Kids Corner: Writing for an audience
So, you are a smart kid. You can probably write stories already. You may have written many stories. Do you ever think about who you are writing for though? Who is your audience? What would they want?
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for “strange”
Do you want to increase your vocabulary? Let’s explore some synonyms (other words that mean the same thing) for “strange”, and see them in use!
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.
Saturday Supplement: 200 Instagram followers!
To all those beautiful ducks out there, thank you for joining me in my mad business adventure. Who decided to start a business in an economic recession and a global pandemic? Well, that would be me of course, because I am so smart!
Gateway to Grammar: Phrasal verbs with “push”
There are many phrasal verbs (more than one word that behaves like a single verb) in the English language that uses the main verb “push”. Let’s have a quick look at some examples in use.
Kids Corner: I will teach with puppets!
Yes, puppets! So far, I have taught lessons with Rambo the badger and Gordon the gofer but I assure there are more puppets waiting and ready if needed.
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.
Business Builder: Business Etiquette in England
Let’s look at what is normal Business Etiquette in England so you can network well with English colleagues after the pandemic.
Happy Easter 2021!
Happy Easter 2021 everyone! It’s Easter Bunny Jr. (Timmy)’s first year in charge of hiding the Easter eggs.
Saturday Supplement: When I paint a potato bee
What did you do on your holiday lana?
Gateway to Grammar: Much, many or a lot?
Much, many, and a lot can be quite difficult to understand. The most important things for much, many and a lot are, “can I count this thing?” and “Is this a positive statement, a negative statement, or a question?”
Kids Corner: Funny Poems for Kids
“Oh flowery fluffy love muffin, how doth thy……” *SNORE*. Don’t worry I find that kind of poetry really boring too. But I have good news!
Business Builder: Business English for Educators
You know everything you need to about you field, but how do you motivate, excite, and inspire these young people in English?
Vocabulary Showcase: Happy Youth Day!
Happy Youth Day everyone! Youth day is all about celebrating the bravery, dedication (never giving up), and idealism (wanting the best) of young people. Let’s look at some synonyms for youth!
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”.
Saturday Supplement: A very 2021 Holiday
Wahooooo, holiday! OK, so all it really means this time is I will not teach lessons for a week, and I can sleep as long as I like. There will be regular social media updates all week, and I am still answering any questions or requests through email or over the telephone.
Gateway to Grammar: Prepositions of place and movement
Yep (informal yes), I found a way to make more educational cat pictures. We are taking a look at prepositions of place (in and on) and movement (into and onto) and what the differences are.
Business Builder: Business English for Engineers
Not all engineering is getting your hands dirty up a transmission tower, or underneath an armoured vehicle. You need to speak with clients, broker deals, give estimates and negotiate with suppliers.
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for “ignore”
So, how about the word “ignore”? Are there other ways to say that? This is English, of course there are hundreds of ways to say that!
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.