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Effectively and efficiently: same meaning?

Effectively and efficiently: same meaning?

May 31, 2013
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Business English, Commonly confused words, Speak Well, Write Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher A few days ago, one of my students, whom I had been coaching for a presentation she was going…

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Describing people using animal words and expressions.

Describing people using animal words and expressions.

May 27, 2013
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Idiomatic Expressions, Idioms and body parts

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The English language is fond of using nouns that are usually attributed to animals to describe the actions, feelings…

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Dictation for beginners: 7 new

Dictation for beginners: 7 new

May 19, 2013
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Dictation exercises, Write Well

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Using good and right correctly

Using good and right correctly

May 16, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Language Functions, Quiz, Speak Well, Write Well

Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Most of my students, especially native French speakers still have problems using the adjectives good and right correctly both…

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Slacktivist

Slacktivist

May 10, 2013
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Has English Gone Nuts?, Social Networking, Speak Well, Vocabulary

Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The word slacktivist is  coined from two English words: slacker and activist. A slacker is a person who is…

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Bluff, bluffing, bluffer

Bluff, bluffing, bluffer

May 3, 2013
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Idiomatic Expressions, Idioms and body parts, Speak Well, Vocabulary

Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher To bluff means to say or do something to deceive, impress or intimidate others. The word bluff is commonly…

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