Showing Interest with Echo Questions

Echo Questions are a conversational catalyst. Master them and say good bye to awkward silences in conversations.

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Asking for Opinions

This week’s blog examines the informal question ‘be like’ to ask customers and guests about their experiences and ensure a robust quality assurance cyle.

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Will: 7 Uses

Introduction I often hear my students say: “Will means the future.”  Whilst, this is partly true, ‘will’ means much more!  In this week’s blog I present seven…yes, that’s right… seven key uses of will.   The…

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Adjectives + Prepositions

Some adjectives go with some prepositions but there are no grammatical rules for which preposition is used with which adjective. It is therefore a good idea to learn these adjectives and prepositions together as ‘language chunks.’

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Prepositions with Ways to Travel

Prepositions are difficult for students of all levels of English competency. Here is a simple 'tendency' to remember when choosing the correct preposition with modes of transport.

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Homophones

What is a Homophone? Homophones are two or more words that sound the same but mean different things and importantly, are spelt differently. ✅  A group of 2+ words ✅  Same sound (pronunciation) ✅  Different Spelling…

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Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs are extremely important for students of English. But how do students learn and remember them? Are there any grammar rules you can learn when studying phrasal verbs?

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The Present Perfect

The Present Perfect is a tricky verb form in English. How do you make it and when do you use it? I present three common uses to help make your English more natural and more accurate.

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