LukeApr 192 minFor Students: Pick up!When you ask a student what they don’t like about learning English they usually all say the same thing, phrasal verbs. And, yeah, they...
LukeApr 102 minFor Students: Different meanings of GET!Get, get, get! What a word! But it can also be a bastard for students! Why? Because it has many different meanings. While we can usually...
LukeOct 30, 20214 minFor Students: CelebratingWhen was the last time you celebrated something? Do you like to celebrate your birthday and HAVE a party and enjoy it when someone GIVES...
LukeFeb 10, 20213 minWhy your company should have a weekly English speaking clubSpeaking Club - In-company If your business involves working with overseas clients or customers, then you need English and almost...
LukeOct 8, 20207 minFor Students: Preparing for a job interview in EnglishWho really likes having an interview? Especially when that or part of that interview is in a foreign language. It can be daunting not...
LukeOct 2, 20204 minFor Students: Phrasal Verbs for Project Managers If you’re reading this and you’re in Lviv, Ukraine you probably work in the IT industry and you use English everyday be it replying to...
LukeMay 13, 20204 minFor Students: Confusing words for Russian & Ukrainian speakers round 2Back again for another bout of rounds between two words that can often be misused or misunderstood by Russian and Ukrainian speakers when...
LukeApr 20, 20203 minBusiness English: Giving a PresentationGiving a presentation in English can be nerve-wracking, especially when English isn’t your first language and you’re not sure of the...
LukeMar 27, 20205 minFor Students: Talking about familyDo you look more like your mum or dad? What about when they were the same age as you, are you a spitting image of them? You could look...
LukeMar 24, 20204 minFor Students: Confusing words for Russian & Ukrainian speakersI imagine most of you, like me are going crazy stuck indoors in these difficult times trying to entertain yourself in any possible way...
LukeFeb 24, 20204 minFor Students: Fame Fame or fortune which one would you choose? Are you think-skinned enough to handle the price of fame?
LukeFeb 12, 20203 minBusiness English: NetworkingGoing to a conference? Ready to network in English? Here is some help.
LukeFeb 2, 20204 minFor Students: Politics Vocabulary 4 years after the United Kingdom held a referendum on to leave the EU or not, 4 years of hearing the word Brexit, 4 years of constant...
LukeJan 31, 20204 minBusiness English: AdvertisingIf I asked you what make are your shoes, what would you say? And then if I asked what make is your phone? I’m not asking what your shoes...
LukeJan 27, 20204 minFor Teachers: My City Lesson PlanThis lesson is a good one to use when you've just finished talking about travel and countries. It was planned and used with a...
LukeJan 13, 20204 minFor Students: Body idioms and PhrasesHello 2020, and hello January the month that starts a brand new twelve months and for us and for us to try and start those resolutions we...
LukeDec 31, 20195 minFor Students: Mistakes & Strange ThingsThe last post of the year. Things have been rather busy over the last few months which means I haven’t had the chance to write anything...
LukeDec 23, 20194 minFor Students: Talking about AgeIf you’re reading this in the office, take a look at someone in the office you don’t know well and have a guess of their age. Are they in...
LukeNov 18, 20194 minFor Students: Fear & WorryIf you hate your job and every evening you say ‘please, please, please nooo’ then you dread going to work. Dread is an awful feeling....
LukeOct 7, 20195 minFor Students: Words with ShopWhat day do you do the shopping? In the UK it is quite normal for people to do their weekly shop on a Friday for the week ahead. As you...