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Phrases using "adjust"
- adjust the temperature
- adjust your attitude
- adjust the settings
- adjust your mirror
- (your eyes) adjust to the light/dark
- adjust your package
Phrases using the word "foreign"
- A foreign language is a language which is not someone's native language.
- A foreign country is a country that is not one's own.
- A country's foreign policy is how that country acts toward other countries.
- Foreign currency is another country's money.
- Foreign exchange rates are...
Study and use
When have you made the fastest improvements in your language learning? I was thinking about this recently. I remembered that I've improved the fastest when I was:
- Studying the language every day by looking up new words, drilling with lists, and reading explanations of grammatical structures
- ...
What's the difference between a 'phrase', an 'idiom', a 'phrasal verb', a 'saying', an 'aphorism', etc.?
What is difference between a "phrase" and an "idiom", and what are "proverbs" and "phrasal verbs"?
I don't think it's very important to know the differences between these. The important thing is to learn as much as you can, whether it be idioms, phrasal verbs, or whatever.
- "Phrase" can really...
The key to understanding natural spoken English
Today a friend told me a story. She was doing translation work at a booth in a restaurant trade show. She was translating for the CEO of a company that made high-quality kitchen knives.
This CEO had studied English, but hadn't gotten many chances to use English in real situations. So he was able...
What's your favorite English-language TV show?
Watching TV is a great way to learn a foreign language. TV shows are great because:
- They're not too short and not too long.
- You learn in context. That means that you can see what language to use in a specific situation.
- They're fun to watch, so you keep coming back to them.
I'd like to...
When and where do you learn English?
I want to know about your English learning environment. When and where do you most often learn English?
Do you study in the morning when you wake up? At night in bed? On your lunch break?
Do you like to listen to lessons on your phone while you're jogging? Do you take an English class at...
We won the EnglishClub.com "Site of the Year 2011" award!
EnglishClub.com has announced their 2011 "Site of the Year", and thanks to you, PhraseMix won!
Thanks so much to everyone who voted in this competition. Because of your help, PhraseMix won by a landslide.
Voting helps a lot. When we win an award like this, new people find out about...
Ideas on learning from "Everything You Thought You Knew About Learning Is Wrong"
If you're a good reader in English, try to challenge yourself with this article from Wired magazine:
Everything You Thought You Knew About Learning Is Wrong
The article gives three main suggestions for improving your ability to learn:
- Interleave your studying. Rather than just focusing on...
What's your favorite phrase?
Out of all the PhraseMix example sentences you've read, what's your favorite one? Why is it your favorite? Because it was new to you? Because it's funny? Because it perfectly fit a situation that you've encountered?
If you need to refresh your memory, here's the index of all the past PhraseMix...
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