How to Capture a Lifetime Experience on Instagram

How to Capture a Lifetime Experience on Instagram

In Sydney Australia, International students got the chance to take a special class from Instagram celebrity, Ido Simyoni aka @ido8all when he stopped by Kaplan’s English school in Sydney. The social media icon, with over a hundred thousand followers on the online photo-sharing and social networking service, shared his tips and even a few Instagram secrets with the students, encouraging them to share their once in a lifetime experience on the site. Ido gave a class in the school on photo shooting techniques and how to get the most out of Instagram. After that, the students got a practical lesson in Hyde Park, where Ido shed some light on what makes his photos stand out. Ido’s photography expertise is well known across the internet thanks to his social media movement “Stop the Terror”, which has generated more than 11,000 pictures from all over the world.

Ido is no stranger to the Kaplan international network. He attended their English school here in the Big Apple, where he shared his experience on Instagram. His iphoneography classes were such a big hit, he was invited to give classes to students at Kaplan English Schools in the US, the UK and Australia. One of the participants said, “Ido has an amazing eye for the finer details in life. His class encourages you to capture reality in a different light and share your experience with the world.”

After his stay in Sydney, Ido cruised to the breezy coast of the Manly Beach campus, before leaving to give the Adelaideans the hallowed master class. He also made stops at Kaplan’s schools in Melbourne and Auckland, New Zealand.

According to Internet legend, the best formula to tell a story and share it with others is getting to know people from across the globe in great locations. He said that Kaplan students are having this amazing experience when studying abroad. These days thousands of students from Kaplan schools around the world are now posting their photos on Instagram, making it clear that the Kaplan Experience is an unforgettable one, and definitely one worth sharing. How are you sharing your international experience? Leave a comment below and let me know!

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English Grammar Lesson: Using Want

I want pancakes!

I want pancakes!

I want to eat something different for breakfast. Almost every day, I eat the same thing: Greek yogurt and granola cereal. It’s healthy, but getting boring. So I went to the diner today. For those who are not living in the USA, a diner is a restaurant that is usually open all day and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes all day long. If you visit New York, I want you to think about going to a diner. I think I either want pancakes or a waffle. I want bacon too. I usually don’t eat bacon, but today I want to have it.

Today, I am going to show you the different ways we use want in English. I used these grammar patterns in the opening paragraph, so please take a look at that again and then check out today’s lesson.

We use want + [noun] to talk about the thing we desire:

  • I want pancakes for breakfast.
  • Jack said he wants a new laptop because his is running Windows XP.
  • Everyone who comes to the meeting will want a copy of the meeting minutes.

We also use want + to verb with the same meaning:

  • I want to eat pancakes for breakfast.
  • Jack said he wants to buy a new laptop because his is running Windows XP.
  • Everyone who comes to the meeting will want to have a copy of the meeting minutes.

Finally, we use want [someone] + to verb when we talk about an action we want another person to do. This grammar is also used to give a command or order:

  • I want you to study English hard and practice this grammar!
  • Jenny wants her husband to get her a new laptop.
  • We want Chris to stop smoking.

Now it’s your turn to try. How about trying to write an original sentence using with and one of the patterns I just explained above. Use the comment box below and I’ll check your answers.



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Confusing Words English Lesson: Alone vs Lonely

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A lot of companies send their employees to work overseas. I’ve met a lot of businesspeople who are now living in New York City on business. Many of these people come alone and leave their family back in their home country. It must be lonely to leave your family and go to a foreign country alone. Luckily, New York City is big enough and has a lot of people, so even if you are here alone, you’ll never feel lonely.

A lot of students ask me the difference between alone and lonely. Today’s lessongraphic has a few different examples showing the difference between these two confusing English words.

Alone describes a situation and means “by oneself.” A person who lives alone does not live with anyone else. A person who goes somewhere alone goes their without another person. Being alone means being somewhere just yourself.

Lonely describes a feeling and means “feeling sad because one is alone.” A person who is lonely feels sad because they are separated from  someone or their family.You may be lonely if your partner leaves you , or if you have to live away from your family for a long time.

Now it’s your turn. Hpw about writing a sentence using these two words in the comment box below. I’ll check it for you!



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English Preposition Lesson: Using OF

A happy bottle of wine!

A happy bottle of wine!

Yesterday we looked at the preposition around. For today’s English lesson, I want to show you how to use the preposition of. There are a number of grammar patterns that we have when we use of, so let’s get started!

#1. We use of when we want to show the connection or relationship between two nouns:

  • Jack is a friend of mine.
  • I saw a picture of Times Square in an old textbook.
  • The day of your birth is called your birthday.

#2. We use of when we want to talk about an artist or musician and their collective work:

  • You can see the complete works of Picasso at MOMA this month.
  • I love the paintings of Salvador Dali.
  • This CD set contains the complete works of Mozart.

#3. We also use of when we want to show the connection between one part and an entire thing:

  • I had a slice of pizza for lunch.
  • Do you want a piece of cake?
  • Jack used the last slice of bread.

#4. In a similar way, we use of when we use quantifiers, such as containers or groups of food:

  • We bought a bottle of wine for the party.
  • Jack drinks a liter of milk every day.
  • The supermarket has a bunch of grapes for just $0.69!

#5. We use of when we talk about measurement:

  • This handle can extend to a length of 30 inches.
  • The recipe calls for one cup of sugar and two cups of cocoa.
  • I think two pounds of pork should be enough.

#6. We use of to talk about directions or locations near a certain point or place:

  • There is a big drawer at the bottom of the oven.
  • You can find many old buildings on the lower east side of Manhattan.
  • The entrance to this building is on 40th Street, just to the left of the bank.

#7 We use type of / kind of / sort of + noun to describe a category:

  • A smartphone is a type of computer.
  • Japanese nabe is a kind of soup.
  • Pink Floyd plays sort of experimental music.

#8. We use made of / built of, etc to show the type of material used in making something:

  • This building is built of iron and steel.
  • Many items we have at home are made of plastic.

There are a lot more combinations of verbs + of, including phrasal verbs, in English. Do you know any others? If you do, let me know. In the meantime, how about trying to use some of these patterns? Write a sentence or two in the comment box below!



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