How To Read One Book Per Week (Yes, it's possible!)

All the great people I know have one thing in common: they never stop learning. Bill Gates for example, reads 50 books per year, which translates to one book per week, while Mark Zuckerberg averages 2 books in a month. And if you think that their reading habits are sort of an overkill, Warren Buffet reads 500 pages a day.  Well then, how is it possible to read one book per week? Jim Kwik, one of the world's leading brain trainers...

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The 7 Most Commonly Used Figures of Speech

What is a figure of speech? A figure of speech is a form of English expression where speakers use phrases that go beyond their literal meanings. Contrary to popular belief, figures of speech are frequently used not only in literature but also in our daily lives. Why and when do we use Figures of Speech? We use figures of speech to add color, rhythm, and emphasis on what we say or write. Figures of speech are also...

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YouTube Channels To Brush Up Your English During the Coronavirus Isolation (Intermediate to Advanced Level Edition)

As promised, this is the second part of the best YouTube channels to brush up your English, intermediate to advanced level edition. We're all still indoors most of the time and this indoors life just isn't helping most of us go forward in levelling up, if not maintaining our English level. It's not like coronavirus isn't enough to scare us, and now we also have the language zombie munching on our English brain day by day.  Today, I'm going to share to you some YouTube channels that'll be a good starting point for your...

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YouTube Channels to Brush Up Your English During the Coronavirus Isolation (Beginner to Pre-Intermediate Level Edition)

Hi everyone! I'm Teacher Yaweh and I handle English discussion classes at Toyo, Kawagoe campus. Normally, I would have welcomed you in this new academic year but the coronavirus outbreak has delayed the spring semester (what a bummer, right?). By the way, I hope you all are safe at home with your families. The university is quite silent these days and, frankly, I've been missing my students in my discussion classes. I'm also seriously disappointed that I need to wait for a little while longer to meet my new students. With...

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