This is Miami as seen through ‘Countable and Uncountable Nouns’
English teacher, Brian, took his students to the streets of South Beach to capture images using QUANTIFIERS. This is Miami as seen through 'Countable and Uncountable Nouns'
TOEFL Test Preparation: General Information
The TOEFL, or Test for English as a Foreign Language, is an English proficiency exam that measures your ability to read, write, speak, and understand English at the university level. Most universities and colleges require [...]
TOEFL: Writing Section
The Writing Task of the TOEFL exam consists of 1 Independent Task and 1 Integrated Task. You’ll have 30 minutes to plan, write, and revise an ‘Independent Task’ where you will be asked to state [...]
TOEFL: Speaking Section
The speaking portion of the TOEFL exam consists of 2 Independent tasks and 4 Integrated tasks. Speaking clearly and logically and using correct English pronunciation are important. Here you will be speaking directly into a [...]
TOEFL: Listening Section
The TOEFL exam listening section involves between 4-6 lectures and 2-3 campus conversations. Lectures represent typical university settings with topics ranging from the arts to physical and social sciences. Campus conversations may be between two [...]
TOEFL: Reading Section
The Reading Section consists of 3-5 passages that are approximately 700 words, followed by 12-14 questions. Topics include social sciences, the arts and physical sciences. Types of questions include: Comprehending facts Vocabulary in context Paraphrasing [...]
Ship or Sheep? Beach English Pronunciation.
This video explores pronunciation differences in American English words, particularly the ‘E’ versus the ‘I’ sound. Many students, especially from Latin America and Europe, have difficulty pronouncing similar words like: Ship, Sheep. Chip, [...]
Sssshhh….Silent Letters. Beach English Pronunciation.
In English, some letters are not pronounced. For example, the letter ‘k’ in word knee is silent. ‘K’ is usually a strong sound, like ‘kick’, but we don’t say ‘k’nee. The k is silent. Other [...]
Double negatives are a no-no! Beach English Parts of Speech.
In English, we normally use just 1 negative word per sentence. In other languages, such as Spanish or Portuguese, it is normal to use 2 negatives. Yet in English this is called a ‘double negative’, [...]
Don’t be a chicken! Beach English Food Idioms.
In English, we have many idioms, or expressions, using words for food. For example: I don’t want to skydive because I’m a chicken, or scared. My friend is a skydiver. I think he’s nuts, [...]
