Tag Archives: reading
English idioms, words, and phrases about reading and books. Posted by Gabriele on Oct 16, 2014
There are so many important aspects to learning a second language; listening/comprehension, speaking, writing, and reading. If you are reading this blog regularly (and you should!) then you are already doing a good job of prioritizing reading English to help improve your overall language skills. Today to recognize the importance of reading as part of…
Syllables and Word Stress Posted by heather on Apr 21, 2012
photograph – photographer – photographic Do these three words sound the same when you say them out loud? If you are pronouncing them correctly, then they shouldn’t. The reason (and no, it is not just because they are three slightly different words) has something to do with syllables and word stress. What are Syllables? Syllables…