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Have you mastered the English present tenses?

The Simple Present and the Present Progressive/Continuous are the first two tenses that you learn when you first start studying English. Because of this, many students who have been studying English for a long time don’t want to practice them anymore because they think these tenses are too easy. Unfortunately, even advanced students can have a… Read more »

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Do you prefer dawn or dusk?

Cars heading home in the twilight in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. I stepped out for a short walk the other day at dusk to grab a couple slices of pizza and was reminded of how much I love this time of day. It’s called twilight, the short period when the sun is already below the horizon after… Read more »

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Morning jog to the subway

The last intersection I have to jog across before heading down to the subway. I’m always running late in the morning. One day, I was so late that I had to run to the subway to make a train because the next one would have been too late. I was OUT OF BREATH and had… Read more »

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Vocabulary in the news

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! I came across this article last week, saw some good vocabulary in it, and thought, what better day to share it than today. So if you like the idea of getting drenched in chocolate, check out the vocabulary below, then read the article to get some ideas–if not for today, then… Read more »