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Gateway to Grammar: Prepositions of Place and Movement 4 - Opposite, Beside, Circling, and Following
Welcome to part 4 of the Gateway to Grammar series on prepositions for place (staying still - where is it?) and movement (moving around - where is it going?). Also, this is the fourth week of finding very specific cat pictures and I am suffering.
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for ‘Untrustworthy’
This week in Vocabulary Showcase we are learning synonyms (words with the same meaning) as ‘untrustworthy’ because there are some times in our lives when you just can’t trust something - this holiday is a great example!
Business Builder: Warning Signs of a Bad Business English Teacher Part 2
More warning signs that your Business English teacher is a bad teacher, all from my life experience and years of teaching around Europe.
GCSE and A-Level Goblin: New PEAD Paragraph Tutorial Available
Anyway, I’m here to tell you about the GCSE and A-Level PEAD Paragraph Tutorial I made, and what it includes. So. let’s get stuck in.
What The Fluff Wednesday: My Unplanned Blogging “Holiday”
Happy What The Fluff Wednesday everyone. I’m here to tell you about where the Weird But Educational Wright English blog went for a week and why. There might also be some new words for you in this article with explanations.
Business Builder: Warning Signs of a Bad Business English Teacher Part 1
I taught Business English for years to companies like Siemens, Bayer, DHL, and even the local government of North Rhein Westphalia when I lived in Germany. In that time I had a lot of experience meeting people in different industries, different jobs inside those industries, and even different kinds of specialist scientists…
Vocabulary Showcase: Adjectives Describing Amounts
It’s great knowing lots of different words for everyday objects and actions, but sometimes you need to describe the amount of something. Sometimes you need to say “There is too little light in here”, or “This is just too much housework!”. So, let’s explore some vocabulary for describing the amount of something and whether it’s right for you.
Business Builder: English for the Arts
Whether you are an actor, a screenwriter, a director, a voice artist, or a performance poet, Wright English has something to offer you in English for the Arts.
What the Fluff Wednesday: I think I live in Sleepy Hollow
“Booooooo” and other ghost noises. I love it when it gets really foggy (weather with low clouds making it difficult to see) in England. I feel like I am living in a spooky film.
GCSE and A-Level Goblin: There’s a New Infographic About Scrooge!
I’ve worked really hard, with a Wright English student I will call J, to create a helpful infographic (an educational picture) all about Marley’s intervention.
Vocabulary Showcase - Synonyms for ‘Sad’
Sometimes you just feel sad, and that’s normal. It’s important to explain how you feel. Let’s look at different words with the same meaning (synonyms) as sad.
Vocabulary Showcase: Atrocity vs. Tragedy and the Important Difference
Words change their meanings all the time, this is normal for a culture and a language. But, there are times when we need to think about the power that words have, and what the consequences of powerful words changing their meanings could be.
Gateway to Grammar: Prepositions of Place and Movement 3 - Inside, Outside, Through, and Around
Welcome to part 3 of the Gateway to Grammar series on Prepositions for Place (staying still - where is it?) and Movement (moving around - where is it going?).
Business Builder: Business English for Banking
Business English is a passport (travel document) to the English-speaking world, and each sector (job area you work in) has different vocabulary, skills, and grammar. Let’s take a look at Business English for Banking.
What The Fluff Wednesday: Weird but Educational
Welcome to What The Fluff Wednesday, the day of the week where I am the most serious version of myself with no humour or joy.
GCSE and A-Level Goblin: GCSE Poetry Analysis Table
So, today I want to introduce a neat way of analysing poetry for GCSE that makes sure you cover every topic you need to. Gareth! Draxos is tired now, stop kicking him!
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for Integrity
Let’s talk about integrity: what it means, and other words that mean similar things (synonyms). Integrity means being honest in what you say and what you do. It also usually means having moral ideals and sticking to them (not going against your own ideals).
Gateway to Grammar: Prepositions of Place and Movement 2 - Above, Underneath, Over and Under.
Welcome to the second part of Prepositions of Place and Movement, and all the cat pictures that come with it. It’s my mission to include cat pictures whenever possible. We will be adding 2 more prepositions of place and 2 more prepositions of movement this week.
Business Builder: Supporting Your Customers and Sounding Like You Care
You might be thinking, “Sounding like we care? Of course we care about our customers!” Let me ask you, when you are on the phone to customer services, listening to someone read the same script for the 3000th time, do you feel like the representative cares? I’m going to guess the answer is “no”.
What The Fluff Wednesday: I’m a Cat With a Laptop Meme (and FAQ)
I’m a highly productive cat on a keyboard. Actually I’m a real human with thumbs and everything. Look this is me, a real human being (and that’s my old Wright English logo).