Expression: A blessing in disguise | EP 11

Today, we will learn the differences between ‘Say’ and ‘Tell’ and I will also give some example sentences. I know these verbs are quite confusing, and so I made this episode to better understand the difference between them.  Thank you for listening! - Lin 

In this episode, I discussed the rising and falling intonation in English. I gave some examples and explanations of sentences. Thank you for always listening to my Podcast. - Lin

Today we’re going to understand the meaning of the expression “A blessing in disguise” and will give you some scenarios and example sentences. Expression: A blessing in disguise This is an Idiom which means something seems bad or unlucky at first but eventually becomes a good result. It is like something bad happens to you that makes you furious or disappointed, but later it turns into something good. When this happens, we call it a blessing in disguise.

I know that prepositions are very confusing to many students because they’re different in their native languages. By the end of this lesson, you will learn how to use three prepositions of time such as At, On, and In. This episode is also available on Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Stitcher, and other listening platforms.

Saying "goodbye" sounds a bit boring. Some people avoid saying goodbye because they want to see the person again. Some people think that "goodbye" feels forever, and so let’s learn other ways to say goodbye. In this episode, you will learn Parting Expressions in English. This episode is also available on Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Stitcher, and other listening platforms.

Do you think learning Idioms is just a piece of cake? There are lots of Idioms that we will study for upcoming episodes and it may not be easy to memorize all of them but just hang in there. I know most of us have other things to do in daily life besides studying. Let’s keep our chin up! Every day is a learning process.   Idioms for the day: A piece of cake.  Break a leg! Hang in there Keep one’s chin up To call it a day

Casual Smart Alternative to “How are you?” In this episode, I’ll share with you some of my favorite alternatives to How are you and I will also use contractions to sound more natural. Contraction is the shortening of a word, syllable, or word group by the omission of a sound or letter. * What’s new/ what’s new with you? * What are you up to? * How’s it going? * How is everything? * How’s things? * How’s life? * How have you been?

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

In today's episode, I'm going to share with you some of my favorite alternative phrases for "I think" and I will give example sentences that talk about a long-distance relationship.

In today’s episode, I will share Reductions, which means a reduced form of English words. In order for you to understand natural conversations, and if you want to sound like a native speaker, you need to know Reductions, which I’m going to share in this episode. Also, to add some fun to this episode, some of the sample sentences I will share are song lyrics from my favorite songs; I'll try to sing it for you too.