Using TV sitcoms to build your conversation skills

Do you know what a TV sitcom is? It is a kind of comedy you watch on TV. Sitcoms are[…]

How can I manage awkward topics?

What do you think good conversation topics are? Be careful with topics when talking with people you don’t know well.[…]

Causal conversations can be difficult for language learners. One reason is they often use short phrases that you may not[…]

If someone asks you ‘Do you get the picture?’, they are checking if you understand something. So, here, ‘picture’ isn’t[…]

Have you ever tried to say something in a conversation but couldn’t? Maybe the other speaker didn’t stop talking? Maybe[…]

What is the Conversation Café? The Conversation Café is a live-online English speaking group. Learners can enjoy meeting other learners[…]

Hi everyone! In last Sunday’s online Conversation Café we enjoyed talking about food and eating out. We also had a[…]

Did you know that the word ‘touch’ can also mean ‘communicate’? While ‘touch’ can have different meanings, it is often[…]

What do you say when you don’t understand someone in a conversation? If you just say ‘I don’t understand,’ it[…]

This is a small-group course aimed at helping you build your English speaking fluency and conversation skills. I hope you[…]