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July 27, 2021

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Creating a Business Card

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July 27, 2021

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A business card is a common way for professionals to quickly exchange contact information while networking or after meeting for the first time. It is an important way of saying that you are willing to be reached out to by the person you are giving the card to and what is on the card is how you want to be contacted. Business cards are small, sleek, and can be stored in a card-holder for an easy exchange. In order to have a solid business card, you will need the card to be both simple and eye catching at the same time, that goes for the message and the design.

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July 13, 2021

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English Summer Vocabulary from A to Z

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July 13, 2021

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“Ahh yes, it is the season of the sun. The season of beaches, vacations, and warmth. It is often a favorite for many as long as they can handle the sweltering heat. Nothing like lounging around in a lawn chair propped on the sandy shores of your favorite beach. You have no worries in the world, but wait, you don’t know your English summer Vocab! What are you gonna do? Look no further than this blog on our essential summer vocabulary list!”

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June 25, 2021

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'The Terminal' Movie and the English Speaking Journey

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June 25, 2021

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'The Terminal' Movie and the English Speaking Journey

Viktor was forced into an environment where everything around him was in English or where English became the bridge language for the many cultures who passed through the airport. He had to start small, so he began watching the news feed playing in the airport. They were reporting on the ongoing civil war in his country. Using phonetics, he sounded out the words that he could read and interpreted the name of his country. Then he began interpreting phrases on the captions below the news report. The news is a perfect way for a non-native speaker to learn English, it shows proper language and diverse vocabulary for huge issues.

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June 17, 2021

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Why You Should Learn English for Traveling

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June 17, 2021

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Why You Should Learn English for Traveling

Whether you’re on a plane, a train, or even if you’re in Ukraine, speaking English can help you get around while traveling. English is the perfect bridge language to navigate the world, airports, taxi cabs, hotels, restaurants, shops, and even conversations! English is the most-spoken language on this planet, so if you can speak it, you will likely be able to find someone else who can too.

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June 3, 2021

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Fewer or Less - The Great Debate

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June 3, 2021

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Fewer Americans are exercising these days. Because of evaporation, there is less water in the pond. Since retirement, I’ve got fewer things to do during the day. Less podcasting, more rod casting. These are all wonderful examples of less and fewer being used in sentences. Seems simple, right? Not really. There are a lot of nuances that can complicate the usage of less and fewer, even for a native speaker. Fear not, with just a quick read of this blog, you too can distinguish the usage of less and fewer!

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May 18, 2021

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Decoding the Gen-Z English Slanguage

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May 18, 2021

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“Sheesh.” You’re probably some old head looking for a clear translation of what these Tik-Tok-Teenagers are trying to say. I get it, sometimes it sounds like a lot of nonsensical froth coming out of a Gen-Zer; that’s because it is.”

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January 12, 2020

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Creating a Cover Letter

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January 12, 2020

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”What is a cover letter? Why is it important for an English learner to know about it and also how to create a good one? Well, a good cover letter can make the difference between landing that dream job or hitting refresh on the search results again to find the next job opportunity. Your experience and your professional background need to be succinct and summed up in a well-written way and the cover letter is your best way of doing that.”

Benjamin Weinberg

February 28, 2019

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Learning Strategy - Utilization, Not Memorization

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February 28, 2019

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Learning Strategy - Utilization, Not Memorization

“Many English language learners and students are taught from a young age to memorize, repeat, and regurgitate what they have been assigned by their teachers. When it comes to the main focus of English as a Second Language, there is a tendency for educators in this field to focus on having memorization be the main focal point for an English student’s language base when it should not be this way. Instead of memorization and repetition, we should instead focus on helping English language learners with utilization, which means putting the English grammar and vocabulary they have acquired for actual use.”

Benjamin Weinberg

January 10, 2019

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Understanding English Verb Moods

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January 10, 2019

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“A verb mood in English shows the writer's attitude toward what he/she is saying. There are four different and distinct verb moods that we use in the English language to highlight a kind of behavior or belief that needs to be expressed independently or dependently. The four verb moods that we will cover in this article are indicative, imperative, subjunctive, and infinitive.”

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October 16, 2018

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The Passive Voice

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October 16, 2018

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“The passive voice occurs when you make the object of an action into the subject of a sentence. This is because of whoever or whatever is performing the action is not the grammatical subject of the sentence. Take a look at this passive rephrasing of a familiar joke in the English language:

Why was the road crossed by the chicken?”