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Two Heads Are Better Than One

November 16, 2016 / / 4 Comments

Two heads are better than one. 

Without googling or checking reference resources, what do you think this proverb means?

By guessing you are priming your brain for learning, which will help you remember the meaning more easily. It doesn’t matter if your guess is wrong, the key is to exercise your brain by guessing.

Write your guess in the comments below. After you post your guess, go ahead and look it up.

That’s right, I want you to find the answer. Because remember, my job as your teacher is to guide you to the answer. If I just gave you the answer without asking you to do the work, I’d be robbing you of your learning opportunity. No pain, no gain!

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haughty

November 16, 2016 / / 8 Comments

Write a sentence using the word haughty in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.

It’s also important to practice the pronunciation of a new word. I’ve created a pronunciation loop so you can listen and repeat.

haughty /ˈhɔ ti/

adjective

  1. disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk. 
  2. Archaic. lofty or noble; exalted.

Origin of haughty

Late Middle English 1520-1530

Related forms: haughtily, adverb; haughtiness, noun

Source: Dictionary.com

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You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover

November 15, 2016 / / 4 Comments

You can’t judge a book by its cover. 

Without googling or checking reference resources, what do you think this proverb means?

By guessing you are priming your brain for learning, which will help you remember the meaning more easily. It doesn’t matter if your guess is wrong, the key is to exercise your brain by guessing.

Write your guess in the comments below. After you post your guess, go ahead and look it up.

That’s right, I want you to find the answer. Because remember, my job as your teacher is to guide you to the answer. If I just gave you the answer without asking you to do the work, I’d be robbing you of your learning opportunity. No pain, no gain!

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jeopardy

November 15, 2016 / / 6 Comments

Write a sentence using the word jeopardy in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.

It’s also important to practice the pronunciation of a new word. I’ve created a pronunciation loop so you can listen and repeat.

jeopardy /ˈdʒɛp ər di/

noun

  1. hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
  2. peril or danger: The spy was in constant jeopardy of being discovered.
  3. Law. the danger or hazard of being found guilty, and of consequent punishment, undergone by criminal defendants on trial. 

Origin of jeopardy

Middle English 1250-1300

Source: Dictionary.com

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gelatinous

November 14, 2016 / / 6 Comments

Write a sentence using the word gelatinous in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.

It’s also important to practice the pronunciation of a new word. I’ve created a pronunciation loop so you can listen and repeat.

gelatinous /dʒəˈlæt n əs/

adjective

  1. having the nature of or resembling jelly, especially in consistency; jellylike. 
  2. pertaining to, containing, or consisting of gelatin. 

Origin of gelatinous

1715-1725

Related forms: gelatinously, adverb; gelatinousness, noun, gelatinity, noun

Source: Dictionary.com

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Every Dog Has Its Day

November 14, 2016 / / 6 Comments

Every dog has its day. 

Without googling or checking reference resources, what do you think this proverb means?

By guessing you are priming your brain for learning, which will help you remember the meaning more easily. It doesn’t matter if your guess is wrong, the key is to exercise your brain by guessing.

Write your guess in the comments below. After you post your guess, go ahead and look it up.

That’s right, I want you to find the answer. Because remember, my job as your teacher is to guide you to the answer. If I just gave you the answer without asking you to do the work, I’d be robbing you of your learning opportunity. No pain, no gain!

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Video | TO Reduction & Linking

November 14, 2016 / / 0 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLYe3YXCXlw%20

Today I want to talk about the reduction and linking of TO The preposition to is often reduced to t’. t’. In most cases native speakers do not say TO except for emphasis.

Sometimes this reduction is difficult to perceive if you are a non-native English speaker. So I suggest you pay extra close attention to the speech patterns of native English speakers and notice the reduced and linked form of TO.

Let’s practice some example sentences. Speak these aloud with me.

Give this to her. t’her

If you need to buy milk we should go to the store. t’buy t’the

I wanted to see you Friday but I need to go to my brother’s birthday party. t’see t’go t’my

Also notice that TO in certain words like TODAY and TOGETHER is also reduced. Let’s practice saying those words. Repeat aloud with me.

Today
T’day

Together
T’gether

Mastering the reduction and linking of common words like TO will help you sound more like a native speaker, and it will instantly improve your listening skills.

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uber

November 13, 2016 / / 5 Comments

Write a sentence using the word uber in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.

It’s also important to practice the pronunciation of a new word. I’ve created a pronunciation loop so you can listen and repeat.

uber /ˈu bər/

adverb

  1. having the specified property to an extreme or excessive degree; very: an uber fancy restaurant.

adjective

  1. designating a person or thing that exceeds the norms or limited or its kind or class: uber intellectuals. 

Origin of uber

German

Source: Dictionary.com

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There’s No Place Like Home

November 13, 2016 / / 6 Comments

There’s no place like home.

Without googling or checking reference resources, what do you think this proverb means?

By guessing you are priming your brain for learning, which will help you remember the meaning more easily. It doesn’t matter if your guess is wrong, the key is to exercise your brain by guessing.

Write your guess in the comments below. After you post your guess, go ahead and look it up.

That’s right, I want you to find the answer. Because remember, my job as your teacher is to guide you to the answer. If I just gave you the answer without asking you to do the work, I’d be robbing you of your learning opportunity. No pain, no gain!

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cheeky

November 12, 2016 / / 4 Comments

Write a sentence using the word cheeky in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.

It’s also important to practice the pronunciation of a new word. I’ve created a pronunciation loop so you can listen and repeat.

cheeky /ˈtʃi ki/

adjective

  1. impudent, insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior. 

Origin of cheeky

1855-60

Related forms: cheekily, adverb; cheekiness, noun

Source: Dictionary.com

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