Confusing words: Travel, Trip, Voyage and Journey

Travel (v) is used in general terms as a verb – it usually means to change location. The word travel is very rarely used as a noun. For example: I have to travel a lot for work. Trip (n) is often substituted for the word ‘holiday’ when the travelling distance was short. For example: How… Read More

Confusing words: Say and tell

 Word  Explanation  Example  say  to say something (say is followed immediately by a noun clause). If you want to put a personal object after say, use the word to.  Andrew said that he was right.He said to his father that he was right.  tell  to tell someone something (tell is followed by an object noun… Read More

Confusing words: I and Me

Usually we choose the correct form by instinct. For example;- I am a teacher. (not me) Give that to me. (not I) There are other times when people make mistakes with these two pronouns. I/me is difficult when it is coupled with another pronoun or with a noun. This is when you have to think… Read More

10 principais motivos que podem estar travando o seu aprendizado do inglês

Sabemos que aprender uma segunda língua dá trabalho, muito trabalho . Adquirir um idioma a um bom nível de comunicação requer a atitude certa, determinação, diligência, motivação, tempo, dinheiro e esforço contínuo por parte do aluno.  Entretanto, mesmo o aluno mais dedicado pode eventualmente encontrar desafios. Listamos abaixo os 10 obstáculos mais comuns e as… Read More

Vanilla Ice Cream that puzzled General Motors

This is a real story that happened between the customer of General Motors and its Customer-Care Executive. Many of you might have come across this long ago, as it is in circulation for years now. But I just rememberd it today for no reason, probably because I felt like vanilla ice cream. For those who are not… Read More

Perception: something to think about…

PERCEPTION . . . Something To Think About. . . Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning . The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes… Read More