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Vocabulary Showcase - Mondays
Business Builder - Tuesdays
What The Fluff Wednesday - Wednesdays
GCSE and A-Level Goblin - Thursdays
Gateway to Grammar - Fridays
Blog Topics
Kids Corner: Communicate with your English teacher
First of all, let’s just say if your English teacher is eating people you might want to tell someone. Cannibalism is not OK. Sit at the back of the class and try not to look delicious.
Midweek Mini-lesson: Much or Many? What about a lot?
Much or many? What is the rule? What about a lot?
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for “Freedom”
November the 9th is the day the Berlin Wall came down, and American Freedom Day. To celebrate freedom let’s have a look at some synonyms.
Sunday is Funday: Pronunciation Meme
Thfhfhfhfhththh, ah christ!
Saturday Supplement: Using a different platform more? Switch!
Do you want to follow Wright English on different platforms? Then switch!
Gateway to Grammar: Common English Interjections
Not all English is spoken how our dear Queen would recommend. In fact, a lot of every day English is contractions and slang. Most of all we use a lot of “Interjections”, noises or words used to show surprise, interest, or emotion about what your conversation partner is saying.
Kids Corner: Do you struggle with imagination? No problem!
Not everyone is a walking imagination machine. Some people are blessed with a lot of logic and technical ability. Unfortunately, you still need to practice creative writing at school because life is unfair.
Midweek Mini-lesson: Why it’s important to see your mouth when you speak
It is super important to show your mouth when you are speaking to people. Here is why!
Business Builder: Describe your industry.
Most of the time when people describe their business to clients, partners, and competitors they will use general terms to describe their whole industry. How would you describe the industry you work in?
Vocabulary Showcase: Cosy synonyns
It’s autumn, and fast approaching winter. Get your blankets out, put that kettle on, and snuggle up with me in front of the fire. Let’s have a look at some cosy synonyms in use.
Sunday is Funday: English learning priorities
What are your priorities? I think I have made it clear what I think is more important…
Saturday Supplement: Halloween English
Happy Spooky Season everyone!
Gateway to Grammar: Understanding time in English
Do you want to explore Halloweens you have had before? Do you want to show, how great Halloween was 3 years ago? Let’s explore how to use time flags in English.
Kids Corner KS2 : Using Similes to add flavour to descriptions
What is a simile? Basically it is when you compare something to something else (it comes from the word “similar”). Here is an example: “The dog puked like someone squeezing a tube of toothpaste”.
Wednesday Wildcard: Traditional language teaching sucks
Traditional language learning methods suck. Let’s look at why, and how Wright English is different.
Business Builder: Phrasal Verbs for Business
The English language has a huge vocabulary, but day to day phrasal verbs are the most common way of describing business activities. Get to grips with these phrasal verbs to improve your Business English communication.
Vocabulary Showcase: “Fear”
Welcome to the season of spooks. It is the time of the Halloweenies in English-speaking countries. To help you get in the mood we are exploring synonyms for the word “fear”. Let’s have a look at these words in sentences, but not just any sentences, spooky, freaky Halloweeny sentences!
Sunday Funday: When English Grammar saves your life
Sometimes getting your English grammar right can save your life. Its Halloween and one grammar mistake could cost you your life!
Saturday Supplement: Thank you! 100 subs
Thank you everyone for 100 subs!
Gateway to Grammar: The Oxford Comma.
Using the Oxford Comma is a choice, but I would argue it is a choice that makes a lot of sense, and can avoid some very strange misunderstandings.