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Business Builder: Phrasal Verbs for Business
The English language has a huge vocabulary, but day to day phrasal verbs are the most common way of describing business activities. Get to grips with these phrasal verbs to improve your Business English communication.
Vocabulary Showcase: “Fear”
Welcome to the season of spooks. It is the time of the Halloweenies in English-speaking countries. To help you get in the mood we are exploring synonyms for the word “fear”. Let’s have a look at these words in sentences, but not just any sentences, spooky, freaky Halloweeny sentences!
Business Builder: Business Verbs #2
Welcome to Business Builder! I will help you increase your Business English vocabulary so that you can communicate with your colleagues more confidently and effectively. Let’s look at each of these verbs in a sentence, and with a definition:
Vocabulary Showcase: “Evil”
It is the season to decorate your home with the wicked, sinful, malicious monsters of Halloween. Let’s have a look at some synonyms for “evil” in use.
Midweek Mini-lesson : Ranges of emotion
Describe how strong your emotions are without using modifiers like very or slightly.
Vocabulary Showcase: “Spooky”
It is the season for the spooky things in the English speaking community. Things that go bump in the night, sounds that cause a fright, and haunted houses with pumpkin lights.
Vocabulary Showcase: Peaceful
Sometimes you want to say something other than peaceful. Here are some ways to describe situations or places that are peaceful.
Vocabulary Showcase: “Fat”
Sometimes we need to describe a person or animal that is “fat”, but this is not a polite way to say it. It is important to think about the feelings of the person we describe. Let’s look at different ways to describe large people and animals, and how they are used
Business Builder 02: Saying “Thank you”
It can help to build relationships in the work environment to thank those who help you in your business. Let’s look at some different ways to so this.
Vocabulary Showcase: Clothing
Midweek Mini-Lesson 01: Vocabulary Mystery Game
Welcome to the very first Midweek mini-lesson. Today I'm going to show you a new way to learn lists of English vocabulary in a fun way. You can do this by yourself or with a friend to make it a little more fun.
Business Builder: Business Verbs #1
Improve your Business English vocabulary using these common verbs:
Provide – Make something available for others
Receive – You get something from someone else
Vocabulary Showcase: Indefatigable
Welcome to the Wright English Vocabulary Showcase! Today we are looking at “indefatigable” and other words that mean the same thing.
Indefatigable is an adjective used to describe someone, or something that they are doing, as continuing no matter how tired or difficult it is. Nothing can stop them. Let’s have a look at indefatigable and its synonyms in use!
Ten English Idioms that native speakers get wrong all the time
We have all heard “it’s raining cats and dogs”. There are many fun English idioms. You might be surprised to learn that native English speakers get a lot of them wrong! I’ll give you a head start over the native speakers and show you the English idioms many native speakers get wrong.
Increase your English vocabulary: New ways to say something is “very good”
Let’s face it, sometimes we stick to the phrases and words we know work. We all know “very good”, but it gets a little boring after a while. Here are some more varied and interesting ways to describe “very good” things
Frequency: How often should I have English Lessons?
My learners are not used to being offered the freedom to decide how often they have their lessons, and how long those lessons should be. The ultimate decision of how you schedule your English learning with me is your choice, but I have guidance to help you decide.
Is listening to English Songs a Good Way to Learn English?
Is listening to English songs a good way to learn?
Yes and no. There you go, that’s the simple answer. For a more detailed answer read on!
What is a Mascot? Where Does the Word Come from?
When you buy a packet of Kellogg’s Frosties you see Tony the tiger looking strangely humanoid (like a human), and we have all been intimidated by the terrifying clown at McDonalds. These are mascots. Mascots are characters that represent a brand, a product, or a business. Wright English has Rupert the adorable (cute) fat robin. Rupert represents my lock-down tummy, my relaxed attitude to life, and he is permanently celebrating life like me.
Film Vs Movies – What’s right? Where do They Come from?
As the UK, USA, Canada and Australia share more and more media with each other, there is increasing confusion over the “right way” to say certain things. Pavement or sidewalk? Ditch, Dyke, or Culvert? Cinema, Theatre, or Movies? Very confusing! If you are wondering which way to describe a film is “correct” I have bad news. They are all correct, in different places.
Vocabulary Showcase: Great Britain – Land of the Tattooed People
The English language is generally accepted as a language with most of its origins being from North West Germany. What do we make of the name ‘Britain’ then? That’s not Germanic. So where does it come from?