The Benefits of Taking an Intensive Spanish Course
There are many reasons why you may choose to learn Spanish with a shorter, more intensive course over maybe a week, 2 weeks or a month.
A course that takes half the time as a standard one is highly appealing to many people especially to those who are naturally fast learners.
In this blog post we will look at the ways in which an intensive Spanish course will benefit learners who prefer to study over a shorter amount of time. Continue reading
8 Ways to Really Achieve Your Language Learning Goals in 2025
One of the most common New Year’s Resolutions is to learn or improve a foreign language. Whether this is to make holidays more enjoyable and stress-free, to talk to foreign speaking relatives and friends or to do business abroad then having an end goal in mind is one of the best motivators to achieve your goal.
In the first blog post of 2025 we will give you some tips to help you really achieve your language learning goals this year. Continue reading
Group and Individual English Lessons Online
Learn and improve your English from anywhere
If English is not your first language and you want to improve your speaking, listening, grammar, reading or writing then these lessons will help you achieve just that.
Why learn English online?
- Study in small groups or on your own
- Learn with a CELTA qualified tutor
- Learn from the comfort of your own home
- 100% interactive, teacher-led lessons
- Tutor is professional, yet relaxed
- Lessons are adapted to the learners specific needs
Tips for Preparing Before the IELTS Exam Essay
There are many ways to test your language proficiency, but none are considered more effective and authoritative than IELTS. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is your opportunity to receive an international certificate of proficiency in languages recognized and accepted without any questions by most countries worldwide.
To successfully cope with IELTS, you may also need the skills to write a high-quality opinion essay. Essays are simply a way to test your fluency in written English and are often much more representative than tests. We’ll talk about how to prepare for the exams and give you some simple hacks to help you significantly increase your chances of passing.
The IELTS writing part might be one of the most difficult for pupils. Your work will be graded on four criteria: task accomplishment, coherence and cohesiveness, lexical resource, and grammatical range and correctness. So here are our top IELTS Writing tips to assist you in getting through it. Continue reading
5 Top Tips To Help You Successfully Pass The IELTS Essay Writing Task
The IELTS Essay Writing Task is often considered to be the most difficult of the two writing tasks IELTS aspirants have to complete. However, whilst it is challenging, with plenty of practice, dedication and study, you can successfully pass the task. Here are 5 top tips to help you prepare and succeed in your essay writing task.
1. Understand What Is Being Asked
To begin with, you need to ensure that you have a clear and secure understanding of what an essay is. Make sure that you spend some time before your test familiarizing yourself with the structure of essays and study the different sentence types and the range of vocabulary used. Continue reading
The 8 Best Ways to Learn English by Yourself
There is a common misconception that you need guidance and a tutor to learn English. Although many professors will tell you that classes are essential to your learning progress, this claim has no basis in science.
A recent study proved that self-learning and tutelage are equally effective and that the student’s work ethic and talent and the most important factors.
English is a truly global language and you can’t avoid it even if you wanted to. All the tools are around and we’ve decided to show you how to utilize them. In this article, you will master 8 ways that will help you learn English by yourself. Continue reading
24 Unique British Slang Terms You May Not Have Heard of
The English language is easily one of the most interesting languages in the world. By far one of the most complicated languages to learn thanks to the infamous silent letters, uncertain rules and funny phrases, it’s still one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.
However, travel to the UK itself, England in particular, and you may find you discover a whole new language that you’ve never heard before. This even happens to individuals who live in the UK and travel to another part of it!
I’m talking about British slang. But, British slang is easily one of the most humorous, funny and witty languages in the world and no matter what area you live in or are travelling too, it’s worth brushing up on your slang so you can use it with the locals.
To help you get started, here are 24 of the most common, awesome and downright hilarious slang terms that you need to learn today! Continue reading
It was hilariously, unbelievably, ridiculously funny!
Intensifying and emphasising adverbs
There are a lot of great ways to make English more interesting. Intensifying and emphasising adverbs are two of my favourite. You can make any story sound more interesting by using them. These are my favourites:
absolutely – simply – utterly – totally – completely – perfectly – bitterly – intensely – unbelievably – thoroughly – incredibly – awfully
Compare the stories see for yourself which has a greater impact in each case, the first or the second?
1. I went to the worst conference last week. The speakers were boring, the food was served late and was poor when it came. The venue was miserable and everyone left feeling demotivated.
2. I went to the worst conference last week. The speakers were thoroughly boring, the food was served incredibly late and was awfully poor when it came. The venue was utterly miserable and everyone left feeling completely demotivated. Continue reading
‘Used to’ + infinitive vs. ‘be used to’ + -ing verb
TURNING JAPANESE?
When we move to a new country, life changes, doesn’t it? Last year, my daughter left university in England and went to live in the north of Honshu, Japan. How is her life different now? How has her routine changed? What does she find difficult?
In England, ………….
she usually got up at 8 o’clock in the morning
she often cycled to the university campus from home
she cooked chicken casserole or spaghetti bolognese most nights
she studied music and Japanese at university
she didn’t understand Japanese very well
she liked watching films
In Japan, ………………..
she usually gets up at 6.30 am.
she always drives to work
she sometimes cooks sushi or spaghetti bolognese
she teaches English in a school
she understands Japanese much better
she likes watching films Continue reading
‘Don’t have to’ vs ‘shouldn’t’
You don’t have to work such long hours, and you really shouldn’t
A couple of friends of mine both work remotely doing different jobs; one is a graphic designer and the other is a teacher. Their lifestyle is very flexible and works well for them as they manage their time according to their plans. However, sometimes they do seem like workaholics because their working hours can be late at night, meaning they miss out on plans we have together now and then. Our friend Jane said; “you don’t have to work such long hours you know, and you really shouldn’t!”
I thought that was a perfect sentence to help explain the difference between ‘don’t have to’ and ‘shouldn’t’, which are easily confused because ‘have to’ is the same as ‘must’. Unfortunately, ‘don’t have to’ is NOT the same as ‘must not’. Continue reading
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