Reading newspapers in English is both useful and informative. You are immediately aware of all the events, it remains only to decide which side is on :) Reading books in English is no less useful, the main thing is to choose the one that you really like. But you can also read English-language blogs. This is not journalism, and not literature - something in between. In blogs, you can find not only interesting texts for yourself, but also tips on improving various language skills, if these are, of course, educational blogs. And that is exactly what we have chosen for you.
A quality resource with detailed advice on grammar, English speaking, listening, reading and writing. If you have reached the intermediate level, it will not be difficult for you to draw knowledge from this well of wisdom. The blog is user-friendly, visually pleasing, and contains really valuable content.
Great amount useful information about everything and a little. Here you will also find a selection of quality resources for learning English, top 10 sports idioms and a list of English grammar rules that are most often violated. Russian-speaking students. Thanks to this resource, you will be able to replenish your vocabulary well.
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Tyler Knott Gregson - the author of the blog - is also a poet, photographer, Buddhist, handsome and just modest. Subtle connoisseur of elegant English and literature. If you have reached an advanced level of learning English and also love poetry, prose and poetry in prose, this blog is for you.
If poetry lovers who have already subscribed to Tyler Gregson's blog have read this far, we advise you to stop reading :) This blog is for those who live in hip-hop. Want to learn New York slang with Jay-Z, memorize modal verbs, and build up your vocabulary by singing songs from your favorite artists? Welcome to the resource.
The blog of the most charming Briton Jamie Oliver, we simply could not ignore. You do not consider yourself a crazy housewife and are not going to devote whole evenings to standing at the stove? This does not mean at all that you will not be interested in the blog of a talented culinary specialist. If you want to learn all the Food vocabulary and master British slang - subscribe!
By the way, one of good ways improve written English (and not only written) - start your own blog. Think about it:)
We wish you success in learning English!
2019-05-18 // 0 Comments
As you know, in English language One of the most productive ways to form new words is to add a suffix to the word stem. Certain English suffixes are used only with certain parts of speech, for example, the suffix -ly is inherent in adverbs, -tion -
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There are several idioms in the English language with the word “head”, they are quite simple and useful for everyday communication, so we thought that it would be a good idea for you to replenish your vocabulary with them. 1. Keep one's head - The one who uses this expression wants to emphasize
2019-05-05 // 2 Comments
In our article on conditional sentences, we considered 3 types: Type I - a real condition, correlates with the future tense Type II - a semi-real condition, correlates with the present or future tense III type- the condition is unreal, correlates with the past tense. But there is also
2019-04-16 // 1 Comment
We invite you to take a summary test of the intermediate level for the repetition of times. In the test of 10 questions, you need to choose the correct option from three or four. If you answer all the questions, you can find out your result. To do this, click on the "Show result" button.
2019-04-10 // 0 Comments
Scotland is a country north of England. This is the birthplace of Walter Scott and Robert Burns, bagpipes, Scotch whiskey, men in skirts (kilts), Nessie - a monster from Loch Ness. Its symbol is the thistle, the patron saint is Saint Andrew the First-Called, therefore
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Everyone loves the sun and sunny weather, because then you can walk and play outside. But sometimes there are clouds in the sky, and the rain spoils all the fun. England is a country of rains, so there are many songs dedicated to rain. Let's get to know some of them. Rain, rain, go away
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We continue to test knowledge about the culture and history of Great Britain. The test includes questions on general erudition. We hope. you know such names as Christopher Wren, Alexander Bell, Francis Drake, Charlotte Bronte and you know what Stonehenge and Greenwich are. In that case, you
2019-02-24 // 1 Comment
The English intensifiers quite and rather are synonymous and mean "quite, to some extent", but there are still some differences in their usage. Let's look at this topic in more detail. Quite The adverb quite stands in meaning between "a little" and "very". Our holiday was Ok. We had quite
Cats have inhabited folklore since time immemorial, they are in fairy tales, myths, riddles and, of course, idioms. Today we will analyze idioms about cats in English. See also: “10 idioms about birds in English”. 1. Curiosity killed the cat The meaning of the idiom…
Similar English words lay, lie, laid, lied still sometimes cause me difficulty, so I decided to write this article about them. Personally, while writing, I finally understood these verbs, I hope you will understand them too To lie - ...
Dear readers, and now viewers! I started a YouTube channel for English learners and this is my first video. In it, I talk in great detail about how I learned about 3000 English words when I started learning English...
Today we will consider a seemingly simple word enough - enough, which you probably know. There is a slight difficulty associated with it: enough sometimes comes before the word being defined (enough time), and sometimes after (hard enough). Enough before a noun Combined with a noun, order…
When talking about learning English on YouTube, they usually list a list of channels with lessons. I want to talk not about specific channels, although I will still give a few as an example, but about how you can generally use YouTube to learn English. 1….
