About Me Hi, I'm Brian Gabriel. I have been teaching English learners for several years in classrooms around the world and online. My goal is to help English learners feel confident in their language skills so they can find new opportunities in travel, work, and education. What is this website about? At Brian's English, my blog focuses on content that helps you build a … [Read more...] about Welcome to Brian’s English
“IELTS Exam Secrets” Opens New Opportunities to English Learners
Watch a Native English Speaker Take the IELTS Exam Brian’s English is releasing an online course to help English learners prepare for the IELTS exam (International English Language Testing System). The IELTS is the most popular English language exam for adults, with over three million taking the exam each year. IELTS Exam Secrets: Watch a Native Speaker Take … [Read more...] about “IELTS Exam Secrets” Opens New Opportunities to English Learners
Busy
Everybody is busy these days. They are either doing something or working on something. Hell, even things are busy, or “in use.” Bees are famously busy, that’s why we say of a really industrious person that they are “busy as a bee.” They just never stop. Now let us reveal a small secret: much of our busyness is pathetically empty—people are just filling their time with useless … [Read more...] about Busy
What Goes Around Comes Around, Especially Clichés
Clichés have always been a vital part of the English language. They are part of the fabric of the English-speaking people of the world. Learning English clichés will bring you a deeper understanding of the language and its various cultural influences. Every language has its own proverbs and truisms, old truths borne out over time; the Chinese call them idioms. Surely you … [Read more...] about What Goes Around Comes Around, Especially Clichés