False Friends- the Most Common ITA -> ENG Mistakes
When learning a second language, it’s always convenient to find that the word you need to translate is almost the same as it is...
Speaking practice topic: “Parents’ mobile use harms family life, say secondary pupils”
Need an idea for an intermediate to advanced- level general conversation lesson? This article talks about tech usage, but focuses on the parent side...
Introduction phrases for beginner students
Do you ever have a beginner student that you really struggle with during your first or first couple of sessions? Fear no more! This...
Phrases for the end of a meeting
Looking for an upper intermediate-level business English conversation lesson? This article will work- it goes through four general guidelines for closing any kind of...
10 phrases to speak about escaping reality and relaxation
Looking for an intermediate-level general conversation lesson? This article is perfect- it goes through 10 different “relaxation” activities and how to make the most...
7 tech issues you might encounter on Fluentify (and how to solve them)
The occasional technical issue is inevitable as an online tutor – whether it’s your first session or your 100th session here is your perfect troubleshooting...
The Best Business Idiom Resources
A large portion of our students come to us saying that they “work in an international environment and want to improve business English.” As...
5 Articles Guaranteed to Spark Conversation
Most of our students come to Fluentify because they need to improve their speaking, as our motto goes “Speaking, everything changes.” But we know...
Best Follow Up/ Homework Activities for Adult Learners
In past articles we’ve written about the importance of student feedback for the learning process and how to write killer feedback for your Fluentify...
How to Help Students with Pronunciation
One of the most expressed needs yet one of the most difficult things to address- improving students’ English pronunciation. I would say that 90%...
6 Tips for English Learners
Sometimes the English learning process can be difficult, frustrating, and daunting. A lot of English learners have been studying for years but still don’t...
10 Meta-Learning Tips for Students to Practice English Daily
For most of our students, we know that doing one or two English lessons a week isn’t really going to be enough to help...
7 Steps to Brilliantly Guide Your First Session with a New Student
Your first session with a new student is crucial, because you not only want to understand who your student is, and what they need,...
What to Do When a Student is Late (or doesn’t show up at all)
Sometimes when you connect to your session the student might still be offline (red dot in top right corner next to OFFLINE). This could...