Every Saturday there shall be a post with links to the main posts of the week. This week I’ve covered a lot. On Monday I posted about describing games so that you can play with other people. Tuesday was a follow-up post about phrasal verbs with ‘drop’. There are some idioms in there and some … [Read more…]
This Summer the Football World Cup will take place in Brazil. Now, most of the provisional squads have been named so people are starting to make predictions. To make a prediction you need to use an adverb of probability. Certainly/Definitely This is 100% probable. It will happen. Brazil are certainly going to make it to … [Read more…]
Here are a couple of interesting posts from around the internet. Hairstyles from the Transparent English blog. Why some English words are controversial in China, via @5minutelanguage.
I have a special offer running from 21st-23rd May for a 30-minute web lesson, using Google Hangouts or Skype. Each lesson is ¥500 and to book, check my schedule on the Lessons With Me page then email me. Tell me your name, Google Hangouts ID or Skype ID and your level: beginner, intermediate or advanced. … [Read more…]
This week one of my students who has been a little bit too relaxed about his TOEFL study has become extremely motivated and started undertaking listening practice of his own accord and systematically logging the vocabulary he is learning, emailing me to tell me his progress. What caused this? Me telling him I’d check up … [Read more…]
I love running and maybe some of you do to. Here are some links to some websites about running in English. Competitor Is about running and covers training, nutrition and shoes and equipment. Running Times is the website of a popular running magazine. There are stories about running as well as tips.
There are other things in life. You may have a job, several interesting hobbies, a social life. Many of these things are more interesting than studying English most of the time. Do you want to be great? It doesn’t just happen to you. How much your English improves depends on how much time you put … [Read more…]
Have you ever wondered what characters are talking about when you are watching TV shows or films, when they say things that don’t seem to match the rest of the script. There’s a high chance that it’s a cultural reference. Here are some examples: “Here’s looking at you kid!” Casablanca “Use the force, Luke.” Star … [Read more…]
Students tend to spend a lot of money on equipment for studying English. In this post I have listed some of the best kits available for you. The Cheap Kit This consists of: a pencil or pen, a piece of paper, something to read or listen to, which could be a free magazine, newspaper or … [Read more…]
I’ve written about learning new skills such as cooking and learning the specialist vocabulary can help you get great English. How about computer programming? You like computers and the internet because you’re using a computer now (even a phone is a computer nowadays) unless you had someone print out this page for you. Why not … [Read more…]