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Greetings from Languagelab, welcome to our new features:

(our new professional actors to help you study in real life situations)

Here at Languagelab we help with every detail in learning English. Our professional native ESL teachers are from a wide range of English speaking countries from London to Los Angeles, Sydney to Southampton and many more. We can help you learn the important differences between different types of English for example*:

*not 100% for all cases, there are some exceptions.

The differences are not just in the spelling but cultural too!

Can you notice differences between British and American English?

Easy? Then take our level test now! Check below for the answers and join our new Myspace and Facebook pages too:

www.myspace.com/wearelanguagelab

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Search:
“We Are Languagelab”
“Second Life in English City” (Groups)

Don’t forget to try our FREE lessons, we KNOW you will have fun learning English with Languagelab.

See you soon;-)

ANSWERS:

1. USA/UK

2. USA/UK

3. UK/USA

4. USA/UK

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Similar words

Did you try our 7 day free lesson trial? We are sure you will enjoy studying at Languagelab.
Some words have similar meanings but are used differently like: “go” and “come”

Let’s go to the Grammar House.
You should come to the Grammar House.

Fill in the gaps:

Well done! Check below for answers. Now go and try our level test. Enjoy!!!

New Languagelab features:

(our new professional actors to help you study in real life situations)

ANSWERS:

1. You should listen to your English teacher/ Can you hear your English teacher?

2. Can I borrow your dictionary?/ I will lend you my dictionary.

3. That shirt fits the teacher perfectly./ The teacher’s new hair cut suits him.

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Do you know you present perfect from your past participles? Can you tell an adverb from a verb?

We all know that sometimes understanding English Grammar can be tougher than just speaking it, so why not join us for the opening of the Languagelab Grammar House on Friday, where our expert teachers will guide you through some key lessons.

Languagelab’s grammar focused lessons will provide you with the tools to both understand and confidently use English correctly.

You can learn how to use verb tenses, idioms, vocabulary correctly. You can ask your teacher grammar questions that you have difficulty with – your teacher is like a ‘living book’ so go and improve your skills on Friday 12th September at 4:30am PDT your teacher will be the excellent Grammar Teacher.

Visit the grammar house now

Asking questions is an important skill you need when you begin learning a language.  You need to ask your teacher questions so you can improve quicker. Questions also help you to find out information about other students and get to know them better, and we all know that by making friends and sharing with them you learn much quicker than just studying from a book.

Look at the table below to see some question words and examples.

Here are some links to question quizzes online to help you practice.
http://www.english-zone.com/grammar/questions2.htm
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/question_words01.html

Answers from the questions quiz:

1. How can I subscribe for a class?
2. Who is my teacher?
3. When can I start a class?
4. How can I meet a teacher?
5. How much does it cost to study at Languagelab?
6. Where can I meet friends?

If you don’t know the answers to these questions, why not ask a Languagelab Helper or teacher, you can click here to visit them.  Or you can go and visit the City People, they love to talk and share and will answer your questions about food, travelling, sport, technology and many more subjects ! Don’t be shy, go ahead and ask them, the quickest and best way to learn is by asking LOTS of questions.

The English language contains a number of bizarre pronunciations. Here at Languagelab, we provide real-life, native English speaking teachers to help you hear, practice and speak English the ‘natural’ way. If you aren’t already a student with us, simply enrol with us to try it out at our free trial lessons!

In the meantime, have a look at these ‘silent letter’ tips to help you say those strange words correctly.

“bt” (silent b) – debt, doubtful, subtle.

“kn” (silent k) – knife, knock, know.

For more examples, please visit these websites:

http://home.alphalink.com.au/~umbidas/ie_words.htm

http://www.kwiznet.com/p/takeQuiz.php?ChapterID=10017&CurriculumID=26.

Now try these 10 other difficult to pronounce words and send us a video of you saying them. If our specialist teachers score you 10 out of 10, you will qualify for a special prize.

1.       Knowledgeable

2.       Ought

3.       February

4.       Hierarchal

5.       Entrepreneurial

6.       Necessarily

7.       Phlegm

8.       Column

9.       Months

10.   Calvary

For free trial lessons, take the level test now.

HANDY ENGLISH RULES

Spelling can be difficult but here is a quick tip from Languagelab that will make spelling easier.

“I before E except after C*”

*not all rules are 100% absolute since we live in a weird society.

Complete the sentences below:

·         I was relieved/releived to pass my difficult English exam.

·         She was shrieking/shreiking when she thought she saw a ghost.

Check below for answers.

Now take our level test.

ANSWERS:

1.        I was relieved to pass my difficult English exam.

2.        She was shrieking when she thought she saw a ghost.

In English, speech changes depending on who you are talking to. Sometimes it is important to use “polite” English if you are in a formal environment and the opposite also applies. Click here to see examples of this in English City.

Now have a look at the difference between the sentences below:

·         Formal………………. Could you tell me where I need to go to book my level test, please?

·         Informal…………….. Tell me where I need to go to book my level test.

Ok, so now make these sentences formal:

1.       What is the answer to my English problem?

2.       How can I find out more about Languagelab?

Check for some example answers on our below.

There are many more techniques of how to apply formal speech to everyday language so if you would like to know more, sign up for the free English lesson trial at the Languagelab Registration Centre… Before you take your trial lessons, make sure you remember to take the level test first!

ANSWERS:

1.        Could you let me know what the answer is to my English problem? Would you please tell me what the answer is to my English question?

2.        How may I find out more about Languagelab? Would you mind telling me how I can find out more about Languagelab.