English Learning

Welcome to our blog post series about slang expressions! In this article, we’ll explore 5 slang terms (and a bonus 6th one at the end of the post), that are commonly used to say something is cool. …

They’re not $10 words. They’re $7 Words Discombobulate: To confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate. Etymology: Likely an Americanism, first recorded in the early 19th century, possibly from dis- (a Latin prefix meaning “apart”) and bob (an English verb meaning “to move up and down quickly”). The magician’s tricks never failed to discombobulate his audience. The sudden change…

Why is it important to consider the effort and not just the outcome — I wrote an article in which I reported a short text I wrote 10 years ago. (Here, if you’re curious: The wannabe shrub) I read the text and although I could spot immediately a mistake or two the first thing I tought was: it is not a terrible piece of…

It helped me, it might help you too — Do you ever compare yourself to others when learning English? For example, do you ever think, That person is more fluent than me, or That person has better pronunciation than I have? This might be a good thing to do. Comparing yourself to others might help When I first move from Italy to London, I would…

One of TeenEagle’s goals is to make ourselves accessible. A large part of why we’ve designed our preliminary rounds to be 100% online and remote is because of this goal. Even now, we’re working on ways to make the Global Finals more incorporable and hope to add scholarships and sponsorships…

Another English Proficiency Test? — As part of its new global strategy, ETS is signing new partnership agreements worldwide to make the TOEIC test more accessible and widely recognized as a measure of English proficiency in the business world. …

Some years ago (ten, actually). I enrolled in my first Coursera course. Like all the others I enrolled into, I didn’t complete it, but I went quite far and I started the assignments. I don’t remember which course was precisely, it was about improving your writing skills in English for…

My journey as an English learner is filled with challenges. I do not want to feel like I’m back in school, so I’m looking for different ways to improve my English skills that are more enjoyable than a boring grammar book. Don’t tell me that you like grammar books. …