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Sharp
"Sharp" is one of those wonderful words where we have one word in English, but there are two words for it in Chinese. Sharp is used to describe something with a pointed or fine edge. Sharp things can prick, poke, slice, and cut. This knife is...
How to pronounce /-ed/ at the end of a Verb
English is a crazy language! For example, sometimes DIFFERENT letters make the SAME sounds, like: "Daisy is in great shape." But at other times, the SAME letters make DIFFERENT sounds, like: "Eat bread & steak." So it is with the /-ed/ at the end of many...
Mother’s Day
Mother's Day is a holiday in many countries of the world. It falls on the second Sunday in May. In English we have a saying: "there is no love like a mothers love." At DreyerCoaching.com, we know successful learning involves the STUDENT, the TEACHER, and the HOME, so...
VE-Day
This morning I was teaching a student in Hsinchu, Taiwan, who is taking U.S. history in high school this year. I told her, history is much more than just memorizing dates. However, there is one year I told her she should memorize: 1945. The world changed radically...
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