Articles on improving every aspect of English as a Second Language/ Foreign Language/ Lingua Franca, including (in no particular order) tips on better exam scores, language learning for children, cultural knowledge, grammar, vocabulary, listening, pronunciation, speaking, reading, writing, and Business English:
New articles for English language learners
How to write formal and informal emails – NEW ARTICLE FOR STUDENTS
Learning English grammar problems and solutions – NEW
How to write formal IELTS General letters – NEW
Reading English with your child problems and solutions – NEW
How to pronounce voiced and unvoiced consonant pairs
Body language and gestures articles for English language learners
A guide to rude, insulting, offensive and taboo gestures
Offensive, insulting and aggressive gestures in the UK
British and American body language and gestures
British and American English articles for English language learners
Differences between British and American emails
Differences between British and American phone calls
British and American body language and gestures
British culture articles for English language learners
Offensive, insulting and aggressive gestures in the UK
Cultural training articles for English language learners
Cultural differences in emailing
Cultural differences in telephoning
50 ways to answer the telephone (in English and other languages)
and see British Culture Articles above, and British and American English Articles above
EFL exam articles for English language learners
IELTS articles for language learners
How to write formal IELTS General letters
Nine IELTS General informal emails model answers
How to start and end IELTS General letters
Analysis of official IELTS informal letter tasks
The top six grammar points for IELTS
What your students need to know for IELTS Reading
IELTS Academic Reading Tips- Matching Headings to Paragraphs Task- Tips for Students
Tips for the IELTS Academic Reading- Locating information task
Functional language for IELTS Speaking
TOEIC articles for language learners
100 ways to improve your TOEIC score
21 ways to get more out of your TOEIC class
Choosing a good TOEIC class and good TOEIC teacher
The 24 hours before your TOEIC exam
TOEIC exam problems and solutions
100 ways to improve your TOEIC listening
TOEIC Listening Part One Photos Task- Tips for Students
Cambridge exams articles for language learners
Cambridge First articles for language learners
25 stupid things about Cambridge First
Cambridge Proficiency articles for language learners
CPE Use of English Part One tips
CPE Use of English Part Three tips
BULATS articles for language learners
63 ways to improve your BULATS writing score
What your students need to know about BULATS Writing Part One
Aptis articles for language learners
Aptis speaking part one preparation tips
Aptis Speaking Part Two preparation tips
Other EFL exams articles for language learners
The three keys to doing well in speaking exams (for students and teachers)
Functional language articles for English language learners
How to use “on the other hand”
How to complain and deal with complaints on the phone
How to thank people in English
and see Social English Articles below
Learning English grammar articles for students
Learning English grammar problems and solutions (useful advice for learners) – NEW
10 learning English grammar challenges
How to make learning grammar easier
General explanations for all English future forms
How to correct yourself outside class
The 15 best tips for learning articles
Why does my teacher make me correct my own answers?
Why does my teacher make me learn English grammar words?
Why doesn’t my teacher correct all my mistakes when I am speaking?
The top six grammar points for IELTS
and see Linking Expressions Articles below
Listening articles for English language learners
Listening in English problems and solutions
How to use English songs with your child (article for parents)
How to make listening to English easier
Why does my teacher not speak more slowly?
100 ways to improve your TOEIC listening
TOEIC Listening Part One Photos Task- Tips for Students
How to give English presentations articles for language learners
How to make a personal connection in presentations
How to deal with difficult questions in a presentation
How to thank people in presentations
How to introduce yourself in presentations
English pronunciation articles for language learners
How to pronounce voiced and unvoiced consonant pairs
How to count English syllables
How to improve your pronunciation outside class
Why does my teacher make me learn the phonemic script
How to pronounce consonant clusters
Pronunciation problems for Spanish speaking learners of English
Reading articles for English language learners
Reading English with your child problems and solutions
Reading in English problems and solutions
How to read English books with your child
21 reading in English challenges
How to read in English outside class
What to read in English outside class
How to read more quickly in English
How to read the news in English
Tips for the IELTS Academic Reading- Locating information task
IELTS Academic Reading Tips- Matching Headings to Paragraphs Task- Tips for Students
Why does my teacher make me read silently?
Why does my teacher make us read difficult authentic texts?
Self-study articles for English language learners
70 ways to improve your English
Activities for conversation exchanges
Social English articles for language learners
35 ways to say hello in English
41 ways to say goodbye in English
Speaking articles for English language learners
and see above for functional language and social English
Speaking English problems and solutions
57 ways to improve your fluency
Activities for conversation exchanges
The three keys to doing well in speaking exams (for students and teachers)
Why does my teacher make us work in pairs?
Why doesn’t my teacher correct all my mistakes when I am speaking?
Aptis speaking part one preparation tips
Aptis Speaking Part Two preparation tips
Functional language for IELTS Speaking
and see Pronunciation Articles above, and Telephoning Articles below
Telephoning articles for English language learners
100 polite telephoning dos and don’ts
100 common telephoning mistakes
50 ways to answer the telephone (in English and other languages)
Being polite on the phone – a step by step guide
British and American phone calls
Cultural differences in telephoning
How to be friendly on the phone in English
How to complain and deal with complaints on the phone
How to end phone calls smoothly and politely
How to leave and take telephone messages
How to start phone calls in English
Learning vocabulary articles for English language learners
12 learning vocabulary challenges
Learning English vocabulary problems and solutions
Why does my teacher make me use an English-English dictionary?
Why does my teacher stop me using my dictionary?
Writing in English articles for language learners
Emailing in English articles for language learners
How to write formal and informal emails – NEW ARTICLE FOR STUDENTS
Cultural differences in emailing
Differences between British and American emails
100 common mistakes with starting and ending emails
Using linking expressions articles for English language learners
How to use “on the other hand”
How to use whereas, while and whilst (with contrasts to other linkers)
How to use although, though and even though
How to use contrast and concesssion linkers
Other writing articles for English language learners
Writing in English problems and solutions
What to write in English outside class
Advantages and disadvantages of model answers for learning writing (with how to exploit the advantages and get rid of the disadvantages)
How to write in English more quickly
How to write in English outside class
63 ways to improve your BULATS writing score
What your students need to know about BULATS Writing Part One
Learning English articles for parents of language learners
Reading English with your child problems and solutions
How to read English books with your child
How to use English songs with your child (article for parents)
How to choose English classes for your young kids
How to learn English with your young child
Other articles for English language learners
Why does my teacher skip exercises in the textbook?
Why does my teacher use games in an adult class?
Updated 11 April 2025
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