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Sunday Funday: Too good at English
I cannot tell you how many times I have looked at an electrical socket and the only word that will come to my mind is "steckdose". Thank you German, thank you so much!
Wednesday Wildcard: Polite English phrases for restaurants now available
A new English phrase sheet is available for polite English phrases at restaurants!
Sunday Funday: Don’t tell me English is difficult!
I don’t want to hear it! I had to learn German and that stuff is insane!
Wednesday Wildcard: Parent-Teacher English Vocabulary
I searched the internet for materials to teach my students useful phrases for talking to teachers about their children. I found nothing so I decided to make my own.
Sunday Funday: I have a cat problem
I don’t have a cat problem. YOU have a cat problem.
Midweek Mini-lesson Learning Disability Support in the UK
You are entitled to learning disability support if you are in education in the UK. To find out more visit the government website here…
Sunday Funday: Teacher’s January Survival Guide
It’s cold, everything is online, every day I feel like a grizzly bear coming out of hibernation too early, I need my January teacher’s survival kit.
Midweek Mini-lesson Cardinal and Ordinal numbers in English
Every language has a different way of making their ordinal numbers. So here is a quick review of Cardinal (counting) and ordinal (ordering) numbers in English.
Sunday Funday: Typos that do not dissapoint
Sometimes you google something and get more than you bargained for.
Wednesday Wildcard: British New Year Traditions
New Year is coming! Have you ever wondered how the British celebrate the change of the year? Let’s have a look!
Sunday Funday: “I’ll Merry Christmas you!”
Not everyone in England is holly-jolly at Christmas time. This British bulldog is having none of your Christmas nonsense!
Wednesday Wildcard: Homographs
Homographs are words that are spelled exactly the same but are pronounced completely differently. They also have different meanings!
Sunday Funday: I began a sentence with ‘because’
Don’t test me. Don’t do it. Don’t try me……. Just don’t even. (Unless you want to know why and then you can ask!)
Midweek Mini-lesson: Introducing yourself in English
Introduce yourself to others more casually in a more relaxed and natural way!
Sunday Funday: The dog ate my homework
Just say you didn’t do it!
Midweek Mini-lesson: Make learning descriptions a priority
Learning how to describe things will rescue you from any difficult situation in English where you do not know a word. As a learner (and even a native speaker) this will happen all the time!
Sunday is Funday: English Teacher Ego
*Warning this post contains dangerous levels of sarcasm* Somehow as an English teacher I manage to ask you what your opinion is, discuss it with you, and then tell you it is wrong in the kindest way.
Sunday Funday: Try not to summon a lemon
Sometimes cursive handwriting just causes more problems…
Wednesday Wildcard: A new service worth sharing.
Wright English is my baby. It is a brand-new start up business, offering a different, modern, personalised way of learning designed just for you. You can help my little company grow by sharing Wright English with others.
Sunday is Funday: When I correct students too quickly
Sometimes I jump in a little too early with the correction, then I feel like a lemon.