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Transitive or Intransitive?

by Mehdi Safavi | Jul 18, 2019

Learn more about transitive and intransitive verbsSome verbs are usually followed by nouns (or pronouns) that act as direct objects. In grammar, these verbs are called "transitive" and they need a direct object. But some are "intransitive".One of the following...

English Magazines

by Kasra Sharifan | Jul 18, 2019

How to start reading more extensivelyThere are thousands of magazines published in English every month covering a variety of topics from celebrities to more global issues like global warming or the gulf of Mexico oil spill. Apart from having topics that are...

The #1 grammar book: Practical English Usage

by Mehdi Safavi | Jul 18, 2019

An introduction to a remarkable book English, like all languages, is full of problems for the foreign learner. Some of these points are easy to explain - for instance, the difference between "since" and "for". Other problems are more tricky, and cause difficulty even...

IELTS and the Environment

by Kasra Sharifan | Jul 18, 2019

Reading an actual reading task from IELTS about the environmentMay 22 is the international day for biological diversity. As we are celebrating this day with other nations throughout the world, let's focus on a reading task in IELTS about one of the most frequently...

Radio and English learning

by Mehdi Safavi | Jul 17, 2019

podcasts can improve your listening skillFor listening practice, nothing compares to English radio programs. Today, thanks to the Internet, English learners can have easy access to high quality podcasts instead of listening to the actual radio. Here are four...

9 things English learners should know about dictionaries

by Mehdi Safavi | Jul 17, 2019

Learn more about dictionariesWe all use dictionaries to look up words and understand their meanings, but there are more things to help you. Here are 9 features of dictionaries that many English learners are not familiar with. 1. Syllable This shows you how many...