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Share Speak English Right Now! 12/11/16: 2016-12-12 01:52; Speak English Right Now! 12/11/16 Go listen to this lesson at http://www.ximalaya.com/46641376/sound/26748642 Good morning. Today I’ll teach the difference between two words that are often confused. Their spellings are only one letter different, so, be careful when using these words. I think you can easily see the difference. Just learn it well and you’ll use them correctly. Words advice advise Advice is a noun and means ‘an opinion’. You ‘give’ advice to ...; 3933 views|7 comments Popularity 5

Share Use English Grammar Right - Lesson 3: 2016-12-11 00:50; Understanding How To Use A Comma I’ll offer you an explanation on the correct use of commas and gives examples of commas used in sentences. A comma is used: After setting the scene at the start of a sentence (e.g., Now I'm older, I understand.) After transitional phrases like However , Consequently , or As a result (e.g., As a result, I now understand.) After an interjection (e.g., Jeepers, now I understand. ) Before a conjunc ...; 1980 views|0 comments

Share Use English Grammar Right - Lesson 2: 2016-12-10 03:21; Understanding How To Use A Comma First I’ll offer you an explanation on the correct use of commas and gives examples of commas used in sentences. A comma is used: After setting the scene at the start of a sentence (e.g., Now I'm older, I understand.) After transitional phrases like However , Consequently , or As a result (e.g., As a result, I now understand.) After an interjection (e.g., Jeepers, now I understand. ) Before a conjunction joi ...; Personal category: Education|3294 views|1 comments Popularity 1

Share Use English Grammar Right - Lesson 1: 2016-12-10 01:42; Understanding English Grammar Punctuation ( 标点符号 ) is something that is often overlooked and not taught in English classes in China. However, if you ever have the desire to write anything in English, you must learn punctuation. Today, I’m going to talk about the apostrophe ( 撇号 ). It has several usages and applications. An ‘apostrophe’ is a punctuation mark used to replace a missing letter(s), to show the possessive form of a noun or to show ...; Personal category: Education|1994 views|0 comments

Share How To Apologize: 2016-12-6 18:44; Living A Character Driven Life "You can have character or be a character. But, you must choose." Yesterday, a Chinese lady asked me about 'how to apologize' to someone. This is something that is very rare among Chinese people and amazing (to me) that she'd even want to know. 'Face' (saving face, giving face, etc.) is very important to Chinese. Apologizing is something that isn't done much because you are admitting that you are wrong and causing yourself to lose face. Th ...; 3578 views|7 comments Popularity 5

Share How To Study English In China: 2016-12-5 06:54; A few days ago, a very famous international website, Wikihow, asked me to review an article that had been written by a group of English professors from some of China's top universities. They wanted me to expand upon the 7 ideas (points) that these English experts had written. I completed the task today and sent my revisions back to the editors of the website. Here is the final draft. (Used here with permission.) How To Study English In China English is obviously not the native ...; 2459 views|1 comments Popularity 1

Share Biggest Mistake In Learning English: 2016-12-5 01:43; There are a lot of mistakes that I've seen that parents make in trying to help their children learn English. But, before I share the biggest mistake, I want to say that, "It's not your fault. It's certainly not your child's fault. It's not even your child's teacher's fault." The problem is, wrong thinking about language learning. Language is learned through a certain process. No matter whether the language is English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish or whatever the language is the you want to learn. ...; 1867 views|0 comments Popularity 1

Share Biggest Mistakes Parents Make: 2016-12-4 17:32; I've learned, while living in China, that most parents don't know the best way to help their children learn English. In China, there are some things that are very different than in the Western countries. I hear a lot of people in China say, "Practice makes perfect." When I was a child, you would hear that often in America too. However, we know that 'practice doesn't make perfect.' We learned from one of the greatest American football coaches who ever lived that, 'perfect practice makes perfec ...; Personal category: Education|1642 views|1 comments Popularity 1

Share Chinese Students Succeed More Than American Students: 2016-12-1 02:30; 4 Reasons WhyChinese Students Succeed More Than American Students I recently saw a statistic that showed that about 60% of American college students (first time students, full time) finish (within 6 years of starting) and finally get their degree. I decided to look into China's college students completion rate which stands at around 92%. Why do at least a larger percentage of Chinese college students finish and Americans don't? Here's what I've found. 1. Chinese colleges are ...; Personal category: Education|1440 views|0 comments

Share You Must 'Speak' English Right Now: 2016-11-29 23:33; Yesterday, I read several blogs from one of the most famous language teachers in the world. His name is Benny Lewis. He is from Ireland. He is a polyglot. A polyglot is a person who is fluent in several languages. He was talking about why people spend many, many years studying a language without learning it. He says some of the same things that I tell students. Here is what I tell my students. 'Speaking English right now.' This means two things. 1. Start speaking English right a ...; Personal category: Education|1200 views|0 comments

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MichaelM

Michael is the author of the transformational book, Powerful Attitudes. He is a professional educator, an educational consultant, an author. He lives in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. He enjoys playing guitar and writing poetry. He loves China.