6 Words to Replace ‘Nice’
Of the one-million or so words populating the English language, it’s difficult to find a word as underwhelming and over-used as the adjective ‘nice’. There’s nothing really wrong with this little group of letters, but if you’re trying to raise your language level or impress your teacher, it’s best to aim higher in terms of […]
Vocab Review | Homophones
Last week, we learned about a group of words called Homonyms. It’s time to move on and learn about another important group – Homophones. Not sure what they are? Let´s find out now! [hs_action id=”2330″] What is a homophone? A homophone is a word which sounds the same as another word, but has a different meaning. Ahead/ […]
EC Student Experiences
Every week EC English Language Centres welcome new students from all over the world while saying ‘farewell’ to others. We just love hearing about your positive experiences; it’s great to know that we have achieved our main goal: to help students to succeed and reach their goals. “I came to EC San Francisco to improve my speaking because […]
Vocab Review | Homonyms Pt. 2
Last week we learned about a special group of words called “Homonyms” and looked at a few examples. Today we’re going to continue learning about homonyms to help you long in your journey to improving your vocabulary. Horn A ‘horn’ (noun) is a ‘hard, pointed, and often curved part that grows from the top of the head of some animals’ […]
Chips or Fries? UK vs. US English
If you are planning to learn English in the UK, you will find this lesson useful! Over the last few years, it has become very clear that English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, but did you know that there are many different types of English? British English and American […]
Vocab Review: Homonyms
This week we’re pleased to launch our brand new Vocabulary eBook. In it, you will find plenty of new words to enrich and boost your vocabulary as well as some notes explaining some confusing English vocabulary. To help you understand them better, we also have illustrated examples and some exercises (with key answers) at the end of the […]
Brush Up on your Phrasal Verbs – Part 5
Ready to learn 3 more phrasal verbs? It´s time to continue our series covering some of the most common phrasal verbs to improve our English skills. Don´t forget to download our eBook to find all the phrasal verbs in this series and much more! [hs_action id=”2151″] 1. Back Up What is he talking about? Time to take […]