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sick vs. ill

March 21, 2020 By Nestor Leave a Comment

When someone isn’t feeling well, in English we can say they are sick or they are ill. Do you know the difference between these two words? Let’s take a look. sick In American English, sick means unwell, for example: I can’t come to work today.…

Difference between ‘treatment’, ‘cure’ and ‘remedy’

March 20, 2020 By Nestor Leave a Comment

Around the world, everybody is talking about the coronavirus. So in the next few posts, we’re going to look at similar words related to health and illness. Do you know the difference between the nouns treatment, cure and remedy?…

‘would’ + infinitive

January 22, 2020 By Nestor 3 Comments

It can be confusing for learners when they hear native speakers use ‘would’ all the time. In English, the modal verb ‘would’ is used in three different contexts. Do you know all of them? Take a look at the examples below: I‘d (= I would) call you if I had the time.…

‘tired’ vs ‘tiring’

January 21, 2020 By Nestor Leave a Comment

In this post, we will look at the difference between the adjectives 'tired' and 'tiring'.

‘interested’ vs ‘interesting’

January 19, 2020 By Nestor Leave a Comment

One very common mistake that learners make is when they say "I'm interesting" when they should say "I'm interested". Let's take a look at these two confusing adjectives.

Hesitating and repeating yourself in a natural way

June 8, 2016 By Nestor 1 Comment

In speaking, it is natural to hesitate and repeat yourself sometimes in your own language. Native speakers of English do this too, of course. So don't be afraid of doing it in the IELTS Speaking test. In fact, it often sounds better to repeat yourself and hesitate in a natural way than to remain silent. And this will help you get a good score for fluency and coherence.

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