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Tear and desert ‘Tear’ and ‘desert’ are words that are pronounced differently to indicate their meaning. The noun tear, which is a drop of fluid from the eye, rhymes with the word dear. ‘She shed a tear when her cat died.’ But when we use ‘tear’ as a verb, meaning to rip, it's pr ...  Show more

Gonna and Gotta In informal English conversation, we often use shorter, versions of common word combinations. One of the most common is ‘gonna’ - short for ‘going to’. When we say the words ‘going to’ very quickly, they run together and sound like ‘gonna’. So ‘Are you going to wa ...  Show more

How do you ask questions in English? Join Finn and Sophie and find out! 

Has this ever happened to you – someone asks you a question in English, and you don't understand it at ALL?

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Did you know that the way you answer the question, “How are you” can determine whether you have a great life or a life of complaining, sadness, and failures? In this episode, you’ll discover 15 creative ways to respond to the question, “how are you” in English. 

  Have you ever wanted to try something you’ve never done before? Did you go ahead and try it, or did you talk yourself out of it? If you talked yourself out of it, I’m guessing you doubted yourself. You had a thought like “I don’t think I can do that.” And, if you’re like most o ...  Show more