Success in English

27/07/2022

Don't forget the importance of stress in spoken English.

Stress is an important part of pronunciation.

Help your learners practise correct word stress with this table.

Which words do your students have difficulty with?

12/07/2022

Do you know two other things that are also common at British beaches? Piers (long walkways that go out over the sea) and beach huts (small colourful huts usually in rows). Have you seen either of them?

13/06/2022

Good morning! The weather forecast is looking good for this week. Here are some words you can use to describe good weather - heatwave, very warm, sunny. Or when it's really hot we sometimes say it's roasting or baking . Enjoy it while it lasts!

27/05/2022

Some useful information should you need to write a formal letter or email.

Have you ever had to write a formal letter in English?
In informal English we use more common words and more phrasal verbs.
In formal English we use more formal equivalents.
Here are some examples.

24/05/2022

Good morning! It's nearly time for the Jubilee celebrations. Did you know that this means that the Queen has been on the throne for 70 years! What an incredible achievement and what history she has seen. Will you be joining in with any street parties or celebrations?

17/04/2022

I think these are my favourite ever bunny drawings. What about you? Happy Easter!

01/04/2022

Today is April Fool's Day. A day when people play tricks (or pranks) on each other. Here are some famous jokes played on the public in the past.

In 1998 Burger King published an advert in the magazine USA Today offering new ‘Left-handed Whoppas’ for the 32 million left-handed Americans! Thousands of customers ordered the new burger in the restaurants!

A zoo in Japan said that they had a giant penguin that was 165cm tall and weighed 80 kilograms! In fact it was a man dressed up in a penguin suit.

In the night of March 31st 1989 hundreds of Londoners phoned the police to report an alien space craft they had seen in the sky. In fact it was a hoax and it was a hot air balloon that looked like a space craft.

Last year in the UK a children’s news programme said that scientists had invented a ‘Brain Band’. It was a coloured head band that you put on your head and it helped to make you more intelligent! On an on-line poll, 47% of the children who heard the news wanted to buy a ‘brain band’!

Have you ever played a trick on someone on April Fool's Day? Or had a trick played on you?

17/03/2022

Happy St Patrick's Day! Do you have any Irish connections?

08/03/2022

Happy International Women's Day! Here's to all the women we know and love, and in particular to the women of Ukraine fighting to protect their families and themselves right now.

01/03/2022

Today is Pancake day! Otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday, the beginning of Lent. In the UK pancakes are thin and crispy, similar to French crepes. In the U.S. they are smaller and thicker. Which do you prefer and which is your favourite topping? My favourite is simple lemon and sugar.

24/02/2022

Did you know that clouds can:

☁️ hold millions of litres of water
☁️ travel at 100mph (160kmph)
☁️ reflect heat and keep the ground warm?

Here are some adjectives related to clouds and the sky.

Do you know any facts about clouds?

17/02/2022

Some of the proven benefits of learning English:-

and widen employment prospects
the world with confidence
world-class education and establishments
cognitive ability
a life in an English speaking country
communication skills (in your first language as well)
up a world of entertainment and culture

There is always more to learn and more to gain. Contact me now to see how I can help you in your learning journey.