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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
Business Builder: Why Language is Important in Advertising
You might think that advertising in another language is easy; it's just about getting a good translation, right? Well, not really. If you translate adverts from your language into English, without thinking about tone and culture, you will find your ads looking like my examples pictured here - scary and inappropriate…
Vocabulary Showcase: Eugenics
Sometimes I think it is important to share knowledge of an upsetting word. Unfortunately, life isn’t always OK, and we need words to express those feelings. Sometimes what other people do is not OK, and we need the right words to label those actions too. That’s why we are talking about the word Eugenics, what it means, and why I think it’s important to know.
Gateway to Grammar: Prepositions of Time Part 1- In, At and On
Welcome to part 1 of Prepositions of Time, where we look at the most commonly used prepositions: in, at, and on. And, unlike most English learning websites, we will then go on to talk about all the other ones in the weeks to come!
GCSE and A-Level Goblin: Revise 19th-Century English with Punch!
“Alright guys, don’t worry, I’m not going to pretend revision is fun. I might be a several-hundred-year-old Goblin, but even I remember what revision was like.”
What The Fluff Wednesday: If My Body Had an AI Assistant
AI is everywhere, but thankfully I don’t have an AI “smart body assistant” yet. If I gave my body any chance, it would only suggest new ways to cause me problems, lol.
Vocabulary Showcase: In for a Penny, In for a Pound - Idioms
We aren’t looking at synonyms in Vocabulary Showcase this week, we are looking at the phrase “In for a penny, in for a pound”. So, get committed to increasing your vocabulary, pump yourself up, and let’s get going!
GCSE and A-Level Goblin: Free Guide on Picking Good Quotes for English Literature and Language
Gather round quickly, Charles doesn’t normally spend long in the bog of eternal stench, and he will be back before we know it.
Anyway, I’ve finally finished making a guide to picking good quotes for the Evidence section of your PEAD (or PEEL or whatever) paragraphs for English Literature and English Language.
What The Fluff Wednesday: Why Don’t You Update Social Media Every Day?
I can’t keep up with the social media of most English teaching companies because I spend most of my time teaching or being sick, lol (laughing out loud). I would love some doughnuts though. Can someone bring me some Krispy Kreme?
Business Builder: Being a Good Doctor in Great Britain and Ireland
Are you a doctor in Great Britain or Ireland? Perhaps (maybe) you are a doctor in another country but you want to move to the UK or Ireland. Wonderful! We need your expertise and experience, and I want to thank you for helping people everywhere you go. I would just like to share some information about important cultural expectations where I live, and how to help you be the kind of doctor that people here really need.
What The Fluff Wednesday: Wright English Lessons - What to Expect
It’s What The Fluff Wednesday, so I’m here with stupid humour and ZERO shame.
Business Builder: New Business English Grammar Quiz Available!
Business English grammar quizzes are back! Well, one of them is back. Wright English is a one-person business so please be patient with me.
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for “Jumble”
This week we are looking at the verb to “jumble” something, or to “jumble (something) up”, meaning to mix things and confuse them.
No Social Media This Week - I’m updating the website =)
No social media this week.
What The Fluff Wednesday: Why English Teachers are Safe from Vampires
Welcome to What The Fluff Wednesday and today I’m going to explain this joke because it’s funny to me, and I’m an English teacher so ruining (destroying) jokes is what I do.
Business Builder: Describing Upward Trends in Graphs
There is so much vocabulary for describing trends in visuals like graphs and charts, that we are looking at different trends each week. This is also a great article for people preparing for their IELTS as this is the vocabulary you will need for the academic writing portion if you take this version.
Vocabulary Showcase: Gender Identity Vocabulary
Welcome to a gender identity exploring Vocabulary Showcase! If you have ever been a little unsure of the correct words to describe people’s genders, or the correct prepositions, I’m here to help.
Gateway to Grammar: Prepositions of Place and Movement Part 5
It’s part five of Prepositions of Place and Movement, and you know what that means… it means it’s become too difficult to find photos of cats doing things, so I used cartoons!
GCSE and A-Level Goblin: Translations for Common Words in Shakespeare
“This week we are looking at some really simple words that come up all the time in Shakespeare, and their modern English translations.”
What The Fluff Wednesday: The Best Chance of a Grammar School Place for Your Child
If you are the lucky parent of a talented and intelligent child around the age of 9 or 10, you might be thinking about what school you would like them to go to when they finish junior school. There’s the regular comprehensive school option and the grammar school option.
Business Builder: Why Trusting ChatGPT with All of Your Business English Isn’t Smart
At this point, the majority of businesses already use AI to reduce their menial (simple unskilled) workloads, and one of the most common uses for AI is helping businesses check their business English materials. But with all this increase in AI usage, have any problems or patterns been made clear? Yes, many.