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Improve English Vocabulary & Grammar and Feed The Hungry at the Same Time
In case you are not already aware of this terrific website, or like me you’d forgotten all about it, I thought I’d share it with you today. I used to use this site with my students years ago and often used it to challenge my own knowledge of various subjects, too. The website…
What’s the Difference Between Inquiry and Enquiry?
Anyone trying to learn English will agree that it is a more challenging language to master than they first imagined. In fact, many argue that English is one of the most difficult languages to learn. This is particularly true if your native language has little in common with the English language. Native Chinese speakers, for…
Funny Foreign Language Faux Pas
So what exactly is a foreign language faux pas? Well, before we look at foreign language faux pas, lets first define faux pas (pron.: /ˌfoʊˈpɑː/ plural: faux pas /ˌfoʊˈpɑːz/). Have you ever found yourself in a social situation saying or doing something that you realise, in hindsight, you should not have done or said? Perhaps,…
Improve Foreign Language Learning Skills With Lyrics Training
I’ve just stumbled across a great language learning website that you can use to sharpen up your listening, reading and writing skills in a really fun way. At Lyrics Training you can choose any of the uploaded You Tube music videos and select one of three challenge levels: Beginner, Intermediate or Expert. If you…
English Learning Tips – 8 Simple Ideas To Boost Your Learning Experience
The following English learning tips are geared towards all our students studying English with us here at Q Language in Hong Kong. However, that does not mean that they cannot be applied to you if you happen to be studying English at another of Hong Kong’s fine English learning…
Idiom – Blue Eyed Boy
The idiom, blue eyed boy or blue eyed girl, refers to a someone who is liked, admired and often favoured by someone in authority. It is an expression more often used in Britain and Australia than in American English, and is often used with a derogatory or envious tone of voice and/or feelings of resent….
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