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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
Kids Corner: I will teach with puppets!
Yes, puppets! So far, I have taught lessons with Rambo the badger and Gordon the gofer but I assure there are more puppets waiting and ready if needed.
Midweek Mini-lesson: How to practice speaking English in your country
It can be a challenge to find a good way to practice your English speaking if you do not live in an English-speaking country.
Business Builder: Business Etiquette in England
Let’s look at what is normal Business Etiquette in England so you can network well with English colleagues after the pandemic.
Happy Easter 2021!
Happy Easter 2021 everyone! It’s Easter Bunny Jr. (Timmy)’s first year in charge of hiding the Easter eggs.
Saturday Supplement: When I paint a potato bee
What did you do on your holiday lana?
Gateway to Grammar: Much, many or a lot?
Much, many, and a lot can be quite difficult to understand. The most important things for much, many and a lot are, “can I count this thing?” and “Is this a positive statement, a negative statement, or a question?”
Kids Corner: Funny Poems for Kids
“Oh flowery fluffy love muffin, how doth thy……” *SNORE*. Don’t worry I find that kind of poetry really boring too. But I have good news!
Business Builder: Business English for Educators
You know everything you need to about you field, but how do you motivate, excite, and inspire these young people in English?
Vocabulary Showcase: Happy Youth Day!
Happy Youth Day everyone! Youth day is all about celebrating the bravery, dedication (never giving up), and idealism (wanting the best) of young people. Let’s look at some synonyms for youth!
Sunday Funday: When you run out of homework ideas
What is your essay going to say? “Today I only ate half of the fridge. Today was a good day”.
Saturday Supplement: A very 2021 Holiday
Wahooooo, holiday! OK, so all it really means this time is I will not teach lessons for a week, and I can sleep as long as I like. There will be regular social media updates all week, and I am still answering any questions or requests through email or over the telephone.
Gateway to Grammar: Prepositions of place and movement
Yep (informal yes), I found a way to make more educational cat pictures. We are taking a look at prepositions of place (in and on) and movement (into and onto) and what the differences are.
Business Builder: Business English for Engineers
Not all engineering is getting your hands dirty up a transmission tower, or underneath an armoured vehicle. You need to speak with clients, broker deals, give estimates and negotiate with suppliers.
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for “ignore”
So, how about the word “ignore”? Are there other ways to say that? This is English, of course there are hundreds of ways to say that!
Sunday Funday: “There is always a Deeper Meaning”
I don’t want to hear it! Every author in the history of humankind, has had at least 7 levels of meaning in every single word used in a book.
Saturday Supplement: A fed up working cat
“It’s a hard life being a working cat. There are so many sunbeams I can’t snooze in. Sometimes I get this itch under my chin, and the human just strokes the top of my head. What’s that about? That’s basically torture.
Gateway to Grammar: Who, Whose, and who’s?
Who, who’s, and whose? Who’s asking? You? OK, that’s enough of that. These words all have different meanings but look very similar. Let’s have a look at what they mean.
Kids Corner: Intensity in adjectives
Ok kids, I need to know, how fat is your sandwich? You can say, slightly fat, pretty fat, very fat and extremely fat. That’s a bit basic though isn’t it? Let’s think about the intensity (strength) of our adjectives (describing words).
Midweek Mini-lesson: How to pronounce difficult English sounds
Some English sounds can be difficult to sound, and difficult to form with your mouth. Let’s look at a video of how to make these sounds, and when to use them.
Business Builder: English for Childcare
You are trusted with the most precious parts of people’s lives, and expected to watch over them, care for them, and communicate a lot of important information to their parents.