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Weekly Series
Vocabulary Showcase - Mondays
Business Builder - Tuesdays
What The Fluff Wednesday - Wednesdays
GCSE and A-Level Goblin - Thursdays
Gateway to Grammar - Fridays
Blog Topics
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!
Saturday Supplement: The 2021 English Teaching Convention
This long period of lockdown and money difficulties has affected Wright English quite badly. Some well-meaning friends have encouraged me to give up on Wright English, and look for a job as an employee.
Gateway to Grammar: The Word Sandwhich (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)
Kids Corner: Expanded Noun Phrases
Expanded Noun Phrases are little sentences that teach you an awful lot (a big amount) about how to make sentences in English.
Gateway to Grammar: When to use capital letters in English
In some languages, like German and Russian, the capitalisation (using big letters) is quite complicated. Germans capitalise every noun for example. The good news is it’s a lot easier in English!
Kids Corner: Prepare your kids for the 11+ Grammar School exam.
You know if you have a tiny genius walking around in your house. If your smart kid is still at junior school, you should think about helping your little genius prepare for the 11+ exam.
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
Saturday Supplement: Did you know I paint as well as teach English?
Oh yes! What a multi-talented (more than one skill) woman I am. So, if you are interested in art, or even just pictures of really strange animals and foods mixed together, take a look at my Haunted Edgetables Instagram.
Gateway to Grammar: Using Modal Verbs in English
“what is a modal verb? “ordinary” verbs are “doing words”, they describe actions. Modal verbs describe the ‘mode’ (or meaning) of the normal verbs around them: can, will, need to, must, have to, shall, ought to, and might.
Business Builder: English maintenance lessons for non-native English Teachers
You are an expert at helping other people improve their English and maintain excellent communication skills, but who is supporting you? You do a wonderful job every day, but everyone develops little language habits in their non-native languages, no matter how skilled they are.
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for “fun”
I am so happy to be able to see people and garden in the sun, I am celebrating by looking at synonym vocabulary for “fun”!
Gateway to Grammar: When to use commas in English
It can be a little difficult remembering when to use commas (,) in English, especially if they are used differently in your native language. Here are some helpful tips to show you when to use commas correctly in your writing!
Kids Corner: Collective nouns are funny
So that is a “walk” of snails. It turns out that groups of animals have names. You might have heard of a pride of lions or a pack of dogs. Some of these names can be pretty funny.
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.
Business Builder: Business English for Job seekers
Are you looking for a new job in an English-speaking role? It can be very stressful interviewing in your native language, but when you have to do it in English, it is a real challenge.
Sunday Funday: I enjoy your pain
What can I say? I just really enjoy watching you sweat! English teachers secret enjoy your pain.
Saturday Supplement: English Phrases for Socialising with other Parents
I have created a helpful sheet of phrases for you. That moment when you pick your children up from school will be a lot easier now you know what to say.
Gateway to Grammar: Question Tags
Question tags are a very common way of speaking in English. When you see a question tag at the end of a sentence, think of it as meaning “or am I wrong?”.
Kids Corner: Fun ways to learn to read
Let’s face it, learning to read can be really boring and really difficult. I know a way you can learn that is a lot of fun!