R&R 29: British Comedy is not ‘Dinner for One’
British native speakers talking about British comedy and how the funny shows that the Brits export are different from the shows that we watch in England
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Financial English – What was the Olympic’s cost & legacy?
Figures on the total cost of the Olympics. Londoners talk about the legacy (video). Lots of financial English to broaden your Business English vocabulary.
Pub, Walk, Science Museum and Shakespeare!!!
This week kicked off with Hannah and myself taking nearly half the school to the pub for a quick drink and a chat. Neil came along with his one to one student and we all sat around discussing the jump from space and how amazing our bodies and science are. We then started YouTube(ing) a few [...]
Word of the day: Amazeballs
Word of the day today is new slang that you might like to add to your English vocabulary – amazeballs. Get definition, example sentence and video to help understanding
Working from home: Business English
Thousands of employees work from home now. Read about the advantages and disadvantages of home office, watch video and broaden your English vocabulary with definitions
Past Perfect & The Stone Roses
Past Perfect tense grammar is similar to present perfect in form, but we just use ‘had’ instead of ‘have’. But how/when do you use it?
Olympic Summary Podcast
Free podcast with British native speaker teacher speaking to student. Final thoughts – Closing Ceremony & overall feeling / Olympic Summary
Word of the Day: Mobot – The move taking over the world
We have been regularly looking at a popular word used by the British media throughout the Olympics. In the final ‘Word of the Day’ blog we are highlighting a new word (and craze) that has entered English culture overnight! Final Olympic Word of the day – MOBOT Translation: Mobot – in every language Definition [...]
Overwhelmed – Word of the day 8
In a short article, you can see how a word about the Olympics is being used in the British media. Any new vocabulary/phrases that may be difficult for you are highlighted in bold and then explained in the vocabulary glossary below the text. Olympic Word of the day No#8 – OVERWHELMED sopraffatti, abrumado, перегружены, [...]
Crying Olympians: Olympic Pod 8
Increase your English vocabulary and work on your listening skills by listening to our short discussion about the London Olympics. Today, English student Zsuzsanna turns the tables and asks Bren Brennan, the English teacher the questions. OLYMPIC POD SUBJECT: Crying in medal ceremonies YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THIS PODCAST [...]
