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5 Tips for English Learners to Better Understand Technical Finance Terms

mr.moser — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:31:44 +0000

Image credit: Unsplash Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/E7RLgUjjazc Learning English can be tricky, more so when learners focus on more specific niches that require further knowledge and understanding of specific concepts, such as business and finance. According to a Journal of Education for Business study, English has become the dominant lingua franca of business and for the studying of business. This means that most learners pursuing a business education are learning in English. However, technical terms within a niche […]

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How to improve your speaking skills

mebelyer — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:30:05 +0000

One of the most difficult stages of passing the test to the level of English knowledge is speaking. When you’re passing a written test, you have time to think and formulate a sentence correctly, but at speaking you don’t have the time for making your sentence correctly. Speaking is the ability to express your thoughts on any topic freely through the English language, without resorting to a long deliberation of grammatical constructions. The most common problem among beginners in learning English is the language barrier. This is the inability to communicate with a foreigner in English due to a lack […]

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Formula 1: British Grand Prix

mebelyer — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:37:36 +0000

The annual world open wheel circle car racing Championship consists of a few stages. Each of them has a status of Grand Prix. It is interesting! Formula 1 («The queen of motorsport» or «Royal race») is the most prestigious racing competition in the world. Participation in Formula 1 is the main goal in the life of many racers, whose career begins at a young age from karting and does not always end with a victory or even participation in the world-class competitions. The history of «Royal race» The existence of Formula 1 is obliged to the European Auto Racing […]

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Conditionals in English

mebelyer — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 08:04:08 +0000

In the English language, like in many other languages, there are conditional sentences. They can express both real and unrealistic conditions. The «if» conjunction helps make a conditional sentence in English. The types of conditional sentences There are 4 types of conditional sentences — Zero type, the First, the Second and the Third conditionals. Also, mixed type sentences are mentioned in a separate rule. Zero Conditional Application: are used to emphasize truthfulness or simply to express a scientific fact or obvious statements. You can also use them to indicate instructions and […]

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Gerunds in English

mebelyer — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:02:55 +0000

In English, there are personal and non-finite verb forms. The group of personal verb forms includes forms in all three persons of the singular and plural of any time. The group of non-finite verb forms includes the infinitive, the participle, and the gerund, which, in fact, will be discussed in this article. What is gerund? The gerund is a verb form that belongs to the non-personal and is formed with the ending -ing, combines the properties of the verb with those of the noun. The gerund can mean some kind of process […]

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Wimbledon tennis tournament

mebelyer — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:01:28 +0000

From 19 to 29 June, the Wimbledon tournament, an international tennis tournament, is held every year in England. Winners are determined in late June and early July: 5 ranks among adults, 4 among juniors and 4 among people with special needs (wheelchair users). The victory in this tournament is the most prestigious among all the Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, US Open), as the winners become world champions. They also get the right to practice on the courts of the club, while the rest of the […]

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Articles in English grammar

mebelyer — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:27:37 +0000

Learning articles is one of the main difficulties faced by those who are just beginning to learn English. The difficulty is that, for example, in Russian, the interlocutor can change the order of words to accentuate some phrase or a noun. In English, the order of words is fixed — for giving stress to words, English speakers use articles. In English, articles give the significance of certainty and indefiniteness to the noun. In this case, the interlocutor understands whether it is a question of a specific subject or in general. There is also a small difference between the use of articles in British English and […]

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Cornwall County: a mysterious peninsula of Britain

mebelyer — Wed, 30 May 2018 11:24:51 +0000

County Cornwall is in the south-west of England; it is inhabited by about 500 thousand people. In the Middle Ages, this territory was called Western Wales. The Cornwall Peninsula is a place shrouded in myths and legends. According to legends, here, in the castle of Tintagel, King Arthur was born. Also, one of the county’s cities, St. Ives, is the center of art where the galleries and workshops of British artists are located. The village of Porthcurno in the south-west of England is known for its open theater — Minack Theater. Also, there is one of the best beaches […]

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How to choose teaching materials to effectively learn English

mebelyer — Mon, 21 May 2018 09:11:12 +0000

All English teachers use specific additional materials in order to systematize and organize the learning process. It can be methodical plans, specialized textbooks, electronic programs, video and audio materials, special comprehensive textbooks. At any rate, those who study the language on their own also have to use teaching materials, because it is necessary to master grammar and lexis simultaneously. Specialized textbooks are your first assistants in this process. Types of teaching materials for learning English There are several types of teaching materials — universal English textbooks, textbooks with dictionaries […]

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Bank holidays and May holidays in England

mebelyer — Tue, 08 May 2018 12:53:17 +0000

The history of bank holidays in the UK Bank holidays are days that are officially non-working. Basically, they are Mondays, so the date is not fixed. In 1871, the government for the first time legalized the bank holidays with the legislative act of the Bank Holiday Act. Initially, Britain, Wales and Ireland received 4 days off, Scotland — 5. However, today Britain has 8 such officially non-working days, Scotland and Ireland — 10. In the 19th century, all banks and official institutions were closed on these […]

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