..read more

One of my students asked me what’s the difference between these two questions: “Does she have a car?” “Doesn’t she have a car?” This is an excellent question because there IS a difference between positive questions like the first one, and negative questions like the second one. I’ll teach you about it in today’s lesson, and we’ll also cover question tags, like “She has a car, doesn’t she?” But first I have a question for YOU: Do you want to be a well-rounded English speaker? That means someone who is good at ALL the areas of the language – speaking, listening, reading, writing ..read more

⭐ Download FREE PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-question-words-100-examples/ ?️ Join my courses - https://www.espressoenglish.net/english-speaking-courses/ If you want to have a good conversation in English, learn to ask good questions! Today I’ll teach you 10 question words and then show you 100 examples of different questions using them. You can download this lesson as a PDF by clicking here and entering your e-mail address, that’s a good way to review all the example questions and maybe create some of your own. All right, let’s look at our question words in English and when ..read more

DOWNLOAD FREE LESSON GUIDE PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-audio-50-food-collocations/  I hope you’re hungry… I mean, hungry to learn some new vocabulary today!  I’m going to teach you 50 common collocations with the word “food” - these are words we often use together. So you’ll be able to talk about food more fluently in English! There’s a lot of vocabulary in this lesson, and I’ve made a free lesson guide available for you to download - so you can review everything we learn today and also practice with a quiz. The collocations we’ll cover can be divided into 3 grou ..read more

Wondering when to use lie vs. lay? Should we say someone is “laying down” or “lying down”? And what about lied, laid, and lain? It can be so confusing, especially for students learning English! Today we’ll learn the difference between lay and lie, as well as all of their forms, with plenty of examples. My goal is to make it clear for you. That’s also why I wrote an e-book called 600+ Confusing English Words Explained! It’s full of clear explanations and examples helping you understand the difference between words that lots of English learners m ..read more

Wondering whether to use sell vs. sale vs. sold? Should we say “for sale” or “on sale”? Learn the difference easily in today's lesson on sell, sale, sold. I also wanted to let you know that our Black Friday sale is coming up soon! It starts November 24, and there will be discounts on ALL Espresso English courses and e-books. Save the date and remember to check your e-mail for details ..read more

Interjections are words used to express emotion. There are hundreds of them, and they are very common in everyday English conversation. The best way to learn interjections is not by studying a list, but by learning how each interjection is used in real life. Here are are 10 interjections in English and examples of how we use them. Learning from conversations is a great way to learn English more naturally! That’s why all the lessons in my Everyday English Speaking Courses are based on conversations. This way, you can learn English phrases i ..read more

Download free lesson PDF - https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-helping-verbs/  In today’s lesson you’ll learn all about how to use different helping verbs - these are an essential part of English grammar. Helping verbs, also called “auxiliary verbs,” are verbs that have the grammatical function of “helping” the main verb of the sentence. We’ll cover basic helping verbs like do/does/did, be (and all its various forms), have/has/had, as well as modal helping verbs like can, may, should, must, will, shall, and would. There’s a lot of information in today’s video, so make sure to downl ..read more