Assange is happy!
Julian Assange, the founder of the whistle blower website, Wikileaks will be released on bail later today from the high court in London. This follows days of legal wrangling, which…
Icy Winter Weather grips Britain
As a cold front sweeps across most of Europe, I thought it would be the perfect time to think about winter weather vocabulary. So here’s an article about how the…
The Magnificent 7 Tips for Telephoning
Difficult Maybe you have found yourself in a similar situation: your office phone rings. It’s an international call! Nervous, cold sweat starts to form and you look for excuses not…
University Challenge
Each week we give a summary of a popular news story and then discuss the meaning of some of the key words and phrases people use when discussing this topic.…
Explaining the Past – Terrorist Attack!
How well do you know English culture? Do you know all the answers to the following questions? Who is Guy Fawkes? What is the celebration on the 5th of November…
I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien…
…I’m a German Woman in London. English people don’t know how to cook. English people have their first beer at lunchtime. English people can talk about the weather for over…
Learning the words (lyrics) to English songs
A good way to keep motivated for learning English is to do lots of different things. If you just do grammar exercises every day, then it’s bound to be boring…
Lost for Words
The Problem: New Words You decide that you have the energy to study English and sit down to read a newspaper article or a book. Within minutes there are several…
Learn English when you are travelling
Learn English when you are travelling: Describing things – a simple and enjoyable mental challenge It’s difficult to find time for studying English everyday. We all know that. But every…
Using the right word combinations
In English, like in any language, certain word combinations belong together eg a golden opportunity, a bright future; a fatal accident; a deadly poison; a narrow escape; a lucky break.…