Daily Lessons / blog posts

How was your weekend?

Were you able to sleep?

Or were you tossing and turning all night, every night, waiting for the exciting… Read More >

Today, we’re correcting a sign I spotted on the streets of Prague.

I’ve seen many signs with many mistakes all over the world, but it’s unusual to find three mistakes without turning your head. 

So on to mistake number the second two!  Read More >

I’ve travelled the world.

I’ve seen some signs with English mistakes. 

But this one may take the cake.  Read More >

Ouch!

I hope these guys put more work into their food than they do their signs.

Take a look at this advertising disaster: Read More >

Working in a Prague cafe this afternoon…

One cafe Americano…

One jasmin kambucha… Read More >

Stereotype.

What does it mean?

Well, I’m not going to tell you. Read More >

Serious students make this job fun. 

Without students who want to learn… who love the language… who are curious and positive…

I probably would have quit and become a shepard a long time ago.  Read More >

I used to know an Irish guy who taught English in Prague.

He was a serious teacher and taught all over the world, from the Middle East to Asia to Europe. 

One time, while he was back visitin Prague, he told me about the long, twelve-hour flight from Korea where he was working at The British Council.  Read More >

Jan was my good student.

I visited him in his office every Tuesday and Thursday.

He always did his homework. Read More >

“What’s up?”

That was the question I asked my student in September 2004.

I was a new teacher.  Read More >