by Scott Dreyer | Sep 18, 2018 | Vocabulary
Photo by George Hodan Ask Scott Dreyer This question comes from our online student Bob in scenic Hangzhou, China, which is known as one of the most beautiful places in China. I’d like to dedicate this post to him. Q: How can I use the words EVEN,...
by Scott Dreyer | May 15, 2018 | Vocabulary
“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...
by Scott Dreyer | May 10, 2018 | Vocabulary
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...
by Scott Dreyer | Mar 29, 2018 | Vocabulary
Ask the Teacher: Heritage vs Inheritance? 遗产 vs 遺產? In a recent bonus 1 on 1 class, Jack Lee, who is one of our long-term star students and a high school senior in Beijing, asked his DreyerCoaching.com star teacher Mr. Woodson: “I see that the Chinese meaning of these...
by Scott Dreyer | Jan 25, 2018 | Vocabulary
As a child, I remember riding the popular “It’s a Small World” ride at Disney World in Florida. A common English saying is “It’s a small world,” when we hear a story about people far away having some chance encounter or seeming...
by Scott Dreyer | Jan 23, 2018 | Vocabulary
I’d like to dedicate this blog post to my outstanding student, Joy Li, in Shenzhen, China, who has visited us in Virginia before for a summer and recently asked this great question! While teaching a basic Step 1 English class just now, we were practicing...
