Learning English with Nicola

21/12/2025

Adventure is wrapped up and ready! 🎁🌲 Who else is ready to kickstart a global quest this Christmas? The complete crew is here - the books for the journey and the official Notebook for the field notes. Get ready for a holiday season filled with discovery! 🚀🗺️ Link in bio 🎄

11/12/2025

🚨 BIG NEWS & A LONG-KEPT SECRET! 🚨

​I'm happy - and rather proud - to finally share what I've been working on for quite some time!

​For months now, I've been busy writing and creating a brand new book series for primary school children!

​This is a series of fictional adventures with a fun focus on Geography and Science. It was inspired by the wonderfully supportive response and constant motivation from my own students and fantastic colleagues - and now, I’m ready to share it with all of you!

​Everyone, meet The Global Quest Crew! 🌎

​The first 3 books of a planned 6-book series are officially available now on Amazon! 🎉

​I would absolutely love to share these books with any child in your life who has an interest in learning more about our amazing planet.

​Of course, no one is obliged to buy, I'd be grateful for any simple share, like, or comment! 😊

Since I am sharing this with many of you who live in different countries, ​you can find the links to the series on your local Amazon here:

https://linktr.ee/hello_from_teacher_nicola

​To keep up to date with The Global Quest Crew, future releases, and any other updates, please feel free to follow my Instagram account:


Oh and since I am a teacher, many of you know I couldn't do this without making it extra extra useful 😆 - A companion workbook is on it's way too! It'll be full of engaging geography and STEM related activities for any children who have read the books!

​Thanks in advance for all your support. I hope you and your children enjoy them as much as my students and I do! ❤️

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29/11/2023

Did you check the time? Maybe you know some other idioms related to time and the passing of time as well.

26/11/2023

Do you know other idioms relating to money? Why don't you "put your money where your mouth is" and show us by posting in the comments! There are many more...
• Here are some commonly used idioms relating to mon£y! 💰 🤑 💸 💲 🪙 💶

10/05/2022

There are times when a simple "You're welcome" doesn't seem quite right or enough to express how you feel, especially after you have helped someone. Here are a few alternatives commonly used in English!
• Do you know any other ways to say you're welcome?

23/04/2022

Here are some idioms related to Springtime! These are used much more often than you might think!
• My personal favourite is "full of the joys of spring" when we are talking about someone who is lively, cheerful and happy! If you think about all of the new life and joy (especially about better weather) in spring, you can understand why it fits!
# idiomoftheday

20/04/2022

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I can't wait to help you on your English learning journey.

20/04/2022

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22/07/2021

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29/06/2021

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31/03/2021

"If you don't pay the bill soon you will have to fork out for extra taxes!"
• An idiom used when we are required to pay for something, usually when we don't want to or it's unexpected. Synonyms: hand over, give up, pay.
• British informal "to fork out" dates from the early 19th century and derives from the manual labour of working with an agricultural or garden fork.