492 – Especially vs. Specially

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Hey guys it’s Michael here from Happy English and welcome back to another English lesson podcast. When I looked at the calendar this morning I realized that this is the last week in November and, December is right around the corner. Wow! This year has really flown by. Do you guys have any plans for the holidays? Feel free to …

438 – Very as an Adverb and Adjective

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Very is an interesting word in English because it can be used as both an adjective and adverb. I think most people are used to using very as an adverb, but as I just mentioned it is also possible to use very as an adjective before a noun. For today’s English lesson, we’re going to look at these two ways …

403 – Using Right

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When people think of the word right, they often think about right and left. Right is used when talking about directions or location. If you want to go to Grand Central Station from my office, turn right, walk one block, and you’ll see GC on the left side. Well there are many other ways we use the word right. For …

394 – 5 Confusing Adverbs

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A lot of students seem to have trouble with some adverbs that relate to time. These are immediately, shortly, soon, quickly and early. So, I thought that for today’s English lesson, we could go over these common words. Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or check …

384 – Using LONG – Vocabulary Lesson

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For today’s English lesson, let’s look at how to use “long”. Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or check the transcript for the details: We have known each other for a long time. I waited for a long time to see the doctor. The next time …

379 – Using Last

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For today’s English lesson, let’s have a look at a few different ways we can use the word, last. Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or check the transcript for the details: Even though I worked late, I was able to catch the last bus going …

376 – Using Once

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For today’s English lesson, let’s look at how we can use the adverb, once. Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or check the transcript for the details: I’ve heard that Kyoto is nice. I’d love to go there once. Just once I’d like to eat at …

373 – Using Mostly

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For today’s English lesson, let’s have a look at how we can use the adverb, mostly Here are the example sentences. To get the details of this English lesson, you need to listen to the podcast or check the transcript for the details: I mostly wear jeans in the office. Jack is mostly on time for work. I wonder why …

372 – Using Rather

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