Even my most advanced students sometimes find the simple present tense in English to be tricky! Learn the 5 most common ways we use the present tense in English, and start sounding more like a native today!

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Stairway to English: Short easy to understand episodes to improve your English grammar and fluency

"Usually I am having breakfast at 7am." Don't make this common mistake! 5 ways we use the simple present tense in English

Learn about the Christmas holiday and some adjectives and nouns with it!

English Syndicate

Learn English through Stories - A Christmas Story

Hier lernst du wie du höflich aber bestimmt widersprichst, ohne unhöflich oder aggressiv zu wirken. Das ist eine wichtige Fähigkeit für dein berufliches und privates Leben in Deutschland.
Wenn du schon mal in einer Situation warst, in der jemand etwas Falsches gesagt hat und du wusstest nicht, wie du elegant widersprechen sollst - dann ist diese Episode perfekt für dich.


Selbstbewusst leben in Deutschland, für Muttersprachler und B2+

Selbstbewusst widersprechen

Have you ever heard the expression you can’t teach an old dog
new tricks? Today I want to talk with you about this expression and ask whether this is true or not. Well, the answer is kind of confusing because it is, and it isn’t true at the same time. So what do I mean by that? When somebody says, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” essentially, they are saying if you are older, you can’t learn new things. Now, I have a real problem with this because I have seen this type of mindset disproved so many times, including my first college professor who did not go to college until she was in her 60’s she ended up getting her associate degree, her bachelors and then masters degree and in her seventies was my professor for my very first college class that I ever took. I don’t believe the expression, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”

Dynamic English

“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” is this true?

Part 6 - Two people discuss their daily routines.

Beginner 

What is a typical day for you?

Cualquier momento es bueno para disfrutar de una escapada. ¿A lo mejor una escapada de fin de semana?

Mucho que decir

¡Date una escapada! 🎧

Hi there! This is Ken, your Japanese teacher.
Today I am going to talk about "日本のコンビニ/Japanese convenience store."
Hope you enjoy the episode and don't forget to take a comprehension check quiz after listening to the episode.

けんと日本語/Japanese with Ken

日本のコンビニ/Japanese convenience store

一边yì biān……一边yì biān……
is used in front of verbs to indicate two actions taking place concurrently.
For example:
zán men yì biān sàn bù ， yì biān liáo tiānr 。 
咱们一边散步，一边聊天儿。
We walk and chat.

dà wèi yì biān kàn shū ， yì biān tīnɡ yīn yuè 。 
大卫一边看书，一边听音乐。
David is reading a book and listening to music.

wǒ men zuó tiān wǎn shɑnɡ yì biān chī fàn ， yì biān liàn xí shuō zhōnɡ wén 。 
我们昨天晚上一边吃饭，一边练习说中文。
We practiced speaking Chinese while having dinner last night.