Better at English readers’ book recommendations

Thanks to everyone who’s responded to my question about your favorite books in English. Reading books in English about topics that interest you is a wonderful way to improve your knowledge about English vocabulary and grammar and have fun at the same time. Your suggestions are listed below. There is no deadline for making suggestions, [...]

Making presentations in English: video resources for teachers and advanced learners of English

Many of my students tell me that they want to learn how to make presentations in English. Additionally, many teachers of English are required to teach presentation techniques (or at least require their students to make presentations) during their courses.
I think that of the best ways to help yourself become a better presenter is watch [...]

Grammar mistakes that make you look like a dork: its vs. it's

 
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Some grammar mistakes are surprisingly frequent even among educated native speakers of English. When it comes to written English, a lot of these mistakes involve words or phrases that sound the same but are spelled differently…One of the most notorious of these grammatical pet peeves is when people write the wrong form of its/it’s. That’s what I will try to help you with today. This may be a bit difficult to follow if you are just listening, so I suggest you go to the website and have a look at the transcript…

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