Can you persuade people easily? Can you convince people that your side of the argument is right? How do you do it? It really takes just a little bit of psychology and a little grammar knowledge to be able to negotiate more effectively and be more successful in getting what you want.
Here are some of the posts on Get Great English you might not have seen this week.
I know that the books are no longer new but there are still ways that Harry Potter can help your English study. You can learn new words and get familiar with different styles of English.
When you can communicate in most situations and then run into a problem you can’t solve, and find out your English is worse than you thought, what should you do? You might want to sulk for an evening, but what are you going to do next? Here are some ideas.
This week’s podcast is about homes. What kind of home do you live in? What kind of rooms do you have in your home? Do you live in a house? Let me know in the comments, please. 20140716_homes.mp3 The podcast is also available in the iTunes Store by searching for Get Great English or clicking … [Read more…]
In the past few months I’ve looked at starting conversations and continuing conversations. Today I’m going to show you how to end a conversation politely and smoothly so you can avoid hurting people’s feelings.
Speaking speed is one of the things most students feel nervous about at one stage or another. What is the right speaking speed? How do you get it? What do we talk about when we talk about speaking speed? I think I have all of your worries covered.
Here are some of the posts on Get Great English you might not have seen this week.
One of the best ways to learn vocabulary is by experience, and I never recommend translating vocabulary between your first and second languages. To learn more everyday vocabulary, use supermarkets.
Sometimes we start great conversations with people and then only a few minutes later we find ourselves running out of things to say. How can we stop this? Here are three ways to keep the conversation going.