NEW: Conversation Café Course (live-online)

Hi everyone! I’ll be starting a new live-online Conversation Café course in August 2021. This is an informal small-group course[…]

What does ‘Let’s play it by ear’ mean?

Have you ever heard the phrase `Let’s play it by ear’? If you hear this phrase, it means the speaker[…]

Looking to improve your English speech delivery? I will be starting a new speech quality and pronunciation course this summer. […]

Do you know what it means when someone asks ‘Can you give me a hand?’? If you hear the idiom[…]

Are you looking for job using English? Sometimes the job advertisements will be written in English. Sometimes you will also[…]

Do you know what an accent is? It is how people from different places etc. sound different when speaking English. […]

Do you know what linking is? In English speech, words often join together. Sometimes the gap between them disappears. Sometimes[…]

Do you know what ‘twist your arm’ means? To ‘twist someone’s arm’ is an idiom that means to persuade or[…]

What are focus words? How can they help you communicate? Just like words can have syllables with more stress, phrases[…]

How can pauses help you communicate? Well-timed pauses can not only help the listener process your speech, but also help[…]