How to Improve Your Listening Skills with Podcasts
WRITTEN BY: JEFF MCILVENNA With long commutes on crowded trains in the subway every day, New Yorkers can often be found with some kind of headphones. We are trying to block out the world...
Category: Learning English
Tips for learning English
Celebrate Labor Day with 5 Work-Related Idioms
This Monday (September 2) is a national public holiday in the United States that honors working people and their hard work. Labor Day is always observed on the first Monday of September. Americans consider...
How to Talk to Your Professors at an American University
WRITTEN BY PATRICK RUSSELL Learning a new language is so much more than studying grammar concepts, attempting to listen to a person who speaks too quickly, or trying to say “Worcestershire sauce”. There is...
How to Use Playwriting in NYC to Improve Your English
One of the most famous aspects of New York City culture is the theatre scene, including plays on and off Broadway. Short plays can help you see and hear new words, and see local...
How Can I Practice Pronunciation on My Own?
A common question that my students ask is “How can I practice my pronunciation at home, on my own time?” Practicing pronunciation is fun and easy at the English Language Institute at Pace University...
3 Ways That Pace University English Language Institute Prepares You for Your Next Step
WRITTEN BY JASON TANNENBAUM Pace University’s English Language Institute (ELI) prides itself on providing students with courses and tools that help put them on track for success and personal satisfaction. Among other courses, we offer...
Idioms about BASEBALL
Last week we had a post about how to see a baseball game in New York City, which is a must-do when are studying ESL here. Baseball Idioms The game of baseball has inspired...
3 Idioms About Towels
May 25 is Towel Day. To celebrate, we’d like to share with you three fun English idioms about towels. Towel off (v) This means to dry yourself or someone else or something with a towel. ...
3 Idioms about DANCE
April 29 is International Dance Day. To celebrate, we’d like to share with you three fun English idioms about dance. 1. It takes two to tango This is said when you want to emphasize...
3 Idioms about EARTH
April 22 is Earth Day. This is the perfect day to share some idioms about ‘earth’ that are used in English. 1. down to earth If you say that someone is down-to-earth, you approve...
3 Idioms About Purple
March 26 is Purple Day. PURPLE is RED + BLUE. To celebrate, here are three fun idioms” one with purple, one with red and one with blue. Purple State In U.S. general elections, a...
3 Idioms About Water
March 22 is World Water Day. In honor of today, we at the English language Institute want to share three fun idioms about water. (to) Keep Your Head Above Water to manage to survive, especially financially. We have so little money that we can hardly keep our heads above water. Every day...
How to Improve Your English Pronunciation
English Pronunciation can be tricky. There are quite a few sounds in English that are specific to the language and do not even exist in other languages. For example, some English as second language...
3 Things you Need to Know about English (and maybe didn’t)
Learning English can be fun, but can also be challenging. If you want to speak English well, here are three things you may not know about English, but will really help you. One of...
