Finishing a conversation can be difficult! We often don’t like to do it because it feels rather rude. This short blog post will give you some...
Before saying goodbye – how to finish a conversation
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Posts by Kate Woodford
Memorable animal idioms
There are thousands of idioms in the English language – so many that, when you’re learning them, it’s difficult to know where to start. One way of...
How to learn vocabulary
We’ve put some tips here to help you remember new words. We hope they help! Write it down! Write down the words you want to learn and keep them all...
Everything you need to know about improving your English vocabulary.
A large part of learning a language is acquiring the vocabulary you need to be able to express yourself but with over 170,000 words currently in use...
What is impressive vocabulary?
Range of subjects What do we mean by making your English vocabulary ‘more impressive’? Well, mainly, we mean providing you with enough words on a...
I’m sorry to hear that. (Showing kindness and sympathy in conversations)
When sad and bad things happen to people, we quite naturally want to respond in a way that shows we care. It’s important that we’re confident that...
What is the best way to improve spoken English?
Use every opportunity you can to chat in English. It might be at the café or perhaps the supermarket - wherever you find yourself speaking as part...
Everything you need to know about conversation in English
Learners of English who are confident about their written English are often anxious about their speaking skills. Of course, thinking about what you...
A piece of cake and the best of both worlds: What are the most popular idioms?
Everyone knows the idiom 'a piece of cake', meaning 'something that is very easy to do' but there are so many other idioms in English, it can be...
Is the idiom ‘It’s raining cats and dogs’ old-fashioned? How can I learn useful idioms?
Native English speakers certainly know what the idiom ‘It’s raining cats and dogs’ means, but the fact is that few of them actually use it in daily...