Let’s talk about: Mother’s Day!
This Sunday it will be Mother’s Day in many countries around the world! Although, not in the UK where Mother’s Day is celebrated in March (on the second Sunday of the month). In [...]
Pronouns 6: Interrogative Pronouns
Anybody who is a fan of Sherlock Holmes or any crime drama on TV will have heard the word ‘interrogation’…to interrogate someone means ‘to ask’ them ‘a lot of questions for a [...]
Pronouns 5: Relative Pronouns
We use relative pronouns to refer back to subject nouns that we have mentioned previously in the sentence. We can use these pronouns for people, places, things, animals, ideas…almost [...]
Pronouns 4: Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns represents things that are near to, or far from us either in time or location. For things that are near we use this / these, and for things that are further away from us, [...]
see/look/watch – The differences!
A common area of confusion for students of all levels is the differences between the verbs see, look and watch. Below is a quick explanation that will help you to easily understand how and when [...]
Best Exotic Destinations for English Speakers
A common question that I am asked by my students is about travel English, and how I communicate with the locals in the Asian countries that I have visited and lived. The truth is that there are [...]
Idiom of the day: “a penny for your thoughts”
Idiom of the day: a penny for your thoughts This is a simple idiom used to ask what somebody is thinking about, usually if they have been a bit quiet for while. John: “You’re very [...]