Daily Lessons / blog posts

Once, a student told me she wanted to practise phone conversation.

I told her I only had one banana, but we could try.

ME: Ring. Ring. Hello, this is Bob.
STUDENT: Hello, Bob. This is Jana from Dekonta. Send me two copies of the report you… Read More >

Did you see the movie, The King’s Speech?

There’s a scene where a woman comes home and discovers Queen Elizabeth is hanging out in her kitchen.

And she doesn’t know how to say “hello” to her. Read More >

(If you can’t read it, it says I have too many Vitamin V subscribers and I need to upgrade my account.)

The problem has been fixed.

And it’s not really a problem at all. Read More >

Prague. 2004.

iEnter Language School (No longer in business. And they still owe me money!)

I walked into my first group class. Read More >

This week in
Vitamin V…

We’re talking about what you should do in a conversation, and what you should not do.

Or as we say in English, the Dos and the Don’ts. Read More >

This week in
Vitamin V…

We’re talking about what you should do in a conversation.

And… what you should not do. Read More >

This week in Vitamin V…

We’re talking about what you should do in a conversation.

And… what you should not do. Read More >

So you need to improve your speaking…
How do you start?

Is it as simple as, Open your mouth and start talking?

Will this automatically make you a better speaker? Read More >

Sunday was a lovely spring day.
Not sunny. But warm. And not too hot.

A good day for a walk.

So I finished my coffee. I got dressed. I put on my hiking boots. And I left the house. Read More >