The word instead - “instead of” has two simple, but important features. They are connected with the fact that instead can be used as a preposition “instead of”, or maybe as an adverb - in a way uncharacteristic for the Russian language. Now I will explain more clearly. Instead of - instead of something, ...
It is logical that in English there are much more sites and various interesting things that are nice to read. We have collected 9 blogs with which you can improve your English and at the same time learn something new and interesting.
NASA
The official blog of the American space agency NASA is a storehouse of information about everything related to space. If you are fascinated by the beauty of rotating galaxies and the glow of distant stars, you will definitely like it here.
The blog talks about scientific research simple and understandable language with a minimum of terms. It is designed in a popular science style, so it is quite suitable even for those who are superficially familiar with the topic of space. Here is a huge collection interesting facts about how the stars are arranged, how it works general theory relativity, how the preparation of the expedition for the colonization of Mars is progressing, and much more.
The site has a lot of cool photos. celestial bodies taken with the Hubble Space Telescope and all space missions launched by NASA since 1958.
culture trip
The blog tells about people in different parts of the world: from the megacities of Japan to small tribes in Africa. The emphasis is on the peculiarities of culture, traditions, everyday life of people.
The blog has separate sections for those who want to read about sights, national cuisines, art, music and cinema. Articles are diverse, with interesting vocabulary, so even with good level English will sometimes have to use a dictionary, but it's worth it.
If you want to learn more about people around the world - you are here. We highly recommend.
The Cut: Science of Us
The Cut is a popular online publication on the English-speaking Internet. This is a large blog with many headings and directions: from fashion to politics. But now we are interested in the section "The Science of Us".
This is a collection of materials about a person: life, health, psychology. It covers non-obvious, but interesting and important topics. The authors of columns and articles undergo strict control, so all the materials on the site are of high quality - they can be read endlessly.
The writing styles are very different, but the language in most articles is lively, full of phraseological units and interesting phrases.
cool things
If you are into inventions and love gadgets to make your life easier, then you will not leave this site quickly. There are a huge number of interesting devices for different areas of life: some of them are already on sale, while others exist only in the form of concepts.
Read and be surprised at what people have not thought of to simplify their existence.
Art of Manliness
This blog tells how to become a real man. The creators of the site have done a great job, collecting an encyclopedia of knowledge that every member of the stronger sex should comprehend: from the development of craft and repair skills to maintaining one's own health and harmonious family relationships.
Here you can learn how to assemble a motorcycle, pick up an interesting male hobby, replace a socket, or survive in the forest without food. Much attention is paid to the topics of relationships with a woman, fatherhood and social skills.
Take note of this blog is not only for men. After all, ladies are curious about what's going on in a man's head.
Lonely Planet
A blog for travelers who love to explore the most picturesque corners of the planet. There are a lot of materials about trips to different countries - and all without platitudes. Travelers write articles themselves and season them with original and colorful photos.
Here you will find tips on how and where to travel to get the most out of your travel experience. There are many videos made by travelers showing English in a wide variety of dialects and accents.
The site compares favorably with other travel blogs for the quality of its articles and unusual destinations.
Popular Science
Science can be understandable and interesting - this is the idea that the Popular Science blog tries to convey to readers. There will be no furious physical or chemical formulas. There is nothing here that will be incomprehensible to a person who has graduated from high school.
The blog contains articles about scientific phenomena and research, written in a simple and understandable language. The main goal is to awaken public interest in science. In each article, the thought comes through that science is not boring, but very fun and cool.
History Today
A site for lovers of world history, presented not by boring dates and paragraphs from textbooks, but by interesting facts.
The articles are really entertaining - even for those who are mediocre in history. Publicistic style helps to maintain interest even in difficult topics- the authors of the materials maintain a balance between the information content of the articles and a good style.
You will be surprised how interesting history can be. True, in order to understand all the materials in full, you need to know English at a level not lower than upper-intermediate. The vocabulary on the site is very rich, so it will be too difficult for beginners.
Bookriot
If you love reading books, you will love this place. This is a blog about books and their authors. Lots of quality literature reviews, interviews with authors, reflections on book ideas. With Bookriot, you can pick up a piece to read or "peek behind the scenes" and find out how the characters of your favorite stories were created. Articles are published every day, so you will not have time to get bored.
There are also video podcasts on the blog - also about books and everything connected with them. You can turn on subtitles to better understand the speaker. Bookriot is a gem for connoisseurs of good literature.
Of course, these are not all worthy blogs in English that are worth reading at your leisure. But we recommend starting with these - they are interesting enough to enjoy new knowledge.
Read blogs in English, learn the language and learn new things every day!
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