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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
Saturday Supplement: Thank you for 250 followers!
It’s that time again! Thank you everyone who has liked and followed Wright English on Instagram, we have reached 250 followers!
Kids Corner: How to write a great story story
Wednesday Wildcard: Use poetry to improve your English
Is there a little voice in you that wants to play with colours or build something? Maybe you are a creative soul. I like to look for new and creative ways to learn English, and this week I want to talk about poetry.
Business Builder: Business English for Translators and Interpreters
Writers need you to bring their words to new cultures and languages, and companies rely on you to represent their services and products in exacting ways which reflect their company values. That’s a lot of pressure. Who is supporting you?
Vocabulary Showcase: “lookalike”
This week we are looking at the word “lookalike” (from “look a like”) which is used to say that someone looks almost exactly like you, like a twin!
Sunday Funday: How I think I look teaching
Just some more Sunday meme fun because I am the most serious English teacher known to man.
Saturday Supplement: How Wright English rescued about 100 bees!
This is the true story about how Wright English rescued something like 100 bees!
Gateway to Grammar: Mnemonics to remember difficult words
Let’s talk about mnemonics and how they can help you remember difficult spellings, vocabulary, and pronunciations for words.
Kids Corner: Good cartoons to learn English
It’s not every day you wake up as a cartoon. I decided to make the most of it. My hair looks good so it’s OK. Anyway, it made me think about other cartoons that are good for learning English.
Wednesday Wildcard: Should I learn English from a book?
Should I learn English from a book? The answer is an unhelpful “yes and no”! I will keep it simple.
Business Builder: Phrasal verbs for business
To help you improve your Business English communication skills I have made a list of advanced Business English phrasal verbs.
Vocabulary Showcase: “angry”
Let’s have a look at some new words to talk about how angry you are. This time I am putting them in order of least angry, to angriest!
Sunday Funday: Calculator Wizardry
Teach me how to English with a calculator!
Kids Corner: English battle with your kids!
Put your hands down! This war is fought with words! English battle is a very silly, very effective, and fun way to learn and practice English.
Wednesday Wildcard: What makes a good English teacher?
It’s important to me that I am always learning and improving, so I asked my learners what makes a good English teacher, and this is what they said…
Business Builder: Business English for Artists
Maybe you want to teach art abroad, or maybe you are an artist looking for a new English-speaking audience. Adding English to your business skills could be the boost your art career needs.
Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for “hot”
Damn I wish I had 30 bananas. Oh, hi there! Let’s talk about some English stuff! It’s hot! British people talk about the weather all the time.
Sunday Funday: I put French in your English
I Put some French in your English…
Saturday Supplement: Business Update
Think of Wright English at the moment like a rollercoaster. Because of Covid a few people had to get off the roller coaster. They felt sick and couldn’t afford to keep going around anymore.
Gateway to Grammar: How to say large numbers in English
When the numbers get higher than a hundred it can get a bit difficult trying to work out how to say them.