Welcome to Advanced English where we come together to improve your fluency, confidence, and clarity in English! Mary Daphne here and today we’re covering ten different ways of making polite requests and a non-pushy, non-aggressive way of asking someone to do something. Let’s get into it! To start let me use three different seemingly polite ways of asking… Read More »
There’s no limit to the types of products you can purchase online. You can even purchase prescription medicine over the Internet. Ordering your prescription online does provide some degree of ease because the medicine is delivered to your home. However, this convenience can come at a cost. In the United States, it is believed that the majority of counterfeit… Read More »
The teen years are challenging, not just for the person going through them, but for their parents as well. Suddenly, the once small child who adored you now wants nothing to do with you, and won’t even tell you how their day was. But, teenagers also think they know everything, so use that to your advantage by asking… Read More »
In 2019, CashEssentials launched its third photo contest SMALL BILL, BIG THRILL: A little Cash goes a Long Way together with Wipplay where over 1,500 creatively-captured and captioned images were received. The jury gathered at “La Monnaie de Paris”, the French Mint. There were professional photographers like Thierry Bouët and Philippe Assalit, economic experts like Olena Havrylchyk (professor at La Sorbonne University), Anne… Read More »
Born in Burkina Faso in 1946, Yacouba has experienced first-hand how the climate crisis has cause destruction of the land, turning it to desert. The rains became more and more irregular, resulting in Yacouba and others in his community having a lack of water to drink, for crops and use for cooking. The land became barren and infertile. It was becoming… Read More »
Most people hate peeling onions as it makes their eyes watery. However, you might not hate it once you find the benefits of these peels. Onion peels have good nutrition content and are helpful in many ways. Onion is the most common vegetable that you can find in your house. So the next time you peel it off,… Read More »
I recently got this question from an EFS subscriber: “Hi Sam. Thank you for English For Study. I want learn phrasal verbs so I speak to more people better. How I learn these?” We have this saying in English: “Don’t run before you can walk”. It basically means that you should be able to walk well before you… Read More »
Mahmud of Ghazni was a prominent Muslim ruler who is known for his military conquests and patronage of art and literature. However, he is also infamous for his campaign of idol breaking. Here is why he is called Idol breaker: The Context of Idol Breaking During Mahmud’s time, the Indian subcontinent was home to various religions including Hinduism,… Read More »
A couple of years ago, when my mother still lived alone and before it became evident that her dementia was worsening, I took my wife and two daughters for an overnight visit. She lived about four hours from where we do, and we often planned visits that allowed us to spend two days or more with her. If… Read More »
Ten Days in a Mad-House is a book by American journalist Nellie Bly. It was initially published as a series of articles for the New York World. Bly later compiled the articles into a book, being published by Ian L. Munro in New York City in 1887. The book was based on articles written while Bly was on an undercover assignment for the New York World,… Read More »