Christmas in the UK
In this article I use the present to write a story about the recent past. I’ve gone home for Christmas this year, to my small town outside London. My parents pick me up from...
Monthly Archive: December 2018
Cockney Rhyming Slang
When I was a boy, I occasionally used a strange type of slang language despite not even realising when I was using it. This is because I might have told a friend to ‘use...
Some Quick Phrasal Verb Practice
Phrasal verbs are a very important part of good use of English. You can speak without them, but it will be very difficult to understand native speakers if you don’t understand them. It is...
Things you can’t learn from a coursebook
A good coursebook can give a great framework to learning a second language. By following a programme, students can gradually build on what they know, to create a good base of a second language....
