Common Mistakes With Irregular Verbs
One of the difficult things about learning English is the amount of irregular verbs. Most students learn the common irregular verbs (go, went, gone) but students often make mistakes with some of the other verbs that they don’t realise / don’t remember are irregular. For example I used to hear students often say: My friend [...]
Posted by Aidan under English, English Study Tips | Permalink | No Comments »English Study Flashcard Programs
English Study Flashcard Programs (英語の勉強の教材用のカードのソフトウェア) Flashcards are a useful way to remember new vocabulary or test your ability to translate phrases. There are some great free flashcard programs you can use on your computer. The ones I use were designed for English speakers learning Japanese, but Japanese speakers can use them to study English. You [...]
Posted by Aidan under English, English Study Tips | Permalink | No Comments »English Pronunciation
English Pronunciation (英語の発音） The University of Iowa has a great website that shows you how to pronounce the different sounds in American English. The Sounds of American English The BBC has a pronunciation and listening test for British English. BBC British Pronunciation AT&T Labs has a useful website where you can enter some text and [...]
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How Do I Improve My English? どうやって英語を上達させる？ Learning a language takes a lot of work. The best way to learn a language is to start at an early age. If you are immersed in a language as a child then it will become second nature for you. But most people don’t have that option. The [...]
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