Speaking

We usually talk about our friends to introduce them or describe them to someone else. We typically share some information about our friends. Sometimes, we can’t decide what to say. In this post, I’ll discuss how you can talk about your friends to your other friends or someone else.

To talk about your friends in English, you may share the depth or level of your friendship and when, where, and how it began. In addition, you are expected to share your friend’s name, hometown, hobbies, appearance, and personality while talking about them.

Many non-native English speakers from different cultures around the world live in English-speaking countries like the USA, UK, Canada, etc. Today, the world has become a global village, and people are interested in knowing and sharing one’s culture with others.

Therefore, talking about one’s culture can be a great way to open a conversation. If you are wondering how to talk about your culture in English, this post is for you.    

You can focus on different aspects of your culture, including language, family structure, social beliefs and practices, religion, arts and literature, food habits, education,  politics, economic system, and the

We frequently meet new people either in a social or professional setting, and we need to get to know each other to build a good network. While talking to someone you just met or you already know, one of the … continue reading

We usually use different adjectives to describe someone’s appearance in English. Those adjectives sometimes well describe someone as a whole or any of their specific features. If you are wondering how to talk about someone’s (friend, colleague, customer, stranger, etc.) looks, this post can help you with specific words and expressions to describe their appearance.

Talking about someone’s appearance in general with words like beautiful, handsome, cute, or elegant is the common way of describing someone’s outlook as a whole. Besides, you can talk about their dress as well as their overall build, height, complexion, age, face, eyes, nose, hands, mouth, teeth, lips, ears, hair, facial hair, body language, etc.

Who doesn’t ask for help from others? Everybody does. However, many ESL speakers may find it hard to ask for help in English. When you ask for help from somebody, it means you either make polite requests to them to do something for you or give you something.

Well! If you are wondering how to do it smartly, this post is for you.

“Could you help me please?” and “Would you give me a hand?” are the two most common polite expressions to ask for help. While asking for help, be sure that you are very specific about the help you are asking for and ensure that you are not asking too much.

The clothes someone wears tell us about their cultural identity and life status. When describing someone to someone else, we talk about their outer beauty/appearance and inner qualities/personality. While describing someone’s appearance, the first thing that comes up is the clothes. … continue reading

Many of us experienced accidents (car, bus, bike, etc.) that probably caused property damage and bodily injuries. Sometimes we are the victims or the witnesses. However, we need to describe the accident to law enforcement agencies, our friends or relatives, or insurance agencies. If you wonder how to do it, this post is for you.

To describe an accident, you must identify the type of accident, such as a collision, head-on collision, car crash, a pile-up, etc., as well as the time, place, and reason. To explain how bad the accident was, you can use adjectives such as fatal, severe, frightful, terrible, tragic, sad, dreadful, horrible, etc.

Whenever we are not satisfied with something, we complain to communicate the problem. Though complaining is quite common in our everyday lives, you will hardly find someone comfortable listening to complaints. However, if you can complain politely, people may find … continue reading

Knowing how to ask for a job opportunity is the key to finding your desired job. You can either ask the employers through spoken words or written inquiries to find vacant positions. However, many of you, especially fresh graduates, may face difficulties asking someone for a job opportunity in English.

Well! Let us try finding the answer to the question, “How to Ask Someone for a Job Opportunity in English?”

“Do you have any openings in your company?” is the most common expression that you can use to ask someone for a job opportunity. Politely ask different employers from your real and virtual network, your friends, relatives, or counselors at job fairs for a job opportunity either over the phone, in person, or in written form.

For silly or severe reasons, we get angry with people surrounding us or even at times with ourselves. Whenever we are annoyed with someone for something, we feel like expressing it to them or our close ones. In many cases, … continue reading