Exercise 1 of Teacher Rue’s Rousing English guide:

In this video, I give an example to better understand present perfect tenses. If you think you understood, listen to the audio again and comment below the sentence in which I used a present perfect tense at the beginning of this episode! *Winner gets to ask for help with their problem areA and will get an answer through podcast!* Bonus points if you can comment below another way to say the example sentence in the podcast so that it really means it has been a looooong time! *Advanced challenge! Good luck :)*

This is a trick I use to help students remember whether or not put an article for locations. Some locations tend to not need an article, learn which locations in this episode!

Tips for those with kids learning English. 1. Always make sure English is associated with fun, this way they will gravitate towards learning it naturally. 2. Start with sight words! Teach your little bundle to recognise letters and sounds, a crucial skill for reading and writing 3. Start with vocabulary they encounter everyday for easy learning!

What are some things you wish your teacher would do?

Tell someone who does not know anything about soccer/football all about Euro 2020: What is it? Is it still happening? When will it end? Who is winning? Who do you support? Answer to get free feedback on your writing or audio by a professional teacher!

Follow me for daily English learning tips from a professional teacher. Day 1 English tip: Practice English in small ways everyday! You can do this by: 1. Changing all your electronics (phone, computers, tablets) to English. 2. Write your to-do lists in English (practices verbs). 3. Write your shopping lists in English (practicing food items). These are simple ways to use English in your daily life even if you are not in an English speaking country.

Irregular verbs can be so confusing right? What is the past tense and past participle of these words: swim read shine. Comment you answer below and test yourself!

Struggling to find a native English speaking language partner? Here are things you can do instead: 1. Visit online video chat sites where you can choose topics you are interested in and it will pair you with someone who is likely a native speaker. Simply google "video chat websites" and many options will come up. 2. Look for social media primarily used by native English speakers and interact with their content or get into a debate about your favourite show, places like reddit are perfect! Good luck!