Oh, oh, dancing with myselfWell, there’s nothing to loseAnd there’s nothing to prove, well,Dancing a-with myself
-lyrics by Billy Idol
It’s Friday!
From The Mailbag Friday
[VIDEO] How to speak South African English
Recently I met a teacher from a place I’ve never visited.
South Africa.
Her name is Renee. She’s lived all over the world and is currently living in Prague.
Don’t Trust The English Experts
Are you a phone addict?
Are your eyeballs glued to social media?
Do you shake like a heroin addict on a trans-Atlantic flight if you can’t check your messages?
How I escaped death on Saturday
From The Mailbag Friday – Here’s a student I can’t help
Here’s a question someone sent me on Facebook:
And the answer is…
No.
Vote For Your Favorite English Conversation Topic
I Would FAIL The iELTS Speaking Exam. Here’s why…
Many years ago I owned a few exam preparation books.
The FCE…the CAE…the iELTS…
If a student wanted to practise for the exam, and had cash, I was willing.
Then, one by one, as my students got their certificates, I noticed the same thing…
Darkness Falls on the River…
From the Mailbag Friday
Happy Friday!
(By the way, have you ever heard the expression”TGIF”? Do you know what it stands for? Keep reading and I’ll give you the answer. A lot of students get it wrong…)
Every Friday I answer a reader’s question.
This time however, I’d like to answer a question that was asked during yesterday’s live training.
How to remember – Three lessons from research
This week we’re looking for the most powerful aspirin to cure one of the biggest English headaches…
I’m talking about: How to remember English words.
Let’s begin with a quick tour through the research. Just follow the orange umbrella…
1. Ebbinghaus — “You must review.”
This is Hermann Ebbinghaus.
