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Wednesday Wildcard: Free Guide to Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
A new free printable guide to how to use cardinal numbers (1, 2, 3...) and ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd…) is available at www.wrightenglish.com.
Sunday Funday: You don’t spellcheck your essays
I swear, if you don’t proofread your homework, I will dress like Austin Powers for our next private English lesson. You have been warned baby!
Wednesday Wildcard: How can you teach me English IN English?
Many people ask me, “how can you teach me English if you don’t speak my native language?” Well, I don’t need to speak your language. You can put two people in a room from any 2 countries and they will communicate.
Sunday Funday: British and American English are 2 different languages
Wednesday Wildcard: Quick and Easy English Vocabulary learning
When I was learning French, Spanish, and German, I had a lot of new vocabulary to learn. I always found the best way was to use post-it notes.
Sunday Funday: I enjoy your pain
What can I say? I just really enjoy watching you sweat! English teachers secret enjoy your pain.
IELTS preparation: The best way to prepare for your IELTS test.
Many people think the best way to prepare (be ready for) their IELTS test is to study new phrases, speak lots, practice writing, or take General English lessons to improve their English level before the test. This makes sense, but because of the way the IETLS test works, it is wrong.
Sunday Funday: Don’t message me before coffee
What? And I suppose you wake up like an angelic teaching elf with all the patience of a friendly nurse on tranquilizers, do you? Well, I don’t! I run on coffee. If I haven’t had coffee either run, stay silent, or use full words in your emails.
Midweek Mini-lesson: How to practice speaking English in your country
It can be a challenge to find a good way to practice your English speaking if you do not live in an English-speaking country.
Sunday Funday: When you run out of homework ideas
What is your essay going to say? “Today I only ate half of the fridge. Today was a good day”.
Sunday Funday: “There is always a Deeper Meaning”
I don’t want to hear it! Every author in the history of humankind, has had at least 7 levels of meaning in every single word used in a book.
Midweek Mini-lesson: How to pronounce difficult English sounds
Some English sounds can be difficult to sound, and difficult to form with your mouth. Let’s look at a video of how to make these sounds, and when to use them.
Sunday Funday: English Tattoo Fails
Maybe you are “Awsome” and you do regret “nohing”, but I would still check with your English teacher before you get that tattoo. That could be embarrassing. Oh boy!
Sunday Funday: Learning English could be worse…
I’m just saying you could be learning German… that is like learning 16 different languages at the same time who all disagree with each other.
Sunday Funday: The difference between a Cat and a Comma
Yep! I found another opportunity to combine English teaching and cats. This time with science!
Wednesday Wildcard: Did you know I teach IELTS preparation?
Having lessons before you take the IELTS exam is a brilliant idea, but do you know what it is most important to learn?
Sunday Funday: English club has no rules
One does not simply learn English! (that’s a lord of the rings reference). Just when you think you have learned a rule, an irregular verb comes along and ruins all your fun. Cruel cruel English.
Midweek Mini-lesson: When Should I use English contractions?
Remember you can contract all the time when you are talking, but do not use contractions in formal writing like essays, reports and letters to high status people and companies.
Sunday Funday: Happy Valentine’s day
Sunday Funday: English steals from Everyone
The English language? You mean Greek, German, Dutch, French, Latin, Hindi, and “Internet” all smashed together right? Yeah, that’s English.