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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
Gateway to Grammar: Easy Identifying English Tenses
Is it have had? Have have? Well, that’s confusing enough. Let’s identify the parts of a sentence that show you what tense it is in. For these examples we will use the phrasal verb “switch on”.
Kids Corner: A Game of Telephone for creative writing
What’s a game of Telephone? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Telephone is like the game “Chinese Whispers”.
Just a silly story
I was asked to write a modern Fairy Tale in the style of the brothers Grimm. What do you think?
Business Builder: Important Business English Idioms
No matter what area you work in, the English-speaking business world uses a lot of idioms (phrases with unclear meanings). You can choose to use them yourself or not, but the most important thing is to make sure you understand what they mean, because the people around you will use them every day.
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for ‘oblivious’
Larry is going to have a very nasty surprise in a moment. For now though, he is totally ‘oblivious’ to the cat that is stalking him (he has no idea). Let’s take a look at other words which mean oblivious.
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!
Saturday Supplent: Your feedback - what would you like to see?
It’s feedback time! Growth can only be achieved through honest open feedback, and I am all about growing Wright English.
Gateway to Grammar: Main clauses and Subordinate clauses
If you ever struggle to work out what a ‘main clause’ and a ‘subordinate clause’ (subclause) are, I’ll give you some easy tips to identify them.
Kids Corner: Google Maps Reading Adventures
Stuck for something fun to do with your kids to help them read during lockdown? What about a google maps reading adventure?
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?
Business Builder: Business English for the Pharmaceutical Industry
How helpful will General English be for a conference on developing new medical interventions involving enzymes? How prepared will you feel for giving a patient advice on the safety issues surrounding the use of a tricyclic antidepressant, or the long-term use of an opiate painkiller?
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for “Colourful”
All of nature is soon going to have a colour explosion. Let’s have a look at some synonyms for colourful.
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.
Saturday Supplement: My Rare Disease Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
It was rare disease day in the UK last week. It made me think about my rare illness, and how it effects my life. So, if you are interested in learning about Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and how it affects me, read on!
Gateway to Grammar: How to use reported speech
. If you ever have to tell someone, what someone else said, you will have to use “reported speech”.
Kids Corner: Exams, what to do in those “Oh Fluff” Moments
So, you get into your in-class test or your final exam, everything is going well, and then your mind goes blank. This is your “Oh Fluff” moment.
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.
Business Builder: Business English for the Tourism Industry
Now may be a good time for you to invest in your Business English for the tourism industry. When business picks up again, you will be ready with your excellent English language skills.
Vocabulary Showcase: “love”
Maybe you are all loved out already, but let’s have a look at some other ways of saying love in English
