Mission English

08/01/2026

COLLOCATIONS with ‘BEYOND’
More here: https://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idiom-alphalists/alpha-list_B/id_B7-best-beyond.html

24/12/2025

This verse is a compact illustration of one of the most discussed irregularities in English orthography: the extreme phonological variability of the sequence –ough.

From a historical-linguistic perspective, –ough is not a single sound but a spelling fossil. In Middle English, these words once contained related back-vowel sounds, often accompanied by a velar or uvular fricative /x/ or /ɣ/ (similar to the sound in German Bach). Over time, English underwent major phonological changes, including the loss of these fricatives, vowel shortening or lengthening, diphthongization, and the effects of the Great Vowel Shift; while the spelling remained largely frozen.

As a result, a single orthographic sequence now corresponds to multiple phonemic realizations, as shown in the examples below.

18/12/2025

There is a grammar rule that native English speakers follow without even realizing it.

When describing something in detail, adjectives are listed in this order: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, purpose. So, while asking someone to hand you 'the ugly little old rectangular brown Italian leather notebook' may sound natural, asking them for the 'Italian old brown little rectangular leather ugly notebook' sounds completely wrong, even if you can't explain why.

02/12/2025

These, for the most part, easy to remember idioms provide fun material for lively and productive lessons😁! What's your favourite? I think mine may be 'tickled pink' 🤔

Idioms of colours

25/11/2025

Since Vs For | Grammar | EduSphere Academy

25/11/2025

Confused? You will be ... but not for long!!

20 Modal Verbs Students Misinterpret All The Time 🤔

25/11/2025

Taken yesterday and the first old boundary sign of its kind that I’ve ever spotted! I love discovering hidden corners of Bristol while host-teaching. There’s always something new to learn, even for me. 😊🇬🇧

09/11/2025

The word of the day is - Didactic

29/10/2025

30/08/2025

Day trip to Glastonbury, one of the many wondrous places to visit on our itineraries. Doable in a day and always a trip to remember.

30/07/2025

50 UNUSUAL ENGLISH WORDS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW 📝

If you think zenzizenzizenzic is weird, wait until you see the other 49 words! 🤯😱