7 May 2014
English Sentence Stress – Speak English fluently
by Lea Hook / No CommentsEnglish sentence stress – it’s all about being able to understand English better and speak it more fluently, like a native. Many learners say this about English: ”English people speak quickly – I can’t hear every word.” ”English people swallow their words – I can’t hear every word.” Sorry learners of English. This is all true. […]
Read More11 March 2014
How to get fluent in English
by Lea Hook / No CommentsHow to get fluent in English Why do you want to learn English? This is what we ask all our students – and ‘to improve fluency’ is the main response. Fluency is improved through a mixture of confidence, good English knowledge, eradicating simple mistakes (that can make you sound less fluent) and through a chance […]
Read More8 January 2014
New for Jan 2014 – Free trial lesson
by Lea Hook / No CommentsIf your New Year Resolution is to improve your English, then why not start by taking a free Phone English trial? If you are new to Phone English, we’d love to offer you a free 15 minute mini-lesson. We’ll Skype you, find out why you need to learn, answer any questions and give you an […]
Read More26 November 2013
Giving names, phone numbers & email addresses in English
by Lea Hook / No CommentsIf you know the English alphabet and numbers, why not refresh your memory in our dictation exercise below? It will help if you ever have to give or receive contact details by phone. First, have a quick look at the useful terms we often hear in email addresses and phone numbers. Then listen to the […]
Read More13 September 2013
My Skype English lessons with Phone English
by Lea Hook / No CommentsJawad Hisham came to Phone English to improve his English through realistic topics related to every day conversational English. Through these 1-1 lessons (and other lessons related to oil and gas) we have helped improve Jawad’s reading, speaking, understanding and vocabulary. Here Jawad explains more: Why did you need English lessons from Phone English ? […]
Read More7 August 2013
Improve your Written English
by Lea Hook / No CommentsNEW Improve your written English Is your spoken English better than your written English? Are you an English native speaker- but feel your written English lets you down? Do you need to be more professional on paper? Do you want a course that will help you with your specific written English and grammar needs? If […]
Read More5 August 2013
Online English lessons – what will I learn?
by Lea Hook / No CommentsWe hope you enjoy the funny video which is taken from one of our most popular Phone English worksheets. It always stimulates some great discussion, vocabulary and phrases in class. And when you are engaged and enjoying lessons, you always learn better. But the material we use in lessons depends on you. At Phone English, […]
Read More5 July 2013
Sales training by phone; some useful phrases ESL/EFL
by Lea Hook / No CommentsRecently, we’ve been helping a company develop their sales training. In this competitive age, good sales training can make the difference between the customer saying ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ Of course English intonation and language has to be good (and we help with this) but we have also been working with sales and customer service personnel […]
Read More2 July 2013
Making English presentations
by Lea Hook / No CommentsMaking presentations is difficult whatever the language but follow these simple tips to help make your presentation in English a success. 1) Tell people what you are going to talk about. E.g. Firstly I will talk about….. Secondly……. Finally….. This helps you to frame your presentation so people know what to expect. 2) Use simple […]
Read More20 May 2013
Easy English conversation
by Lea Hook / No CommentsEven if you have a good level of English, it can be hard to make conversation in English. You are concentrating so much on what your conversation partner is saying, then you ‘translate it’ and have to make a response back in English. It is just so difficult to start and continue a conversation in […]
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