Well here you are, you have met the person of your dreams and now the time has come for you to meet their parents. You’re keen to make a good impression and get on with ...

We have all been late in our lives, whether it be for work, to our best friend’s birthday party, or to pick up our kids from school. Being late is just a part of life, ...

This week Teacher Robin has prepared another live class about getting your hair done in English. As well an explanation, we will give you examples and exercises so that you can understand the class perfectly. You can ...

Back by popular demand, this article follows on from our recent blog “An Introduction to Phonetics”. You will remember that the English Language contains 44 separate sounds and some of them are unique to the ...

October is a great month for movie buffs! In the Northern Hemisphere as temperatures drop the movie theaters begin to fill up. Don’t stay at home and wait for films to be shown on TV, ...

As a European student, whether you study a foreign language or not, going abroad for Erasmus will most likely be highlight of your university degree. Erasmus isn’t a walk in the park however and requires ...

Every day our teachers receive dozens of messages from students concerned with how to improve their pronunciation. “I want to pronounce English well” is one of the main concerns for someone who is starting to ...

Let’s learn how to make suggestions correctly, shall we? In unit 43 we learnt how to use “do you want?” and “would you like?” to make offers. In today’s post we are going to look ...

When you’re traveling, you normally also want to get to know the culinary variety of other cultures. What’s better than a visit to the local market square? Of course, you can get by at a ...

Have you ever needed a haircut while abroad but not known how to explain to the hairdresser/barber exactly what you want? Leaving the salon with an unwanted haircut happens all over the world, but that ...