by Scott Dreyer | Jul 9, 2019 | Vocabulary
Matt, a student of ours in Beijing, China, was in one of his DreyerCoaching.com classes and asked this great question about this reading passage: Why does the first paragraph have the word “were”? In China, the teachers tell us to use the word...
by Scott Dreyer | Apr 27, 2019 | Vocabulary
Recently a member of our DreyerCoaching teacher team and I were working with a Chinese professional man and his American supervisor. We were working on helping the Chinese man write better emails in English. One big issue was: expressing certainty and uncertainty....
by Scott Dreyer | Jan 24, 2019 | Vocabulary
It’s all about word choice. Recently a friend in Sunday School told our class, “My wife says I’m tight…but I tell her I’m thrifty.” We all laughed. Why? Because they are saying basically the same thing: my friend is very...
by Scott Dreyer | Sep 26, 2018 | Vocabulary
Ask Scott: This question comes from Bob in Hangzhou, China. Q. How do you use the word SINCE? A. Great question! Like many words in English, it has MANY meanings and uses, so it has MANY translations in Chinese! It can give a reason for something, like...
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, HAPPEN and...
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 knife is sharp. Its...
