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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: Business English for the Pharmaceutical Industry
How helpful will General English be for a conference on developing new medical interventions involving enzymes? How prepared will you feel for giving a patient advice on the safety issues surrounding the use of a tricyclic antidepressant, or the long-term use of an opiate painkiller?
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for “Colourful”
All of nature is soon going to have a colour explosion. Let’s have a look at some synonyms for colourful.
Sunday Funday: English club has no rules
One does not simply learn English! (that’s a lord of the rings reference). Just when you think you have learned a rule, an irregular verb comes along and ruins all your fun. Cruel cruel English.
Saturday Supplement: My Rare Disease Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
It was rare disease day in the UK last week. It made me think about my rare illness, and how it effects my life. So, if you are interested in learning about Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and how it affects me, read on!
Gateway to Grammar: How to use reported speech
. If you ever have to tell someone, what someone else said, you will have to use “reported speech”.
Kids Corner: Exams, what to do in those “Oh Fluff” Moments
So, you get into your in-class test or your final exam, everything is going well, and then your mind goes blank. This is your “Oh Fluff” moment.
Midweek Mini-lesson: When Should I use English contractions?
Remember you can contract all the time when you are talking, but do not use contractions in formal writing like essays, reports and letters to high status people and companies.
Business Builder: Business English for the Tourism Industry
Now may be a good time for you to invest in your Business English for the tourism industry. When business picks up again, you will be ready with your excellent English language skills.
Vocabulary Showcase: “love”
Maybe you are all loved out already, but let’s have a look at some other ways of saying love in English
Sunday Funday: Happy Valentine’s day
Saturday Supplement: 150 Instagram followers!
I started the Wright English Instagram, learn_english_the_wright_way, in September 2020, and I’m so happy to see that it has reached 150 followers already.
Gateway to Grammar: Phrasal Verbs with “hang”
It looks like Kermit has some fun plans for tonight, so I might ask if I can “hang out” with him. Let’s have a look at some phrasal verbs using the main verb “hang”.
Kids Corner: Free English learning games
Adults want kids to superglue their faces to textbooks and become prize winning students in two weeks. Kids just want to have fun! Can we satisfy everyone? Well yes, almost!
Business Builder: Business English for Retail
If you work in the retail industry you will know that what you say is as important as how you say it when you are dealing with customers.
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for "Eat”
First of all, that kangaroo is having the best day. Look at the size of that carrot. He is in heaven. He is having a wonderful time eating that carrot. How else could we describe him eating?
Sunday Funday: English steals from Everyone
The English language? You mean Greek, German, Dutch, French, Latin, Hindi, and “Internet” all smashed together right? Yeah, that’s English.
Saturday Supplement: Fat Robin needs Fashion Advice
Your advice is urgently needed for a Fat Robin mascot who needs a new hat.
Gateway to Grammar: English Comparatives and Superlatives
To understand how to turn an adjective (a word that describes a noun) into a comparative (a word that compares things) or a superlative (a word that describes something as having the most of a quality), you need to understand syllables.
Kids Corner: Free Practice 19th Century book online
Part of your exam might be reading a bit of 19th century English that you have never seen before. How do you prepare for that? Well, you get reading as much 19th century English as you can before you get to that exam.
Business Builder: 10 Business English email acronyms
Here are 10 frequently used email acronyms (shortened letter versions of phrases) to learn as a priority.