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How to use “how”

by Soolmaz Neishaboori | Jul 27, 2019

Questions with "how"The question word "how" is really interesting because it can be joined with other words to form different questions. It is a powerful word, but the question is: How well can you use "how" in your speaking? Uses of How 1- Frequency How often do you...

You’ll love your Longman Dictionary even more!

by Mehdi Safavi | Jul 26, 2019

An ideal solution for a software which is unpleasant to use The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5th Edition (LDOCE 5) is probably the best dictionary for English learners. Unfortunately, the software version of the LDOCE is rather unpleasant to use. It is...

Avoid Using Double Negatives

by Kasra Sharifan | Jul 25, 2019

Using words which makes sentences negative In standard English, only one negative word is enough per sentence, so you must not use two negative words in the same sentence. Although it may be OK to use double negatives in the colloquial English (i.e. everyday or street...

Verb Tenses in English

by Kasra Sharifan | Jul 23, 2019

How many tenses do we have in English?We start working with English tenses from the very beginning of our English learning process and it continues until very advanced levels. However, we have never found the chance to see them all in one table and compare their...

Oh no! Not another test!

by Mehdi Safavi | Jul 21, 2019

About standardized tests and moreHave you ever felt that you were just studying to pass a test? Today many schools and companies around the world use standardized tests such as the TOEFL test to measure students’ abilities. Thousands of people every year take these...

Four features of North American English

by Kasra Sharifan | Jul 21, 2019

A lesson about some features of American accentSpeaking correctly is not all that matters for an effective conversation; you must sound intelligible too. In the IELTS speaking test, although it is not important what accent you have, it is imperative that you avoid...