Écoute en anglais : Received Pronunciation

Improve Your English Listening Skills

Replaying difficult audio ten times can feel productive while attention fades. A better session gives each replay one clear job and ends with something you can recall.

In Case Of or In the Case Of: Choosing the Right Phrase

In or inside: choosing for a place

In or within: Choose the right word

In vs into: choose the right preposition

Infinitives: When to Use To

Interjections in Daily English: Choosing, Punctuating, and Hearing Everyday Reactions

Interrogative Pronouns: Ask Clear Questions

Interrogative adjectives: ask clear questions

Irregular Verbs: Past Forms and Participles

Job Interview Answers: Structure Clear Responses

Joining a library

A librarian explains several numbers and one exception. Which number describes books, which describes weeks, and when is renewal impossible?

Keep it down

You need quiet, but saying be silent may sound too strong. Keep it down asks people to lower their noise rather than stop every sound.

Keep out of

You can keep out of an argument by not joining it, or keep rain out of a bag by closing it. One is about involvement; the other is about entry.

Keep up

A fast walker, changing technology, and a daily habit can all be difficult to keep up with. The common idea is avoiding falling behind or stopping.

Killer asteroids

A headline says killer asteroid, but the scientist uses much calmer language. Which statement describes the known risk rather than the headline's emotion?

Learn English faster: a daily study plan

Learn English vocabulary: words in context

Leave out

A missing name, ingredient, or detail may be accidental, but a person who is left out can feel unwanted. Context shows whether the omission is practical or social.

Less or Lesser: Choose the Right Word

Let off

A teacher may let a student off with a warning, while people may let fireworks off at a celebration. The object tells you whether the topic is punishment or an explosion.

Lie down or lay down: which verb to use

Listen, then check: capital letters in everyday messages

Live up to

Excellent reviews create a picture in your mind before you arrive. The real experience lives up to them only if it is as good as that picture.