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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: Listen to your English Teacher!
All English Teachers are guilty of this!
Saturday Supplement: Meet Nanook
Name: Nanook Betts
Company Role: I’m the CEO of Wright English, Head Cuddler and the Emergency Doorbell Monitor.
Gateway to Grammar: The Present Perfect Tense - A Presently Perfect Poem
This week we are looking at the present perfect tense. The present perfect is used to describe things that started in the past and are still happening now. For things that are finished we use the past simple. Times that started in the past and are still happening now: Today, This week, This year, “yet” etc. We also use the present perfect when something has just finished, but the effects are still active such as “I have been running all day, that’s why I am so tired”.
Kids Corner 01: Shakespear as a second language
So you go to an English school and English is not your first language. At some point you will be learning Shakespeare. Nightmare right? You aren’t just learning modern English, now you have to learn Elizabethan English too? Who thought that was a good idea?!
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!
Sunday is Funday: British rule the universe
Well this is scary, I am not sure I trust the British with the whole universe. You better start improving your English before the British take over Mars!
Saturday Supplement: Meet the Team! Kodi
It's Saturday! Time for the Saturday Wright English Suppliment:
Let's meet the team! Today we are interviewing Kodi to find out more about what he does at Wright English.
Gateway to Grammar: How do I conjugate split verbs in English?
Gateway to Grammar: How do I conjugate split verbs in English?
Important Wright English Updates are here!
Starting tomorrow, there will be daily social media and Wright English blog updates at 11:00 British Summer Time. Here's my update schedule:
*Monday – Vocabulary Showcase
We will start every week with a new phrase, word or expression to help you build your vocabulary!
Gateway to Grammar: Absolute adjectives – Can Something be very correct?
When describing things we use adjectives (like big, strong, or colourful). To say how much of that description there is we use modifiers (like very big, extremely strong, or quite colourful).
September’s REFER A FRIEND DISCOUNT!
September brings the REFER A FRIEND DISCOUNT!
For all of September I am offering all my learners a FREE lesson (Business English / General English or School Tutoring) if one of their friends pays for a lesson.
A Wright English Poem
Hello there! It’s me, Lana Betts,
I’ve been waiting to meet you, I’ve prepared my headset,
I’m excited to help you achieve all your goals,
And work with you as your great future unfolds…
Wright English FAQ: How long do I need English lessons for?
I am answering another frequently asked question today. There are so many different variables (things that change) involved there is no simple answer.
Wednesday Wildcard: T.S. Watt’s Pronunciation Poem
Here is a silly poem about how difficult English pronunciation can be! Enjoy:
"I take it you already know
of touch and bough and cough and dough?
Others may stumble, but not you….
More Value for Your Money With Wright English
Paying for lessons is an investment in yourself and your future. These are difficult times globally and we are all feeling it financially. I will show you why having lessons with me is excellent value for money, and I will show you exactly what you get for that money.
5 Ways You Can Help Improve Your English Everyday for Free
Learning English doesn’t always have to involve big commitments and stressful social activities. Here are some ways you can make little improvements to your English every day
About Wright English and Where it is Going
Wright English is a start-up (brand new company), built on my dream for how English should be taught. Right now, Wright English is a baby. It’s not even two months old. While I have the experience, skills, knowledge, qualifications and training, not many people know about it yet. I want to share with you my vision for the future of Wright English, so you can see if this is an idea worth sharing.
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.