English vocabulary

It's the time to say goodbye to the year; time to make New Year's Resolutions, and set goals and objectives for the year ahead However, it is said that most of us break our New Years resolutions... Read more

Christmas is coming, and we can’t wait to see the family, exchange gifts, overindulge, sing Christmas songs, visit the Christmas markets, have Christmas parties with friends and colleagues, and partake... Read more

Have you ever been to the supermarket, and added a bar of chocolate or chewing gum to your basket while you’re waiting in the queue at the checkout? Isn’t it convenient how they’re... Read more

Grammatically you could argue that English is relatively simple when compared to other languages. Look at the possible verb variations of play: play, plays, played, playing. (4) Now look at the verb... Read more

“Habemus papam” –which, for those of you unfamiliar with Latin, means “We have a pope”. Here are some other Latin expressions that are stilled used nowadays in modern... Read more

Nouns can sometimes be used as nouns. Here are some examples of this below. It must be remembered that these verbs are used almost exclusively as part of the idiom that will be mentioned in each of... Read more

We are approaching the year that Marty McMfly went to in Back to the Future. However, I still don’t have my hoverboard, flying car, automatic shoelaces, and I’m not yet able to hydrate a pizza... Read more

A close shave The expression “a close shave” means “just avoiding something bad happening, by luck!” If you are not looking where you are walking, and you miss a lamppost... Read more

The weather is one of the most common topics of conversation in England, mainly because it’s always changing! In this article we look at the most useful vocabulary and expressions to talk about the... Read more