Our story continues with our newest exercise at the small guide site. Our main characters, John and Kate, are back from their quick jaunt (short trip) to Chicago. Head over to the small guide site to

The English verbs lie and lay are tricky (can be difficult) and are often confused even by native speakers. I hope this blog post will clear up this confusion for you, and perhaps you can bookmark thi

So you’ve decided you want to become a teacher of English as a foreign language (EFL). Good decision! Teaching English can be a very rewarding experience and can also lead to a fulfilling career. But

IELTS Reading Exam What is the IELTS Reading Exam about? The academic reading module takes 60 minutes. There will be 3 reading texts with a total of 1500 to 2500 words. There are usuall

English as a second language - There isn't an easy way to 'jump' levels quickly. Think about how long it took you to learn your first language. Studying a language takes hard work, a lot of practice a

  Here's a tongue twister to practice the /e/ sound. Please visit the small guide site to practice it with audio.   Ken said Ted meant to send the rent but left the check on a bench when he

1. You've been working for 8 hours straight! Why don't you call it a day and get some rest. 2. Let's call it a day and start the next chapter tomorrow. I'm tired. 3. She's supposed to work 8 hours,

Many students of English do not have access to teachers. Once I was doing research with my class whereby they had to fill in a small daily diary. One day they were asked "What new English did you lear

ESLai.com are pleased to release their first conversational ESL simulations for both mobile web and Android access (no cost).   Mobile URLs (any WAP-HTML mobile browser): http://a.ESLai.com http:/